Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Class Play Tryouts One traditional part of school life is the production of the class play, under the auspices of the drama department. After decid- ing on a suitable script, tryout dates are announced by the drama coach, and then for a few exciting days anyone who wishes to, has a chance to try out form a part. Finally the sus- pense is broken, the members of the cast are chosen, and the hard work begins. Tryouts for class play, Seventh Heaven, are in full swing as the camera clicks HEI, Mr. Benson, Mrs. Gerard, Mr. Eggan, and Miss Steinhauser wait as Mrs. Hall puts on a new foreign language record. l AKC X kL'XQs3xL, g room is very instructive and often highly entertaining. Some of the sections of the language depart- ment have a pretended rivalry between them. For instance, the Norse and Swedish teachers and students take pains to avoid each other. The German and Spanish departments vie with each oth- er in an annual basketball game. The Latins are unique in that they dislike only the person who per- suaded them to take Latin. Foreign Languages A large variety of foreign language courses including Lctin, German, Norse, Swedish, and Spanish is of- fered at Roosevelt. Many students enroll in a language course be- cause it definitely helps them in English. Others speak a language at home and would like to learn more about the customs of a cer- tain country. These language classes are often very lively and entertaining. The singing of folk songs is a part of the study of the language and is enioyed very much by pupils. Prac- tice conversation in the class- , Qisslilsc Q We-cxok Mrs. l'lall's sixth hour Spanish class gathers around the phonograph to sing traditional Spanish songs.

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Mrs. May Doherty, Mrs. Ann Jolly, and Miss Marianna Farseth of the tenth and eleventh grade English department pose for their picture. English Literature is studied in the twelfth grade. The works of the great British writers of both the past and the present, such as Dickens, Burns, and Thackeray, are read and discussed. If the student wishes, he may elect a current lit- erature course during the second semester. Present day literature and its relationship to everyday social problems are studied in this course. The main obiect of all the English courses is to give the student a bet- ter understanding and ability to use his language to the best advantage. English The tenth grade English course at Roosevelt has been largely replaced by the common learn- ings classes. However, those who do have regular classes study grammar and literature related to personal and social develop- ment. ln the eleventh grade, American Literature is studied, and students are given an op- portunity to do quite a bit of creative writing to discover any talent they may have in this field. The twelfth grade English teachers, Miss Mattie Crogan, Miss Lillian Leigh Mrs. Vernette Kaupang, and Miss Blanche Door, are shown examining a model of an Elizabethan theatre. Mrs. Katherine Paetz dictates a letter to Mr. LeRoy Nielsen while Mr. Levi Osterhus looks over their shoulders. News, Speech, and Drama News, speech, and drama are really three branches of the English department. ln News, the student becomes skilled in writ- ing in a iournalistic style. The Standard Staff is chosen from these classes. Speech is a course where one learns to express one- self clearly and intelligently be- fore o group. ln the drama and the radio classes, current types of theatre, radio, and television production are discussed.

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The social studies teachers look with interest at a model of the world about which they daily teach. Left to right: Mr Haynes, Mr. Lammers, Miss Heath, Mr. Gowans, Mrs. Ferguson, Mr. Cole,Mr. W. F. Anderson,Mr. Courtney, Mr. Skaurud 1- 2 .t ts s . . -'s- T' sf 1 Soclol Studies ifilfi qtq - . . . ' y 5. W1 The departmentofsocialstudiesin- Q , Q 1-1 il Q, 1 lf cludes world history, American his- 95:6 o 1 Part of Mr. Gowans first and fourth hour classes pause before the State Capitol on one of their field trips. The eleventh grade American history classes eagerly watch the weekly movies in 328-B. tory, and modern problems. The contents of each course is planned to give the student a better under- standing of the environment in which he lives. World history, the study of civilization, is usually taken as an elective in the tenth grade. American history, required in elev- enth grade, is the study of the growth and progress of our coun- try. Students compare current inci- dents with former ones and give their own opinions freely. During oneterm the know you rself theme is especially stressed. The class covers units on inter-racial prob- lems, emotional control, occupa- tional guidance, and like subiects, so that the student may learn to live with himself and with others.