Roosevelt Junior High School - Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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1934 Top row: Lawrence Bowden, Bayford Saunders, Leo Riggins, Bernard Hill, XYilfred Cooling, Claude Smith. Third row: Olin Marshall, Don Vtfadey, Allen Marston, Frank Nelson, Ntiilliam Hoppe, Lee Smith, Sheldon Knight. - Second row: Miss Hyland, Betty NVarne, Jeanne Lunrlgren, Leona Erickson, Blanche Sertoft, Mary Jane Mclntosh, Rhoda jane Knowlton, Elizabeth Beechum. First row: Marian Rockwell, Margaret Rotello, Catherine Mathews, Ruth Fleming, Helen Cuntarino, Natalie Fisher, Mary Lou XVarner, Rosemary NVnde. Absent: XVendell Story. 9A 304A Of the forty boys and girls who began their junior high school career in room 304A, twenty-nine completed the work and left for the senior high school February 1. 1934. Catherine Mathews and Mary Lou VVarner served capably as home-room officers during the last semester. Members of the group who took active part in the various service clubs of the school included Rhoda Jane Knowlton, Elizabeth Beechuni, Lee Smith, and Helen Contarino. The members of 304A were not very successful in capturing scholastic honors. They had outstanding members, nevertheless. Jeanne Lundgren and Leona Erickson were ardent talkers: Marian Rockwell and Rosemary VVacle were the gum-chewing champions of the school, Lawrence Bowden had the disturbing habit of losing things without being able to find themg Sheldon Knights motto became Silence is golden , Junior Nelson and VVilliam Hoppe appeared as the happy twins, speedy but not perfect, and other fast workers of the group were Olin Marshall, Bernard Hill, Leo Riggins, and NVilfred Cooling. In Honors assembly, however, this group had its representatives. Certificates and emblems in athletics were awarded Betty VVarne and Blanche Sertoftg in service, to Rhoda Jane Knowlton for her work on the student council committee, in scholarship, to Catherine Mathews. Miss Anna Hyland had charge of this group during its three-year stay at Roosevelt. 1zi11ete0n l

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ROOSEVELT Top row: Tommy Carrico, Sain DiVerdi, John Reed, Donald Cronk, Irving Timm, Mr. NVise, Sam Spataro, Paul Franklin, Dick Blackwell, Donald Burt, Clifford Jackson. Third row: Barbara Holmes, Lois NVinter, Guy Dooley, Donald Schlenk, Chester Gayman, Louis D'Agos- tin, Donald Zilinsky, joe Ingrassia, Robert Logan, Virginia Torgerson, Helen Jensen. Second row: Evelyn Perry, Anna Lindeberg, Shirleylliusch, Irene Atkinson, Geraldine Simonds, Helen Skopinski, Shirley Sinnett, Laura Hoover, Janice Minett, Lois Halton. First row: Geraldine Campabello, Beatrice Bicknell, Marian Marks, Jennie Saudargzls, jean Braisted, Lorna Gallaher, Margaret Foss, June Tnsten. 9A 309 Pupils who were graduated from room 309 last semester were, during their lirst term at Roosevelt, pleasantly located in room 305. During the first year Mr. Ivan Nicholas was the home-room teacher. NVhen he was chosen for promotion and made assistant principal of Barbour School, an elementary school from which many junior high school boys and girls come, the members of the group were assigned to room 309. Mr. John WVise was then made the adviser-it happened to be Mr. VVise's first home room. Officers for the class during the last semester included the following: president, Janice Minett, secretary, ClitTord Jackson, student council member, Shirley Buschg girl sanitary officer, June Tosteng reporter for Tcddylr News, Janice Minett. This group included a number who were outstanding as scholars and athletesg pe- culiarly enough, these were all girls. June Tosten, Lois Halton, Virginia Torgerson, and Laura Hoover were in the first group. Members of the volley ball team which won the championship for home rooms were Helen Skopinski, captaing Marian Marks, Bar- bara Holmesg Evelyn Perryg Jennie Saudargas, and Geraldine Simonds. Throughout the three years the class had a number of jolly times together ou picnics and parties, but the one which they remen1bered most happily was the Christmas party during the first year, when childish games and fun made up the most of the entertainment. eighteen

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ROOSEVELT Top row: Ernest Nelson, Jack Boetteher, Donald Simonrls, Raymond Keegan, Tossie Tremulis, Roland Larson, james Burt, Layton Hoel. Third row: Eva Vllhite, Anita Hranca, Franklin Johnson, James Novak, Miss Smith, james Contarino, Alex Scalise, Dorothy Puckett, Ellen Anderson. Secondrow: Ruby Clevenger, Dorothy Johnson, Pearl Miller, Eugenia McConnell, Eleanor Young, Katherine Vincent, Esther Zahn, Carolyn Peterson, Lessa XVilliamson. First row: Katherine DeCori, Doris Diehl, Yvonne Runyan, Mary Verdini, Dottie Mae Stollh Elsie Clevenger, Ruth Taylor, Betty Pearce. Absent: Ferdie McDonald, Robert Scott, Robert Snider. 9A 317 Along with the members of three other 9A classes, some forty members were gradu- ated from room 317 in February, 1934. As 7B's they were lost among the long tables, the chairs, and the sewing machines of this big room 317 for a short time. Miss Maxine Smith, their home-room teacher, very soon saw to it that they were organized, busy, and happy. For the three years she did much to illuminate life for them. Perhaps no class changed its personnel more often than did this one, but when one dropped out, another soon took his place. Home-room officers for the group during its last semester included the following: president, Roland Larsong vice president, jack Boettchcrg secretary and treasurer, Kath- erine Vinccnt: student council member, Esther Zalmg reporter for Tvn'dy's News, Eva VVhiteg boys' sanitary officer, Layton Hoelg traltic officers, Roland Larson, Raymond Keegan, and james Contarino. Not many of the group were on the honor roll, but this did not keep the members of the group from laying a firm foundation for future advancement in the higher steps of education. They did boast of a long list of athletes. On this line-up for the girls were the following: Anita Branca, Katherine De Cori, Carolyn Peterson, Yvonne Runyan, Eva lVhite, and Esther Zahn, for the boys were Raymond Keegan, Roland Larson, James Novak, Alex Scalise, and Donald Sinionds. In Honors assembly the following boys and girls were awarded emblems and certificates as outstanding athletes: Ruth Tay- lor, jack Boettcher, Layton Hoel, and Tossie Tremulis. twenty