Roosevelt High School - Rough Rider Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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firm .leaders steady spirited youfh During the year the guiding hand of the prin- cipals shows up in many places. Mrs. Wells asserts a positive influence on all school activity. Everyone is aware of her ideals and her strict desire for the right in all she says and does. To most boys and girls, Miss Stewart is the pleasant person leading the assembly, Mr. Horn is an amiable-looking man advising a boy who can't seem to keep out of trouble. These vague ideas are the conception of the administrators most of us hold. Some few students, mostly seniors, become ac- quainted with a more human side. Mr. Horn and Miss Stewart are both extremely cooperative, al- ways willing to help out. Mrs. Wells seems to feel personally responsible for the success of every graduate. These glimpses are still somewhat un- revealing, though. If we could pass a day behind one of their desks, we would be astonished by the size of their task. Running a whole school requires great tact, patience, and capacity for steady work. Each prin- cipal must be firm and yet kind, strict and yet pleasant. lt is an enormously difficult job, and recognition is due Mrs. Wells, Miss Stewart, and Mr. Horn for the way they handle it. Walter E. Hor Dean of Boys Lff., I sf I1 Lettie E. Stewart Dean of Girls

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kip: fx 4 'N-une Elva C. Wells Principal To the graduates: As you go forth to make your mark in the world, stand firm for the things that are right and good. I believe you have been well grounded in the funda- mentals of learning. You know how to read, to write, to spell, to figure, and in some degree to study. Also your teachers have challenged you to think, to use the knowledge you have gained to think problems through and to come up with a reasonable solution. l hope 6 ,ffjk ir ' ,sm , ,hi veg' 'iv Qt 0 fi r. -0 'L ,J r., in addition you have woven into the fabric of your character two things: personal integrity and respon- sibility, These two qualities are the warp and woot of American democracy and the essentials to demo- cratic living. Clothed about with these qualities, you will be able to stand firm no matter what comes. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God that we may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ZZWZ Wm

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? l 'Vx 'lv' MAY L. BROOK EDITH C. BUTLER LUCILLE M. DEWAR German English English Twins The teeth are fine, but the gums will have to go. This Spanish class is taking time out to have a little fun, Star performers are Bobby Goldberg, Harry Tucci, and Phyllis Richman. A .ix 'Q .. ls. ,, -A is eg F l, .-L-A 'Q :'E.r - ' f U sfwxn- . :F 'T :Ki . J. -Fil-,'Y.t:'t' i- sl Q-'.!,1 51 , , ' YF !gi15rim,n3? ...h , vfxltwu -,rg 5 .1 w if- -rn' .fqtfslx - 'vile' if ral: -- 1 flrgigxy s t L .mls , '- : '- ,G ,, ' f..,,f:3' A. . t Q . ks - ,szgfgxugs-,' ESTHER E. GALBRAITH MARY GIRARD English French Journalism English The study of English is universal. Every day in the week, every boy and girl at Roosevelt sits through one period of English. Amazing, isn't it? l So that's what it means! Laurence Oliver proves his m a s l e r y by clarifying Shakespeare. Left to right: John Bigelow, Bayla Good- man, Ricky Groves, Aiia Celtnieks, Marliene Rosen- bloom. X EX is ,A Everyone we meet in the halls has struggled through spelling tests, written themes or term papers, has had to diagram a sentence. The whole gamut is all very set and definite, too. Third semester, 'fourth semester, there's Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott, gram- mar, grammar, grammar, fifth semester, sixth semester, there's The Turmoil, American literature, grammar, grammar, seventh semester, eighth se- mester, Macbeth, English literature, grammar. A wealth of knowledge and culture flows past, divid- ed up into neat packages, delivered promptly, one every day, to every student. lt's surprising that not even half the school partakes of the color and variety of a foreign lan- guage. But the world of those who do is magnih- cently different. The spicy tang and sunny flavor g-