Riverside Brookfield High School - Rouser Yearbook (Riverside, IL)

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When The game ends, The crowds have gone home, and The sTadium is quieT, school spiriT exisTs as Truly as iT did aT The heighT oT The Trenzied cheer- ing. The spiriT oT a school is The allegiance oT The sTudenTs and TaculTy To a common seT oT values. lT is an inTangible, buT real and enduring qualiTy ThaT malces one school diTTerenT Trom anoTher. The spiriT oT R-B, as we see iT. is a sTriving Tor excellence, and a concern ThaT The meThocls OT This sTriving loe honesT. Triendly. and scienTiTic. WheTher The acTiviTy is in The classroom. The aTh- leTic arena. The creaTive arTs, or The social liTe oT The school, The spiriT oT excelling . . . oT malc- ing The besT possible eTTorT . . . is a characTerisTic oT The people oT This school. IT is our hope ThaT you will add sTrengTh To This spiriT while you are in school. and ThaT you will carry inTo your adulT liTe The qualiTy oT The spiriT oT R-B. jf,-'79 M!5Ar-1vx.,- Dr, George W, Brown . . . SuperinTendenT: B.A,, Maryville College: Ed.lvl., UniversiTy oT BuTTalo: Ph.D., UniversiTy oT Chicago. goalie Dr Brown, cenTer, is seen conferring in his oTTice wiTh Mr. Johnson, The business manager oT' R-B. Miss Larson, Dr. Brown's secrefary, is seaTed in The Toreground ready To Take dicTaTion.

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6604 Edna A. Michael, dean of girls: B. Mus., Chicago-Bush Conservalory of Music: B.A., M.A., Universily of lll. Miss Michael was loorn in Muncie, lllinois, where she aiiended Oakwood Township High School. H was here ihai she 'rook her firsl' leaching posiiion. She came lo R-B as Dean ol: Girls and now resides in Riverside. Miss Michael has a keen inieresl' in music and helped io lake over Jrhe loand while Mr. Collins, ihe bandmasier, was abseni. As dean, Miss Michael 'iakes care of ihe discipline and aliendance of Jrhe girls of R-B, She is also chair- man oi Jrhe personnel slaii, ihe all-im- porlani counselors of R-B. She has en- deared herseli io 'rhe girls of R-B lhrough her sponsorship oi Sharclub and Beceus, Two all-girl service clubs. La Rue G. Thompson, dean of looysg B.A., M.A., Universiiy of lllinois. Mr. Thompson has now compler- ed iweniy-one years as an ouislanding iaculiy member. l-le was born in Hills- looro, lllinois, and aliended The com- muniiy high school ihere. l'lis firsf iob was in Gilmore, lllinois, where he work- ed ior one year. Then he came +o R-B as a Teacher and in I944 was pro- moied ro Jrhe posiiion oi Deaii of Boys. l'le is a residenl' of Brookfield and is The 'ialher of iwo children, one of whom ailends R-B. As dean. he is responsible for Jrhe allendance and discipline of each male siudenl. ln addirion, he sponsors honor sludy halls and School Council. Za