Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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ADMINISTRATION fLeft to Riglzlj Miss Lorena Macfarlane, dean of stu- dents, maintains close contact with the student body of Roosevelt High School because of her work in counseling in matters of scholarship, in guiding stu- dents into professional and vocational fields, in supervising social activities, and in sympathetically advising stu- dents who seek assistance. Her efforts have gone to promote the highest stand- ards in high school life. Miss Macfar- lane says that she likes to get out into the woods and near the lakes and to greet her friends at church suppers. Mr. O. H. Slette has served as the principal of Roosevelt High School for one year. During that time, he has been instrumental in bringing about several important changes in the administra- tion of student affairs. Chief among these are the institution of roll rooms, the formation of a point system for extra-curricular activities, the creation of a control room system for delinquent pupils, the organization of a student self-governing body, and the revision of the grading system. Mr. Slette likes to raise house plants during his leisure time. U51

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ADIVHNISTRATIQN fLcfl Z0 Righlj Superintendent R. H. Brown has completed Hve years of administration. During that time, he has worked with the citizens of Virginia to make it pos- sible for Virginia students to get the best instruction available. He believes that happiness is a dominant factor in bringing forth the best qualities of boys and girls. As a major part of his work, Mr. Brown supervises depart- mental activities and administers the business affairs of the school. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, garden- ing, hunting, and fishing. Mr. Newman Olson, adviser of boys, is known to students as a congenial and interested friend. He advises boys in problems of personal concern, and he features prominently in their extra- curricular life, both as adviser of the Hi-Y Club and as faculty supervisor of the Student Council. During his leisure time, Mr. Olson says that he enjoys everything from his position as spec- tator at seasonal sports and as partici- pant in numerous golf, tennis and curl- ing matches to fishing, hunting and spending Saturday nights at the public library. l14l

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SOCIAL SCIENCE With answers to questions like Hln what year tlitl William the Conqueror conquer? or Dis- cuss at length the F. li. R. A.. the CWV. A., antl the .X..X. the stutlent ushers in his history hours. Greeting him in the economics class is What is the price of wheat in the Philippines? or any other pertinent topic. In ciyics antl sociol- ogy, he stutlies the forces of government antl the prohlems of motlern society. The social science tlepartment is truly a concrete example of the old proyerh: Variety is the spice of life, Ioi- Rott: Iliff! Silker, Mr. ,Vi'Ilz'e1111u, ,Vos Xinlolzf Hoi ioxi Rong .'Il1f,. i11n'f',,llr. l2lvrm,.lI1'. ,ludzvitori All..-. Orff.- .-X student in Civics resorts to a chart on munic- ipal goxernment in order to tlevelop a point. Sitle glances into an linglish room where in- spirations are tlerivetl Irom the stutly of Emerson. I. I 'lihe mastery of grammar antl a knowledge of I-lnglish aml American authors, hoth early antl contemporary. are among the ohiectives of those who earnestly undertake the stutly of English. 'lialentetl writing enthusiasts fintl atltletl inspira- tion in the stutly of journalism antl in the etliting of school publications. Stutlents of literature Fincl atltlitional rieltls of interest in the stutly of Worltl masterpieces. Those who tlesire proficiency in oral expression may register for courses in speech training. tlehate. tleclamation. antl tlramatics. 'I oi' Row: ,'Ilfyf Rhurltl, illif,-' Fllk, .lfisf Zc'1ilIc'r Hoi mst Ron: 'Ihar lizilfuwzilfoll, Ml,-I' Ugrelz Mr. I.e'td:v1, flfiser Kzfrirfeli Il6