Roosevelt High School - Teddy Memory Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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ABC's Athletic Best-dressed Cool Dancers Qbestj Earnest Friendly Good-looking Hard-working Intelligent Iamin' Kind Lovers fbest couplej Musical Natural qdown-to-earthy Outstanding Popular Quiet Respectable Studious Talented Unique Versatile Will Succeed 'xciting Yelling-est Qschool spiritj Xaniest Senior Glass Qawrifes BOY James Howard Robert Wilks Philip Bass Jerrell Dabney Gerald Powell Robert Early Larry Flowers James Vontress Gerald Powell Sam Freeman Lawson Crutcher Ronnie Caldwell Patrick Hughes William Camp Anthony Alford Philip Bass Steve White Robert Early Ronnie Morrison Clarence Willis William Camp Grady Baccus Ronnie Morrison Ed Jones Riley Moore Fred Richardson GIRL Janice James Gwen Coleman Michal Stephens Cynthia Johnson Shelia Hardin Shirley Wood Pamela Patton Karen Gaskins Sandra Scott Cynthia Johnson Henri Etta Wallace Gwen Baker Andrea Walker Eva Ferrell Shelia Hardin Marcia Taylor Shelia Jones Mary Pearson Pearl Davis Daria Dillard Margaret Oldham Roma Little Pearl Davis Marcia Taylor Penny Singleton Earlene Young

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LLOYD COX MA RY JACKSON CASSANDRA LOVEJOY SHIRLEY POOLER IRENE SHAW DELORES TANNER 0, 9. Key to Seniors' Achievements C15 C25 C33 C43 Q4 - - - - - -Freshman Year Achievement - - - - - Sophomore Year Achievement - - ---- Junior Year Achievement - - - - - - - Senior Year Achievement yr.7 - - - -------- A11 Four Years

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Cflass History I 968 In September of 1964, we, as confused and awestruct freshmen, took our first steps into the unfamiliar world that this massive structure' presented to us. This was quite a transition. Several months previous to this, we had been the leaders of our respective schoolsg and this plummeting to the very bottom, for the most of us, was very surprising. Unfortunately, we had been forewarned of the seemingly devious occurences at Roosevelt by many of those who had considered themselves authorities on such matters. We had been told of Mr. Holmbo's calm captivity, Mr. Cummings' tyranny, Mrs. Booker's motherly auster- ity, and Mr. Caldwell's sixth-period hall patrols. We remember the many incidents of which we had been told, some of which were very true, but others mere exaggeration of fact. We all remember our mental maturity tests, which lasted one-half day, and all the other tests we were required to take. Many of us discovered that we were the E class of freshmen to be introduced to what was then called modern Algebra. All of us continued our elementary school interests whether academic, athletic, or social--all, of course, were factors of a well-rounded high school student. Three yards and a cloud of dust symbolized the success of our freshman football team as it wrapped-up the City Championship. Cinders flew as our freshman relay team streaked to glory winning this championship also. While many of us flexed our muscles, others were hard at work in different ways. Victoria Champ, Pearl Davis, Karen Gaskins, Ronnie Morrison, and Margaret Oldham were inducted into Ursa Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Those who aspired to the writing profession were also given noteworthy acclaim. Anthony Alford and Ronnie Morrison were published poets of the National High School Poetry Anthologyl y Young America Sings . A privileged few of us received the highest honor our school could bestow--the coveted Theodore. This golden statuette represented the person who was the best student in a certain subject area. Everyone awaited with great anticipation to see who would receive these trophies. At the assembly's end, Pearl Davis had received the Theodore in Math Ig Karen Gaskins, French Ig Ronnie Morrison, English I, and Henri Etta Wallace, Spelling I. We had a feeling of pride at the end of our freshman year: for, now, we had established ourselves as an integral part of this long-trodden majestic campus. We thought that we were going to begin our sophomore year with all problems solved. However, we soon discovered that the life of a sophomore was much more than what we had bargained. Our concepts of one an- other increased as we were pitted against other classes in school activities. Continuing our accomplishments in sports, we brought home the git City Championship in fencing in the history of Roosevelt. For their outstanding display of athletic supremacy on the gridiron, James Howard and Ed Jones were awarded letters. Also that year, the Red and White hoopsters brought us the City Championship. Charles Howard was the only sophomore on the team--and the only sophomore since then to make the Varsity team.