Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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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.

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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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The common learnings teachers gather round to watch the birdie. Sitting, left to right: Mrs. Straka, Miss Sandboe, Miss Pommer, Mrs. Noble, Miss McGrath. Standing: Mr. Lobdell, Miss Lynch, Mr. Swadner. Common Common lea rnings is a comparatively new meth- od of teaching. Roosevelt High has been among the first of the Minneapolis high schools to pio- neer in this field. Common learnings takes up two periods a day. English is combined with the common learnings. Present-day problems of all types, recreational facilities, community proi- ects, and traffic problems are a few of the topics studied. Under this plan students are allowed to choose the subiect on which they would like to work. Of course, the teacher guides the class to be sure Learnings to get in the important fundamentals that must be learned. The students later divide into smaller groups to find specific information. When each group is prepared, it makes its report to the whole class. ln this way they learn to work to- gether and to express themselves clearly and effectively. In gathering information they also learn to make an intelligent use of the library. To round out their knowledge, common learn- ings classes frequently take field trips to places of interest around the Twin Cities such as fac- tories, mills, and newspaper plants. Members of one of Mr. Haynes' common learnings classes gather round in a panel discussion group. Sitting, left to right Corrigan, Strand, D. Johnson, lngerson, Myhre, Hedquist. Standing: M. Johnson, Fosen, Bannochie, Regan, D. -Lundberg Mr Haynes. .P ' ,....!