Roosevelt High School - Sagamore Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Mr. Edwin Olson discusses work program problems with Ruth Eklund and Barbara Aaby. Work Program Here at Roosevelt the work program affects a large number of students. Under this program a student attends school in the morning, and in the afternoon he goes to work for an employer who is cooperating with the school authorities in training these young people. Technically there are three different divisions of the work program: the distributive, the trade, and the clerical departments. The places of work are many and varied: banks, hospitals, printing shops, service stations, stores, bakeries, and the Chuck Brankley polishes up the machinery at the Lund Press while Bill Duncan watches critically. Q sr-5 130 ' 111:-C ttf Janice Wyttenbach and Joan Page are surprised by the camera while sorting out bundles at the Federal Reserve Bank. at Roosevelt like. ln participating in the work program, students receive valuable experience and training in the field in which they are interested without their having to quit school. ln addition to getting cred- it in school, the participants also receive wages for the time they put in on the iob. Any senior boy or girl is eligible for this type of program. Mr. Olson and Miss Paleen are the coordinators for placing the students and for helping them with their iob problems. Joann Martinson and Jean Langseth try their utmost to persuade a stubborn customer while working at the Dayton Company.

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.--xf.. --f.... 'cv 1 These are the hardwork ng library assistants who and the librarians with all the tasks necessary for the smooth functioning of the library, Sitting first row Clemente George R Ploung J Ploung Foley Bennett S Johnson Standing, Second row: Thatcher, Fleetham, C, Johnson, Aamodt S Andersen J Cameron Llia M Sorenson Danielson Schroeder Third row Skrentny Dietrich, P. Swenson, Carter, R. Nelson, Mallinson, Norman Bartosh J Erickson Dean Kollath Not shown Ellmgwood Wrthrow Rea Leack Holden. Library The library is the heart of most of the school functions. Eventually, everyone comes into the library to look up a spe- cial topic or to find certain information. The Roosevelt High library has the larg- est volume and circulation of all high schools in the Northwest. The library has several divisions among which are the senior room, the stacks, the browsing room, and the English stacks which are used especially in the English classrooms. Besides its regular functions, the library is the scene of many social affairs and friendly gatherings. Driver Training Roosevelt is fortunate in being one of the few schools in Minneapolis where a driver training course is offered. In this course the future driver is taught the basic rules of the road and also the traf- fic regulations in Minnesota. He also studies statistics on accidents: how many, why they happened, and how they could have been avoided. After passing a writ- ten examination, the pupil is given six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction in a regular dual-control training car.

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we-I llii Q 1' PB i 'fn' The engineering statt poses for its picture during the change of work shifts. Left to right: Kissel, lnglestad, Doyle, Hanson Wickdahl, Loetfler, Hjort, Loechler, Landin. Engineering Staff Some of the most important people in Roosevelt are on the engineering statt. They are the ones who keep our classrooms neat, who sweep the halls clear of litter, and who mop up the lunch- room. They also make sure that the students don't freeze or roast in their respective classrooms. They are wonderful people to talk to and to ioke with, and if a person can get into their good graces, he may even be able to hitch a ride on the elevator. Janitor - Teacher Strike For three weeks in the beginning ot l95l, the union ianitors and teachers in the Minneapolis school system went on strike for higher wages and better working conditions. Naturally, there was no school. At first, pupils were elated and launched into a tull time program of winter sports, but then they realized that they would have to make up the lost time during the hot summer months. When the strike finally ended, everyone picked up his books happily, for a change, and trudged back to school. A group of students who participated in a counter-strike during the janitor-teacher strike, is shown parading up a street near Nicollet Avenue. fMpls. Tribune photol rg , .. A Fra. Ulm: lg fe'-:F '. l - UW lvn T X--T '22- wiiim 1i1i',','i1iiii,g .. 5..in r um T T Juusii,j,?,'Q, ,, ,xx EMBL: CD 1 .LANE at . ,xi WSE ' I-5 N ULLEEEfkl EEHUEL SUMHE, 'Qnfwk EPUHT5