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

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Lynden Woody Hs- -,,Vice-President Howard Anderson .- ,.... President Shirley Johnson an ,,., Secretary Joseph Post ..,.,. , - -..,,Treasurer - MV. Roosevelt WGS eleefed ln addition to claiming the distinction of being the to his SSCOhCl Term OS Chief last class to use the old building exclusively, we Executive - - - Oll fel' love, Edwefd Vlll Gbdleefed contributed several of our members to the casts - - - the SD0hlSh Civil WGV l3eQ0h - - - the of such dramatic productions as THE FRANTIC Rome-Berlin axis was evolved . . . the Yankees PHYSICIAN and A FULL HOUSE, l3eQ0h their eiQh 05 UhCll5l3Ufed world Ch0 hDl0h5 We sent our first representatives to the Honor . - . OhCl W9 WGVG ffeShf'h9h. - . Senate. They were Gwen Barrett, Lorraine Fabbri, Our ehVlOl9le l'eC0 d l9eQ0h ThUS l0hEJ 090 Wheh, James Brown, and Victor Peterson. To the Stu- Wlfh much T eDlCl0TlOh, U erect hUh'1beV Of U5 eh- dent Council we elected Lynden Woody, Barbara rolled in Riverside-Brookfield High School. Since Wagner, Viafar Peterson, and Robert Rice, we felt somewhat inferior to the confident, over- If Wag, also af rnig, time that the 5tar5 who were beflfihg UDDSVClClSSmeh, We, fOr the m0Sf DOVE keDT later destined to become the nucleus of a cham- Our ootentiol abilities hidden' Ohd SDehf fhUCh Of pionship basketball team made their initial appear- our time at the Brookfield Zoo. We did, however, anaeg, manage to make ourselves heard in several ways, The ge-niar play was DAVID COPPERFIELD, h'1CIihly through OUI' VOCWGFOUS SUDIJOVY Of The under Miss Shipley's direction and a freshman, heavyweight football team which, due to our in- Jai-in Smithggnl played the yaang Davie, The spiring cheers, no doubt, won the first football junigr piayl I-IEADED FOR EDEN, Wag directed by championship to come to Riverside-Brookfield. a new teacher, Mr, Raaul R, Haas, We were represented in several other activities, Mr- Dale B, Vetter, who begdn of Once fo re- particularly those of the music department, To Organize ine Iibrgryl a 1-agk garely neededj Mr, guide us through these perilous times we chose I-arae G, Tharnpgang and Mrs, Sadie Lussenhop Victor Peterson for president of the class, William were added fa ine faaalry this year, Zefhflhi VlCe'DfeSldehfI Dorothy Ehllhgi SeCVef0VYJ As the year closed, we could look back with Grid JUNE GUSTOfSOh, TFGGSUVGF- pleasure upon our achievements as lowly under- This year saw also the beginning of the Guid- Class,-nen, ance Program, under the supervision of Mr. Lee D Arthurg the reorganization of the Student Council, - N0fl0hWlde eleefleh Q0'h5 with Mr. Norton R. Kaiser as adviserg and the Were mede bv The GOP- jlmior and Senior CIOSS plays, BAB5 and MIGNON- . . . Czecho-Slovakia was dismembered as the ETTE, under the direction of Miss E. Lucile Shipley. demOCr0CieS follefed Ot Munich - - - WGV WGS brewing in Europe. . . Germany entered Austria Returning as juniors, we were at once amazed . . . ltflly CfuShSCl Albo- and pleased by the additions to the school building. nla . . . ROOS9Velt'S reorganization bill WCJS de- We had new classrooms and new shops, Mr, feated . . . and the United States took the block- Robert V. Richert had been added to the faculty head, Charlie, to its heart. . . to give courses in metal shopg Miss Marian E. Duly lI'tifiOl6d lVtTO The ll'1l'I'lCOCleS cf higher Cqrgon WQS the new teacher Qf Qrt and degignj education, we successfully advanced to the role and Miss Virginia Boyle and Miss Clarabel Barrick of sophomores. With our freshman officers re- were fn ' ' ' elected, our stalw t l ar cass garnered many honors. Page Twenty-six e new instructors in physical education for girls and commerce. This year, too, Miss Florence

