Education: The Rooseveltian, 1929: Roosevelt Junior High School Yearbook: Altoona, Blair Co, PA Transcribed and submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja jbanja@email.msn.com The html version of this file, including all the photos from the yearbooks, may be found at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/1picts/rooseveltian29/rooseveltian29. htm USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information are included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ The Rooseveltian 1929 Published by The Class in Journalism Roosevelt Junior High School Altoona, Pa. [2] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Foreword Five shining mirrors stand side by side - five mirrors reflecting in their radiant faces joys and sorrows, fun and laughter, work and play. Before them have come five different groups of thoughtful, jolly children. Forth from them have gone five groups of thoughtful, jolly young men and young women. For five years boys and girls have entered the gates of Roosevelt. For five years young men and young women have gone forth from those gates. May they all enter again, and again stand before the Mirror of Roosevelt in this our First Year Book. [3] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL PLEDGE I pledge allegiance to the Roosevelt Junior High School and to the ideals and principles for which it stands - our school, the best school we can make it every day. THE ROOSEVELT MOTTO When you play, play hard; when you work, play not at all. [4] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Dedication With the arrival of spring, the whole country welcomes the coming of the birds. We, the students of Roosevelt Junior High School, have been unusually fortunate. In our school for five years, the whole of its existence, it has been spring and we trust that it ever will be. A "Burd" has been leading and guiding us, helping, encouraging, and urging us ever onward toward our goal - Success. We most gratefully dedicate this - our first School Annual, the Rooseveltian - to our principal - our friend, helper, and advisor, Mr. Burd. [5] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 W. H. Burd [6] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 They Made Junior High Possible Superintendent of Schools ROBERT E. LARAMY 3501 Wendover Way, Mansion Park Phones - 3384; Office, 8101 BOARD OF EDUCATION 6214 James S. Fleck, 813 Seventh Ave. 9046 H. King MacFarlane, 2425 W. Chestnut Ave. 2-7418 Lynn M. Moses, 1516 Tenth St. 2-2686 J. Foster Meck, 2417 Second Ave. 2-6237 William F. Sellers, 1703 Third Ave. 7528 Dr. Guy S. Tippery, 1016 Twenty-third Ave. 3080 Samuel C. Bowen,1011 Seventh Ave. 5423 William F. Eberle, 314 Second Ave. 6816 Joseph C. McKerihan, 1719 Second Ave. [7] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Contents FOREWORD DEDICATION BOARD OF EDUCATION STAFF FACULTY NINTH GRADE STUDENT COUNCIL CORRIDOR PATROLS EIGHTH GRADE MUSIC DRAMATICS DEPARTMENTS CLUBS ATHLETICS JOKES [8] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Our Superintendent's Page JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN ALTOONA On June 1, 1922, when the present superintendent came to Altoona a number of houses were on the streets under way to other lots from their former location where the Roosevelt Building now stands. In September, 1924, when this school was opened Altoona began the plan of a 6-3-3 school system. Students of grade seven to eight are happier when not under the associations of the three upper classes. All know that a much more complete and interesting program can be arranged where many groups work together in a large building. However, our Junior High plan has become incomplete because the ninth and eighth grades leave no room for the seventh. So on the west side of the town the new David S. Keith building - named after a former long time superintendent - is going up, and in September, 1930, will enroll 1500 pupils from grades seven, eight and nine. Many of these would otherwise have gone to Roosevelt School. Juniata presents a problem. There grades seven, eight and nine meet in one building but have no auditorium, no gymnasium, no shops, and no rooms for home economics, art or music. Likely, the next Junior High School will be built there. Then there will still be many students of these grades in outlying section of the city who will be unable to find a place in any of the three buildings mentioned. A fourth and even a fifth school may be necessary before all those coming from the grade buildings within the new city limits can be accommodated. When that day comes Roosevelt Junior High will not need to look far to find ready rivals in band, orchestra, dramatics, debates, and athletics. It is pleasant to realize that the students and faculty of Roosevelt Junior High in these five years have proven to the citizens of Altoona that all boys and girls should have similar opportunity. R. E. LARAMY [9] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE STAFF General Manager: Harold Lauver Managing Editor: Kenneth Heaps Assistant Editor: Alma Gluntz Editor-in-Chief: Helena Samuels Business Manager: Samuel Sealfon Assistant Business Manager: Mary Elizabeth Schlayer Department Editors Associate Editors: Gladys Bathgate, Anne Grimshaw Editorial Writers: Rose Grovan, Betty Hall Literary Editor: Paul Stewart Sport Editor: John Lozo Poet's Corner: Dorothy Williams Joke Editor: Robert Epple Treasurer: Raymond Boatman Copy Editor: Jennie Patronik Assistants: Josephine Keith, Sarah Louise LeVan Art Editor: Robert Shoenfelt Reporters Louise Lee, William Davis, Donald Shock, Rosamond States, Aaron Gendel, Malcolm Neuwahl, Betty Hofmann, Walter Blake, Louise Felton, Jane Findley Faculty Advisers Ruby Krouse, Ruth Kantner, Edna Bottorf - Art [10] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 FACULTY [11] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 FACULTY PRINCIPAL: W. H. BURD President: Reiman Shaffer Vice President: Rollin Van Horn Secretary: Ruth Smith Treasurer: Margaret Crissman ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Mary Downs, Annie Crumbaker, Louse Hoover, Marguerite Bathgate, Bertha Grazier, Ruth Kantner, Carolyn Cox, Mae Harter, Ruby Krouse, Margaret Crissman, Mary Healy, Ruth Lucas MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Ella B. Edgar, Mary Horning, Grace Masterson, Bess Gephart, Ruth Irwin , Sara Riddell, Daisy Gruver Carrie Ketler, Ruth Smith, Clara Hazard, Belle Landis SCIENCE DEPARTMENT H. E. Harbaugh, Mattie Miller, Vera Sullivan, W. W. Lauver, Dorothy Morrow, E. W. Jaggard, Mai Marsh Grace Mosser, Bertha Obermyer SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Rollin Van Horne, Nellie Grimminger, Ethel White, Minnie Carver, Olive Harlin, Reiman Shaffer, Sadie Cohn, Emma Kantner, Blanche Clark, Frances Dern, Mildred Shirk, Jane Phillips, Jean Everhart MUSIC DEPARTMENT Berger C. Baker, Alma Eberle ART DEPARTMENT Edna Bottorf, Lily Lutman LATIN Laura Walters, Beatrice Morrison DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Edna Davis, Louise Schomberg, Dorothy Irwin, Mary Walters, Myrtle Gould SPECIAL Zoe McGough, Margaret Moore ATHLETICS Elizabeth Bowles, Leroy Lewis, Frances Hicks, Benjamin Weinstein VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT C. G Hauser, H. H. Plummer, Robert L. Luse, R. W. Shoenfelt DRAMATICS Lora Wallace NURSE Blanche Bender [12] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 ONE expects to find Cupid any place but in a school room and aiming any one but a school marm. When popular young ladies decide to enter the teaching profession young cupid goes right along. He has taken thirteen of our teachers during the last five years. When they know how to play the game he Mrs. them. Thirteen is not a lucky number and Cupid knows it. So do some other teachers who are faithfully playing the game with him. I hope he Mrs. them, don't you? LUCKY THIRTEEN Miss Mayme Laird: Mrs. E. K. Barnard Miss Bernadette McNelis: Mrs. Cletus Wyrock Miss Helen Hoover: Mrs. George Grassmyer Miss Gwendolyn Wilt: Mrs. Mitchell McCartney Miss Helen Evans: Mrs. Charles Hack Miss Dorothy Fluke: Mrs. Lester Mong Miss Mildred Cole: Mrs. R. W. Shafhirt Miss Clara Kirkpatrick: Mrs. Charles Elder Miss Gertrude Hileman: Mrs. Harry Postem Miss Edith Kerns: Mrs. Joseph Larsons Miss Helen Beech: Mrs. Chester Simonton Miss Jessie Mallory: Mrs. John Skelly Miss Charlotte Kintzer: Mrs. Lehman Kirk And they lived happily ever after. Twenty-five other teachers have left Roosevelt during the past five years. They have gone to other schools in our city or have taken position in other cities. A few of them have retired from the profession and are traveling. They are: Miss Faith McKerihan, Miss Jessie Kipp, Miss Emma Davis, Miss Sara Somerville, Miss Anna Krick, Miss Eleanor Shomberg, Miss Marjorie Downes, Miss Harriet DeHuff, Miss Esther Eberle, Miss Elizabeth Eyre, Miss Susan Yuhas, Mr. Herbert Sheetz, Miss Rena Lauver, Mr. Paul Brandt, Miss Sarah Miller, Mr. M. G. Nevin Dively, Miss Miriam Salter, Mr. Carl Lundegren, Miss Norma Swayne, Mr. John Tice, Miss Ruth Brumbaugh, Mr. Robert Wolfe, Mr. Harold Morgart, Mr. Howard Lindaman, Mr. Harold Frantz [13] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 NINTH GRADE NINTH GRADE CHALLENGES EIGHTH GRADE THEODORE ROOSEVELT once said, "Of course, what we have a right to expect of every American boy is that he shall turn out to be a good American man. Now, the chances are great that he won't be much of a man unless he is a good deal of a boy. He must not be a coward, or a weakling, a bully, a shirk, or a prig. He must work hard. He must be clean minded and clean lived." Of course this applies to girls as well as boys. These are the ideals upon which Roosevelt Junior High School is founded. Our school motto is Roosevelt's motto: "When you play, play hard; when you work, play not at all." Education is provided for every boy and girl not only for the sake of their own development and prosperity, but primarily that they may become good citizens, capable and desirous of rendering helpful service to others in both private and public life. The inauguration of student participation in government in our school is one of our outstanding achievements. Sometimes we have made mistakes but we have learned from these mistakes. As a whole the leaders we have chosen to lead us have held these standards and ideals high. This mantle symbolizes all that Roosevelt Junior High School stands for. We ask you, as members of the eighth grade, that as we hand it over to your keeping you shall not betray your trust. As you take our places, remember that if you are to continue to be proud of your school, your school