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

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Languec Eng .S Speak! Read! Writel is the title of one cf the books used in the English department and it well summarizes the aims of the four courses offered. Caroline Ewan, head of the department, received her B.A. at the University of lllinois. She is at present working for her M.A. at the Univer- sity of Chicago. Mabel Bare, BE., lllinois State Normal Univer- sity, M.A,, University of Michigan, is sponsor of the Honor Senate. Under Miss Bare's direction, a revised edition ot The Handbook is being pre- pared, Raoul R. Haas, director of the Junior Class play and sponsor of THE ROUSER, received his B.A, at Lake Forest College and his M.A. at Northwestern University. Mr. Haas has completed further grad- uate study at Northwestern University and at the University of Colorado. Mary Houston, B.A., Knox College, M.A., University of Chicago, is continuing her graduate study at the University of Colorado. She has also done work at Columbia University and the Univer- sity of Wisconsin. Miss Houston is sponsor of the Foreign Correspondence Club and supervisor of THE CLARION, the weekly newspaper. E. Lucile Shipley, sponsor of the Masque and Wig Club and director of the Senior Class play, took her B.E. at Illinois Stole Normal University and her M.A. at Columbia University. Dale B. Vetter, instructor in English and school librarian, received his BA. at North Central EWAN BARE HAAS HOUS I College and his M.A. at Northwestern University. TOE' Sponsor of the Advertising Club, Mr. Vetter is Sl'llPl-EY VETTER continuing with his study ot the latter institution and at the University of Chicago. Page Fourteen Miss Houston's sophomore class . . . Evelyn Prazen, Week . . . Miss Shipley's class . . . Mr. Haas' fresh Eleanor Hines, Tom Vlfelch, and Tom Flynn post letters men consult dictionary for word study unit. written in English classes during National Letter Writing

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XDMINISTRATIGN Richard V. Lybeck, coach of the heavy- weight football team and instructor in history, was appointed Dean of Boys last year. He is admired by all for his ab- solute impartiality and his sense of fair play, and both boys and girls become better sportsmen through their contacts with him. Mr. Lybeck is in charge of the Nation- al Youth Administration grant to River- side-Brookfield High School. l-le is un- tiring in his efforts to administer this fund in the best way and in helping the boys solve their problems of school and community life. Mr. Lybeck received his BA. at Luther College and is working for his M.A. at the University of Colorado. Florence M. Thompson, Dean of Girls, is a helpful and understanding friend. She strives to coordinate the social and scholastic CISDGCTS of school life that each student may develop a well-integrated personality. Miss Thompson, who took her BS. at lndiana State Teachers College and her M.S. at Ohio University, is sponsor of the Sharclub and of the Beceus Club. The purpose of these clubs is to promote unity among the girls and to foster pride in, and a sense of belonging to, the school and the community, Miss Thompson is one of the most en- thusiastic workers for the newly organ- ized Extra-curricular Board, which fos- ters further cooperation and understand- ing between faculty and students. Page Thirteen

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'N JCl'fTldlW nun ipanbh Through the study of foreign lan- guages one obtains a more thorough understanding of his own language. Since every country has contributed to civilization something of great value in literature, science, music, or art, the study of a language presents the student with a wide cultural background. ln each of the three languages offered- Latin, Spanish, and German-the student is given a reading knowledge and is taught the principles upon which the language is based. The lives and cus- toms of the people, to whom the tongue is native, are also studied. Mary A. Moore, head of the depart- ment, received her B.A. at Penn College and her M.A. at Columbia University, She has done further research at the University of Chicago. Besides teaching ,pw AH? MOORE FRAZIER l-llNE Latin, Miss Moore sponsors Pro Merito, and is co-sponsor of the Usher Club. Marie l-line teaches Latin and Spanish, and offers a course in Social Science. She received her B.A. and M,A. at the University of Washington. Miss Hine has done further work at Washington and at Columbia University. ln addition to her teaching duties, Miss Hine sponsors the Spanish Club and is chairman of the Assembly Program Committee. Flora Frazier took her B.S. at DePauw University and, at the present, is working for her M.A, She has completed gradu- ate study at Columbia University, Chica- go University, and Indiana University. Miss Frazier has classes in both German and English and is sponsor of the German Club, Der Deutsche Verein. Page Second year Latin class studies for Miss Moore . . . Miss with senior English students . . . Miss l-line's first year Fraziar's Cerman class . . . Miss Ewan discusses grades Spanish class. Fifteen