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The Qllice One of the most important depart- ments in the school is the office. Here the business functions of the school are carried on. Among the duties performed in the office are the issuing of absence and tardy slips by the Deans, the sorting and filing of school records, the prep- aration of school reports, the operation of the switchboard, and the reception of visitors to the school. ln addition, com- merce students are given an opportunity for practical experience with office rou- tine through office practice. The office staff consists of Miss Ethel Curtis, secretary to the Board of Educa- tion and instructor in Social Science, Miss Jessica Hofstra, assistant secretary, CURTIS HOFSTRA LENKSAS ROCKHOFF Miss Minnette Rockhoff, secretary to Mr, Lybeck, and Miss Elizabeth Lenksas, a member of the clerical staff of the bookstore. Page Twenty five Miss Curtis works on reports for the Board of Education . . . The rnain office . . . Miss Lenksas sells note book in the school book store.

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eriiors Tell Their Story .... M. Thompson accepted the position of Girls' Counselor and Visiting Teacher. Having at last gained the coveted title of upperclassmen, we proceeded to fulfill our new responsibilities in the best tradition of Riverside- Brookfield High School. Largely through the efforts of its junior members, the Student Council made plans which led to the redecoration of the lunchroom and to other improvements. In the field of dramatics our class excelled. The junior play, A PARAGRAPH FOR LUNCH, while not popularly received, showed outstanding acting ability among the members of the cast. We did not place high in football or basketball, but our teams showed their good sportsmanship and will-to-win in every game they played. Our class elected Marcia Zimmerman, Barbara Wagner, DeWitt Drury, and Victor Peterson to the Student Council. To the Honor Senate went Vir- ginia Blaha, Jerry Dobrovolny, Shirley Johnson, and Burton Michel. Donald Abel, James Brown, DeWitt Drury, Burton Michel, and Victor Peterson were members of the newly formed debate team sponsored by Mr. Thompson. On the track team we were represented by Pat Shawhan, Clarence Welgos, Joe Post, Ray Benson, Bill Zaman, and Bill Johnston. Junior members of the orchestra included Mary Louise Nelson, Helen Penney, Burton Michel, and Leigh Robinson. The outstanding social event of the year was, of course, the Junior Prom. Our class officers were Barbara Wagner, president, Howard Ander- son, vice-presidentg Lynden Woody, secretaryg and Clarence Welgos, treasurer. In America President Roo- sevelt kept the country auessina about a third term . . . GONE WITH THE WIND was finally released, playing for four hours . . . In Europe the College of Cardinals elected a new pope, Pius XII . . . Hitler attacked Poland . . . England and France declared war on Germany . . . Russia attacked Finland . . . war...war...war... Now we were seniors! We elected Howard Anderson president of the class, Lynden Woody, vice-president, Shirley Johnson, secretary, and Joe Post, treasurer. Taking full advantage of the distinction and authority now accrued to us, we asserted ourselves in ali lines at scholastic en- deavor and physical activity. Led by seniors, the basketball team won the district championship with an enviable record. Our play, THE ADORABLE SPENDTHRIFT, was a complete success. The debate team, composed almost entirely of seniors, enjoyed a gratifying season. Senior representatives to the Student Council were Bette Beindorf, Jean Lipsey, Bud Rice, Tar- rence Duffy, Jerome Dobrovolny, and Victor Peter- son. This year, too, brought the first All-School Dance. Riverside-Brookfield celebrated Leap Year with a dance, the girls assuming the responsibility for their escorts' good time. Under Miss Thomp- son's direction, the Extra-curricular Board was organized. During the year the junior class presented three performances of GROWING PAINS, establishing a new record for presentations and attendance. Mr. Louis Newmark joined the faculty to direct the band and orchestra. Miss Alice Brainerd pre- sented the highly successful operetta, THE CHIMES OF NORMANDY. Ancl this year Mr. I. E, Haebich became super- intendent and Mr. Richard V. Lybeck was made Dean of Boys. So much is history, The future? The future is but the past, entered through another gate. This being so, the class of i940 may anticipate a most successful one. Page Twenty seven