must also be proud of you. LILLIAN ELLSTROM [14] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 JACK SPEAKS THE year that I have just spent in this school has been one which I shall never forget. It has been a pleasure to be president of a body of students that cooperate in everything. This school's reputation is not made by stone, but by its pupils. Many schools have the same name as ours. The reason for this is that the life of Roosevelt emphasized the characteristics of the all around American citizen. His life should make us feel proud that our school is named in his honor. Our school is a democracy. We make our own laws and regulations and we have student officers and teachers to help us keep them. If we have been studious and attentive in our classes, fair in our dealings with others we have been desired citizens of our school community. After we are grown up and have taken over civic duties we should be good citizens if we obeyed our rules in our own school. Years ago, law breakers were numerous but now we have only a few. We shall not have a prosperous, peaceful city unless we make it so. The future citizens of Altoona are in our schools. If we fail to become good citizens we will bring disgrace upon the school of which we are so proud. Roosevelt once said, "No one is a good American unless he is a good citizen, and every boy ought to train himself so that as a man he will be able to do his full duty to his community." [15] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Council Officers] [16] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Student Council] [17] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council of the Roosevelt Junior High School composed of one representative from each of the fifty-seven Home Room Clubs meet with the Faculty Adviser every Tuesday morning at 8:40 in the Social Room to discuss ways and means to co-operate with the faculty in any form of social service that will advance true Rooseveltian ideals and principles in our school. The Council suggests to the Home Room clubs methods by which individual members as well as the whole group can render service in the school community, and receives from the Home Room clubs recommendations for Council deliberation and action. All Council action is subject to the veto of the principal of the school. The Council hears and advises Corridor Patrols as to their duties, makes announcements to Home Room clubs, and carries on a variety of activities some of which are: Good Traffic Week, Clean-Up Campaigns, No Tardiness Drives, Ticket- Selling Campaigns, Christmas Seal Sales, Red Cross Membership Drives, Charity work, etc. Two other important branches of the Council participation in government plan are the Corridor Patrols and, the Ushers'. League. MINNIE E. CARVER, Faculty Advisor JACK JACKSON, President ORGANIZATION Student Council Second Semester February, 1929 Home Room Club Presidents Dorothy Burd 9-28, Francis Joy 9-24, Dorothy Thompson 9-32, Lois Huebres 9-19, Mary Helen Miller 9-30, Elizabeth Moyall 9-15, Betty Ammerman 9-27, Beatrice Lamboui 9-20, John Myers 9-31, Anna Rollason 9-14, Gertrude Williams 9-16, Elden Aumen 9-10, William Hamilton 9-3, John Boyer, Fred Datres 9-2, Sarah Jane Aaron 8-13, Mike O. Delesck 9-9, Lila Webber 9-29, Paul Fomkes 9-12, Grace Chevalier 8-20, Wesley Clemens 9-4, John Strayer 8-21, Evylene Cogley 9-18, Philip Geary 8-4, Bernard Bookhammer 9-6, Kenneth Yeager 8-24, Jack Jackson 9-8, Charles Rupert 8-5, Aleck Joseph 8-15, Irene Bugle 8-22, John Glacken 8-3, Leroy Aughenbaugh 8-23, John Baker 8-16, Lillian Vallone 8-6, Robert Smith 8-12, Ruth Replogle 8-18, James Dodson 8-17, Antonio Rizzio 8, Tony Fusco 8-8, Grace Robison 7, Edwin Green 8-14, Ralph Anske 8-1, Clyde Barnes 8-9, Grace Wilbomer 8-19, Robert McNaughton 9-26, Harry Noll 8-2, Earl Abrahimes 8-11, Edgar Weedel 9-1, Jane Byer 9-17, Raymond Rauchel 9-7, Howard Calderwood 9-13, Clarence Bingham 9-5, Irvina Rittenhouse 9-23, Hurford Hale 9-11, Louise Nelson 9-20, Effie Kelly 9-25 [18] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Corridor Patrols] [19] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE CORRIDOR PATROLS A selected group of fifty boys and girls recommended by their teachers for satisfactory standing in scholarship, conduct, attendance, and punctuality, give their services to the school by assisting the teachers in maintaining order in the halls in the morning before school, between classes, at lunch periods, and at dismissal. These patrols depend for their effectiveness upon the loyal support of the entire student body. They are on duty from 8:10 a. m. to 2:50 p. m. and are subject to call for extra service at any time. They also serve as ushers at school entertainments. Once a month the patrols submit their report cards to the faculty adviser for inspection. Any patrol found slowing up in his school work is warned at once to improve his grades. If grades continue unsatisfactory the patrol is asked to resign. This happens rarely. In March a group of eighth grade boys and girls recommended by their teachers are appointed for a probation term of service under the direction of the faculty adviser and the ninth grade patrols. If the new patrols prove satisfactory they are placed in permanent service for the next school year. The corridor patrol is a very popular branch of the Student Council service and carries credit for the Roosevelt "R's." ORGANIZATION Edgar Weidel (Captain), Jean Seads, Jack. Coho, Robert Marshing, James Bowman, William Harrison, Ralph Robb, William Yeats, Samuel Michael, Carl Gruber, Bernard Bookhamer, Melvin White, Dale Kline, Roy Goss, Kenneth Winters, Charles Morrow, Harry Jones, Henry Hoffman, Robert Stahl, Harry Burke, Gladys Bathgate, Harold Lauver, William Housely, Daniel Wilson, Donald Walker, Thomas Parkes, Alvin Dysinger, Alvin Hicks, Joseph Lefler, John Allison, Fred Leidy, Gladys Cummings, Frank Radkonski, Lynn Hildebrand, James Burgoon, Andrew Muir, Elizabeth Schlagel, John Kekalos, Walter Lockard, Mary McKinney, Howard Calderwood, Herman Seidel, Hurford Hale, Charles Sterling, John Miller, James Morris, Morgan Shute, William Keckler, Paul Van Diew, Don Lightner, Harry Neugabauer, Herbert Smeigh, Charles Nicodemus, John Davis, Gertrude Resig, Charles Mannion, James Contakos [20] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 WE We ain't so dumb when yuh jist consider, That next year we'll be ninth grade, too; We ain't so bright and shinin now, An' we look awkward, I know we do. We're just taggin' along behind, Preparin' for when we take the lead, I'll let you in on a little secret, I'll tell you we got pep and speed. We may be awkward, we may be dumb, We may be a little firefly now; But next year in ninth grade we'll be An incandescent light, and how! DOROTHY WILLIAMS [21] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 EIGHTH GRADE EIGHTH GRADE ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE We, as eighth grade pupils, realize that you have challenged us to accept a sacred trust. We have watched you as the year passed by. As you set an example for us to follow, we in turn must be the leaders of the class that follows. As yet they are not members of this school. We do not know them; they do not know us. Neither do they know the ideals and standards of this school. If we fail-but we will not fail. We promise never to bring disgrace upon our school; we will obey and reverence authority, we will pass on this mantle next year as stainless as we receive it from you. Therefore, in accepting this mantle and all it symbolizes, I call upon the members of the eighth grade to rise and pledge themselves to this great task. ROBERT EPPLE [22] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 IN MEMORY THE class of 9-18 greatly regrets the loss of a good and faithful school chum, Mary Calabrese. Mary went to her earthly home after school on Tuesday, April 15, 1929. That same evening she was called to her heavenly home. She had already prepared her work for the next day. Mary had attended school in Altoona for five years without missing a day. Sorry as we are to have her go we are glad that we can remember her as spending her last day with us in her own cheery, happy way. How fine it is to have our friends remember our smile. [23] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 MUSIC Listen to the rippling music as it pours from silver throats, Listen to the humming waters as we paddle in our boats, Listen to the angel mother as she sings her babe to sleep, Listen, brother, can't you hear it when the evening shadows creep? Soon a hundred other voices will be blended all in song, Soon the church-bell will be ringing out it's sweet "ding-dong, ding-dong," Listen, brother, can't you hear it, does it not stir your inmost soul? Does it not give you hope and courage, and help you onward to your goal? That is music, brother, music; Friend, I see tears in your eyes, But I know it is the music, for wherever music lies, There is joy and there is sorrow-sorrow that may ruin your life; But the joy wipes out the sorrow and there is an end of strife. That is music, brother, music, let your heart join in the song, Then your whole soul will be happy and will sing the whole day long. Join the other happy voices which are beckoning to you, Sing a praise to God in Heaven, who has made your soul so true. LOTTIE BAVARSKY [24] [Orchestra 1], [Orchestra 2] [25] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE ROOSEVELT BAND WHAT seasoning is to food, music is to a school. One can hardly realize how dull and lifeless a school would be without music. One of the greatest factors of music in Junior High School is the band which is composed of about thirty- five members. The band, when in parade, makes a fine appearance with its uniforms of blue and white. It peps up the players at various games and helps the enthusiastic crowd to put all they have into the school songs and cheers. SPECIAL ORCHESTRA AND ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENTAL music, as we know it is of comparatively modern date - about 200 years old. We can not imagine Roosevelt Junior High School without instrumental music. How would we get in and out of assembly without our orchestra? The orchestra plays every Monday and Thursday for assembly. The special orchestra is true to its name and plays only for special occasions or special meetings. It consists of members with special ability. Much of the enjoyment that has been furnished us by our orchestra is due to Mr. Baker's faithful directing. [26] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Boys' Glee Club] [27] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE BOYS' GLEE CLUB THE aim of the Boys' Glee Club is to develop part singing and tone quality in boys' voices. The club appeared in assembly and helped in the Christmas chorus From the club has developed a double quartette. This quartette is composed of the following boys: Dixon Crum: First Tenor Robert Moyer: First Tenor Gerald Appleby: Second Tenor Andrew Muir: Second Tenor Elwood Rudisill: First Bass William Keckler: First Bass Don Wolf: Second Bass Hurford Hale: Second Bass (The following was composed by a Ninth Grade Girl.) JUNIATA Nita consented His own fair bride to be, Soft fell her answer By the murmuring sea. 