Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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STAIRWAYS SILENCE CHARACTERIZES the hallway now. Yet, to one who has seen the surge of life and has heard the babble of voices, to one who has been among the group of seven hundred students who have tramped the hallway during five-minute periods, to such a one the corridors are never empty. If only through his imagination, he can still hear the echo of passing footstepsg he can still climb the broad stairway with his friends. Because for him these stairways are suggestive of his high school days, he has given them a prominent place in his annual. Perhaps, reminis- cing, he will say, Those are the scenes of my Alma Mater.

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FRONT CORRIDOR How APPROPRIATE that Theodore Roosevelt's likeness should be the Hrst object of interest as one appears in the doorway of the building that is named for him. Iohn Sargent has indeed succeeded in reproducing the Roosevelt that we as a nation knew, with all his calm self-assurance and magnetic personality. On either side of the portrait are nature scenes. All the drawings have been dedicated as class memorials in previous years. With the two hand-carved benches, given to the school by former vocal organizations, and with the checkered tiling of the floor, the front corridor achieves a pleasing harmony. HHH! I, Il E X Z

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REFLECTIOINIS Hs WHO Passes inside the front entrance sees, through the glass panes of the doors, rellected pillars. These reflections are, if anything, a little brighter, as though the glass had enhanced the beauty of the pillars by softening them. To the artist, the front hallway is an excellent example of the symmetry of architecture 5 to the scholar, it means infinitely more. The former sees each line having, in itself, a definite importanceg the latter sees the hallway as a reflection of school life. To the student, it is a kind of temple that holds the message: Only the educated are free. s