Roosevelt Junior High School - Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Top Row-Russell Atkinson, Joe Teeter, Francis Powell, Raymond Hill, Kenneth Hall, Paul Edwards, Richard Jansen, George Haime. Third Row-Anton Povalaitis, Kenneth Damon, John Tuekett, W'illiam Houseweart, Robert Snyder, ugene Kenyon, Leo Campise, Alfred Rubly, Frank Holub. Second Row-Lucille King, Violet Pollard, Lillian Akers, Laura Ellis, Beryl Sturtevant, Bernice For- dell, Dorothy Roessler, Miss Ryan, George Mullen, Roy Westbrook . First Row-Frances Hoelscher, Frances Arnoue, Emily Contarino, Wilda Snively, Marie Baker, JOSIe De Marco, Eleanor Lang, Bruce Craig, Ivan Knoup. Absent-Walter Gabel, Grace Allen, Angelo Gasparini, Bernard Whismau. 9B Room 207 Junior Optimists Our group, Z9B-3, meets in a Social Science room. The silent influence of such well- known characters as Washington, Lincoln, Rooseveltfand Coolidge, pictured on the walls, has impressed us with Fine ideals. This is shown by our motto, HB square, C square, or tleCz . No one member deserves more credit for the success of the groupls work than Leo Campise, our capable president. Our club has taken part in all school activities. One of the big social events of the year was our Christmas party. In January we received an addition of eleven new members, who were initiated at our February meeting. Very impressive initiating services were held, each new member taking the Athenian oath as a part of his pledge to uphold the interests of the club. We regret very much the long illness of one most faithful member of our group, Angelo Gasparini, an untiring corridor oHicer, who never forgot the interest of this room. We all appreciate the work of Francis Hoelscher, our student council representative, upon whom we could always depend, True to our name, we llJunior Optimists are looking forward to a better year. Page twentyvseven

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Top Row-Robert Jones, Charles King, Alex Buzenski, Willis Thomas, Neil Bressler, Leslie Braid, Lief Gulbrantson. Third Row-Martin Bursiek, Russell DeGroff, Elwyn Hamilton, Carl Finley, Carl Muehlemeyer, Peter Zimmerman, Arlin Thro, Allen Long, Donald Duffey. Second Row--Calvin Countryman, Frances Vincer, Vivian Steffa, Elsa Schneider, Miss McEvoy, Vinetta Hagerman, Lona Howe, Ruth Peterson, Raymond Ingwalson. First ROWeSam Kohrin, Doris Pfau, Lena Renaldo, Loretta Cripps, Zanerian Taylor, Susie Matrangn, Helen West, Annie Vincent, Marie McCook, Mary Cichocki, Billy Sparks. Absent-Edna Adams, Evelyn Hizer. 9B Room 318 The Troubadours As a group of 7A's we entered Room 318, the miniature theatre, on September 6th, 1924. Miss Elizabeth McEvoy, our director, immediately laid plans for the first important activities. We liked the location and company so well that we decided to stay for at least two and a half years. In our troupe we have villains, together with romantic Barry- mores and Valentines. The villains sometimes practice their tactics OPE stage, thereby showing the need of a curtain lecture from the director; but as they know the cue to follow next, there is little difficulty. The people in the group are all property men, as each takes care of his own simple costumes and equipment. Some, we admit, do better than others. Besides actors, we have several people that may some day be in opera, for a few can sing a song that is worth listening to. Our manager and assistant manager, Lona Howe and Neil Bressler, are kept busy arranging the special programs. Our assistant manager is an acrobat, who, with Charles King, is attaining fame. Doris Pfau takes tickets and keeps accounts. She is aided by the booking-agent, Allen Long, who is also the Tom Mix of our stage. All the Credit cannot be taken by our present leaders, as Billy Sparks and Arlin Thro handled the job equally well the first year. Thirteen of the members are capable of playing some musical instrument, so that we have our own orchestra. We also have several snappy entertainers, who feature in dance and song. V Page twenty-s.x

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Top ROWMRObeft Eichelberger, Albert Early, Richard Paget. Charles Brown, John Fiduccia, William Rossartz Sherley xValker. Herbert Toleson, Carlisle Perrin, Karl Scharfenstein, Aby Pekarsky, uton 'ukas. Second Row-Ione Startnp, Lucile Bailey, Louise Heiliger, Annetta Breckenridge, Dorothy Miller, Ruth Flanders, Miss C. Scone, Evada Boyle, Ruth Hoifman. Krissie Fraley, Edna Levin, Violet Phillips. First Row;Romana French, Margaret Putnam, Katherine Snow, Helen OtBrien, Helen Sipple, Lillian Reynolds, Chyrell Alberts. Irene Leheau, Catherine Lange, Mildred Palmly, Alice Louise Schrader, Elva Youngberg, Maxine Ollman. Absentelrene Anderson, William Baccus, Nadine Light, Myrtle Stone, Charles Harr. 8A Room 204 The Busy 204's What a scene in the Auditorium on the first day of school in Sep- tember, 1924! We waited anxiously until our names were called and then we foilowed our teacher, Miss Claire Scone, to Room 204. We came from several West Side schools, but it took us only a short time to organize our group. We elected Richard Paget our hrst president, and decided on the name, The Busy 204's? In number the girls fairly over- whelmed the boys, twenty-three to ten. The fact was rather disconcerting at hrst, because scarcity of the supply always increases the demand. In the general shake-up 0f the second year, we lost a few members and acquired about fourteen new ones. Albert Early and William Bossart distinguished themselves in the had contest sponsored by the Student Council. We changed class officers, too, and elected Louise Heiliger for president. ' When we discovered that our attendance record was taking a downward direction, a court was established in our room to try the offenders. A conclusion was reached that being tardy because Hthe clock was slowh was a crime of the first order and should be punished as such. The ttbusy idea in our name was a good one, because we attained the 100170 mark in many activities and enterprises, and were rather well represented on the Honor Roll each quarter. Page twenty-eight