Roosevelt Junior High School - Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

Page 19 text:

i 1935 VELT SE R00 Miss Herrick, Mr. Ray, Mr. James, Mr. VVise, Miss Olson. Miss Mundhcnke, Miss Otto, Miss Smith, Miss Hanstroni. Q General Science and Commercial Departments General Science is one of the newer subjects in the junior high school course of study. Its content changes from year to year, because the many fields of science change constantly with new discoveries. One of the aims of General Science is to arouse greater interest and stimulate better practice in personal and community hygiene. Besides demonstrations and textbook work, public health workers and practicing physicians often come into the classroom to emphasize the various angles of health science. Another aim is to enable the pupil to evaluate and appreciate the service of scientific experts. Today, as never before in history, people depend upon the specialist-the authority in each field of science. Our junior high school course attempts to point out the outstanding fields of science and the expert in each division. The great and simple inventions and devices are used with no more thought than the machines which are used. An attempt toward appreciation is made through the study of biographies which illustrate how men and women have often sacrificed and suffered with the ultimate result that life is more enjoyable and comfortable. Today the greatest romance and adventure in the world lies in the thrill of scientific discovery. Courses offered in the Commercial Department are Business Practice I and ll, which may be elected by eighth-and ninth-grade pupils, and Typewriting I and ll, which may be elected by ninth-grade pupils. Business Practice aims to give a pupil a simple picture of business life, to teach him such elementary business knowledge as every person can use, and to give a certain amount of vocational training in the branches of business activity which he might enter if it becomes necessary for him to leave school. In typewriting, students learn how to take care of a typewriter and how to write business letters and simple business forms with a certain amount of skill and accuracy.

Page 18 text:

.sf4,+-r.u.gfA ' Mr. Huxham, Mr. Larson, Miss C. Scone, Mr. Schoonmakcr, Mr. Campbell. Miss Reynolds, Miss Ryan, Miss E. Sconc, Miss Hopkins. Social Science Department ln Social Science one becomes acquainted with one's duties and responsibilities in regard to the social, economic, and political life of the nation. This involves a consideration of the local. state, national, and world relationships of society. Of course, all this means that one must not only learn to co-operate in the home and city or community in which one lives. The lasting peace and welfare of the world must eventually rest upon the fact that nations co-operate and depend upon one another as individual members of good families do. The true principles of democracy are learned by all pupils and are used as the foundation on which to build a better America. This involves SOIUC changes so that the group is in step with the fast-moving machine age, and not plodding along in the horse and buggy age. Instruction is of such a nature that no room is left in the minds of pupils that changed conditions bring about new problems and the realization that that which seems best today may not be the best next year or later. The lives of outstanding Americans are studied, so that the pupils may have the guidance and example of these men and women in helping them to solve the great problems which will confront them from time to time in the future, j t . I - 0 141 ROOSEVELT 1935

Page 20 text:

Miss Haley, Mrs. Dougherty, Miss lrons Csupervisorj, Miss Gilfen. Miss Golwitzcr, Mr, Elmquist, Miss Fredriksen. Absent: Miss Gustafson tsupervisorj, Mr. Bornor. Fine Arts Departments Theodore Roosevelt junior High School offers many opportunities for music education in vocal and instrumental groups-glee clubs, chorus groups, operetta club, orchestra, and band. The purpose of all music instruction within the school is to have the student live more richly and successfully through contributing musical experiences such as listening, performing, and creating in the belief that this will mean most to him and to others now and later. Music should help develop a balance of intellect and emotions because it provides a wonderful outlet for those liner emotions which make anyone human: it is a language for emotional expression. Music groups serve the school in various ways during the year. Special con- certs and radio programs have been sponsored by them. Individual enthusiasm and school spirit are built up through music. The way hours of leisure are spent tests each individual as to his qualities of good citizenship. Art study aims to enrich the daily life of every student by helping him to recognize beauty in his surroundings and to understand that fine arrangements of form and color give greater satisfaction and greater usefulness to all forms of man-made things. The seventh-year student studies the influence of art in architecture, painting, sculpture, industrial, and commercial art here in our city, its history, and develop- ment. Understanding is also gained through working with materials such as lin- oleum, blocks, soap, tempera, tiles, crayonex, and plasticine. Eight-and nine-year art is elective and of interest to the student who enjoys art material as we'll as- to the talented student. Clay modelling, pottery, block print- ing, illustration, poster, stage setting, and landscape problems are offered. T 61 ROOSEVELT 1935