'Neath a jasmine bower On a summer's balmy eve, Airy castles building Fairy dreams they weave. Nita Jua-ni-ta! Never more the lovers part, Nita Jua-ni-ta I have won thy heart. ERMA NYCUM - 9-30 [28] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Girls' Chorus] [29] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 GIRLS' CHORUS Margaret Weimer, Marcella Trostle, Mildred Savine, Blanche Colbert, Emily Miller, Irene Mateer, Pauline Buckets, Bertha Boldt, Kathryn Cooper, Kathrine Gallagher, Sara Croft, Virginia McQuade, Martha Friedly, Thelma Sutter, Pauline Goss, Dorothy Meader, Ruth Ella Hauser, Dorothy Evans, Anna Basiani, Mary Marelli, Mary Morrone, Genevieve Peterson, Lois Isenberg, Edith Priestly, Margaret Hogg, Gladys Gibson, Elizabeth Rigg, Betty Hull, Elda Prough, Louise Lee, Beatrice Halter, Harriet Lynch, Mildred Moore, Violet Mnsch, Minnie Vasile, Edith Santella, May Castrochine, Jean Scads, Mary Keith, Dorothy Snyder, Keturah Cubertson, Maxine Wagner, Francis Fornwalt, Margaret Anderson, Louise Gottshall, Erma Detwiler, Ruth Hauser, Anna Hengstler, Harriet Hiner, Sylvia Kline, Mary Hoffman, Bessie Lingenfelter, Helen Saracena, Dorothy Jones, Thelma Temple, Lucy Cumming, Viola Gladfelter, Emma Kolleger, Madeline Harvey, Rose Lasser, Dorothy Henshaw, Anna Verbonitz, Lois Biddle, Isabelle Maitland, Mary Fiore, Geraldine Adams, Doris Bollinger, Mary McKinney, Margaret Carbaugh, Ethel Fickes, Pauline Clapper, Verna Fessler, Gladys Brubaker, Matilda Stein, Ruth Bretz, Mary Pfeffer, Maxine Collins, Rose Dey, Margaret Little, Doris Beattie, Madeline McClain, Renetta Heiss, Doris Meek, Carol McClure, Carrie Noland, Helen Prough, Marie Tobias, Marie Tilson, Margaret Treese, Ethel Howell [30] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Boys' Glee Club] [31] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 BOYS' GLEE CLUB Douglas Allison, William Lichtenstein, Gerald Appleby, Charles Llewellyn, Franklin Beard, Donald Lightner, Richard Breen, Robert Moyer, Jack Brown, Andrew Muir, Owen Brubaker, Samuel Nessel, James Bryant, Robert Glasgow, Eddie Caum, Charles Lockard, William Crawford, Douglas Mellot, Dixon Crum, Ralph Robb, Jack Dagenhardt, Elwood Rudacille, Americo DeVincens, William Riley, Jack Douglas, Robert Replogle, Roger Gilmore, Donald Ickes, Wilford Helsel, Charles Schandelmier, David Henderson, Robert Stahl, Arthur Hite, Edward Steward, Glenn Hoss, Wilfred Shingler, Hurford Hale, Paul Vandrew, Richard Green, Elwood Wagner, George Kalb, Robert Walters, Harry Johnston, Paul Waltz, Carl Kline, Clarence Wolfe, Donald Wolf [32] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 MISS BENDER When you go down to Miss Bender, And you're feeling mighty blue, She looks so well and happy, That you feel better too. And when she knows just why you're there, She brings out castor oil and pills, Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia too, It's good for all your ills. She's always ready to sympathize, Always willing to aid, And when you're feeling fine, you say, "A better nurse was never made." DOROTHY WILLIAMS [33] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 DRAMATICS "When God conceived the world, that was poetry; He formed it, and that was sculpture; He colored it, and that was painting He peopled it with living beings and that was the grand, divine, eternal Drama." CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN ROOSEVELT Junior High School, realizing that drama is life itself, soon found a place for the expression of this natural activity. At the very beginning of its history, in September, 1924, several dramatic clubs were organized, which met for one period each week. The first piece of work done by the clubs was a Columbus Day pageant presented in Assembly, in which more than a hundred students took part. Even though the time for work on the production was very sort, it showed the school the possibilities of Roosevelt boys and girls. The fact that the public asked for a repetition of the pageant meant encouragement to the new activity in the new school. From time to time various demonstrations in the form of plays, readings, stories, pantomines, health, art, and holiday programs were presented before the student body. Two outstanding events of the year were dramatizations of Dicken's "Christmas Carol" and "The Man Without a Country." The fall of 1925 meant the undertaking of bigger and finer things. Many times from patrons and teachers the Spirit of Roosevelt Dramatics heard the comment: "It can't be done by junior High School boys and girls." But always the Spirit of Dramatics said, "We'll try." And it was done. Why? Because boys and girls love dramatics. They love it so much they play at it; they find a real and profound pleasure in it. Even those who thought the new undertakings impossible changed their minds. That year the Dramatic clubs were asked to present a special feature for the Annual Demonstration of School Activities. "Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil," by Stuart Walker, was produced. The sequels to this play, "Sir David Wears a Crown" and "The King's Great Aunt Sits on the Floor" were later presented in Assembly. Another outstanding event of the year was the dramatization of "Why the Chimes Rang." To go on with the work, Dramatics needed encouragement, recognition, which is a great thing. Encouragement, we all long for. At the beginning of the third year Dramatics was given a department for regular class work. Needless to say [34] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 how much encouragement that tribute meant to the work. Twice a week during periods otherwise assigned for study, pupils who wished to do so were permitted to take special work. About one hundred fifty students availed themselves of this opportunity. There they began a study of pantomime, public speaking, and storytelling; appreciation of drama, stage business, settings, makeup, lighting and costuming; also original sketches, plays, and pageants. "Hiawatha" and "The Birds' Christmas Carol" were dramatized. The Dramatic Department took an active part in "Yanki San," a Japanese operetta, which was presented for our annual demonstration of activities. It was now the custom to present each year Christmas and Easter Cantatas. Here the Dramatic Department assisted the Music Department. At the close of the school year a city enterprise was the production of a spectacular health pageant, "The Masque of Beauty Through the Ages," presented by more than four hundred students of the Junior and Senior High Schools. Dramatic students played important parts. More than three hundred students were enrolled in the Dramatic Department during the fourth year of Roosevelt's history. Outstanding productions were "The Christmas Spirit" by Franz and Lillian Rickaby, "The Dear Departed," and "Three Pills in a Bottle" which was presented as a part of junior High's annual demonstration. Special farm programs planned by the U. S. Department of Agriculture were broadcast over radio station WFBG by Dramatic students, as well as plays and special Assembly programs. Original pageants for Arbor and Pennsylvania Days were written and presented by students of the department. Dramatic students presented the original art pageant "The Melting Pot." A most impressive Christmas pageant, "The Birth of Christ" was presented as one of Junior High's holiday programs. Outstanding features for the fifth year of junior High's history were, "The Toy Shop" by Percival Wilde, a more elaborate presentation of "The Birth of Christ," "A Costume Show of Now and Then," "Health Tableaux," "The Boy Who Discovered Easter," and the school's annual production, a light opera, "The Love Pirates of Hawaii." The Dramatic Department has now grown to more than five hundred students. Many times during its history has the Department presented plays and assisted in programs for other schools, clubs and outside organizations. Its students have given valuable assistance in arranging and taking care of stage settings given in the Roosevelt auditorium. To Roosevelt's students, teachers, and friends, many an enjoyable program has been given; and many a beautiful and uplifting thought has been left, that may enrich someone's life. ' For three years it has been the custom to hold a big Department party at the close of the season, each one getting bigger and finer - a delightful ending for a year of hard work. As a climax for the fifth year the Department is planning a big Dramatic. contest in which every student in the Department competes. The contest is to be in the form of character impersonations taken from books, arranged by students. and presented in costume. Prizes will be given for the best work by girls of the Department and also for the best work by boys of the Department. Love for the work tells the whole history of the Roosevelt Dramatic Department. Love built the department; love put on the plays; love guided its characters; love inspired its students. Love for the work will always give to the Department its challenge: Give unto the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you." [35] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Love Pirates Cast, leads] [36] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Love Pirates Cast] [37] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 LOVE PIRATES OF HAWAII CAST Dorothy Dear - Daughter of Plantation Manager: Viola Gladfelter Miss Primer - Teacher of Private School of Girls: Isabelle Maitland Daughters of Rich Plantation Owners: Lehua: Mary McKinney Karnlani: Doris Beattie Lilinoe: Geraldine Adams Maile: Dorothy Jones Billy Wood - Lieutenant, U. S. Cruiser, Tennessee: Richard Antes Pirate Chief - Heartless pirate, maybe: Bernard Bookhammer Scary - a pirate: Andy Muir CHORUS OF HAWAIIAN GIRLS Margaret Weimer Martha Shaw Betty Rhoades Helen Parsons, Emilie Miller, Dolores Mattas, Edith Priestly, Rose Lasser, Marjorie Sipes, Alwilda Keller, Edith Santella, Re Hilda Ryan, Thelma McGregor, Jane Brubaker, Margery Stephenson, Mathilda Stein, Mildred Beahm, Irma Rittenhouse, Erma Detwiler, Philene Gates, Minnie