Roosevelt High School - Round Up Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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ROUND-UP - 1927 GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION To foster interest in athletics and to develop good sportsmanship is the purpose underlying the organization of the Girls' Physical Edu- cation Department. As the importance of good health is evident, every girl is required to take four periods of general gymnastic work and one period of in- struction in Wholesome Living. The Corrective class is for girls with weak hearts or for those who desire to correct such physical defects as flat feet or poor posture. There is also a Nutrition class for the benefit of under-weight girls. The teachers of this group, headed by Mrs. Parsons, are: Miss Finch, Mrs. Murray, Miss Paulson, Mrs. Ritter, and Mrs. Betz, who has since been transferred to Jefferson. BOYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION This year, more than ever before, the Boys' Physical Education has stressed the value of a sound knowledge of the human body. To further this end, Dr. Cleeves gave short talks to the boys each Mon- day. Every week he interpreted a different phase of hygiene. The corrective gym class had a successful year. In this department, cases of the heart, nutrition, and other disorders are cared for. Athletics attracted many more students because of the added equip- ment and apparatus. This year the Boys, Physical Education Department worked under a handicap, having only three instructors. Mr. Bud Nash was the new member. Mr. Samse and Mr. McClure, head, are the other SOCIAL STUDIES Since the W'orld VVar the world realizes better than ever before that the interests and problems of all nations are interdependent. It is therefore necessary to understand the problems, aims, ideals, and historic background of other nations as well as of our own. To assist in acquiring this understanding is one of the major aims of the Social Studies Department. Since United States History and Civics are required of all stu- dents more than one-half of the classes study these subjects. Either Social Problems or Economics may be elected during the A-12 semes- ter. Courses in Medieval and Modern History, VVorld History, and Economic Geography are offered in the tenth year. The teachers of the Social Studies Department are: Miss Jackson, Mr. Leonard, Miss Ludwig, Miss Morrow, Miss Rhoades, Mr. Sholtz, Miss NViggs, and Mr. Swenson, head. teachers. Page Nineteen

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I h ROUND-UP -:- 1927 MUSIC DEPARTMENT Although greatly hampered by a lack of equipment, the Music Department is slowly gaining its merited position in the school. No public performance has been given in which the Music Department has not cooperated. The band, under the leadership of Mr. Alex Smith, has made from fifty to sixty appearances. In the fall term, 'fOnce in a Blue Moon was presented by the Sen- ior Orchestra and combined Glee Clubs. In the Spring, Firefly was presented. The Boys' Glee Club and Boys, Chorus participated in a Minstrel show for the beneht of the boys' athletics. Mrs. Sutherland heads the departmentg the other instructors are Miss Blythe, Mrs. Bogart, Miss Ruppeck, and Mr. Smith. OFFICE Mr. Thomas H. Elson, principalg Mr. Thomas E. Hughes, boys' vice-principal, Miss Bessie F. Reaves, girls' vice-principalg and Mrs. Porter, secretary, form the executive force of Roosevelt. Several changes occurred in the office personnel. Mrs. Moorman is now in charge of attendance with Mrs. Schwartz as her assistant. Miss Howard is counsellor. Credits, which were formerly in charge of the registrar, are now supervised by Miss Reaves, girls' vice-principal. Miss Ida Davis, book clerk, assists with the work. - Roosevelt is unusual in that it is the only school in Los Angeles whose switchboard is operated entirely by students. Many other stu- dents of the Commercial Department are getting practical experience in the attendance office. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Progress in the Science Department has been especially marked during the past yearg more than half of the student body is now en- rolled in the various classes. Physiology is the most popular subject offered in the curriculum. Two new laboratories, equipped with tables especially designed for Roosevelt, have been installed. The Chemistry classes have been great- ly enlarged as a new chemical laboratory has been built. Many innovations have materialized in this department. In order to satisfy the great demand for Chemistry, a class in Practical Chem- istry has been organized for those students who do not desire to enter college. This class fulfills the requirements for graduation. Mr. Bissiri, head of the department, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Cairncross, Mr. Carl, Miss Fortenbacker, Mrs. Jansen, Miss Shepard and Mrs. Sloat are the instructors in the Science Department. Page Eighteen

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ROUND-UP -:- 1927 CAF ETERIA The Cafeteria is a student body activity sponsored by the Home Economics Department. Over seven hundred teachers and students patronize the Cafeteria daily. During the year many parties and school banquets were prepared by the Cafeteria with the assistance of the Art and Music Departments. Class work in Cafeteria Cooking is offered to students for Prac- tical Arts credit. About hfty students assist during meal time at the steam tables, act as cashiers, checkers, and dish washers, and receive in return their lunches. The Cafeteria is conducted by Mrs. Mulholland. LIBRARY Shelves lined with books invariably suggest study, but the Roose- velt High School library is a place of recreation as well as scholastic research. Dumas, Dickens, Elliot, Tarkington, and others vie with the more serious textbooks in obtaining student interest. Under the expert supervision of Mrs. Gilmount, proteges of the Far VVest are accorded every privilege and courtesy known to libraries since their inception. A card catalogue reveals the whereabouts of ev- ery bookg courteous attendants at the desk assist the newcomers to ac- climatize themselves: a bulletin board, decorated regularly by the art department, contains pictures of important places and persons, book stands and a special shelf are maintained to give prominence to books of exceptional merit. New books are steadily being added to an already large collection. HOME NURSING To equip girls with a working knowledge of the principles of First Aid and of Home Nursing is the aim of the Home Nursing Depart- ment, organized and directed. by Mrs. Murrary. The girls are taught the fundamentals of bandaging, the correct use of antiseptics, care of the sick, iniirm, invalids, and small children. It is hoped that a class for boys will be organized soon, so that they, too. may share the benefits derived from such study. Girls in these classes are also given the opportunity to determine whether they have capabilities of becoming trained nurses. For those girls who are in- terested in Professional Nursing, Mrs. Murrary keeps a complete list of catalogues sent by the various colleges that offer courses in such training. Not only is Nursing, as a career, extremely interesting, but it is also remunerative, offering unlimited openings for advancement in hospitals, homes, in work abroad, and with the Red Cross. Page Twenty