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

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TENNIS TEAM SPLITS SEASON Coach, Mr. Odell The tennis team this year split their season by beating Garfield and losing to Longfellow. The scores Were, in the games with Garfield 3-love tRoosevelt's favorj, 2-3 tGarf1eld's favory and 3-2 fRoosevelt's favori. In the games with Longfellow, the scores were S-love and 3-2, Longfellow winning both matches. Those taking part in the matches for Roosevelt were: john Stark, Alden Pratt, Peter Pedrotti, Ernest Melin, Homer Collins, jimmy Brian, and john McAndrews. The material for next term looks very promising. VOLLEYBALL TEAMS SUCCESSFUL Coach, Mr. Warrenburg Roosevelt outclassed Longfellow in volley ball by six victories to none this term. Roosevelt seventh grade played Longfellow seventh grade, Roosevelt eighth grade played the eighth grade at Longfellow, and likewise the ninth grades of each school competed. The seventh grade team was as follows: Charles Brown, joe Botti, Charles Ostrander, Clarence Mackay, Herbert Flynn, Tom Martinez, Benny Newman, and john Lodetti. The eighth grade players were: Alden Pratt, Eugene Guidici, Jimmie Brian, Dan Van Dwerff, Howard Brockway, jacob Pearlman, Clyde Mason, and John Stark. The ninth grade team were: George Jester, Raymond Brown, Harry Elbert, Rob- ert McBain, Victor Johns, Kenneth Alexander, Cappy Kramer, and Verle Roofe. CAPTAIN BALL AND BASKETBALL SERIES The second quarter of our semester sees the beginning of a new series of after- school activities for girls. The L7, H7, and L8 play captain ball, while the H8, L9, and H9 girls play nine court basketball. It is a little too early to foresee the final winners, as the games will not be com- pleted for several weeks, but they are in full swing with all of the teams anxiously awaiting the final results which mean numerals for some fortunate eleven girls. l20l

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. brave man, Lizzie. Lizzie answered, 'fThist so you take good care of him, he's yourin. Ma ain't never keered 'bout cats, nohowf' The family continued on the same, but with a new member of the family, until one day which they always remembered. Emile and Amelie had been sent to bring back the horses, from where they had been grazing. When they returned without the horses, the rest of the children went to search for them. Paul, busy picking flowers, climbed a small hill. He looked down, and then shouted, for there, half hidden by bushes and trees, were the two horses grazing peacefully. The thieves had apparently left them, thinking they were safe. The children returned with the horses, much relieved after their scare. Upon arriving in California, they discovered that they were down to their last dollar. They went to Dutch Flat as Mr. Duval had directed, but he was not there. After inquiring about him, they learned that their father had moved to a nearby town, and had left word for them to follow. It was finally decided that Pierre should take the best horse and see if his father was there. Then money would be sent and Jeanne and the younger children would follow. It was taking a big chance, but was certainly worth while. Anxious days passed, and then a letter came and money! I don't need to say that it wasn't long till the children were in their father's arms, making up for past years. No gold mines were discovered, but Mr. Duval had a good position in a mining camp, and soon found one for Pierre. Although the family was not rich in gold, they were rich in happiness. BARBARA EBY. THE GREAT ROBBERY f'Have ya heered about the big gold robbery down thar at Hutchins? The whole 'dern' country's squallin' around about it. Ya don't say, have they got any clues for the fella wot stole it? Naw, they can't get 'im. That fella's gone out o' this yere country long ago. So went the talk of the forty miners in the old town saloon. Meanwhile in Bill Hutchins house in the valley a hot discussion was going on. Four days before this occurrence, Bill Hutchins had hidden his gold in the cellar of his house, but the next day when he went to get it, the gold was gone. This news soon traveled far and wide as news always does and every one was looking for the robber. Mrs. Busybody Squirrel meanwhile is doing winter cleaning. She is very happy because the winter store of nuts is large this season. Mr. Squirrel is cleaning also but he is very tired dragging all his nuts up a tree house. Dust is Hying all around and Mr. Squirrel sniffed so hard it caused him to sneeze and therefore caused Mrs. Squirrel to have quite a shock. Mrs. Squirrel promptly drove Mr. Squirrel out side and went on cleaning. He, once outside, capered and jumped around until an idea struck him. I'm hungry anyhow, said Mr. Squirrel, HWhy didn't I think of those fine nuts before?y' I think I'll go down for more of those nice nuts by that man's house, Bill Hutchins, I think his name is. So down went Mr. Squirrel, his tail in the air, but when he got to the cellar where he found them he was disappointed to find the door closed. A small thing like that could not deprive Mr. Squirrel of getting his precious nuts, so he pushed and thumped until the door opened with a loud noise. He scampered down the steps, got four of the nuts and ran out. By this time someone had come to find who made the noise. Poor Mr. Squirrel ran for his life with the nuts in his mouth, with half the town at his heels shouting. Up the tree and in a hole Went Mr. Squirrel with a man behind him. Once inside l22l