Vasile, Dorothy Meader, Anna Hengstler, Dorothy Dalton, Louise Gottshall, Dorothy Evans, Sylvia Klein, Alicebelle Musser, Mary Hoffman, Mary Morelli, Betty Ammerman, Helen Prough, Helen Saracena, Effie Kelly, Eva McKendree, Ethel Howell, Kathryn Shay, Margery Reynolds, Sarah Louise Levan, Gertrude Fields, Ruth Steel, Genevieve Peterson, Hazel Bohn, Lovina Grace Lois Burket, Dolly Snowberger, Rose Groban, Betty Straney, Marjorie Womer, Jane Hauser, Quilla Stout, Maxine Wagner, Lois Biddle, Dorothy Crawford, Muriel Walter, Margaret Anderson, Mary Fiore CHORUS OF PIRATES Hurford Hale, Dennis Shively, Gerald Appleby, Elden Auman, William Keckler, Lynn Hildebrand, Paul Vandrew, Charles Morrow, Charles Llewellyn, Lamar Berry, Leo Samson, Donald Wolf, Donald Lightner, Edward Rudisill Albert Colello, Raymond Boatman, William Harrison, George Martin, Lester March, Don Shock, Robert Stahl, Arthur Hite, James Contakos, Jack Bair, Ray Goss, Ralph Robb, Bernard Breslin, Peter Coivelli, Harry Estep, Jack Degenhart, John Davis, Lee Ziegler, Oliver Kensinger, Harry Johnston, MacClay Murray, Jack Bender, Charles Nicodemus, Bert Myers, Howard Calderwood, Gerald Hesser, Clarence Bingham, John Miller, Richard McCamant, Clarence Watson, William Burns, Douglas Mellott, Ralph Nothnagle, George O'Brien, Gerald Forsythe, Elwood Wagner, Harry Langham, Robert Lee, DANCE OF GREETING Mary Hoffman, Philene Gates, Thelma McGregor, Dorothy Dalton, Dolores Mattas, Doris Beattie, Margery Stephenson, Effie Kelly, Sylvia Klein, Lovina Grace, Margery Reynolds, Betty Straney [38] - [39] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Love Pirates: 1, 2, 3, 4 [40] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 HAWAIIAN DANCERS Anna Bell Gilmore, Dorothy Henshaw, Beatrice Gallagher, Helen Renninger, Rose Mary Stewart, Sarah Sassaman, Mary Louise Egan, Annie Grimshaw, Louise Nelson, Janet Hughes, Gladys Bathgate, Margaret Scholl, Kathryn Terwilliger, Eleanor Whiteman, Sara Jane Moses, Alma Gluntz, Betty Hinman, Fern Shroyer, Dorothy Burd, Lillian Ellstrom, Alice Fickes, Mary Moore, Frieda Kline, Louise Blackburn, Jessie Ginnicke PIRATE DANCERS Dan Dandrea, Melvin White, Edgar Weidel, Donald Minster, Morgan Shute, William Lichtenstein, William Ferguson, Vincent Woomer, Thomas Parks, James Nevel, Fred Degroos, Walter Glunt HORSEMANSHIP ACT Louis De Stephano, Melvin Piper, Vincent Smith, Robert Hoar, Curtis Edgar, Robert McBurney, William Dunmire, Harvey Rupert, James Berkheimer, William Hamilton UNITED STATES SAILORS James Dodson, Norman Jones, Garrett Kinney, Robert Hayes, Ralph Plunkett, James Gibson John Baker, Paul Young, William Lyons, William Former, Durwood Fleck, Myrtle C. Hartsock, Paul Feathers, Melvin Austin Clyde Henderson, Charles Trostle, Sidney Penner, Thomas Stephens, Sheldon Mallory, Robert Barclay, Robert Moyer, Robert Frederick, David Lukens, Charles Mannion, Charles Greely, James Porter, Herbert Freeman ACCOMPANISTS Violin: Mario Del Bianco, Philip Stadler Trumpet: Richard Smith, George Schwaderer Clarinet: William Housley, Edwin Caum Flute: James Lloyd Saxophone: Charles Lockard Piano: Mary Lamonte Drums: Elwood Rudacille ROOSEVELT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA First Violins: Philip Stadler, Mario Del Bianco, Lewis Santopietro, Alvin Weber Michael Poet, Alicebelle Musser, Maxine Wagner, George Kalb, Virginia Davis, Antbonene Valone, Homer Patton, Dorothy Richards, Guy Rossman, Eugene Donnelly, Thomas Andrews, John Valade Second Violins: Helen Saracena, Helen Dively, Jane Hauser, Wilfred Shingler, Max Steinberg, Marion Hirst, Frank Acker, Robert McNaughton, Harold Lockard, Melvin Books, Charles Botwright, Edward Lehrer, Betty Davis, Violet Mensch, Marguerite Mock, Beatrice Gallagher, Ulysses Wharton, Alvin Conrad Banjo: Dorothy Yeater Mandolin: Lee Ziegler Trumpets: Richard Smith, George Schwaderer, Clyde Miller, Drexel McTavish, Harry Walter, Donald Garver, Meredith Bryant, John Poligone, Thaddeus Loziuski, Leo Samson, William Wirt, John Pross Piano: Mary Lamonte Flute: James Lloyd Clarinets: William Housely, Edwin Caum, Michael Nordella, Archie Clapper, Alison Douglas, Jack Douglas Saxophones: Charles Lockard, Richard Fluke, Richard Rogers, Given Lotz, Richard Snyder, Max Loose, Robert Replogle, Jack Rouzer, Harry Clapper Drums: Elwood Rudacille, Charles Jones, Harold Bowman, John Miller, William Weber, Robert Boyer [41] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 YANKI SAN Caste Yanki San: Helen Reith San Fan: Romaine Wagner Prince Toto: James Cole Princess Toto: Hulda Griffith High Chancellor: John Cochran Prince Oto:Eugene Botteicher Prince Ton Ton: Robert Lathero Peach Stone: Jean Schandelmier Peach Blossom: Joan Bates Ambassadors: Jack Caum, Andy Moore, Philip Slep, Arthur Clark Chief Priest Rata: Andy Moore Maids of Peach Blossom: Dorothy Myers, Eva Fuoss [42] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Yanki San Cast] [43] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Ballet Dancers Alma Gluntz, Mary Pearce, Grace Snow, Anne Mateer, Elaine Richards, Ruth Thwaits, Della Nowlen, Six Maids Eva Christian, Katherine Figard, Mary Robinson, Kathryn Esterline, Mary McCarthy, Jane Shoemaker Dancers Louise Brumbaugh, Thelma Diehl, Louise Glenn, Anna Cox, Virginia Reiley Poppy Dancers Virginia Bowles, Dorthea Graham, Mary MacArthur, Grace Doak, Martha Jane Haggarty, Josephine McKerihan, Virginia Elder, Patty Laramy, Dorothy Powell, Hazel Freet, Margaret Lang, Genevieve Varley, Helen Griffiths, Ruth Williams Seven Roses Hildegrade Baer, Marie Hoover, Marjorie Merritts, Mary Brumbaugh, Elanor McClure,Gertrude Weber, Frances Good Tumblers Howard Bonebreak, Cloyd Kerlin, Francis Schroff, Robert Best, John Lich,, Wilber Stitt, William Davis, Richard Loudon, Harold Thompson, Herber Ernest, Clair Moore, Jack Wilson, Byron Hoover, Jack Moreland, Paul Watson Chorus of Girls Dorothe Brede, Margaret Laramy, Terese Newhal, Catherine Tromm, Velma Civils, Minnie Laratonda, Emma Ritchey, Mary Twardon, Kathryn Clark, Inez Lockard, Vivian Ryan, Gertrude Van Allman, Roselma Dutrow, Eleanore Lower, Marjorie Sipes, Genevieve Varley, Helen Hartswick, Thelma Miller, Jessie Sick, Thelma Walls, Hester Hufnagle, Minnie Nader, Alma Stifler, Ruperta Weakland, Alice Kelley, Margaret Pope, Janice Tippery, Mary Weiner, Margaret Lang Fisher Lads Sammy Albright, Gerald Forsythe, John Keklos, Jimmy Owens, Kenneth Berry, James Grove, John Lozo, Herman Schmidt, Billy Davis, Raymond Hager, Thomas Mock, John Sturtsman, Clare Charolus, Eugene Havolin, Boy Moyer, George Walton, Ambrose Fiore, Richard Woodward THREE PILLS IN A BOTTLE 1 A Scissors Grinder: Ty Rush Tony Sims: Albert Friedman 2 A Scrub Woman: Mary Geib Tony Sims: Albert Friedman 3 The Widow Sims, his mother: Betty Rhodes A Middle Aged Gentleman: Donald Dublin Tony Sims: Albert Friedman 4 Tony Sims: Albert Friedman His Soul: Edgar Salkeld [44] - [45] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Three Pills in a Bottle: 1, 2, 3, 4 [46] - [48] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [49] - [62] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 - LITERARY DEPARTMENT REVIVAL OF FAMOUS SHAKESPEAREAN THEATRE SHOULD the famous playwright of the sixteenth century appear at the Roosevelt School, no doubt a deep satisfaction would thrill his heart. For here he would find a new playhouse named in honor of the old-time Shakespearean Globe Theatre. The new theatre is the production of an enterprising and ambitious class reporting for English in Room 109. The structure measures twenty-four inches by fifteen inches by eighteen inches. An interesting feature is a unique stage which occupies the entire interior of the edifice. As a consequence the audience must needs remain on the outside to view the performance-a circumstance which renders the theatre strikingly Shakespearean in character. A curtain of black velvet, decorated with bright colors, hides the stage from view. When this is drawn aside one is transported to the forum of Ancient Rome where white (marble) steps lead to an imposing platform flanked by slender Corinthian columns. Tiny actors patiently retain their appointed positions suggestive of "portentous" events and great tragedies. There on his "pulpit," Mark Anthony stands ready to deliver his superb attack on the "honorable me," while below him lies the dead Caesar-a silent protest against the violence of Roman conspirators. The curtain falls to rise again on that tragic political failure, Brutus. He is in his tent on the eve of the battle on the plains of Philippi. Around him hang the somber folds of his tent. At his feet lounges the weary little attendant, Lucius. Brutus, scroll in hand, vainly seeks diversion for his overwrought mind, while nearby stands that symbol of his tortured conscience, the ghost of Caesar. This tiny, but realistic staging of the famous masterpiece was the work of ninth, grade English pupils with the help of the art department and manual training department. [For scans any one of the literary works by Helena Samuel 8-2, Betty Hull 9-26, Jerome Nagel 8-21, Lois Gehrdes 8-4, Donald Kraft 9-26, Walter Blake 8-2, Jessie Westover 8-6, Ralph Miller 8-16, Lottie Bavarsky 8-6, Henrietta Swank 8-2, Ruth Berry 8-2, Kathryn Rupert 8-6, Virginia Goodman 8-2, Dorothy Williams 8-2, Philip Geary 8-4, Annaclare Paul 8-6, Dorothy Williams 8-2, Dale Askey 9-10, Ralph Miller 8-16, Marie Way 8-22, Max McCoy, Ruth Rigg 8-4, Billy Davis 9-26, Ethel Guyton 8-1, Dick Green 8-6, Dorothy Thompson 9-11, Dolores Bartholomew 9- 26, Lilliam Ellstrom 9-28, or Virginia Replogle, please email Judy Banja jbanja@email.msn.com ] [63] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 CLUBS One of the most interesting features of this school is the club period on Tuesday morning from 8:35 to 9:20. At this time about forty different clubs are in session. Each club has a teacher sponsor except the Home Nursing and First Aid Clubs, which are directed by the school doctor and three of the school nurses. Students of the eighth and ninth grades may select a club according to their interests from a list of clubs, or may start a new one if a sufficient number desire it and it meets the approval of the principal. The purposes of the clubs are: 1. To encourage pupils to do worthy things they are interested in and to do them better. 2. To help them spend their leisure time with something worth while. 