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

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RHS greenhouse is the center of industrious Botany stu- dents' activities. Botanists are: Dan Prinz, John Couch, Ioan Parkkinen, Sharon Reans, Mr. Oscar Rosenquist, in- structor. Plane Geometry develops the powers of deductive reasoning while proving theorems Look ing ahead into Solid Geometry are: Steve Cook, Carolyn Cla ser, Sue Fletcher, Greg Thompson. Skills of the Industrial Arts are useful in all walks of life. Mr. Don Harney, instructor, helps Robert Dutz with his project.

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Keeping the building trim and clean: Lester Huston, head custodian, Raymond Burris, Ottie Bushek, Oswald Derheim, Lewis Mitchell, George Thomas, james Stull, Daniel Sul- livan, Elmer Grimes: missing, William Roller. Advisers llffer Timely Guidance Counsellors advise students concerning their lives here and as graduates. They are particularly helpful to the seniors by making the following accessible to them: approximately twenty college conferences each year, information concerning scholarships Clast April more than fifty seniors won scholarshipsD: college boardsg and grade prediction tests. The counsellors arrange a testing program for the rest of the school, also. Supervised study periods are a privilege denied in many school systems, Roosevelt has four outstanding study halls in which the teachers encourage efficient habits of work. bara Ward. These cooks help to satisfy the hunger of students at noon: Magdelene Semnock, Helen Scott, head: Lucille Miller, Grace Valentine, Dorothy Kinkead, Helen Cheeseworth, geatgi Wilson, Edna Prout, Erna Fisher, Lila Knott, Edna rin e. Y ' The following librarians have made the library an attractive place: Dorothy Watson, head librarian: Brita Almquist, Bar- v ,r These secretaries help to run the school efficient- ly: Lois Coburn, counselling officer Arlene Hedeen, attendance office: Jeanne Gerlach, school secretary assistant: Margaret Dainard, school sec- retary. in Edward Liston Ralph Rehbock Counsellor Counsellor Hattie Fitzgerald Evelyn Ekholm Counsellor Nurse Laura Brewitt Marguerite Roys Study Study Helen Smith William l-lall Adviser Adviser 15 Faculty

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Sophs Sample Education To build, one must start at the bottom, is a saying which Sophomores can apply to themselves. As the new underclassmen of Roosevelt, they must orientate them- selves by locating their classrooms, choosing extracurricular activities, and acquainting themselves with the traditions of Teddyville. Sophomores are required to take Language Arts 10a and 10b to earn a certificate or a diploma. World History, Geometry, and a foreign language are college requirements which often form tenth grade curriculum. The courses for the Sophomore year are selected during the preceding spring. A variety of electives is available. These include: Photography, Typing, Band, Jewelry, Electricity, Boat Building, Foods, and Navigation. Students in a Speech Arts class learn how to speak and act in front of an audience. Demonstrating are: Pat Wen- zlaff, jerry Walton, Craig Iohnston, Sandra Wood. German students learn to speak and write in German. In costume are: Mike Metz- ger, Kathy Tralle, Lee Scott, Sally Sindt. From grammar to literature is the span taught in Sophomore Language Arts classes. Con- ducting roll business are: Iim Carbin, Phebe Porras, Miss Jean Musser, instructor. Sophomore Curriculum