Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL ,What Do They Mean? SENIOR is a name frequently used to describe the self styled aristocracy of a high school. In truth, A Seniors are the partly civilized portion of the student body. At Roosevelt, there are few specimens of this tribe, but these few are very dangerous. The males of this tribe are sometimes called shieks or ucakeeatersf' These may easily be recognized by their well greased hair and their smooth manners. Also, if one dares observe them closely, he will see dark circles around their eyes. This is probably due to the strange cus- tom of sleeping all day and staying out all night. The males are usually very large in stature. Because of this, they are very vain. ' The females are, perhaps, more dangerous than the males as they sometimes drive men to ruin and destruction. The favorite occupation of this tribe is-doing nothing. This they do very well. i Also they are very talented in the gentle art of chewing gum. The teachers do not seem to appreciate art, for, this is one reason why teach- ers leave school. .. Words fail me, with which to describe this tribe, but if one desires more information he may consult his dictionary under dumbbell, -MARGUERITE SHINKLE B-Senior. J u n i o r P a r t y Page Tlzuentfv-T-wo A 4l

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NETEEN TXVENTY-FOUR MIRRO What! Ho! a Senior Knocks HE 'wise men of the present age Sur'vey B. Seniors in their cage, flnd say of tlze-nz, Their fame will last 'Till earthly things are done and past. They hafve the brains, they have the fire Of genius when they strike their lyre, Or -with their pencil, bruslz or pen Enehant the gaze of startled men. But of 11 Seniors they will say, Their tinhorn fame -will pass away, lflfith -worthless talents lhey're endowed Wlzic'l1 talents captifvate tlze crowd. - Their flimsey structure cannot stand, For it is built on shifting sand. Some say that time alone can tell, But we know both! Oh 'very -well! .Vind when alzunnae make their din, Tlzeir lofvea' diplomas then to 'win The -wise men deafened by the noise hlfill say, IVhat simple girls and boys. These Seniors B shall take their place, Or we are badly of our base. And if some IZ-.il sees the light, And tries to roar or efuen fight, 'Twould be to laugh! for such poor things Are found on mama's apron strings. Some admiration they may cause, But mostly from their paws and maws. Some local fame tlzey may achiefve, But not to any great degree. They cannot reach the starry heights Of the next class of gifted wights. Their fame as Seniors -will but die,- This Father Time will 'view and sigh, Then of OUR time and fortune tell, But of theirs- a GRdVE and KNELL. -HENDERICA ABERG B. Senior. Page Twenty-Om'

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NINETEEN TWVENTY-FOUR MIRROR Junior History N the year 1921, there appeared at Old South High a younger edition of the present Junior Class. In our freshman year little happened beyond humiliations and most embarrassing moments suffered at the hands of certain Seniors, sundry marks in the same condition as the Ger- man mark, and such like-trivial matters at best, though they loomed overwhelmingly important at the time. Then, too, signs began to dawn of the great intelligence that we have since developed. Yet many were the occasions when we fooled so feelish that we acknowledged ourselves to be the dumb-bells we used to was. Ah, them days is gone forever l That's all ancient history now! Through some kind miracle of Fate, we managed to enter the dignity of being sophomores with few losses from our number. In that eventful second year, we entered our new quarters. -VVe left South High with some regrets, to be sure, yet in a short time we unconditionally surrendered our allegiance to Roosevelt High School. Such young hearts as ours were are easily mended. Now indeed did we begin to prove our mettle. We took our rightful places at the head of school activities and, gave of our best to our school. Even at that early date, our class supplied Roosevelt High with much of its ability and talent in athletics, dramatics, music, and the regular sub- jects of the school curriculum. After our 1923 summer's vacation, we returned to greater triumphs and endeavors. During this, our Junior year, the class has organized and has elected its officers. The honor of being president of the class we have given to Palmer Nelson, that of vice-president to Edward Gervais, that of secretary to Agnes Rasmussen, and that of treasurer to Dorothy Logan. This organization of the class has made possible a Junior sup- per, a costume party, a Junior-Senior prom, and other social events, as Well as increased, endeavors in other lines. In looking over our achievements, we find that the Juniors contributed much to the successful production of such entertainments as Come Out of the Kitchen and The Bo's'n's Bride , that many of our leading athletes are Juniorsg that members of our class are leading many of the the various school activities, that the Zenith Standard staff is made up of Juniors, that, with one exception, the lVlirror staff is also made up of members of our classy that-well, so on indefinitely. At any rate, seek and ye shall find that the Juniors are the real leaders of the school. Our hopes for the future are of as great significance to our school as are our past achievements. We hope to build for this school such tradi- tions and ideals as will make honor, courage, honesty, courtesy, and no- bility in every way the foundation for the future greatness of Roosevelt High School. I -V1oLET NOBBELIN. Page Tcumlv' Thru