3. To afford an opportunity to try out and explore desirable activities not otherwise provided for on the school program. [64] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 [Ushers' Club ?] [65] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE CAFETERIA USHERS' CLUB THE Cafeteria Ushers' Club is the largest club of the Roosevelt Junior High School. It is made up of two representatives from each home room division and ten student supervisors. The ushers come to the cafeteria a few minutes be, fore the other pupils and remain about five minutes after lunch. It is not "all work and no play" with the ushers. New friendships are formed, as here the various grades are brought together in social groups each day. A party of all the ushers is held once a year. Business meetings are held once a month. There are two student supervisors for each lunch period. They mark the Record Sheets for satisfactory or unsatisfactory conditions in which the divisions have left the cafeteria. Contests for a perfect score of "A's" are held twice a year. The prize is a party for all the winning divisions. The Cafeteria Ushers' Club is one of great service to the school. GIRLS' GLEE CLUB THE aim of the club is to learn worth-while songs and sing them for enjoyment and appreciation, and sometimes to entertain others. At the beginning of the term the Club presented numbers for the Thanksgiving program. A Christmas Cantata was presented by the Boys' and the Girls' Clubs combined. The morning of the Christmas Pageant the girls had a Processional. The biggest project was the Operetta. Ninth Grade Girls are now getting ready for their Class Day Exercises. NATURE CLUB THE Nature Club meets every Tuesday morning. The work of this club is to study the peculiarities found in nature, and to develop an interest in the wonders of the world about us. The wide range of subjects we have studied includes the following: American nuts, fossils, skulls, wasps, tadpoles, stars, birds, flowers, plants, and the armadillo. CAMP COOKING CLUB THE purpose of the Camp Cooking Club is to give boys a knowledge of cooking which will be useful in camp life. In the school cookery laboratory the boys put into practice the actual process of cooking and serving of foods which can be adapted to camp life. BOYS' SERIES CLUB ALL boys and girls, all men and women, love to read books. Reading is a help in vocabulary building which makes good conversationalists. In reading club the members bring books and exchange them among themselves. This is a place where you very easily forget that you are in school and go to the land of adventure. In reading club you read different kinds of books. Some are about adventure, mystery, war on land, air and sea, athletics or outdoor sports. LATIN CLUB THE Latin Club of the Roosevelt Junior High School meets each Tuesday morning in Room 103. The first part of the period is devoted to a program; the second part, to a drill on vocabulary, verbs, and translation. The programs of these meetings consist of the translation of Latin compositions and stories, and reports on Roman life and customs. [66], THE ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 STAGE CRAFT CLUB IN the Stage Craft Club of Roosevelt Junior High School we make drawings and linoleum block prints for the school paper; stage settings and accessories for school plays; cover designs for the Blue and White; and any drawings needed for the year book. THE "STARS" OF THE SCHOOL THE R. A. C., or Star Club, has interested quite a number of girls this year. During the club period the members study about the stars, planets, and constellations; but the evening trips are most enjoyable, for it is then that the sponsor points out the beauty of the heavens. This club not only endeavors to give knowledge about the heavens, but also teaches the importance of living in harmony with God and our surroundings. The club song is as follows: Mine eyes have seen the glory Of the glorious dawning day; God is speaking to His people Through the night and through the day; 'Through is opening up the Heavens As a wondrous new highway; Our God is marching on. Chorus: Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Our God is marching on. We have seen Him in Delphinus, And the Milky Way of the sky; We may find Him with the test tube, Or the useful telescope; As God's blessed sunshine scatters, Then may folks begin to hope, Yes, God is marching on. THE ERNEST THOMPSON SETON CLUB ONE of the interesting things our club did in the fall was to adopt this pledge for our club: "I will try to be kind to all harmless creatures and to protect them from cruel usage." We also read the life of Ernest Thompson Seton, for whom our club is named, and have read a number of his stories from books purchased by former clubs. The stories in these' books are especially interesting because they are true; all the animals are real characters. The author has tried to emphasize our friendship with the animals by showing that in them we can find the virtues most admired in man. For example, Lobo stands for dignity; Redruff, for obedience; Bingo, for fidelity; Molly Cottontail, for mother love; Pacing Mustang, for the love of liberty. Sometimes we read clippings from newspapers or magazines, or tell stories of animals we have in our homes. We feel that belonging to this club has helped us to believe that every living creature, brute as well as human, has a right to food, drink, and shelter; to work, rest, and play; to comfort and happiness; to freedom from fear and unnecessary pain; and to have us do all we can to help him get these things. [67] THE ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 WILD FLOWER CLUB SINCE we live in a flowery part of the United States, we should be interested in flowers and should protect them. In our club we study many flowers, and learn to love and protect them. Our aim is to learn to love and to protect flowers, and to recognize at least twenty-five. CONSERVATORY SCIENCE CLUB THE Conservatory Science Club meets in Room 220 every Tuesday morning. This organization has a membership of forty-four boys. During the year many applicants were turned away. The club deals largely with activities in which all boys are interested, such as collecting and identifying fossils, bird's nests, and Indian relics; learning how and when to study bird migrations; the study of plant and animal life, insects, stars, native fishes, wild flowers, and ferns; as well as how to build bird houses; make skiis, and skate sails, bows and arrows, plaster casts of animals, and leaf printing. The club is not only of help to the boys but it helps the school in many ways. During the year we delivered to home rooms one hundred thirty pots of tulips, sixty ferns, thirty- six cyclomen, and twenty-five hyacinths. NOVELTY CLUB THE members of the Novelty Club have made many beautiful novelties. At the beginning of the term dolls were dressed in a variety of costumes, ranging from colonial to modern costumes. The materials used included crepe paper in all shades, and silks in the pastel shades. A few weeks preceding the presentation of "Love Pirates of Hawaii," the club members made several hundred flowers for members of the cast. Some of the novelties made by this club are as follows: pocket books worked in chenille; lamp shades; beaded ornaments; red pepper trees, made of wax; artificial flowers; and doll costumes. The purpose of this club is to teach the members how to make useful and attractive articles for the home. SCRAP BOOK CLUB THIS club is open to any interested student. Its purpose is achieved through the outlet for creative desire. The members at first follow their own initiative as to the type of book they will make. New ideas are thus brought before the group, among which have been books for the children's ward of our hospitals, familiar trees and flowers, famous motion picture stars, and vacation snap shots. Harmony in color scheme, care, neatness, and balanced arrangement of pictures are incidentally taught. RADIO CLUB HERE have been eight successful radio clubs since the beginning of Junior High School. At the beginning of this year there was an enrollment of over forty boys, about twenty of whom are still active members. Our program was usually taken up by discussing topics that were not understood by members of the radio club. After that we worked on a three-tube set which the club may sell. Some of the boys built sets ranging from crystal to three tube. One short wave set was also built. The aim of the Radio Club has been to make its work benefit the school, as well as the individual boy. [68], ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 MODERN POETRY CLUB THE Modern Poetry Club meets every Tuesday morning in Room 310 under the guidance of Miss Healy. The aim of this club is simply to have the pupils enjoy Poetry, and develop the desire to read more for themselves in their leisure hours. During the year the best poems of the modern British and American poets are read by the teacher. Many pupils also bring in selections which they especially like and read them to the others. No outside work is required. Some instruction concerning the judging of good poetry is also given. This adds to the interest. Every pupil, as a project, makes an anthology of his own. KNOW YOUR CITY CLUB THE purpose of the Know Your City Club is to help its members learn some thing of Altoona's history, government, industries, and the location of its important buildings. Every other week we visit the various places of interest, some of which are: City Hall, Altoona Mirror, Haller's Bakery, Caum's Ice Cream Company, Hoffman's, Harshbarger's Milk Plant, Keith's Milk Plant, Test Plant, Bell Telephone Offices, Logan Laundry, and the Silk Mill. On the Tuesday following our visit we discuss what we have seen. ADVANCED READING CLUB THE Advanced Reading Club, that meets in Room 109, took up the study of the short story. Through the stories a special study was made of types of characters peculiar to certain localities such as the prim New England life, the rough life on the Mississippi River boats, or in Western mining camps; and quaint life on the Southern plantations. The instruction was done entirely through reading by the sponsor. Many delightful hours were spent with such authors as Mrs. Freeman, Mark Twain, Bret Harte, George W. Cable, and Thomas Nelson Page. The club presented a play, a dramatization of "Seventeen"; and also purchased two books for next year's reading club. THE CAMERA CLUB THE Camera Club contains thirty members. The first part of the year the club studied about the making of the camera, the taking of pictures and how to develop them. During the year the club visited printing companies for experience. During the latter half of the year the club took pictures of the many clubs of the school, and pictures of the presidents of Junior High for "The Rooseveltian", our school annual. The Camera Club is interesting and educational. SECRETARIES' CLUB THE Secretaries' Club is one