Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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44015 Gaasacinmia FRAN'K OLBERG AGNES LINDGRIEN' I 'l1lCIiil'f0l'it11l SHl1ll'IIf0l'i!11l Valedlictorian and Salutatorian january TO Frank Olberg goes the distinction of receiving the highest honor of the January graduating class of 1929. His average for the four-year high school course was 2.5. Agnes Lindgren has the honor of being saluta- torian of the same class with an average of 2.345 points. Frnak's was a special honor as he was the first boy who has ever been valedictorian at Roosevelt High School. Frank had a pleasing person- ality and a quiet, reserved nature. According to lV1r. Greenwood, Frank was in the senior class a whole term before Mr. Greenwood knew him. He was a member ofthe Glee Club and the Senior Honor Society. During his last term at school Frank spent the eighth period every day in the library, reading and studying, even after he knew that he had Won the valedictory. He was born September 11, 1911, and came here from the hlinnehaha grade school in January, 1925. Agnes Lindgren entered Roosevelt in January, 1925, also, but she came from the Johnson grade school. Agnes was born on January 21, 1910 and graduated from high school at the age of nineteen. Although she always stood high in her studies, Agnes belonged to several social organizations. During her senior year she was an active member of the Scandinavian Club, the Senior Honor Society, and the Blue Triangle. Agnes, like Frank, was quiet and retiring in school. 1201 V I

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:'fAG.!aE..MCD itesmfg MARIANNA Jonsrsu Ouviz TORINION Commercial Trophy VVO years ago Mr. Greenwood, head of the commercial department, donated a silver cup which is always on display in the trophy case, for the purpose of furnishing an incentive for greater effort to the students in the commercial department. Each term the students in the commercial classes elect the student whom they consider to be the most fitted for the honor. The students chosen are then voted on by . 3 the teachers, and so far they have always corrobo- rated the choice of the students. The points that are taken into consideration are character, personality, scholarship, and etliciency of work. So far only girls have been chosen. ln the preceding years Lu- cille Norlin, Margaret King, Grace Krohn, and Hilma Untine Were elected. Olive Tormon and Marianna Jorstad were chosen this year to have their names engraved on the cup. Olive was in charge of the book room for a year and a half, a member of the Torchbearers and Student Council. Marianna held the position of assistant school treasurer under Mr. Greenwoodg treasurer of the June class, and a member of the Blue Triangle, Torchbearers, and Student Council. . l19l , 45

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I 1. fAGANsoJife9E4p ROYAL NIM: Siznuwi Hxxzm. DUNLAP l7l1ll'dil'f0!'iI17I Salulzitorinvz Valediictoriiaini and Sallutatoriiaini june ROYAL MAE SEDGWICK graduated as valedictoi-ian of the June class of 1929 with the highest scholastic average that has ever been attained at Roosevelt High School. Her scholastic average was 2.897. Hazel Dunlap is the salutatorian of the June class with an average of 2.654 points. Royal Mae entered Roosevelt High School in the fall of 1925 from Hutchinson, Minnesota. She is graduating at the age of 17 years, after a straight four-year high school course. Royal Mae not only stood exceed- ingly high in her studies, but she was also a very active participator in school activities. In her senior year, she was the editor-in-chief of the 1929 Sagamoreg president of the Blue Triangle Clubg a member of the Senior Honor Society, G. A. A., Torchbearers, French Club, Debate Club, and Zenith Literary Society. Hazel Dunlap has the unusual distinction of completing her high school course in two and a half years and being salutatorian of her class. She came here in the fall of 1927 from Sanford Grade School as a 10B student. She went to summer school, however, and succeeded in getting ahead of her own class and graduating as salutatorianiof the June class of 1929. Hazel had a winning personality although she was quiet and reserved. She was always greatly interested in her studies and stood high in scholarship. 1211