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

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Robert Boucek, .lane Ashton, and Ruth Pavlicek visual- a senior class in sociology . . . Mr. Peebles' freshman ize the European scene . . . Jean Diekman addresses social science class. Social Science img KAISER CARLSON 0 CURTIS LYBECK PEEBLES THOMPSON Page Eighteen The Social Science department, head- ed by Norton R. Kaiser, strives to secure a conception of worthy citizenship, there- by preparing young people for intelligent and effective participation in community life. Mr. Kaiser, Ph.B. and Ph.M., was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin, the institution confer- ring his degrees. He is faculty advisor for the Student Council ancl supervisor of the Hall Guard system. Clarence W, Carlson, B.E., Northern Illinois State Teachers College, serves as lightweight football and track coach in addition to his teaching duties. Mr. Carlson has completed his work for the master's degree at Northwestern Univer- sity. Ethel M. Curtis, Registrar and Secre- tary to the Board of Education, took her Bachelor of Arts degree at Coe College. Miss Curtis offers the department's work in Industrial Geography. Richard V. Lybeck, B.A., Luther Col- lege, is Boys' Counselor and coach of the heavyweight football team. ,Clarence M. Peebles, B.A., University of Illinois, B. Mus. Ed., American Con- servatory, and M.A., Northwestern Uni- versity, is continuing with his studies at the latter institution. As Senior Guid- ance Chairman, Mr. Peebles is of great assistance to students planning college study. He is sponsor of the Camera Club and photography advisor for THE ROU- SER. ' ' lisenue G. Thompson took his B.A. and M.A. at the University of Illinois. Mr. Thompson is sponsor of the Debate and Pep Clubs.

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Science The aims ot the science department are threefold: to acquaint students with their environment through observation and experimentation, to provide the background necessary to an understand- ing of modern thought, and to inculcate the scientific attitude in meeting the problems ot lite. I. E. l-laebich, Superintendent, is also head ot the department and, with his statf, determines the policies ot instruc- tion in biology, physics, and chemistry. Merrill G. Lott, chemistry instructor, received his BS. at the University ot Chicago and he is now working at North- western University tor his M.A. in Guid- ance and Administration. Mr. Lott is sponsor ot the l-li-Y Club and Ticket Supervisor tor the Student Activity Plan. The classes in physics are taught by Kingsley L. Roth, who received his B.S. at Baldwin-Wallace College. Mr. Roth HAEBICH LOTT ROTH WILLIAMS is doing graduate work at Northwestern University. Arthur R. Williams, B.S., University ot Wisconsin, and BS., University of Chica- go, is instructor in biology. A research tellowship in the Department ot Botany at Chicago University was recently held by Mr. Williams. Page Seventeen Mr. Roth, George Tulley, and Ray Muzik work physics in Mr. Lott's chemistry laboratory . . . Mr. Williams experiment . . . Lawrence Strandauist and Helen Vrzak points out bones in arm of human skeleton. -vv..,

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