Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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ssMGatl'sc o ggi' Go an s lourtn hot class the rn ddle ot a lengthy d scuss o Class Room Work and Frelcl Traps A true Common Learnrngs class rs drrected en trrely by the students although they are required to learn the fundamentals so necessary In any subject In class the students are drvrded Into commrttees whrch choose the partrcular problem they would lrlce to worlc on The students then gather all therr neces sary rntormatlon Doing thus they learn how to worlc rn the lrbrary ln class they present therr problem to the rest ot the students rn panel drscussrons or by rndrvldual reports The students are also given an opportunity to vrsrt the drtterent tactorres plants and rndustrral centers around the crty The students may choose the places they wrsh to see The students have expressed the teelnng that they luke these treld trrps qurte well and consrder them very helptul In garnlng an all around educatron Mr c r lass lvnvvs tor one lthvrr frequent held trips. , 1 ff ? , we U L .. x if . N we A A ' 1.1 ---T' T T ,kk f 1 , ,gm W- 5 X ! -. ,s . Z' gn g .SW , rw X . I g g v .xg u .Af n Mr. W l l :r rn l l l n. O C I I I If llll

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Common LearnIngs In the Classroom Common Learmngs IS tarrly new ID all schools but It seems to be dorng very well tor ItS6lT Common l.earnIngs IS a program whrch uses two perIods a day and whIch combInes EnglIsh and a unIt called com mon learnlngs Dunng these two hours puprls study therr personal and socIal problems The course s planned cooperatrvely by teachers and students Students arrange commrttees to Investlgate a prob QW 1W0Rlnlqg lem and to dIscuss It betore the class and wrth the class They also conduct IntervIews wIth persons con nected wIth the problems They make surveys or ganrze communIty projects and plan held trrps Through all these devlces students develop slcrlls ID readIng spellmg reasomng and commumcatmg therr Ideas ettectwely They lrlrewrse learn the slcIll ot lIvIng and worlcung together whrch helps to make better cItIzens ot them ffl s opl 05 Pc m Mss Mc a ay Skau ud St alfa and ss r' h a llllzl E I - U I , . , , 0 I . . S U E ? hiv If IP X Wi Q A , . . sri Q, M' ' A T Tglnlhrnrlf T ,, A m ,T M' ' T 'P 'Q V Mr , rv ' Mr, ffrlsus Ms- , rn fr, and A G' th it lst-gn to fhv Enghsh rv D a L'Us. ' Y. . Mt H nes, Mr, r ,Mr. Cc-urtncy, Mrs. r , MI Lv 2 relax between thQIrCCrr1- f-1anLe.rnln9,s cassfs.

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L ANDERSON CHEVROLET CO. 55:1 ' ' 45 iVl'. Vogtslzr 'g.r :r nznq ut 1'-' o 55. g 1 st h s 'st 'su' stuart W, arc qua Driver's Training The students drivers training program was introduced at Roosevelt a tew years ago. Roosevelt and West are the only schools in Minneapolis ottering this course. Betore be- ginning to drive the pupils tal4e a written ex- amination and a vision test given by the State Highway Patrol, They then receive a driverls permit allowing them to drive only when ac- companied by a licensed driver. Mr, Vogtse berger begins the lessons in the parlcing lot. l-le teaches the pupils how to shilt and how to con- trol the car at various speeds. Drama Gives Expression Drama may be taken in the eleventh grade or in the tweltth grade. Some ot the things taken up are readings ot various types ot stage plays and a discussion ot cur- rent plays. Some schools otter a course in radio drama where the students learn the use ot a microphone, announcing, script writing, and the art ot developing and using sound ettects. ln drama the students study Oantomime, characterization, and stage techniques. News and English Casses in news are popuiar at Rooseveit. Students who can write well choose it ard creative writing to practice their slcills. Mr. Niel- sen selects his statt members tor the Standard trom his news classes. News may be used as a substitute tor regular English in the eleventh grade. ln grade twelve students study world understanding. Reading, listening, spealcing, and writing slcills are emphasized in all grades. Mis: Crogan Mr, N-i-sv ard Mrs. Kauoa Q so school ncwsoaow. E131