Roosevelt Junior High School - Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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fir! Weld. Q NIL, Miss lVeld's sixth-hour class in algebra. MATHEMATICS Mathematics, based on fundamental human needs, has assumed an ever-larger place in work of the civilized community. In all courses units were given which will prepare pupils to meet these demands in everyday living. Special emphasis this year was placed on mastery of those skills taught. Mathematics was a required subject in seventh and eighth grades. Work covered by seventh-grade course gave background to further study by presenting everyday business applications of arithmetic and the practical uses of intuitive geometry, including direct measurement and the construction and study of basic geometric figures. Work in eighth grade emphasized the social applications and stressed such objectives as indirect measure- ment and the hrst phases of symbolic thinking in algebra. Algebra I and II were ninth-grade electivesg problem solving' was emphasized throughout, and a unit of numerical trigo- nometry was given, with the purpose of showing the significance of indirect measurement. 22 Mrs Helen Monahan BA. Mr. Arthur Annrs BS Miss Florence Penstone MS Mr. Edgar Van Barriger Miss Naime Eckberg BA . Miss Violet Sherwood AB Miss Ruth Hollem M.A, head of department Miss Mary

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l .EQIJ fy Miss Lucille Linden, D.S., Mrs. Bessie Dougherty, Miss Merle Crandall. Mir: Crandall? sixlb-bour class in ar! . ART Work in the department of art was planned that pupils enrolled in these classes might be better able to appreciate the beauties around them, to choose clothes carefully and well, and to arrange homes attractively, as well as to have a deeper appreciation of the fine arts. Necessary changes were made in the work to supply needed time to make war posters and to give special assistance to the junior Red Cross activities. i Regular courses specialized in making pottery and in learning to do finger painting. Craft I and II had work in modeling with clay and in making articles from cork and wooclg some made cartoons that were especially successful. Art I and II classes were given work with clay, pottery making, poster construction, and other art work. 21 44

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Mr Edgar Van Barriger, Miss Bernadette Robertson, M.A., head of department: Mr. George Fridly, M.A. Miss Roberlsonhr sixth-hour class in typing. COMMERCIAL The commercial department offered courses in business practice and typewriting. Manufacturing and science have progressed so rapidly in the last quarter of a century that the business of living has become a very complicated procedure. In everyday life the student or adult constantly encounters a business transaction as a producer or a consumer. The aim of business practice has been to acquaint the student with fundamental facts which will facilitate these transactions. A great many people enjoy developing a skill. Typewriting is a skill and presents a challenge to anyone to see how well it may be developed for personal use at present, and for probable vocational use in the future. For personal use manuscript writing, outlining, tabulation, basic business English, simple letter forms, more advanced letterwriting, de- mands of employers in standard of work and personality are stressed throughout the course. 23 i I if if!