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

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'7 4. HICH SCHOOL OFFERS BOTH PRACTICAL AND CULTURAL COURSES The cooking classes open their year's work with a brief survey of the utensils which they are to use during the year, and the use which is to be made of each one. They progress to a study of food costs, the buying of food, and its selection according to the season. The relation of food to health is stressed throughout the course. They make a study of food costs, and the preparation of wholesome food, and also practice serving various types of meals in the model dining room. The cooking classes as projects serve dinners to such organizations as the Kiwanis Club, the Lions Club, and the Chamber of Com- merce. They also occasionally serve luncheon in the dining room to faculty committee meetings. In the spring they make a special study of meats, including the cuts, the animals from which they come, and their preparation. One of the much an- ticipated events of the year is the annual visit which they pay to Swift and Company's plant to observe the meat packing process. The freshman English course devotes at least twelve weeks of the year to an intensive study of grammar and composition. The remainder of the course of study varies, but it includes most, if not all of the following books: Homer's Odyssey, Shakespeare's As You Like It, Mark Twain's Huc- kleberry Finn, Scott's Ivanhoe, One Hundred Narrative Poems, and selected short stories. The aim of the latter part of the course is to help the student to build up a background of and an appreciation for good literature. The students in music appreciation begin with a study of contemporary music, and study briefly the biographies of present musicians in the instrumen- tal, vocal, and composition fields. This is followed by a study of the symphony or- chestra. ln this they discuss the various sections of the orchestra, and demonstrations are given of the more important instruments. Such a demonstration is illustrated in the picture at the right. A study of the early history of music is made, including the primitive music of the early Greeks, Romans, and Hebrews, the music of the feudal period, the religious music of the Reformation, and the music of the courts under royal patronage. At this time a study is made of the works of such composers as Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. A review of the revolutionary period in the arts is made, including a study of Beethoven, the de- velopment of the piano, and the completion of the development of the symphony orchestra. The song writers, including Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, and Mendelssohn, are next studied. The two principal types of instrumental music, pure and program, are next taken up, and their purposes discussed. This is followed by a study of opera, which is treated as a union of the vocal and instrumental arts. Particular attention is paid to the works of Wagner and Verdi. ln conclusion a study is made of American music, including its history, and its various types of folk music. Throughout the year a review is made of current events in the musical world, a scrap book is kept of articles and pictures of the musicians studied, and discussions are held concerning radio programs of interest. There are three principal aims of this course. lt encourages the student to thoroughly enjoy listen- ing to a good class of music, and endeavors to raise the level of their appreciation. Secondly, it gives them an opportunity to hear music which they other- wise might not be able to hear. And lastly, it helps them to become familiar with music which they will hear at concerts and on the radio, since people most enjoy those compositions with which they are familiar. The freshman industrial arts course includes nine weeks of printing, in which the boys are taught the fundamentals of handsetting type. They be- come familiar with the printer's case, learn how to set the type, and how to lock it. They learn how to set up an ordinary paragraph, and how to set up poetry, and they also gain practice in the use of display letters, large capitals, and the various sizes of type. The freshmen do little actual printing, spending most of their time in setting up para- graphs in their text, but they learn the essentials of good typesetting. The chief project of the sophomore classes is the printing of the Clarion They develop an ability to impart balance and design to the printed page, and develop skill in setting the type by constant practice. The junior and senior classes do the printing for the school. They print such items as programs, school forms, posters, tickets, and the prospectus oi courses. Not all of the boys become printers when they leave school, although a few do so, but in this course they find out whether they like the work or not. It develops a sense of balance and propor- tion, encourages original ideas, and improves man- ual skill.

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ler, Carlson, Kirchner BACKFIELD AND LINE OF LIGHTWEIGHT SQUAD Back row: Strobel, Ka sel, Klenlc, Meydrech. Front row: Hendrich Paus, Mendius, B. Kele Phelps. HEAVYWEIGHTS Back row: Iohnston De'I'orrice, Bernharclt Hayes, Prahl, Handt rnan, Bruce. Front row: Nelson Berntzen, Meyer, Eal coner, Kennedy, Hob day, Zahrobsky. LIGHTWEIGHT CENTERS AND PUNTERS PRACTICE B. Keller, D. Keller, Carlson, Klenlc, Mey- drech, Phelps. HEAVYWEIGHTS IN A HUDDLE Back row: Iohnston, N els o n, De-Torrice Elynn, Bernhardt, Prahl, Bruce, Zahrobsky, Handtrnan. Front row: Berntzen, Meyer, Falconer, Coach Lybeck, Kennedy, Hob- day.

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Special Courses Offered for Freshmen COOKING CLASS Outer row: M. Holly, P Frick, E. Youngman, M Tracy, Miss Hewitt, E Way, E. Rampage, E Beier, I. H. Klipp, I. Mc- Devitt, I. Daly, C. Faul- stick, B. Poucelc, D Buziclca. Inner row: A. Miller, M Malone, M. Bostrand, D Breitling, I. Lipsey, Y. Le- Clerc. ENGLISH 9 First row: M. Adamsky A. Lewis, I. Asaro. Second row: I. Fante, D Foreman, V. Hannernan S. Hodek, P. Drallmeier B. Btmioft, B. mek, L. Lel Brun. Third row: V. L. Elliot, I. Morris, S. Myers, M. 'L. Nelson, F. Nielson, I. Rein, B. Putnam, E. Caldwell, E. Carlson, Miss Bare. Fourth row: D. Schmitz, K. Scott, H. Smith, B. Sou- cek, W. Sorluga, B. Iav- rinek, B. Vickrey, B. Wag- ner. Fifth row E, Watkins, I Weir, E. Wilson, N. Miller S. Clements, E. I. Wil- liams, H. Penney. MUSIC APPRECIATION First row: Miss Brainerd L. Tuttle, E. Shanel, I. Gustafson, L. Woody, P. I Meyers, I. Pfeiffer, Dean, P. Gardiner. Second row L. Yager, H Reeves, I. Moore, A. Vlcek, R. Malowick, F. Vana, D. Vopatelc, F. Hau- broclc. Third row: B. Nusek, E. Witt, M. McLaughlin, E. Schlamann, M. I. Adams, B. Oswald, S. Ripple. Fourth row E. Emery, M, Baber, L. Menth, V. Hajek, D. Ashby, M. Sullivan. Fifth row: A. Lyons, P. McMahan, R. Molkentine, I. Diekman, L. Hartfield, M. Tvrdilc. PRINTING In rear of room: B. Wil- son, E. Allen, C. Zimmer- man, M. Pavilcek, Mr. Shuey, R. Bice, F. West, A. Iohnson, K. Soderstrom, D. Mitchell, Ft. Brown, G. Hay, H. Iohnson, C. Wel- gos. Three front rows: T. Bar- Cik, A. Iones, W. Biber, K. Kapoun, W. Ryan, Ed. Byden, T. Sedivy, P. Svo- boda, R. Benson, K. Lynch.