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

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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

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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 PRINTING The print shop at Roosevelt High School is regarded as one of the best equipped shops in the city. It is furnished with the latest type of linotypes and printing presses. Students taking this subject are di- vided into two groups: those taking the vocational course, who receive a Smith-Hughes Certificate on completion of the course, and those tak- ing printing as a practical art. The work of the vocational students is putting out the Rough Rider each week 5 work on the cylinder press, platen press, and linotype. They also obtain experience in setting up jobs for the different departments of the school. The work that the print shop turns out, reckoned in dollars and cents, would amount to approximately 310,000 to 315,000 each year. The instructors in this department are: Mr. Wm. T. Hearst and Mr. Wni. L. Chambers. HOUSE WIRING The House VViring classes, under the instruction of Mr. W. D. Mac Lean, have wired the student constructed buildingg thirty circuits feed lights and fixtures have been installed. A subfeed has been run to the Plant Propagation building. All work will be examined by a city inspector. The course includes a year of house wiring work, and a year in the electrical laboratory with the Industrial Electrical students. In this manner, the pupils are taught both practical electrical wiring as well as electrical theory. Motor repair work in moderation is also studied. Last year, both two and four period work was taught. Only those who complete the tenth and eleventh grade four period work are awarded Smith-Hughes Certificates. Next year, the course will prob- ably be entirely on a Smith-Hughes basis. INTERIOR DECORATING During the two years that Interior Decorating and Painting have been offered at Roosevelt, the classes have painted two one-story houses and a two-story house off the campus, two bungalows on the grounds, the mechanical drawing building, part of the plant propagation lath- house, room 204, and the diningroom of the Home Economics depart- ment in 602. In the latter room, they have completely decorated the walls with a two-tone tiffany blend and stenciled borders. A dining- room, set in pale blue with stenciled margins, and all the standard trim and built-in features in French gray, were also painted. Another job was the decoration of the Teachers' Conference room. Mr. Waltei' Scott is the instructor. Interior Decorating may be taken in all grades for either two or three periods. If desired, it may be taken as a practical arts course. Page Twenty-three