Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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Harold Little, Head Frank Kra jky Morris Riebman ' Edna Ruth Wood The Music Department offers courses in vocal and instrumental music, theory, and literature. In General Music, open to Freshmen and Sophomores, basic intro¬ ductory material is presented to acquaint students with the main elements of music. Students with a good piano background may elect Harmony, in which fundamentals of four-part writing, ear-training, and keyboard work are stressed. Those who have taken one year of Harmony are offered a Music Literature course. A second year of Harmony is given from time to time when enough students to form a class elect it.

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Lura Crawford Helen Scherman Ruth Marie Pelz Annette Zihlman checks out a book. Freshman through Senior year, students use the school library for study and pleasure. The lib rarians, Miss Crawford and Mrs. Scherman, and their assistant, Mrs. Pelz, are always ready to answer questions and guide students in the proper use of the library. They give instruction to Freshman classes, make book talks, and help with reference work on Junior themes. Student assistants and members of the Library Practice classes help the librarians, learn library skills, deliver overdue slips, and work in the history study-hall library. Assistants . . . pS one [ 28 ]

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! t)epa rtrnen t ani finhfijdWehrli GeralcT ' Wifsman Robert Wright The Boys ' Physical Education Department provides a complete program of games, sports, and body-building exercises. A staff of experienced coaches and teachers gives excellent instruction and guidance. Among those sports offered in gym classes are the following: basketball, touch football, tennis, wrestling, tumbling, ap¬ paratus, badminton, soccer, speedball, track, handball, flickerball, volleyball, swim¬ ming, and golf. Requirements include a Red Cross First Aid course for all Seniors and Life-Saving classes for Junior boys. The department sponsors many intramural activities and is co-sponsor of the annual Gym Demonstra¬ tion. Ross Anderson, Head Charles Kaise r Orin Noth Henry Scott Jerry Slack John Sohne A spirited game of badminton is good just before lunch.