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

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ROUND-UP 1927 VOCATIONAL VocAT1oNAL FOREVVORD Yocational courses that are explained in the following pages were planned for those students who desire to prepare for their life occupa- tion while attending high school. A Steady increase in enrollment leads to the conclusion that they are becoming exceedingly popular. Mr. H. P. Rees heads the faculty staff of the Vocational Depart- ment. From a nucleus of but a very few occupational studies, the present complete courses have developed. Smith-Hughes courses have in- creased considerably in number, and there is promise of further en- largement. Many students who have a short time to remain at Roosevelt wish to start vocational courses. In order to meet this demand, short unit courses have been organized which omit some of the academic work and make it possible to learn a trade in a limited time. AUTOMOTIVE EL1Qc'rR1cs Under the instruction of Mr. Royal I. Lowe, the completed Auto- motive Electrics course has kept pace with other developments in school. To those who desire to become battery and ignition experts, this course is recommended. As this is a Smith-Hughes course, the students take four periods of Auto Electrics in the tenth and eleventh years. The theoretical part of the automobile electrical system is taught in connection with shop work. Two periods of advanced Auto Electrics in the twelfth year are optional. The course covers gasoline engine principles in conjunction with the Auto Mechanics classg storage batteries, their operation and con- struction: generatorsg starting motorsg ignition systems, and electrics in general. The classes have continued to build the sturdy Rough Rider bat- tery for students and faculty. Generators, starting motors, batteries, and ignition systems have been partly or completely overhauled by the students enrolled in Automotive Electrics during the past two sem- CSTCI' S . Page Twenty-one

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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

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?1 ,, , ROUND-UP -5- 1927 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY Since its opening four years ago, Roosevelt has been able to boast of an electrical laboratory that is outstanding as one of the most com- plete and one of the finest in like institutions. Under the supervision of Messrs. Harry P. Rees and Roy F. Smith, the Industrial Electricity Department has progressed rapidly. Now the electrical laboratory is completely furnished, and the study covers a wider range than before. This course is planned for those who desire to enter the electrical field after graduation from high school. As outlined, four periods in the tenth and eleventh grades are required to complete this course of study. In the first year, the students learn the fundamental principles of elementary electricity. Later they are taught the advanced work in a practical way so that they can utilize their knowledge of the vocational work. This is an exceptional opportunity for those students whose interests lie in that field. APPLIED SCIENCE Applied Science has become an important subject in all vocational coursesg it gives to the students a year of related knowledge which will help materially in mastering their various trades. Applied Science is unlike physics in that it is more specific. Applied Science is usually taken in the eleventh year. A prere- quisite for this course is the completion of tenth year mathematics. Mr. Stoker, instructor, has assembled large pieces of apparatus in the science laboratory for determining the forces acting on numerous types of structure. The purpose of such apparatus is to demonstrate the practical application of the theories studied. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION The Building Construction classes study and work at actual build- ing construction and related problems, including the correct use and knowledge of building materials. Advanced students study estimating and planning of buildings. A few advanced students do architectural drafting. The actual work of these young builders and craftsmen is in evi- dence on the school grounds. Une project is a brick building 63'X57', including re-enforced concrete foundations and brick walls for a per- manent structure that will accommodate students in many subjects. A recent project of the young builders was the transformation of waste ground into the beautiful Graduates' Courtf, which is embel- lished in many ways by the fine handcraft of these boys. This am- bitious project included landscape engineering, clay modeling, cast or- namental cement work, brick work, and stucco work. Page Twenty-two