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

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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

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Sophisticated . . . artistic -Q. . , discriminating. 'Q l it XX X. gt 'X 5? -t J Y. I : 1 A Q T SECOND ROW. GRACE JANE ANDREASEN. Bios logos 2: Clio Club il, 4: Spanish Club 4: Riding: Club 4: Sl-ribhlers 4. Sweet .... chic . . . soft-spoken. RALPH WILLIAM ARBOE. Basketball 2, 3, 4: Football 2, 3: Track 2: Lettermen's Club 4. Lanky . . . basketeer . . . -.fi-iemlly. DORIS LOUISE ASHBY. Home Economics I: Scribblers 1: Pro Merito, vice-president. 4: Clio Club 3, 4. 'xVVitty . . . petite . . . eneriretic. THEODORE BARCIK. JI'oothall 1, 2, 3, 4: Basketball 4. Candid . . . carefree . . . riaorous. GWENDOLYN ELOISE BARRETT. G.A.A. 1: Pro Merito, treasurer 2, 3, 4: Honor Senate 2. 3, 4: Clio Club 3. 4: Spanish Club, president 3, 41 Masque and Wipr, vice-president fl: Chorus 1, 2: Junior Play: Debate Club 4: Foreign Correspondence Club 3, 4: Rouser Staff, Assistant Business Manager: Clarion Staff 4: Senior Play. Dynamic . . . talented . . . cordial. THIRD ROW. EILEEN MAE BEIER. Advanced Chorus 374: Masque and Wig 2, 3, 4: G.A.A. l, 2: Foreign Cor- rcspofllence Club 3: Senior Play: Operetta 3, 4: Prom Committee ZS: Gym Exhibition 1, 2. Ilemure . . . ambi- tions . . . foresighted. BETTE RUTH BEINDORF. Stu- tlintfviineil 2, 3, 4: Chorus 1. 2: Operetta 3, 4: Extra- Curficular Board 4: Prom Committee 3. Capable . . . trim . . sensitive. RAYMOND ROBERT BENSON. Clio Club 3, 4: Senior Play: Track 1, 2, 3, 4: Basketball V A Q: Cross Country 2, 3, 1. Nimble . . . modest . . . Ro- meo. ROBERT WARREN BESTLER. Entered from Ia Grange Tovlnship High School, 2. Genial . . . jccnfe . . . adept. WILLIAM HAROLD BIIGER. Likable . . . retiring: . . . industrious. FOURTH ROW. LORRAINE CECI LE BL-ACK. Hall Guard Captain 3, 4: Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4. Unselfish . . . t Mx t xjr P ft x sympathetic . . . loyal. VIRGINIA JOSEPHINE BLAHA, Scribblers 2, 3, 4: Usher Club, vice-president 3, 4: Pro Merito, president 4: Honor Senate 3, 4: Home Economics Club l, 2: Gym Exhibition 2: Chorus 1, 2: Assembly Committee of Sharclub 3. Unaffected . . . brilliant . . . shy. ROBERT GEORGE BRAUN. Bios Logos 2: Masque and Wig 3, 4: Spanish Club 3: Junior Play. Happy-1:0- lucky . . . sociable . . . plucky. DOLORES LOUISE BREITLING. Bios Loircs 2: Home Economics Club 1, 2: Operetta 3, 4: Gym Exhibition I, 2: Mixed Chorus 4. VVillowy . . . delicate . . . fastidious. JAMES VVILLIAM BROWN. Debate Club, vice-president 3, 4: Honor Sen- ate 2, 3, president 4: Rouser, C0-Editor 42 Catalyst Club 4: Hi-Y 4: Home Room Intermediary 3: Clarion 4. Schol- arly . . . auburn-haired . . . cultuied. FIFTH ROVV. ROBERT STERLING BROWN. Entered from Tilden Tech, Chicago, I. Contrenial . . . scientific . . . solemn. JOSEPH EDWARD BRUNSON. Football 3, 4: Track 4: Basketball -4: Entered from Proviso, 3. Peppy . . . aeronautical . . . unpretentious. LE ROY CHARLES BRYANT. Camera Club 3, 4: Aviation Club 3: General Science Club, president. I: Entered from Carl Sehurz, Chicago. Assertive . . . adventurous . . . friend- ly. EDITH RUTH CABIQSQN, G.A.A. 1, 2: Scribblers 2, 3: Basketball I, 2: Badminton 2, 3: G.A.L. 3: Gym Exhibition 3: S'ery.reant-at.-arms 3. Dignified . . . dili- gent .... accordant. THOMAS AMES CARLSON. Gym Exhibition 1, 2: Intramural l, 2, 3: Chorus I, 2: Track 2: Basketball 2. Fun-loving . . . mischievous . . . jubi- lant. SIXTH ROVV. ROBERT FRANK CHANA. Scxilsbfers Club 4: Pep Club 3, president. 4: Tumbling: Team 2, 3, 4: Athletic Manager: Entered from La Grange, 2. in- fluential . . . jovial . . . bouyant, MARY JEANNEITIC CHANDLER. Glce Club I, 2: Mixed Chorus 3, 4: G.A.A. I: Advertising Club 3, secretary 4: Gym Exhibition 2: Home Economics Club I: Band 2: Seniol' Play. Practical . . . staunch . . . neiuhborly. SHIRLEY VVILLARD CLEMENTS. G.A.A. I : Scribblers Club 3, 4: Bios Logos 2: Clio C.ub 4: Riding Club 3. Areumentative . . . xi- vacious . . . popular. WILLIAM MERWIN COOPER. Entered from Roosevelt High School, New York, I. Optimistic . . . reckless . . . audacious. JULIA RUTH DALY. Home Economics Club I. Thoughtful . . . punc- tuai . . . resourceful. Page Twenty nine l J