of the largest clubs in the school, the membership being made up of the secretary from each Home Room division. Questions on parliamentary procedure, arising in the Home Room meetings, are referred to this club for discussion. Each secretary is also responsible during the period for writing the minutes of the previous Home Room meeting so that all Home Room groups have the advantage of well written minutes at their sessions on Wednesday morning. BASKETRY CLUB THE Basketry Club, Room 309, makes articles which are useful as well as ornamental. Some of the articles made by the club members are sandwich and serving trays; fruit, sandwich, flower, and waste paper baskets; and bud vases. Each member is supposed to make three articles during the term. The cost of the baskets ranges from ten to ninety cents. [69] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE SHORT STORY CLUB THE Short Story Club, sponsored by Miss Mary Downs, meets every Tuesday in Room 114. It has a membership of twenty-seven. Short stories are read every week. The following are some of the authors: Van Dyke, Twain, Poe, Andrews, Hawthorne, Irving, O. Henry, Cobb, Stockton, Aldrich, Grenfell, Tappan, Seton, Mills, Brown, and the Bible. THE COSTUME DESIGN CLUB THIS club has fifteen members-all ninth grade girls who are especially interested in their personal appearance. We think it is the duty of every girl to look her best on all occasions. The club was organized to help solve individual problems of dress. The club helps make the costumes for the annual school entertainment. They study styles, design dresses for different types, as the tall or short, and the stout or slender types. The girls study individual self analysis charts on which they designate their complexion, color of hair and eyes, stature, posture and expression. They also indicate the colors that through actual tests they find are becoming. The club sponsor, Miss Lutman, spends one period talking on the proper use of cosmetics. BOYS' SOCIAL HOUR CLUB THE purpose of the Boys' Social Hour and Etiquette Club is to train the boys in the etiquette essential in the school room, in the home, in the business and social world, and at the table. During this hour the different phases of etiquette are explained, then dramatized by members of the club. At the close of the year the boys plan and give a banquet. Each boy invites a girl guest; he sees that she is properly introduced to the other guests, and is attentive to her during this social function. THE GIRLS' ETIQUETTE CLUB THE Girls' Etiquette Club is one of the most interesting clubs of Roosevelt Junior High School. Etiquette teaches one the following: introductions; table manners; courtesy; behavior at social gatherings; cleanliness; correct usage of English; and good taste in the selection of one's clothing. TRAVEL CLUB THE desire of everybody is to travel and see interesting or historical places. During the school term the Travel Club satisfies this longing by taking its members on many trips. They have been privileged to visit the western part of our country, stopping at Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon of Colorado. Many interesting points in the eastern part of our country were also seen. With every slide comes a small card giving an accurate description of the picture. The slides give a better or fuller description than a story could give. EMBROIDERY CLUB TWENTY-ONE members of the Embroidery Club meet regularly in Room 216. The greater part of the period is spent doing the work designated by the title. Much interest is shown. Many beautiful pieces are completed for Christmas gifts, and later new work is beautifully finished. The results show the effort to be quite worth while. STAMP CLUB THE members of this club have been very much interested in trading, buying, and selling stamps of different countries. At present the members are making a poster to display the different kinds of stamps. [70] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Division 8-2 TRUE ROOSEVELTIANS THIS division has certainly been a group of energetic, wide awake citizens. They have supported every cause 100%. It was the first division in the school to have 100% for our first year book. They have shown the true Roosevelt Spirit. They do things. Roosevelt is a better school because they are members of it. ATHLETICS [71] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE GAME Our football team's a lively set, Hurrah! Hurrah! The boys are full of fun and pep; Hurrah! Hurrah! They tackle, yes, both slim and stout, Their pals and chums stand by and shout; And we all feel so proud and gay When Roosevelt wins the fray. All the girls just yell for joy, Hurrah! Hurrah! The boys keep shouting, "Atta boy." Hurrah! Hurrah! And when they win the girls all say, "With roses we will strew your way." And all the boys "Whoopee! Hurrah!" When Roosevelt wins the game. IRMA RITTENHOUSE - 9-23 [72] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Girls' Athletics [73] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 GIRLS ATHLETICS THE girls gym classes of this school have been a success in their very active work. We all feel fortunate in having provided for us the beautiful gymnasium and adequate apparatus. One of the most interesting parts of our work is the dodge ball tournament. During this time classes of the eighth and ninth grades play for the championship of the school. Great enthusiasm is shown during this time. Another feature of the year is when the girls who have done the best work are chosen to be in the annual demonstration. Last year was the first year that the girls ever entered the track meet. They won first place and received a loving cup. Squad Leaders Lois Powell Gwendolyn Nash Margaret Mackey Margaret Galloway Jean Melcher Marion Gates Delores Mattas Dorothy Funk Ruth McCollum Josephine Robertazzi Edith Valpe Anna Long Leona Ricedorf Marjorie Reynolds Nellie Slick Alma Gluntz Mary Sanine Freda Kline Sara Jane Moses Martha Meader Dorothy Cassell Martha Line Myrtle Ralston Margaret Scholl Mildred Savine Margaruite Lozo Sara Sassaman Lois Slutzker Dorothy Jenkins Dorothy Phafler Vryle Meyers Marcella Bolkavich Dorothy Echels Janet Irons Marjorie O'Keife Vivienne Keirn Gwendolyn Wright Verna Mangus Mary Moore Grace Weltmer Ruth Bohn Dorothy Stange Pauline Goetz Serveria Pronenzeno Lois Foor Winifred Weaver Rebecca Lyons Hazel Cochrane Dorothy Janes Bernice Holdeman Mary Garber Anna Verbanitz Louise Blackburn Agnes Horner Anna Baciano Margery Woomer Ora Gurn [74] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Cheerleaders THE VICTORY SONG Junior High, now let us sing, Loyally support the team; We're here today with colors gay Ready to win the fray. Chorus Fight, Fight, Fight, for the Blue and White, Victory will our slogan be; Dear Junior High, fairest of all Thy loyal sons obey thy call, To Fight, Fight, Fight, with all their might Ever the goal to gain, Into the game for junior High's fame, Fight on to victory. "Fight, Fight, Fight, etc." ROOSEVELT YELLS 1. Locomotive R O O S E V E L T R O O S E V E L T Roosevelt S S S - S S S S S S S S S Boom Team! Team! Team! 2. Sky Rocket J U N I O R H I G H JUNIOR HIGH Junior High S S S - S S S S S S S S S Boom Ah! ----- Team! Team! Team! 3. Brackety Ax Brackety Ax - waxed - waxed Brackety Ax - waxed - waxed Hulaboloo! Hulaboloo! Junior High Team! Team! Team! 4. Yea Team! Yea Team! Yea Team! Fight! Fight! Fight! Yea Team! Fight! Fight! Fight! Yea Team! Fight! Fight! Fight! [75] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THIS YEAR'S LETTER MEN PRESENTATION was made by W. W. Lauver, faculty manager of athletics, and Benny Weinstein, athletic coach. Eight inch letters were awarded to students who participated in the required number of games while the students who were not members of a varsity team received five inch letters. Varsity letter men are: Samuel Merin Henry Wilson Dennis Shively Charles Troxell Ernest Fusco Danny Dandrea Louis De Stephano Eugene Sipes William Hamilton Edward Milton Morgan Shute William Ferguson William Lichtenstein Howard Calderwood Donald Shock Edward Marshall James Berkheimer Robert Moyer Samuel Sealfon (Mgr.) James Contakos (Mgr.) Five inch letters were awarded to Albert Colello Jerry Watson Melvin White Alfred Yavasille Sheldon Ehringer Walter Glunt Edgar Weidle Carmel Perretta John Lozo Herbert Hartman Don Ritts Harold Miller Morris Patt Eugene Sipes Ralph Plunkett Paul Fowles Samuel Merin' Louise De Stephano William Dillon Edwin Marshall James Dodson Melvin White Paul VanDrew Numerals Awarded Numerals designating the year of promotion from the junior High school were awarded to Vincent Woomer William Lyons Morgan Shute Harvey Rupert Kenneth Watson Paul Somerville William Dunmire Fred Ironsides The numerals were presented as rewards for the display of school spirit made by the students. Certificates testifying to the student's activity in sports accompanied each award. [76] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 ROOSEVELT REWARDS ATHLETICS THE year of 1927-28 was the first time in the history of Roosevelt that the participants in the field of sports were rewarded in a social way. In the terms preceding 1927-28 the boys were rewarded only by letters. The last two years, the boys whose records in athletics were commendable were rewarded by a banquet and letters. The entertainment was not only a time for feasting, but it was also a time when distinguished speakers gave helpful and interesting speeches to the boys. The speaker for the first social gathering was the Rev. Edward Faye, formerly of the Grace Reformed Church of Altoona. Rev. Faye gave the boys a very interesting talk on good sportsmanship. The speaker for this year was Professor C. E. Billheimer of the York Collegiate Institute. Professor Billheimer was the man who taught Coach Weinstein his sport tactics. The banquets were well earned by the boys, as strenuous training is started long before the season opens. Smoking or any other body-breaking habit is prohibited during the period of training. Junior High has a very capable coach, who is Mr. Benjamin Weinstein, a graduate of Lehigh University of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. During the time that Coach Weinstein has been in Junior High he has turned out many successful teams. Through the efforts of Mr. Lauver, a teacher of the Science Department and also a "Sports Promoter," Junior High has had many worthy opportunities. There is an assembly period set aside each year, after the seasons of major sports close, for the awarding of letters. Football "R" Men - 1926-27 Joseph Clifford (Captain) Robert Brubaker Byron Hoover William Vonderheyden Donald Wilson