Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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Mr Richard Olson records the grades „( his classes follow ing a test. As Well As the Boys! Physical education classes not only develop strong biceps, coordination and muscular fatigue, they also aid in the development of good sports- manship. Sophomores rid themselves of excess energy at least once a week, when they work out under the auspices of their respective teachers in the gyms. Students learn the fundamentals of such sports as swimming, volleyball and basketball Physical education classes give VHS students a chance to work off a little steam in a useful man- ner. 29 Mr Swenson and Mr Besle discuss their re- spective teams at the l rttermen's supper Mr John Ferkul heads for another day of class. So you cut practice last night, smiles Mr Fred Swenson. VHS's swimming coach

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Miss Theresa Maroni pauses while preparing a lecture to smile for the Rohian photographer Physical Education: for the Fairer Sex 28 Miss Maroni instructs her students in the use of the trampoline

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Tests in Current Lit. classes consisted of essays written about a specific topic in each novel read Mr Moen then had to labor to read, judge and grade them all Current Literature Accents Philosophy Current Literature is an extension of the English class. Under the guidance of Mr. Moen, students discussed, argued, and sometimes even got a bit violent about some of the current trends in world literature. Political theory in the novels Animal Farm, Darkness at Noon and Brave New World were first discussed. Then came the symbolism of Hemmingwav’s Old Man and the Sea. Alan Pa- ton’s theme of suffering and rebirth was studied in Cry, the Beloved Country and then contrasted with Dostoyevsky’s treatment of the same theme in Crime and Punishment. Then came a look at modern poetry with T. S. Elliot’s “The W'aste- land and the modern thought of the 800-year-old “Rubaiyat’ of Omar Khayyam. The year ended with a glimpse of the origins of the modern theater in the Ancient Greek tragedy Oedipus ”. Another part of the class was the outside reading common- ly referred to as Assigned extra-credit Cathy Voss la- bors over hers in the library 30