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

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,ffl PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SUPERVISES HEALTH PROGRAM The health and physical education work this year has been under the supervision of Miss Virginia Boyle and Mr, W. Alfred Dudley. The freshmen classes met three times each week, two days for physical activity and one day for health instruction. Besides the regular class- work several local doctors were invited in, as guest speakers, for these classes. The sophomore classes met twice each week and the juniors one day each week. l-lealth examinations and tuberculosis tests were given again this year by the doctors and dentists of Riverside and Brookfield. These were followed up by letters which were sent to the parents of each student who was examined. X-Ray work was also done at school in the cases where it was necessary. This health pro- gram carried out by the physical education department aims toward a sound body for each boy and girl so that they may enjoy life to its fullestgfree from remediable physical defects. A program of graded activities has been planned so that each year the various skills and techniques involved increase in complexity. lt is hoped that by the end of lhe sophomore and junior years the boys and girls are cble to officiate their own sports. An extensive intramural program has been planned and carried out by the physical education department for both boys and girls, ln this way every student in school has the opportunity to participate in after-school sports. Round robin tournaments were run off at the conclusion of each sport. The year's work in the physical education department culminated in the physical education demonstration which was held in the high school auditorium, May 5.

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Une-Third of Students in l2B.l-l.S. are Enrolled in lndustrial Arts The Industrial Arts Department has just completed its first year in its new shops. These new quarters and the prospect of new and better equipment have increased not only the enrollment but the number of courses offered. The total enrollment in the shops this year was 307. Courses are offered in these branches of shop work: wood- working, metal work, and printing. Series of six or nine week courses in each branch of shop work are offered to the freshman classes in this depart- ment. This system gives students the opportunity to become acquainted with all of the industrial arts. The classes in metal work were handicapped this year because of the lack of equipment. This fault will be corrected before the opening of school next year. Mr. Richert, however, was successful in keeping the boys interested, and they completed many useful and beautiful projects. The woodworking shops added a course for girls under Mr. Shuey's instruction this year. lt has proved popular as well as interesting to those enrolled. The girls have proved themselves good workers. Mr. Haack, who is head of the Industrial Arts Department, teaches the printing classes. They print the Clarion, all the school literature, and often take printing orders from organizations. They are kept very busy. The teachers, shown in the insets are, top to bottom: R. V. Richert, O. C. l-laack, and W. A. Shuey.

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QQ? MUSIC IS POPULAR ELECTIVE Miss Alice Brainerd, whose picture was snapped in the midst of a chorus rehearsal, and Mr. Clarence Peebles, shown as he directs a bond practice, are teachers in the R. B. l-l. S. music department. Although the music subjects are elective, they have proved so popular in the past that two new courses were taught this year by Mr. Peebles, head of the department. The girls in the first semester Music History class traced the development of music from the ancient tribal chants to the modern impressionistic compositions. Students in the second semester elemen- tary theory class learned to recognize key signatures, note values, and intervals, and also how to write simple melodies. The latter class is preliminary to the Advanced l-larmony class that Mr. Peebles will teach next year. Because of the increased number of students, Music Appreciation was offered as an elec- tive rather than a required subject to interested freshmen. Approximately half of the freshmen attended Miss Bi'ainerd's three classes and Mr. Peebles' one class. Miss Brainerd, a talented violinist, directed sectional practice of the string players in the orchestra and also trained a string quartet. This group, consisting of Mary Louise Nelson, Mary Louise Rowland, Betty Clemons, and Louise Nagel, accompanied by Dolores Smith, played for several banquets and church luncheons. Miss Brainerd directs the mixed chorus and girls' glee club. Mr. Peebles led the orchestra and band and gave individual instruction to beginning band and orchestra players.