Rich Township High School - Lagoon Yearbook (Park Forest, IL)

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HIIIH-iles al WUHH . . . 66 LL work and no play makes jack a dull boy someone said, perhaps not too accurately! But all work and no play is not much fun, and definitely not in the Rich tradition. Rich High emphasizes balance between classwork, extra-class activities, und leisure time pursuits. Such balance just doesn't happen. Careful, competent counseling and guidance helps make the four year educa- tional program the best possible for each student, Such a program is tailor made to each individual- that's what makes our Rich High different and better! The individual interest and sincere concern of each teacher and each counselor inspires students to do their best. Our modern curriculum offers a wide variety of courses to meer every student's needs-college bound, for job or trade, marriage or military service. From such formidable course titles as Economics, Rhetoric and Composition, Psychology, Pre-professional Algebra, Engineering and Machine Drafting, to equally valuable courses whose titles are more easily understood-Biology, American Literature, World History, Speech, French, General Mathematics, Spanish, Bookkeeping, Art, Homemaking and General Shop. From broad, liberal arts or general education courses of value to everyone to specialized courses for pre-professional preparation, special interests and aptitudes, or special help in the way of remedial work, This is the academic side of our school, We are fortunate to be able to select courses from so wide an offering-and doubly fortunate to have such friendly and valuable guidance in planning our program. XVe're proud of our curriculum! -Dare Perlmnller

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Matzllanitzal Drawing Mechanical drawing is a one-semester elective course offered to juniors and seniors. Instruction is provided in the proper use of drawing materials and equipment. Attention is given to the fundamen- tals of lettering, measuring, and drawing to scale. Class members learn to read and write the language of industry and to follow commercial practice in con- structing exact working drawings that comply with American standards, - Horrurvf ll oml1mux 49 Latin Britannia est insular! This is one of the first Latin phrases learned. From then on the words get harder and longer! But George VanderXYlyden, Rich's Latin teacher, teaches you to keep up with the swift pace of learning vocabulary and grammar. That is the main problem in first year Latin. Also there is a conversational section where you learn to speak Latin as fluently as possible. Second year Latin is devoted largely to reading the Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar, and to conversa- tional, cultural and other class activities related to Latin. - Judy Alarlfiu Library Under the direction of Mr. Roy Evans, Rich's library provides students with a wide selection of books, magazines and other materials, In the past year the library has begun a vocational file for the benefit of students seeking help in choosing a career, and its back files of magazines and newspaper clip- pings are useful as reference material. Plans for next year include the possible addition of 1,000 new volumes and more complete picture and clip- ping files, Circulation figures bear out the statement that our library is one of the most popular and valuable parts of Rich. It is truly the heart of the school. -Nancy .S'an1n1m11