Roosevelt Junior High School - Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Dr. B H Quandt tthe school physiciani, Burton Schreiber tcx studentt, Miss Nellie Hcmstom, R N, Uhe school nurset. OUR DISPENSARY Another place as busy as the school office is the dispensary, located just south of the office. The dispensary consists of three rooms, one of which is Ct rest room with four comfortable cots; another, a small room Which is CI waiting room and in Which are the records and the scales; and CI third large, well-lighted room where examinations are held and first-ctid treatment adminis- tered. With work in one 01 these rooms Miss Hanstrom, our school nurse, is always busy, except for the time given over to inspections in the gymnasium or to teaching one general science class each semester, or to sponsoring the first-ctid club. Tl At least once each year all pupils at Roosevelt czre weighed and measured. At this time students are told what their normal weight should be. Dr. Quondt, the school physician, examines all pupils ctt least once during their stay Cit Roosevelt, usually during the ninth year. The school physician is also called in on occasion to make decisions to inspect special cases, and to make necessary physical examinations for pupils participating in the different school sports. Tl During the first semester this year, Miss Honstrom reports, there was but little contagion prevalentlejust two cases of scarlet fever. After the Christmas holidays, a good many cases of influenza and colds were found. During the first semester, however, Miss Hanstrom gctve 662 firstnid treatments, saw 4,050 pupils, and mode 4,137 inspections. With a school family of 1,700 to look after, check, examine, and care for, is it a wonder that our school nurse is busy from morning until night?

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tllt Mr. I. W4 Welsh tPrincian, Miss Eleanor Berg, Miss Angelo Joyce tAssistcmt Principali, Miss Frances Gustofson, OUR SCHOOL OFFICE While the general policies for the educational program of the city at large are formulated by the Board of Education and administered with the help of the superintendent, the general manage- ment, policies, and plans so far as Roosevelt is concerned in the general plom, are formulated in our own school office, under the guidance and the general supervision of Mr. I. W. Welsh, who took over his duties as principal of Roosevelt in September last year. fl While the prin- cipal is directly responsible for the supervision of instruction, he has the assistance of general supervisors in music and art, and of department heads in the other subjects. Miss Angelo once, the assistant principal, has direct charge of disciplinary cases unless they are serious enough to warrant the attention of the principal; she checks truancy and attendance, working closely with Miss Nellie Honstrom, the school nurse, and Mrs. Minerva Atchinson, the attend- cmce officer. Miss once has charge of one study hour, sponsors the Student Council, and has general supervision of the zero hour, scheduled each afternoon in room 201,- this semester each teacher has assisted in this work by assuming responsibility for one period each. 11 Very essential to the entire work of the school are the services of the two girls in the office, Miss Eleanor Berg and Miss Frances Gustofson. Miss Gustofson hos charge of school accounts and the great amount of mimeogrophing to be done for departments; Miss Berg acts as secre- tory to the principal, scores and checks numerous tests by which it is much easier to adminis- ter c1 guidance program for each pupil. Both share the Clerical work, issuing permits of many kinds, and attending to program arrangements and many other necessary details. 11 The school office is CI busy place from eight o'clock in the morning until five in the afternoon; on Saturday, until noon. This schedule maintains throughout the year.

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013i Mrs. Iessie Crozier, Mrs. Alma Peterson, Miss Katherine Brown tbuilding manageri. OUR SCHOOL CAFETERIA AND LUNCHROOM Roosevelt cafeteria is a very busy place and a popular one from eleven fifty in the morning until one o'clock in the afternoon. On an average over 350 students buy lunches daily, and more than that eat their lunches prepared at home. The second hour is the busiest of all, when all 412 chairs are occupied by hungry children. 11 Miss Lucy Normile, who has had charge of all school cafeterias for the past ten years, is director; Miss Katherine Brown is building manager. Miss Normile has many duties and plans all menus; Miss Brown checks supplies, supervises cooking and serving, attends to details, does the daily and some of the weekly buying. Seven Rockford housewives, who are not professional cooks, but Who are trained for this particular work and who are interested in Roosevelt and its children and who have passed rigid physi- cal examinations, help by having charge of various parts of the work and by supervising the student help. Thirty boys and girls who are deserving and efficient are chosen from the appli- cants to assist with the cafeteria work each semester. Studenthelpers serve food, dry dishes, clean trays, crumb tables, and act as checkers and caShiers. 11 This semester the menus, made out a week in advance, have been sent to home rooms each Monday morning. Special bargain combinations are frequently offered for ten, twelve, and fifteen cents; these are planned as healthy and hearty combinations and are readily recognized by students as good buys. The average cost of the student lunch is about twelve and one-half cents. Regular items on the menu consist of buns and hamburger tmeat ground in our kitchen and baked, not friedt, frankfurts, lettuce sandwiches, mashed potatoes, fresh and canned fruits, milk, chocolate drink, cookies, and ice-cream. Dishes changed daily are soup, a meat dish, two vegetables, two sal- ads, a sandwich, pie, and pudding. TI The lunchroom has regularly received the highest rat- ing accorded by the City Health Department.