John Lich Melvin Showalter Brinton McClellan Andrew Kubica Beverley Gardener Woodrow Wauntauck Harold Thompson Cloyd Kerlin Leo Kutoski Honorable Mention Henry Hafner Russell Bratton Paul Love Romeo Capodagleon Ray Hammond Joseph Recigno Oliver Grassi John Green Basketball "R" Men - 1926-27 Raymond Weld (Captain) John Lieb John Russell Edward Rush Tyrus Rush Honorable Mention Garland Hoenstine Thomas Campbell Donald Wilson Robert Coffman Guy Fiorie Meyer Klevan Football "R" Men - 1927-28 John Hartman Duayne Thomas Tyrus Rush Paul Rouzer Donald Benton Henry Winski Romeo Capidoli Edward Rush Vance Kennedy Vincent Valence (Mgr.) Lawrence Semple (Mgr.) Harold Thompson Paul Cipriano Cloyd Kerlin (Captain) Numerals Grover Cunningham 28 Robert Peters 28 Joe Damiano 28 Clayton Hippo 28 Curtis Edgar 29 Ray Hamond 28 John Green 28 Howard Colderwood 30 Samuel Merin 30 Numerals William Lidwenstein 29 Don Minster 29 Harold Frank 29 Brubaker 29 William Crawford 29 Jack Brown 29 Fern Jones 29 Guy McLaughlin 29 Herbert Bathurst 29 Albert Bedoli 29 Nathan Parish 29 Fred Wunderlich 28 [77] - ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Basketball "R" Men-1927-28 Tyrus Rush John Russell Edward Rush (Captain) Harold Thompson James Dodson Samuel Merin Numerals Leo Kutoski 28 Cloyd Kerlin 28 Wallace St. John 28 Kenneth Thomas 28 Track Letter "R" Men - 1927-28 Lawrence Semple Myer Klevan Donald Benton Paul Sherwin James Shoenfelt Edgar Rush Carmel Peireta Herman Kutz Hartley Olson Paul Rouzer Emery Philips Gabriel Carrol Howard Bonebreak Ralph Bonebreak Frank Syznusiak Harold Thompson Albert Colello Jerry Watson Eugene Sipes Paul Watson FOOTBALL ROOSEVELT has always been successful in athletics. In five years of football it lost one game, to Johnstown. The teams practice faithfully, rain or shine, hot or cold. By constant practice the team worked up a defense like a stone wall and an offence like a nest of angry hornets. The discipline maintained by our coach was the main factor in making our teams successful. No boy could be on the team if he broke the training rules. Mr. Weinstein, assisted by Mr. Luse and Bill Morgan coached the team, giving it about a dozen plays with which to dazzle their opponents. In the 1928 season Roosevelt played five games. The first game with Tyrone, was one-sided, Roosevelt taking the game with ease. The following games were harder. Roosevelt won from Bellwood, Westmont and the Sophomores, but lost to Johnstown, the first football game lost in the school's history. This season Roosevelt made 96 points and 15 touchdowns. Six of the chances for a point after a touchdown were made. Their opponents made one touchdown and one point after a touchdown, altogether 7 points. The games: Roosevelt - 30 - Tyrone - 0 Roosevelt - 20 - Bellwood- 0 Roosevelt - 19 - Sophomores - 0 Roosevelt - 0 - Johnstown - 7 Roosevelt - 27 - Westmont - 0 The team: L. E. Green (captain) L. T. Fusco L. G. Wilson C. Merin R. G. Shively R. T. Troxell R. E. Dandrea Q. B. De Stefano L. H. B. Sipes R. H. B . Hamilton F. B. Milton Some other excellent ball-toters were Marshal, Peretta and Berkheimer. [78] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Basketball Basketball ranks second in junior High's sports. Roosevelt's basketball teams have always been good and they have closed some very successful seasons. They have had some stiff competition but have lost few games. This season they played seven games. They were: Roosevelt - 8 - Reserves - 26 Roosevelt - 24 - Alumni - 9 Roosevelt - 18 - School of Commerce - 10 Roosevelt - 23 - Tyrone - 14 Roosevelt - 14 - Cumberland - 15 Roosevelt - 20 - Sophomores - 13 Roosevelt - 15 - Cumberland - 25 The team: F. Dodson F. De Stefano C. Dillon G. Merin G. Patt Each year the home rooms have a basketball tournament for the Eighth, Ninth, and school championship. The eighth grade had a hard time to find the winner, as the games were close. Division 8-21 finally won and was rewarded with the eighth grade banner. 9-13 won the ninth grade and school championship banners. Track Junior High has a track team which gives an annual demonstration in which any one may compete. They have few meets but it is excellent training for the students when they go to high school. Baseball Each year there is a baseball tournament run on the same principles as the basketball. The games are very interesting and exciting. Only ninth grade divisions may compete. Junior High's sports have always been successful. Let's hope they will be more so in the future. [79] - 83] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 - JOKES [84] THE ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 The Roosevelt "R" As an encouragement to the pupils in accomplishing the aims of the school, the Roosevelt "R" is awarded to those whose records are outstanding not only in scholarship but in all other phases of junior High activity, in physical fitness, school citizenship, and extracurricular activities. One hundred and sixty-five points are necessary to secure the "R." Roosevelt "R" Requirements I - Scholarship Points 100 1. Academic record (taken from reports.) A majority of 90's in final grades for the year and no grade below 80 in final grades for the year. II - Personal Cleanliness 5 1. Physical director's report on shower baths. 5 2. Home room teacher's report on child's general daily appearance- nails, hair, hands, clothing, shoes, etc. III-Athletics 1. Public appearances: 5 a. Marching in public. 10 b. Auditorium work-dancing, drills, May Day. 2. Teams: 5 a. Class team. 5 b. School team. IV. - Citizenship 10 1. Satisfactory attendance. 10 2. No tardiness (transportation difficulties not to interfere with this point.) 3. Character (all points) 5 a. Self-control. Controls temper; executes orders promptly. 5 b. Reliability. Truthful; does his own work; prompt with required excuses and library books. 5 c. Co-operation. General conduct helps good name of school. 5 d. Courtesy. Ordinary good manners. 10 4. Official service. Each pupil is allowed two from this list with five points each. a. Student Council officer (or class officer.) b. Hall patrol. c. Orchestra leader. d. Cafeteria usher. e. Squad leader in gym. f. Captain of a team. V. - Extra Curricular Activities 20 Extra curricular activities. (Each pupil is allowed two from this list with a credit of ten points each.) a. Speaking alone in Assembly. b. Any role in dramatics. c. Solo work. d. Member of a quartette. e. Member of a trio. f. Member of a duet. g. Original plays. h. Original posters. i. Shop pieces for Roosevelt School. j. Orchestra. k. Chorus. l. Stage manager. m. Band member. [85] THE ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 The following have been the outstanding pupils in Roosevelt Junior High school during its five years' existence. Letter "R" Rewards - 1925 Katherine Weil Agnes Skiles Helen Ritchey Mable Jeffries Lois Bowers Emma Berman Jane Balt Kenneth Morse Glenn Hartzell George Greaser Harry Getz Jesse Delozier Clarence Baker John Stark Violet Dosh Frances Marshall Ethel McClain Irene Lamea Helen Farren Eleanor Stones Edna Stoner Anna Santella Devona Miller Mabel Pachter Georgetta Scheffer Ruth Amos Dorothy Wolpert Lois Sites Catherine Smulling Helen Zeek Frances Smith Raymond Moore Melvin Wolfkeil Thomas Martin Alvin Smith Geraldine McGuire Josephine Rollins Robert Hoover Vertie Crawford James Bricker Ruth McCormick Marjorie Smith Helen Wurgler John Carolus Willis Fries Balbina Kollegger Louise Brassington Dee Burm Sylvester Matlock Charles Ford Chalmers Smith Jerome Kimmel Joseph Poeschle Warren Gathers Earnest Snowberger Richard Boring David Goodman Allison Imler John Meek David Simpson James Yon Margaret Dymond Eleanor Graham Corrine Hamer Elizabeth Hepner Elizabeth Kell Gladys Knisely Dorothy Semple Ruth Pheasant Grace Whetstone Marguerite Hardeman Frank Marsh Victoria Tripician Gussie Waxler Pauline Rhodes Donald Vaughn Roy Bingman Loretta Warner Margaret Miller Winona Murray Dorothy Dent Howard Hoke Fred Reigh Josephine Donahue Marguerite Cupples Margaret Fisher Faye Ruth Funk Regina Bender Leah McFarland Mernice Andrews Gretchen Balt Betty Bell Eleanor Burd Alsumena Berkstresser Mary Laramy Louise McKerihan Emily Oburn Janet Olmes Marian Puckey Anna Stoltz Elizabeth Shoenfelt Geraldine Tregoning Jack Hartmen Arthur Kelly Leopold Ringer Ida Buck Margaret Smouse Marian Johnson Cecelia Healy [86] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Letter "R" Rewards - 1926 Caroline Behm Dorothy Housum Ruth Pitcairn Alice McGarvey Violet Cochrane James Shoenfelt Floy Wright Grace Savage Virginia Bowler Alice Kelly Margaret Lang Margaret Laramy Vivian Eichelberger Harry Katzen Thomas McFarland Clinton Craig Anna Findley Gretta Gill Mildred Lyon Terese Neuwahl Dorothy Powell Dorothy Summers Raymond Bowser Mary F. Brumbaugh Myra Evans Ruth Harr James Murphy John Hurst Adeline Whitesel Hildegarde Baer Mary Kaup Mary Robinson Eleanor Schmitt Mary Weld Fred Smith Grace Doak Helen Savitz Jane Gruver Ethel Knisely Evelyn Wise Donald Burket Lena Stoop Ethel McClain Anna Santella Helen Zeek Hazel Gunsalus Vera Amick Verdie Crawford Ethylin Norris Elizabeth Heirs Eleanor Dunn Sara Anthony Mary Elizabeth Bowler Dorothy Field Elizabeth Henry Ruth McCormick Devona Miller Mabel Pachter Georgetta Scheffer Catherine Smulling Hilda Stouffer Hazel Yarnell Dorothy Albright Irma Werner Ruth Zimmerer Bernice Dunn Katharine Engler Mary Hepner Grace Rollason Lois Sites Katharine Weil Esther Watts Bertha Wohlbruck Hope Fleck Gertrude Hauser Clarence Baker Emma Berman John Stark Dorothy Plempel Caroline Behm Martha Hogue Dorothy Roncoroni Mary Twardon Eva Hill Genevieve Varley Raymond Bowman Melvin Wolfkeil Helen Fleck Elizabeth Heirs Letter "R" Rewards - 1927 John Lozo John Kekolos Lewis Lehrer Dorothy Burd Alma Gluntz Hester Huffnagle Edith Santella Jane Boone Lillian Ellstrom Marguerite Sana Mar Gertrude Williams Ralph Frasco Charles Cochran Frieda Kline Mary Rosenberger Renetta Heirs Rose Cornel John Brylinsky Raymond Hager Thomas Mock John Miller Beatrice Corbin Virginia Davenport Mary Geib Mary Gruber Martha Knisely Dorothy Lingenfelter Jennie Waxler Euretta Shaw Floy Wright Christian Selwitz Florence Berman Mary McCreary Iva Jordan Meryl Gardner Joseph White Dorothy Housum Melvin Bennett Emmert Dickson Marit Beckman Edith Hollingsworth Dorothy Lantz Martha Hogue Josephine McKerihan Eleanor Gainer Robert Johnson Susan Young Grace Savage Guido Prosperi Faith Moore Ethel Knisely Jeanette Meyer Martha Morris Roberta Barclay Helen Truax Esther Nearhoof Catherine Richards Eleanor Schmitt Emma Crawford Mary Kaup Jolanda Murry Fred Smith Fremont Croner John Judene Dick Fay Clarence Baker George Joseph Jane Gruver