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

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' Jailed! 5'LOWLY but surely the crowded state of affairs at Rlvlanslmz-BnooKFIELD HIGH SCHOOL worked up to a climax. That climax came in 1937. Some- thing had to be done! A 1 Y Crowded hallways, large classes, inadequate class-room and study-hall space made itvery ob- vious that a building with a capacity of-five hundred was being used to accommodate almost one thousand. The crowded -lunch room' over- flowed into the auditorium at eating time. A class of forty-four boys and girls recited in the cook- ing roomg study-halls were held in the balcony of the auditorium during the lunch hourg congested traffic blocked the halls, and the library facilities were grossly inadequate. Everyone agreed that iL.was high.time to make some changes. 'i And indeed, those changes are about to be real- ized. 'lldeas are fast becoming actualities,,and suggestions, realities. The capable hands of the Board of,Education and Superintendent Kelly placed this question before the voters of River- side and Brookfield: Should an addition be made to the present school building? The plan was given hearty approval. Government -aid was secured in addition to the local bond issue, and immediately plans for a super-schoolwere set down on paper. The days of congestion and crowded conditions will soon be gone. Some- thing had to happensand it did! N -