Roosevelt High School - Wy Hi Yearbook (Wyandotte, MI)

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But Mr. Labadie . . . Sir . . . l hear debating and discussion are the toughest courses in school. Really? Yup! They say you have to give speeches in assemblies and at clubs. You mean in front of people? Yup! Once a year they go to Hillsdale College for a mock U. N. assembly. That sounds like fun! Yup! They have to know about politics and world affairs. Politics? Yup! Their teacher, Mr. Rattray, a man with democratic ideas, teaches them parliamentary procedure. You mean, I call for the previous question, and all that stuff? Yup! At the beginning of the semester everyone had to give a speech about the life of someone in the class. Was anything censored? Yup! This year the debating class gave a speech program for teachers and parents. Was it good? Yup! One boy got carried away in a speech at that program and said his father didn't give him a chance to express his views on politics. Did anything happen? Yup! His dad was there, the boy can't get the family car for three weeks now. Boy, that sure sounds like a tough class. Are you going to take it next semester? Yup! y .snail elm will CUMMIBE Above are the proud winners of the television set now seen in the audio-visual room. The girls beat Highland Park on a local T.V. Show, Quiz Em On The Air. llllllllf RAMSAY illillilll 22 Debating Detxreit News 4,514 ,ROOSEVELT HIGH

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Glee Club Everybody sings at Roosevelt High. Or so it seems. Almost as soon as a student is enrolled he is pounc- ed upon Knot reallyj by Miss Eleanore Bennink or Kenneth Hansen and before he can catch his breath he is in one of the vocal musical organizations. There are several glee clubs in the school for both boys and girls and after days and days they learn to sing together with all the harmony of a barber shop quartet. They even learn to play on toy flutes as an aid to rhythm and other musical requirements. Hark the Herald Angels? Sing A huge music festival is given in the springtime at which time all this work in music classes shows results. There have been as many as lOOO voices all harmoniz- ing in this annual event, although with the reduction in enrollment due to the keeping of the ninth graders in the junior high schools this number will be reduced. As the great multitude of voices booms out in the finale of the music festival, Battle Hymn of the Re- public parents and friends are deeply impressed. Ps Glee Club

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Physical Education Shall we dance or play badmin- ton? Gym is the one class during the day where a student can really let off steam. The class also helps to develop a sense of Team work and an attitude toward good sportsmanship. The boys have gym two days a week and participate in many dif- ferent types of sports. ln the fall they play touch football, run track and play some soccer. Inside they engage in such sports as basketball, volley- ball, and tumbling. The coming of spring brings the familar sight of them playing softball. Water polo is a favorite of boy's swimming classes when they dive into the pool three days a week. Relays and dodgeball are also on their list of most popular games. In the fall the girls also take advantage of the good weather and hold their classes outdoors. They enioy such sports as soccer, tennis, and golf. Indoors they participate in volleyball, badminton, basketball, and table tennis. The girls have a less rigorous program than the boys when it comes to water sports. They concentrate more on synchronized swimming and stunts for the water show. 23