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

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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

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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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James Lyle and Dorothy Fencil work geometry problems The mystery of the slide rule is presented by Miss Court- in Mr. Yager's class , . . Mr. Arthur explains an alge- ney to Philip Jansen and another student, braic formula to Nick Romano and Phyllis Cruzen . . . To prepare students for such vocations as engineering, medicine, architecture, and other branches of science and re- search, and to give ci cultural background in one of the most ancient of man's studies, is the primary purpose ot the mathematics department. Facilities for a tour year course in mathematics is available to the student. Lee E. Arthur, head of the department, is director of the school's guidance serv- ice. Mr, Arthur received his B.S, at Denison University and his M.A. at the University of Chicago. l-le is now doing research work in psychology at the latter institution. Nettie K. Courtney received her Ph.B. at the University ot Chicago, where she Mathematics is at present working tor her M.A. Miss Courtney, a sophomore counselor, is co- sponsor, with Miss Moore, ot the Usher Club. l-l. I.. Yager is sponsor of the Catalyst Club, an organization tor chemistry and physics students. l-le took his B.A. at Bridgewater College, Virginia, and his M.A. at Columbia University. Page Sixteen ARTHUR COURTNEY YAGER