Roosevelt High School - Log Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Cooperating! Writing! Reading! Blue Prints! Lettering! Plans! I Students bending over large drawing boards . . . Sitting on high stools . . . Manipulating T-Squares . . . Making blue prints in the midget blue print room . . . Heads raise simultaneously as the teacher offers a helpful suggestion . . . intricate patterns and plans drawn out on clean white paper . . . a study in drafting. We Do Enjoy Our Books! I Rows of reference books . . . fiction . . . non- fiction . . . Magazines in neat covers . . . Old Teddy solemnly gazing down upon studious pupils . . . May I borrow your pencil? , , . Where's volume twelve of the Encyclopaedia? . . . books . , . Library assistant arranging books and maga- zines . . . What would we do without the library? The Big Celebration! I Friday, October 3 . . . Minstrels . . . barkers . . . World's Fair . . . Moonlight Waltzers . . . Everybody happy , . . Halls thronged with per- formers, musicians, and mostly just people . . . House of Horrors . . . Enchanted Kiddies . . . Gypsy Fortune Tellers . , . Peppy Chorus in Sky Ride Review . . . A dance floor packed with dancers . . . A Century of Progress at Roosevelt High. The Paper Comes Out! Rough Writers! I Everybody busy . . . click, click goes the type- writer . . . How do you spell , . . Never mind l've found it . . . Where's my pencil? . . . Type this . . , Have you finished that editorial? . . . proof reading . . . Afternoon, students de- livering papers . . . fresh ink . . . The Rough Writer Staff in action. Scientific Explorations! I So interesting, studying about radio, telephone, dynamos . . . amazing experiments . . . with oxygen, carbon, nitrogen . . . field trips . . . studying the flora and fauna of this region . . . making clouds out of chalk dust and water with the aid of bicycle pumps . . . hydrochloric acid on marble . . . studying the laws of gravity . . . investigating the mysteries of that most illuminating subject . . . Science. A Three Bell Warning I Clean white walls . . . snow white linens . . . bottles of medicine . . . reading the alphabet in eye examinations . . , Health posters . . . What shall l do for this cold in my head? . . . Soak it in hot water . . . conquering Friday afternoon illnesses . . . A smiling nurse in starched white apron . . . Clinic. Page Thirteen Corzipliniciitx of Miix Nanizii. jeweler

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Acting! Debating! Designing! Nimble Fingers Fly Over the Seams I The whirr of machines . . . Students piece to- gether various garments . . . Single file of stu- dents as they await their turn for advice . . . Ripping . . . pinning . . . basting . . . How proud we were of the first garments we made in Sewing Class! ll We Liked AppIesauce! I Parents, teachers, friends, packed in the auditorium , , . excited cast . . . where's My Wig? . . . Last minute changes . . . Get rid of that gum! . . . Curtain rising . . . expectant hush . . . What a handsome hero and winsome heroine . . . Oooh . . . that perfectly terrible villain . . . Marvelous acting . . . And that's no Applesauce. Let's Have Another Debate I Resolved: That the United States should adopt the essential features of the British System of radio Control and operation . . . Many nights of hard work as they prepare for the fray of the journey . . . Enter the County Conference . . . Outstand- ing honors . . . Congratulations, Team! It's Party Time Again! They're Seniors! I Um. . . m . . . m . . .Gaily colored lights, festive balloons . . . happy-go-lucky crowd . . . marvelous orchestra . . . annual Senior Party . . . Signal for Grand March . . . what fun . . . Ping Pong in the lower corridor . . . delicious punch . . . There's a sponsor tapping her foot to the rythm ofthe latest music . . . reception line . . . Every- body so cordial and charming . . . What a Party! I'II Have Lemon Pie! I So hungry! . . . Oh that smells good . . Some of that, please . . . What a long line . . . Will l ever get to the tables? . . . There's the di- rector . . . What a smile . . . these girls surely can cook . . . stop shoving! . . . Who took my fork? . . . One of the best things about school. Sketching! Posters! Designing! Scenery! I Walls covered with posters, paintings and designs . . . Charcoaling . . . water coloring . . . daubing in oils . . . students sketching . . . models posing . . . Posters for the health contest? . . . We'll make them . . . Well . , . proportioned lettering . . . Drawings from still life . . . Lifelike figures . . . And overlooking all, the beautiful mural A Nation Synchronized. Page Twelve Compfimentx of Kramer Fforal Shop

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Swinging lnto Step With Our Enthusiastic Leadersl l As we have journeyed down the pathway of the year, students with outstanding ability for leadership have been chosen to take charge of the activities in school organiza- tions. Leaders in these school organiza- tions develop responsibility, a spirit of cooperation, dependability, and a friendly and understanding atti- tude. In this memory book we are re- cording the names of Roosevelt students who have been officers in the most prominent organizations in this school for the year i933- 1934. l National Honor Society Alice Marie Conn, President, Louise Stiglitz, Vice President, Mil- dred Trtan, Secretary-Treasurer. l Girl Counsellors Jeanette Castle, President, Mary Vida, Vice President, Irene Harvin, Secretary, Lillian Chrapla, Treas- urer. l Debaters Negative Team: Louis Marcus, James Addison, George Seifert. Affirmative Team, Margaret McCrea, Robert Silverman, Eugene Fauber. To be glad of li e because it gives you the cha e to love and lo work and to play Van Dyke. I Rough Writer Staff Page l Editor, Irene Harvin, Page 2 Editor, Camille Daniels, Page 3 Editor, Dick White, Copy Editor, Geraldine Kenzie, Sports Editor Page 4, Harry Bush and Norman Passmore, Make-up Editor, Roena Richeson, Feature Editor, Suzanne Dalton and Gerry Gauthier, Business Manager, Peter Kasper, Circulation Manager, Stanley Bochnowski and John Haburay, Typists, Stanley Dubis and Helen Zolkos, Exchange Manager, Paul Haburay, Press Man- ager, Walter Kaska, Assistant Press Managers, Frank Mosca, Kenneth Willard, and Frank Chruba. l The High Stepping Drum Major led the band as it marched down the field. The drum major is sym- bolical of the type of student who becomes a leader in Roosevelt Musical Organizations. Merit, years of service, ability, leadership, and cooperation, are considered before officers are elected to conduct the activities of music organizations. These students who have been measured by the definite rating scales of the music department have filled the leading positions in the music organizations this year. Page Fourteen