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

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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

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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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GRACH MELVILLE—Commercial. Hobby: Photography. EL VENA MILLER—English. Hobby: Drama, and music. ANNE J. MOODY Art. Hobby: House planning. HAZEL B. MOORE- English. Hobby: Outdoor life. ANNE E. NORDELL Art. Hobby: Cooking. GRACE C. NORTON—Foreign Language. Hobby: Birds and cacti. FREDA E. PELZ—Commercial. Hobby: Travel. ANDREW P. PETERSON—Language and History. Hobby: Golf. MARY B. PETERSON—Home Economics and History. Hobby: Fine clothing. CONSTANCE D. PHILLIPS Music. Hobby: Reading. FRED A. RANTZ Science. Hobby: Radio, and boats. ARTHUR RARIG English. Hobby: Motion pictures MYRTLE J. RECK Commercial. Hobby: Motoring. RALPH H. REHBOCK—History. Hobby: Gardening, and ping pong. STEPHEN W. RIGGS —Foreign Language. Hobby: Drawing and painting. N. VIRGINIA ROE English. Hobby: Drawing, painting, and travel. CATHERINE A. ROGERS - Physical Education. Hobby: Golf. ELIZABETH J. ROUDEBUSH Mathematics. Hobby: Friend- ships. ADELING L. ROWE Commercial. Hobby: Golf and contract bridge. FLORENCE RUSSELL Foreign Language. Hobby: Gardening. A CLASS in piano playing is but one of the interesting and unusual courses offered by the music department. In this class, students are taught the pri- mary steps in playing on miniature dummy key- boards. In addition to keyboard harmony an advanced class in harmony and music I-IV are offered to music majors. A Cappella. senior and junior orchestra, band, senior and junior glees arc all classes which often reveal talent. Each year the opera is produced by members of these classes. Other outstanding musical events arc the Mid-winter Concert, and this year, for the first time, a Band Concert. THE STUDENTS of Roosevelt’s foods classes have a very good opportunity to obtain knowledge which is used definitely to a great advantage in their every-day life. Successful cooking of plain foods is the outstanding project taught while correct serving and eating of these foods are expressly stressed. Econ- omy and wise choosing in buying of foods are neces- sary essentials in successful living. Students are also taught that courtesy pays at all times even though it may cost a little inconvenience. The foods classes are open to boys as well as girls, and at the present time the boys represent 36% of the number enrolled in the classes. FACULTY