Roosevelt Junior High School - Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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i: J Many of the most important services of the school are rendered directly or indi- rectly by the school office, where Mr. Muth, Principal of Roosevelt since it was Opened in 1924, Miss Joyce. Assistant Principal, and Miss Berg and Miss Gustaf- son, the two clerks who have charge of the office work. keep busy from eight in the morning until five at night. On Saturday the school office closes at twelve noon. A school office is really the center of things in the school organization. Here the general management, policies. and plans are outlined, and under the guidance of the principal are carried forward. The principal has Charge of the supervision of instruction in all departments; in music and art, he is assisted by the two special supervisors; in other departments, he is aided by department heads. Miss Joyce, assistant principal, has charge of discipline cases, truancy, and attendance, and works I,yitss Berg; Mr. Muth, Uh'incilmh; Miss Joyce, tAssistzlnt Pl'im-iszD; Miss Gustnfsun. OUR SCHOOL OFFICE very closely with Mrs. Atchinson, the at- tendance office- and Miss Hanstrom, the school nurse. She also has charge of one study hall and sponsors the Student Coun- cil. On Miss Berg and Miss Gustafson fall 2111 the hundreds of detail tasks that must be continually taken care of to insure the school life moving on smoothly. There are locker permits, bicycle permits, lost books, found hooks, program arrangements and changes. school accounts, and in addition to all that, the clerical work of a busy office to be done. Each one of the workers in the school otitice at Roosevelt has an important phase of the school life to care for, and it is he- canse each one as an individual and as a member of this group works so efficiently that Roosevelt pupils and teachers are able to work so well and so easily.

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MR. W. W. ANKENBRAND, Superintendent Ph. D., New York University It is a genuine pleasure to congratulate the students of Roosevelt Junior High School on the successful completion of another year's work. I have watched you at your work and play, the records of which are in this book. Like the players in a great symphony each student has played his part. You have helped create an impression that has pleased all of those who have watched you during the school year. HContinue the fine work started this year. Reveal the best that is in you to your friends and associates. So many students shrink from revealing their best selves. Many conceal the fact that they care for a symphony or a sonata, and would not reveal that they get a greater thrill from a Chopin prelude than from such music as uThe Music Goes Round and Round . How often have we hidden from classmates the love of good books for fear of ridicule. Be true to yourself each day, and life will be more like a symphony because of the truth you have lived. aw. W. Ankenbrand. ROOSEVELT 1936 muiZ-JUDo MR. H. C. MUTH, Principal M. A., University of Chicago llOne of the unfortunate things about a large school community is that we have many acquaintances and a few friends. To a certain degree our Yearbook corrects that situation by bringing us all together. HIt is my earnest desire that this 1936 Yearbook will become one of your most treasured possessions. --H. C. Mutl'l.

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ROOSEVELT I936 Mr. Campbell, B. 8; Miss 0. Same, A. 11.; Mr. Svhoomnakel', 13.8.; Miss Hopkins, A. 13.; Miss Ryan. MI'. Huxham, B. 8.; Miss E. Scone, Mr. Larson, Head of Department of Social Science; Miss Reynolds, A. B. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE In ancient Rome the proudest boast was Romanus sum which is translated, n1 am a Roman citizen? In ancient Rome, how- ever, the privileges of a citizen of the E111- pire were very few in comparison with those which we as citizens of our country enjoy today. Too often, it would seem, we think of our blessings and privileges and forget that we have duties and re- sponsibilities to render in return. All school work should aim toward a better fulhllnlent of these duties and re- sponsibilities. The work in the Social Science Department is of such a nature. In social science, geography teaches us about the lands and life of our fellow Americans who live in South America. This study should make it easier for us tO understand the problems that may arise in our relations with these people. A study of the history of our own country should and does help us to understand better what the ideals of America are, and how our forefathers struggled to obtain these privileges we enjoy. Such study also makes us more conscious of our duty to maintain these blessings. Problems are constantly arising today just as they did in the past, and we need to prepare our- selves so that we shall be able to solve better than before the many difficult prob- lems that are almost sure to arise. Com- munity civics gives us information about the problems and work that confronts us as citizens of the city, state, and nation. In civics, too, we learn how to mark ballots and discover what the qualifications which the candidates for public offices should have. In social science vocations are studied, and each pupil tries to select the one vocation which he will follow when he leaves the school life for the community life. Social science in an age like ours and a country like ours is a most important subject. Paw