Roosevelt High School - Strenuous Life Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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LENA M. ABEL—English. Hobby: Flowers, and fine editions. HELEN D. ANDERSON—History. Hobby: Reading, swimming, and palmistry. VIRGIL V. ANDERSON—English. Hobby. Sports. HELEN D. ANDREWS—English. Hobby: Music, knitting, and sewing. DAVID R. ANSELM—Mathematics. Hobby: Fishing. LEONA M. BECKHAM—Foreign Languages. Hobby: Golf. SHERIDAN M. BERTHIAUME—Physical Education. Hobby: Agate-jasper stones, and tumbling. EDNA I. BREAZEALE—English. Hobby: The News. CECIL F. BULLOCK—History. Hobby: Music, and Fishing. JAMES E. CHAMBERLIN Commercial. Hobby: Home gar- dening. CLARIBEL C. CHAPPELL—Foreign Language. Hobby: Raising lovely flowers. CAMERON H. COOPER—Science. Hobby: Home workshop. JAMES M. CORSKIE—Science. Hobby: Fishing. MANNING W. COX—History. Hobby: Current literature, and social science. INEZ H. CRAVEN—History. Hobby: Gardening, and the Moun- taineers' Club. HARRY L. DEITS—Industrial Arts. Hobby: Hiking, and fishing. CHARLOTTE M. DUEBER—Science. Hobby: Golf, and cacti. CHARLES E. DVORAK—History. Hobby: South Seas. GEORGE S. FARMER—Commercial and Industrial Arts. Hobby: Seeing the West. LOUISE H. FOWLER—English. Hobby: Travel. SINCE TWO SEMESTERS of mathematics is a requirement for graduation. Roosevelt’s mathematics department has made provisions for all types of stu- dents. Those who might not profit by academic al- gebra are offered mathematics I and II. Classes range up to trigonometry and algebra IV. which are vir- tually college work. Some of the boys who have taken trigonometry are aided by this knowledge in joining the navy R.O.T.C. Most of the boys take it for prerequisite engineering courses. Mathematics is the basis of our modern world. Our supply of shelter, food, water is all dependent on this science. THE WORK of the English department consists in giving students opportunity for growth in strength and beauty of self-expression by means of language. Acquiring fair mastery of one's native tongue so that one can express thought with reasonable pre- cision and persuasiveness, and so that one can justly appreciate the expression of others, is a high cultural achievement and requires persistent and conscientious endeavor. This opportunity at Roosevelt includes a consider- able variety of cultural activities ranging from the simplest corrective exercises to the highest creative ac- tivities of which our students are capable. FACULTY

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B U I 1L D I N Gr ADMINISTMATIOK WITH BUT ONE addition to the number of their group, the office and main- tenance forces managed remarkably well the routine and business work for 2400 students. Miss Anna Steendahl, the new office helper, not only worked in the office but aided late arrivals and taught mathe- matics. The following are some of the things which the office workers accomp- lished this year: up-to-date grade record for every student, personal file, check on all athletes, complete check of attendance, and a multitude of minor things. The maintenance force, under the direc- tion of Mr. McKnight, custodian, is a group of men and women who are not very well known to students but without whom the school could not run. They keep the building clean, keep the heat reg- ulated and maintain an orderliness and beauty throughout the building and grounds. Another part of the maintenance force is the lunchroom group with Mrs. Moore at its head. Perhaps one of the main reasons banquets and school lunches are so popular is that this group prepares such well-balanced, good meals. Certainly as every year goes by these workers, behind the scenes, deserve more recognition and credit for the work they do. serving Roosevelt High. Their faithfulness to the job after school hours and during vacation is proved by the fine appearance of the building and the smoothness with which it is run.In appre- ciation of their efforts, the students as in- dividuals and as an associated body are striving to make the work of this group easier by cooperating with them. Top Picture: Miss Patricia Christensen. Miss Lily Holt. Mr. Frank J. Clark. Second Picture: Miss Christensen. Miss Steen- dahl. Miss Holt. Margaret Rainer. Third Picture: Wylie Hemphill. Virginia Marsh. Miss Holt. Miss Christensen. Betty Playman. Bottom Picture: Mr. Johnston. Mr. Alexander. Mrs. Ostrander. Mr. McKnight. Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Huestis. Mrs. Driscoll. Mrs. Curncw.

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LOIS M. FULTON—An. Hobby: Golf, and primitive life. MATILDA K. GILBREATH—English. Hobby: All out doors. ROSE GLASS—History. Hobby: Friendships. SAMUEL N. GLASS - English. Hobby: Learning to sing second bass in faculty quartet. MILDA A. GLEDITZSCH Mathematics. Hobby: Straightening up. and seniors and more seniors. JUDITH GREGUSON History. Hobby: Wood-work, and old furniture. EDWARD Y. GREER Industrial Arts. Hobby: Work. ALMA H. HAWKINS Foreign Language. Hobby: Reading. EMMA L. JERGENSEN English. Hobby: Music. ANNABEL M. JOHNSTONE -English. Hobby: Music. AUGUSTA H. KEMPER—Study Hall. Hobby: My daughter, music, and dogs. EARL E. KIRSCHNF.R—Mathematics. Hobby: Golf, and ping pong. ADA M. KRAUS—Home Economics. Hobby: Practicing small economics. CHARLES LANDES—Science. Hobby: Mountaineering, and col- lecting. ROBERT E. LEAF—Commercial. Hobby: Golf, and horseshoes. BORGHILD C. LEE—English. Hobby: Keeping the salt and pep- per shakers filled. EFFIE MAE E. LOFGREN—Physical Education. Hobby: Swim- ming. LANDON C. McCURRY Study Hall. Hobby: Farming. GRACE-JEAN McINTOSH—Library. Hobby Music. ACHSAH O. MATHEWS Home Economics. Hobby: Flying. THE EXCELLENT Commercial Department is always popular and full at Roosevelt. Almost six hundred students have taken advantage of the typing classes this year. Some of the typing students work into Office Training classes which serve as a finishing course. These classes give students special practice in preparing finished jobs from very rough copies or from data which they select. This experience leads to greater adaptability in tackling the work of the busi- ness office. Other helpful subjects are commercial law. commercial english. commercial arithmetic, shorthand, penmanship and spelling, and bookkeep- ing. HISTORY, by nature, does not change, but the method of presenting it changes. Each year the classes are made more interesting by the addition of educational pictures, maps, and graphs. This picture is an example of what makes Pacific Rim such a popular history course. A new unit system of study has been very successfully tried in Mr. Bullock’s United States history classes. The system seems to be a real improvement. Roosevelt’s history department offers world history, civics, vocational civics. United States history. Pacific Rim and economics. Vocational civics has proved an aid to freshmen in choosing their high school courses. CLASSROOMS