Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (East Chicago, IN)

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ADMINISTRATIVE €Pf ICCKS EDWIN J. CAKLSON President of the Board of Education MRS. B. E. McQUAII Treasurer of tlie Board of Education EAKL H. McKENZIE Secretary of the Board of Education % MR. JOHN G. ROSSMAN MISS AILEEN OWEN Superintendent of Schools Dean of Girls Page eighteen MR. F. HAYNES Dean of Boys

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HIGti LIGHTS Cf THE TEAR 1929-19JC This year, students of Roosevelt High School, in their search for new gleams of knowledge had varied incentives to stimulate their aspirations. As this year rolled around, it brought with it many changes and improvements. A bigger and better Ro(,sevelt, hardly recognisable to any one who formerly associated the name with a good but rather small Junior High School, came into existence. Not only did Roose- velt become an accredited High School but it expanded in size, increasing its enroll- ment to a maximum of 1036 pupils. On ' Sunday, November 17, 1929, Roosevelt High School held an Open House to the parents and friends in honor of the dedication of the new addition. Through the courtesy of the East Chicago Parks, the building was attractively decorated with va- rious plants and flowers. The Board of Education, Mrs. McQuaid, Mr. Carlson, Mr. Mc- Kenzie, the Superintendent of schools, Mr. Rossman, the Principal, Mr. Wells, and Faculty received the public. Members of the student body served as ushers for the g ' uests who inspected the building. The new wing, constructed at a cost of $175,000, and modern in design throughout, was added on the northwest end of the original building which was built 1924-25. The ground floor is devoted to shop activities enabling students to gain initial vo- cational experience in a variety of subjects. Among its many facilities are rooms for home mechanics, cabinet making, auto mechanics, mechanica! drawing, printing, and machine shop practice. The equipment in all these departments! is new and labor sav- ing. Careful planning is revealed in the complete cabinet work. A unique feature of this floor is a foot operated wash fountain for shop students. The middle floor contains four classrooms, some with table and chairs, some with unit movable desks for academic work; a spacious sewing room equipped with a built- in ironing board, an adjoinina fitting room and garment cabinets; a sound-proof in- strumental music suite containing a well designed instrument storage room; and a staff room for all school publications. A chemistry labratory utilizing the Lincoln type combination recitation and work bench; two English classrooms; a study hall; an art room; a small room for an un- graded group and a science room comprise the top floor. This addition made possible the introduction of many new vocational courses, es- specially in machine shop woodwork, printing and drafting. Tt also brought a modern environment for students taking courses in chemistry, art and domestic science. The enlarged enrollment, and additional new courses made it necessary to increase the faculty. The new members were Mr. Ferauson, vocational work; Mr. Maury, ma- chine shop; Mr. Rohn, auto mechanics; Mr. Brown, printing; Miss C ' avis, art; Miss M. L. Clark, mu=ic; Mr. Preston, string instruments; Mi=s West, science; Mr. Ruhr, social science; Mr. Tullis, English; Miss Daragh. and Miss Shurman. mathematics. Miss Shurman filled the vacancy made by Miss Shields, who left at the semester to finish her course at the Indiana State Teachers ' College, Terre Haute. Mr. John Ross- man became the new superintendent of schools. The outstanding achievement in this year ' s academic record was the admittance of Roosevelt High School to the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Thi. ' : recognition, which makes Roosevelt a fully ac -redited high school, allows to the graduates of Roosevelt preferred standing in admission to universities and colleges belonging to this association and gi ' es the high school the right to apply for menibership in the National Honor Society. It is a pleasure to quote Mr. Wells ir re- gard to this: I am very hanpv to announce this honor which reflects the splendid school organizations made possible by the generous sunport and careful supei-vision of the Board of Education and the executive staff ' , and by the highly commendable spirit of our community. .Another improvement on the school property was the construction of an athletic field, on the west side of the school. The t|uarter mile track, which has a field in the center that can be used for football, has a 220 yai ' d straight-away, making it one of the best tracks in Northern Indiana. In this eventful years of 1930, with its changing environment, the gleams of knowl- edge diverged, expanded, and grew more intense, Par e seventeen %

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C€C$EVELT HIGH SCHOOL PACLLTy S. K. Wells Princir)al W ' ilma Kennedy Clerk English Social Science XaiKN 1 )unn ( ieorge Anderson Isabeile Swatts Aileen (.) ven Agnes Hawkins Fred Haynes Charles D. Tullis Jane Reifel Ruth Larson Annetta Specter Alauritie Murphy Frank Kuhr Mathematics Liduslrial George Murphy Mrs. Emma Henrv Daisy Shields Charles Miller Walter Bunker Clarence - . Ahuir Mary Shurman E. Stanle)- lirown Margaret Darragh Edith Clifton Kathryn Flynn Homer Ruhm I ' rank K. l- ' eign nii Music I ' hysical Robert J. White Cecil Austin Luther Boroughs H. M. Preston I- ' rances C) er|)cck Benham Williams [ary Lois Clark Evalyn iiffin Natural Science Commercial 1 larry Apostle Esther Carina W inifred West Martha Blumenthal Lillian Cohen Wa ' ne Dennis l ' ' (ireign Language Art Mrs. Len.ira Clark (irendaline Marshall William Poage Laura Cavis 1 liiine I ' A-iinoniics Alice Williams Health Anne Pjrazzill Mrs. Alice McMali.m Dcceased. ( )n leave of aljsence, second semester. Pac c nineteen %