Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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Miss Amy Beckstrom, world history teacher and juris’ adviser, checks a file in the office. Miss Judith Behrendt. world history teacher, makes her sub- ject interesting. History Teaching the results of voting to his civics classes is one of Mr Frank Kukavina’s responsibilities. History is required by all students in Roosevelt High School. Sophomores take World History; juniors take U.S. History; and seniors take civics the first semester and have a choice of sociology or economics the second semester. In World History, students trace the develop- ment of man from prehistoric time to the present. U.S. History is the study of this country's past so we can improve the present and the future by learning from the mistakes of others. As Patrick Henry stated, “I have hut one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experi- ence. I know of no way of judging the future hut by the past. The purpose of Civics is to teach students to be- come better citizens, and to understand the local, state and national governments. The study of Economics helps the student un- derstand the essentially free, competitive and dynamic American enterprise system. Sociology deals with man in his relationships to people in the world, and how the world functions due to this relationship. 22

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With characteristic good humor, Mr. Willard Nelson surveys his shorthand class before announcing a quiz. Proficiency and accuracy are two of the many points learned in typing classes taught by Mr. John Beste and Mr. Thomas Mehelich. Business Is Business Mr. John Beste “revives” his well known typing technique during a free hour. The object of commercial courses is to enable the students to gain a thorough working knowl- edge of what goes on in a business office of today. They are taught the use of various business ma- chines such as the mimeograph, various calcula- tors, and this year's new machine, the dicta- phone. This machine is like a taperecorder from which students type from dictation. This gives them the experience in transcribing which will help them if they go into the business field. Those students who are aiming for a more specialized job may be found delving into the intricacies of the curves and loops of that fascinating and useful subject, shorthand. Many students can be seen slaving over their debits and credits and trying to make their cash prove in another business course, bookkeeping. “You forgot to plug it in. Mr. Thomas Mehelich! 21

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Students study the American Observer in US History classes to learn aliout current events. Mr. Jerome Vftse uses a map in his world history classes to increase understanding of the subject. Guides Our Future With humor. Mr. George Munig, civics and economics teacher, clarifies a point. X hen he isn’t teaching I S History. Mr. Roger Scheldroup counsels pupils on their future vocations. 23