Roosevelt Junior High School - Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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ll7l Miss Anna Hyland, Mr. George Fridly, M. A., Miss Alice Nolan, Head of Depart- ment of Mathematics it: it it Mr. Edgar Van Barriger, Miss Lillian Reitsch, B. E., Miss Naime Eckberg, B. A., Miss Mary Weld; Miss Ruth Hollem does not appear in this photograph. Mr. George Fridly, M. A., Miss Bernadotte Robertson, B. A., Head of the Department of Commerce; Miss Maxine Smith B. A. DEPARTMENTS OF MATHEMATICS AND COMMERCE uMathematics is the earliest of all the sciences and to this day is the most indispensable one. The new books, adopted this year, bring to each pupil the proof of this statement. They point out how the most primitive people became interested in counting and measuring and how nature and the practical arts caused the early people to develop a simple, practical knowledge of elementary mathematics. They show how it has expanded through all the ages, stress the social application of arithmetic, the importance of indirect measurement and introduce the first use sot algebraic symbols. Many facts in everyday life are expressed in magazines and daily papers by means of graphs and tables. Since the ability to interpret these demands a thorough under- standing of mathematics, the committee is now working on a program that will make mathematics a three-year required course. The commercial department offers two 'elective courses for eighth and ninth grades. Business practice gives pupils a picture of business life and the many activities that are a part of modern business. It gives pupils an opportunity to learn what openings there are in the junior commercial occupation fields and the prospects for advance- ment and development. In typing pupils are taught the use of the keyboard and parts of the machine, correct typing habits and posture. and are expected to achieve a certain degree of facility in writing as demonstrated in class projects. In typing the second semester pupils are taught to increase their ability in this skill and to apply the same for personal and practical use in all sorts of projects.

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AMI, . Miss Elizabeth McGuire, B. A., Miss Gladys Whiting, B. 5., Miss Ann Mosseau, A. 8., Miss Blanche Scone, Ph. 8., Miss Bertha Morse, Miss Myrtle Johnson, A. M., Miss Dorothy Blackburn, B. A. :1: ii: is Miss Elizabeth Braid, B. A., Miss Edith Stewart, B. A., Miss Elizabeth Sullivan, B. 5., Miss Vira Esther Clark, Mt A., Head of the Department of English; Miss Sarah Snyder, teacher of English, does not appear in this photograph. DEPARTMENTS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH General language, Latin and French are included in the foreign language schedule. All classes include in the work the memorization of poems, songs and outstanding and interesting facts concerning the country and its people, grammar, translations, completion and vocabu- lary work, and oral and written assignments also are included in the daily work. English derivatives are studied and correspondence with children in foreign lands motivates many units and serves as a tie-up with the social needs of pupils. Reading, literature. oral and written composition, grammatical usage. and spelling are included throughout the weele work in each of the three required years of work in English courses. The new unit in newswriting has proved very popular and is becoming an elective with more pupils each semester. The 78 reading tests have become invalu- able aids in classifying pupils for placement and as a basis for select- ing new texts and aids for remedial work. Remedial procedures in all phases of the work are an integral part of the course, so that backward pupils make a maximum of progress in a minimum amount of time. The department co-operates closely with all other departments in the school. ll6l

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Mr. Arthur C. Larson, B. A., Head of the Department of Social Science; Mr. Harold H. Huxham, M. 8., Mr. Ralph W. Keltner, B. E., Miss Claire Scone, Ph. 3., Miss Mabel HOpkins, A. 8., Miss Laura Ryan, Miss Elizabeth Scone, Mr. R. D. Campbell, B. 5., Miss Helen Healey, B. A. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE iiThat government of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from this earth. These were the words of th immortal Lincoln at Gettysburg over three-quarters of a century ago. This also has been the aim of the social science department during the fifteen years of its existence. Now as teachers see these principles attacked on so many fronts, they again restate their doctrine of democracy and their firm belief in these principles. The success with which they have indoctrinated the boys and girls of yesterday who are now the men and women of today in believing and trusting in this form of government will be shown in their deeds and actions today. Democ- racy is on trial and is suffering defeat in many countries. For America and the fate of world democracy, it must not and shall not fail here. The school endeavors to do its share in teaching children how to live in a democracy. The American home has a grave responsibility in this matter. too. The home can teach best many lessons that the school at most can only do but second best. The old motto. l'United we stand; divided, we fall, is just as true in this important work as in every- thing else. ll8l