Mary Robinson Hilda Miller Dorothy Sweitzer Norma McQuown Marjorie Merritts Anna Lindsey Virginia Bowler Margaret Laramy Harry Katzen Dorothy Powell Dorothy Summers Margaret Lang Dorthea Graham Anna Findley Gretta Gill Vivian Eichelberger Jack Caum [87] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 Letter "R" Rewards - 1928 Marguerite Lozo Lillian Valone Dorothy Phaphler Marguerite Jones Mary Millig Robert Moser Albert Robertazzi William Housely John Allison Dorothy Burd Alma Gluntz Kenneth Heaps Margaret Hogg Betty Hull Donald Kraft John Lozo Jean Seads Gladys Bathgate Rose Groban Rose Cornell Lillian Ellstrom Louise Lee Sara Louise Levan Madaline Logue Harold Lauver Sara Jane Moses Edith Santella Muriel Walter Frieda Kline John Kekolos Lewis Lehrer Gertrude Miller Mae Meese Helen Parson Elizabeth Rhodes Helen Renninger John Blackburn Donald Fritz John Johnson Hurford Hale Malcolm Neuwahl Margery Reynolds Marguerite Santa Maria Mary Savine Kathryn Terwillinger Gertrude Williams Dorris Beattie Mary Schlayer Paul Stewart Margaret Galloway Ralph Frasco Carol McClure Amelia Monti Jennie Patronik Mary Rosenberger Helen Saracena Margaret Scholl Mary Helen Miller Sandy Disabato John Stahl John Miller Ann Grimshaw Donald Minster Irene Johnston Dorothy Thompson George Kalb Helen Loyer Janet Graham Anna Steffanini Carl Gruber Nick Caparusio Madeline Harvey Raymond Hager John Maruschak Richard Woodward Henry Isaacson Lloyd Greenleaf Henry Kenner Emery Philips Edgar Rush Edith Hollingsworth Dorothy Housum Euretta Shaw Floy Wright Mabel Walker Alma Stiffler Ortenza Smith Elsie Zimmerer Gladys Stoner Jennie Waxler Christian Selwitz Chester Duck Susan Young Carolyn Behm Florence Berman Louise Blackburn Eva Fuoss Mary Gruber Margaret Hibbs Eva Jodon Dorothy Lingenfelter Josephine McKerihan Grace Savage Ethel Shoop Ruth Hall Maxine Gorsuch George Seward Robert Haight Eunice McCracken Christy Whitbred Martha Hogue Christian Springer Marit Beckman Evelyn Stiffler Minnie Nader Mary Keith Marjorie Craine Edith Brunner Dora Palmer Artemis Yerondidakis Lois Robinson Dorothy McGraw [88] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 ART THE art department has helped make the Rooseveltian a success. The cover design and all other art work was done in the art department under the supervision of Miss Edna Bottof. Robert Schoenfelt, the Art Editor, is responsible for all the printing as well as the cover design. [89] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT THE Vocational Department has many shops which prepare those who take the Pre-Vocational Course for a vocation in after life. There are nine shops: Plumbing, Machine, Auto Repairs, Printing, Sheet Metal, Pattern and Lathe, Electric, Woodwork, and Mechanical Drawing. The boys have seventeen days in each shop, except mechanical drawing in which they stay thirty-four days. The other studies are: Vocational English taken five periods a week; Science, five periods a week; Community Civics, four periods a week for one semester; Vocational Civics, four periods for one semester; and Gym, two periods a week. They do not take Art, Music, Algebra, or Ancient History. The seventh grade Vocational work begins with the use of tools in woodwork. After the exercises the boys make many useful and ornamental pieces of furniture for their homes. In the Eigth grade an advanced course in woodwork is given. In the Ninth grade all boys take Mechanical Drawing two periods a week for the term. The Pre-Vocational boys receive seventeen days of shop practise in each shop. The shops of the junior and Senior High schools are used by the pupils of both schools and are splendidly equipped for Vocational training. SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENT ACTIVITIES TO supplement the text, arouse interest and to encourage student self- expression in Social Science, Roosevelt pupils are busy during the school year illustrating their history and civics lessons with varied forms of extra activities. These include: cartoons, graphs, dramatizations, informal debates, impersonations, biographies, floor talks, field trips, notebooks, games, booklets, current events, anecdotes, jokes, crossword puzzles, mock trials, original stories and poems, maps made on proper paper in pencil, ink, paint, flour and salt, and other materials, clay models of primitive pottery, writing tablets, books, oral and written special reports, book reports of required readings, and other devices. PRACTICAL WORK IN CIVICS THE need of courts in all towns, cities, and states was brought out in a mock court trial, given for a Tuesday morning assembly program. The trial was a civics project carried out by the girls in division 9-14, with the help of Miss Cohn, a Civics teacher, and Mr. Perry, a prominent lawyer. [90] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 THE LATIN LANGUAGE THERE are many reasons for studying the Latin language. As we have seen, it teaches the life of the modern world and adds greatly to our intelligence and efficiency. Few studies are more practical than Latin. Latin was the language of the Romans, on whose civilization our own is based. In their writings we find the origin and the reason for many of our institutions. In Roman literature we find the models which modern writers have imitated. Our literature is full of allusions and quotations, which only a Latin student can fully understand. Knowledge of French, Spanish, Portugese, or Italian is best obtained by studying Latin first. It is quite an interesting story as to how the Latin words got into English. Britain was also conquered by the Romans and the inhabitants learned from their conquerors many words which have been passed down to us. But English was especially influenced by Latin when the Normans came over from France to Anglo-Saxon England under William the Conqueror and brought with them a language derived from Latin. The two languages intermingled with the result that many words of Latin origin became a part of the speech of the English people. During the centuries since the Norman Conquest a constant stream of Latin words has entered English-many words in almost the same form as those used by the Ancient Romans. Thousands of words have been directly imported into our language by scholars; others have been brought in through French and other languages as a result of constant intercourse between the nations. Over half our commonly used words are derived from Latin and we owe a very great debt to the ancient Romans for this language. Anne Grimshaw, 9-32. AN INTERESTING SCIENCE CLASS WOULDN'T you like to know why the moon shines, why the grass is green, why and how we can hear over the telephone, and just why mother insists on spanking you when you put your fingers in her freshly baked cake or the fudge? You could answer all these questions and many more if you only knew a little bit of Science. The best place to gain this knowledge is right here in your own school. It's wonderful to watch "Lindy" swim after "Ann," but! look at that. How do you know if its wonderful or not when you haven't the slightest idea who the two persons just mentioned are? If you promise not to tell another soul I will let you in on a big secret. "Ann" and "Lindy" are the pet gold fish of Miss Mosser's Science classes. We all love and admire "Ann" and "Lindy." The goldfish are not the only interesting things for a Science class to enjoy; there are many other things such as, the turtles, the butterflies and the guinea pigs, whose eyes would surely fall out if anyone would be so cruel as to hold them by the tail. We also have many beautiful flowers, trees and plants in which we take an interest. The science students like to take walks in the open, where there is plenty of fresh air and sunshine, and study all about the little animals, plants, and trees. Many interesting events occur on these trips. No doubt some of the Latin students, although it may prove to them an interesting topic, regret the fact that they cannot accompany the scientists on their journeys, because we do go on journeys. Sometimes we go by foot and other times by imagination or pictures. When we take a trip by picture our guide always shows us the most beautiful spots in the country or takes us through the largest factories. [91] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 COOKING DEPARTMENT "We can live without poetry, music, and art, We can live without conscience, we can live without heart, We can live without friends, we can live without books But a civilized man can't live without cooks." The little eighth graders, Take cooking you know. They wear aprons and bands, As white as the snow. They learn all about starch and sugar, And things such as that; And why we cook foods, And what makes us fat. They cook apples, make puddings, And fry some good steaks. Then they make white sauce; Then they bake cakes. These are the duties of cooks such as these, Who later in life their husbands must please. JANE FINDLEY THE SEWING DEPARTMENT POSSIBLY the most important training from a practical point of view given to the girls of the Ninth Grade is that of sewing. It has been the earnest endeavor of the teacher from the beginning to make the work agreeable to the pupils and to make the hours spent in sewing class as enjoyable as possible. With the preliminary training as much personal initiative as possible is allowed every pupil so as to permit freedom and ease of mental activity. The pupils are taken into the complexities of seams, hems and stitching. In order that zest may be added to the interest in the work, a choice of night garments is permitted as the first useful piece of work. Developments in construction of the garment are supervised closely and suggestions are tendered in order that a high grade of perfection may be reached. The teachers have taken great care that each pupil takes pride in her work, in order that competitive interest may be fostered among the pupils. These garments are then stored for the style show at the end of the second semester. Each girl tries hard to have a piece of her work in the selected ones. With the beginning of the second semester the choice of a dress or a smock is allowed each pupil, to be made from a wide variety of color and texture of cotton materials. The economy of home sewing is brought to each class and wonders of needle work soon cease to be the impossible. The style show of the combined classes at the end of the second semester lends the glamour and excitement to the class which other classes cannot give. Each pupil adorned in her best piece of work passes in review before the entire school assembled in the Auditorium. Betty Hofmann, 9-16. [n.p.] ROOSEVELTIAN, 1929 - AUTOGRAPHS: 1, 2