Roosevelt High School - Ranger Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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The first year student spends nine to ten weeks in a clo CLARE MORRIS Home Economics, Teddyette Ad. Sen. Girls League Adviser B.S., Iowa State U., M.E,, P. U. CAROL THOMPSON Home Economics, Azarnma Ad. BS., Montana State University Sherry Shimmel and Linda Thurston bake Christmas bread in Mrs. Morris's seventh period class. Home Economics Education in home economics develops skills and attitudes which help the individual contribute to happy home life. Included in the four year course available to future home makers are units in sewing, cooking. childcare, home manage ment, family relations, and foods. thing unit. During this period students construct jumpers or a summer dress. Sophomore girls design wool skirts and shirt waist blouses as their project. A choice of pattern is given third year students in this class. Tailored suits or coats are construct- ed by senior students. The Red Cross gave instruction ir1 civil defense. mass feed- ing, home nursing, and mother and baby care. Iunior girls were engaged in nursery school care for several weeks during the term. Members of Mrs. Morris's classes served as models during the annual Seventeen fashion show. This year's theme was Fashion Close-ups . Mothers were invited to this affair.

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EDNA REA EMILY KONTZ Meth Math B A Willamette University B S University of Toledo J A.,,,,4,lev'-04 Q.:-lv.'l09 A DACZRIAS SSWEET MFRhANK WALLACE EDNA PASHLEY RUSSEI. ABRAHAM at cience t S , B ' M h, P,T, 4 B A Lewis and Clark College RA Tlsiibiie Coilliggss BS? Univeixsitsiagllllgihrllilsa B.A.,hRfIRi1,l ll?IljS3.'?,BI3lYfI.,Gl?Ho ,ful 0-'f-ef Mathematics ,K A varied program is offered to students enrolling in Math- ematics courses at Roosevelt High School. New to Roosevelt is a city wide program in mathematics entitled School Mathematics Study Program. Taught by Mr. Russel Abraham and Mrs. Iacquline Duncan, three classes of SMSG Algebra and two 'of SMSG Geometry were offered this year. Students enrolled in this program take Algebra I in the eighth grade, Geometry in the ninth grade, Algebra II in the tenth grade, and Senior Math I and II CTrigonometry, Analytic Geometry, and Advanced Algebral in the eleventh grade. At the end of the junior year, students have completed the regular four year math program and can take an additional year of math. The course offering in Senior Math III and IV is up to the teacher and students. The usual program is Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry I, and Senior Math. Although not all students will be enrolled in the SMSG program, within. three years, it is planned that all mathematics will be arranged in the Algebra-Geometry-Algebra sequence. Mrs. Pashley demonstrates a math problem to students.

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I .P'HlLlfP LOPRINZI CALVIN IVICDANIEL Distributive Ed., Business Law Typing, Athletic Officiating Vocational- Counselor B.S., Bowling Green State U., M.A. M.A., University of Portland Ohio State University A variety of courses that aid in developing skills for employment or personal use during and after high school are available through business education. Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typing, Transcription, and Office Practice classes teach skills in the business field. The office practice class is made up of screened sen- iors who are taught to operate calculating, adding, duplicating and voice transcription machines and leam filing and general office procedures. The class members cashier in the cafeteria, file in the library, and type programs, handbooks, ballots, ex- aminations, newsletters, and business letters throughout the year. The advanced typing class gains valuable experience by learning to type out invoices, order sheets, inter-office mem- orandums, and other business forms. They also become familiar with general office procedure. Many students receive practical experience through working as secretaries to counselors and administrators. These students receive phone calls, admit students who have been absent, run errands, and operate the office switchboard. School notices are often run off on the duplicating machines by office help members. Business Richard Polifka, typewriter repairman, cleans a typewriter in Mrs. Larsen's typing class. CECILE GRAHAM MARGARET LARSON MAYBELL ROBINSON KATHERINE MURPHY Briefhand, Bookkeeping, G. Busi. Typing, Shorthand, Ticket. Ser. Gr, Tvping. Busi. Mach.-, Ugenies Ad. Shorthand, Typing B.A., Pacific University B.A., Unviersity of Washington B.A,, M-E-1 UIUVQTSITY Of OYGQOH B.A., U. of O., M.E., O. S. U. 22