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

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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.

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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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DRAWING DEPARTMENT ADDS ART COURSES N new instructor, Miss Carson, the art section of the Drawing department has already mode itself felt throughout the school with brilliant displays of water colors, figure sketches, and craftwork, such as hand-tooled purses, shoes, and hand-woven woolen scarves, and an astonishing number of bright posters advertising school events. Mr. Vance, head of the department, continued with his instruction in draw- ing, while Miss Carson, located in a new skylighted studio in the shops' wing, has introduced attractive courses in art and design, in which the students have shown much originality and versatility of self-expression. Outdoor 'ket h' s c ing groups add a picturesqueness to the school lawn in warmer weather. ew this year, and boasting the addition of a ' Under Mr, Vance-'s instruction are the courses in Architectural, Machine, and Mechanical Drawing for the boys, and l-louse Planning for irl U g s. pon their registration in Mr. Vance'S classes, all students are given a mechanical aptitude test.