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

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mey 15'? r-Jyy 4 a l I l. E. HAEBICH K. L. ROTH A. R. WILLIAMS -3; TOP7LEFT: Miss Ellsworth inspects drawings by students working in water colors. TOP7-RIGHT: . Miss Brainerd directs the e A Capella Choir. Pupils in the Mechanical Drawing class look over drawing tools. Two biology students ex- amine mold cultures un- der Mr. A. R. Williams' supervision. Mr. Roth and physics ; pupils talk cbout on ex- periment on mechanical pulleys. I Mr. .Lott explains the for- mation of copper nitrate to chemistry students.

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Drawing, Music and Science The head of the drawing department and the faculty advisor for the Rouser business staff is J. George Vance. During the course of his education Mr. Vance has received 1 his AB. at Lawrence College, his 8.5. at Stout Institute and i his M.A. at Northwestern University.. Mr. Vance teaches courses in machine drawing, mechanical drawing, architec- Mtural drawing, house planning, and industrial arts. He is also chairman of the junior class guidance committee. ; J G VANCE Elizabeth Ellsworth instructs classes in art and design. ' ' This course includes a semester of commerCIal art and a se- A mester of costume designing. Classes in arts and crafts are l also offered. Miss Ellsworth received her B.A.E. from the Chicago Art Institute, and her Ph.B. from the University of Chicago. At present Miss Ellsworth is doing graduate work at the Art Institute. The Advertising Club is under her sponsorship. Alice Brainerd directs the mixed choruses, freshman choruses, girlsl glee club, and the a capella choir. She also teaches harmony, music history, music theory, and instructs the string section of the orchestra. This year under Miss Brainerd's direction a new class in music enjoyment was offered. The course consists in listening to recorded music and discussing the selections. No credit is given; it is offered only for pleasure. The operetta and Christmas candlelight + 5- ELLSWORTH service are under Miss Brainerd's supervision. Miss Brainerd is a violinist. She received a Bachelor's Degree of Music at Denver College of Music, and an AB. at Colorado State College of Education. Louis Newmark, who received his B.E. at the Milwaukee State Teachers College and his MA. at the University of Iowa, is now working for his Doctor's degree in music at the University of Iowa. Mr. Newmark directs the band and orchestra. He also instructs beginners who are interested in jtining the band or orchestra. In addition to these activities Mr. Newmark teaches a course in American History. ll In addition to his duties as Superintendent, l. E. Haebich is head of the science department. He and his staff deter- mine the policies of instruction in the biology, chemistry, and physics classes. The science department has three important A. BRAINERD aims: to acquaint students with their natural environment by observation and experimentation, to provide the background which is necessary for understanding modern thought, and to teach the application of scientific thinking in daily living. Kingsley L. Roth teaches classes in physics and physical science. He received his 8.8. at Baldwin-Wallace College and is at oresent working for his MA. at Northwestern Uni- versity. Mr. Roth is faculty athletic manager. Merrill G. Lott. chemistry instructor, received his BS. rlegree from the University of Chicago and his B.E. from Northern Illinois State Teachers College. Just recently Mr. Lott was awarded with his M.A. degree in Guidance and Ad- ministration by Northwestern University. His outside activ- ities are many in number. He sponsors the Senior and Junior Hi-Y clubs, he holds the chairmanship of the sophomore L. NEWMARK counsellors, and is the supervisor of the Student Activity Plan. The instructor in biology is Arthur R. Williams, who ' earned his 8.8. at the University of Wisconsin, his M.S. at the University. of California, and also held a research fellowship in the Department of Botany at the University of Chicago- I Mr. Williams sponsors the Biology Club. The 1941 Rouser

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The Social Science depogrginftAisfheoded by Norton R I. ' ' K ' er who has his Ph.B. on . . rom the Universit . SOClal selence Mfconsm, at which university he was elected to Phi gefcf Kappa, He teaches classes in American Government, 50- ' and ciology, and Ancient History. 'He IS also faculty advisor for the Student Council and supervnsor of the Hall Guard System, . 8 Boys' counsellor and coach of the heavyweight football Mathematlc teom, Richard W. Lybeck, who teaches American History, received his B.A. from Luther College; Departments Clarence M. Peebles as senior class guidance chairman assists students in planning college study; he is also Sponsor of the Camera Club and teaches classes in American History and freshman Social Science. LoRue G. Thompson sponsors the' Pep Club and coaches i the inter-school debate teoms. He took his BA. and MA, at the University of Illinois. Ethel M. Curtis teaches a course in American History. She took her Bachelor of Arts degree at Coe College. i Clarence W. Carlson, B.E., Northern Illinois State Teoch- ers College, coaches track in addition to teaching Modern and American History. He has completed his class work for the M.A. degree at Northwestern University and expects to take the Masters examinations in the near future. Lloyd Johnson received his BA. at St. Olof's College and is working for his M.A. at Northwestern University. He . teaches Social Science, General Science, and Mathematics and also he! s coach heov wei ht football and fresh-soph N. R. KAISER basketball. p y 9 The Mathematics department prepares students for such vocations os engineerihg, medicine, architecture, and other branches of science and research. Facilities for a four-year course in mathematics are available to the RB. student. Lee E. Arthur is head of the department, and director of the school's guidance service. Mr. Arthur took his 8.5. Of Denison University and his M.A. ot the University of Chicago. Nettie K-. Courtney is a sophomore counsellor, and is o co-sponsor of Usher Club with Miss Moore. Miss Courtney took her Ph.B. ot the University of Chicago, where she is at present working for her M.A. H. L. Yoger took his BA. at Bridgewater College, Va., and his M.A. at Columbia University. Mr. Yoger is sponsor of the Catalyst Club, an organization for physics and chem- istry students. R. V. LYBECK c. M. PEEBLES L. G. THOMPSON E. M. CURTIS c. w. CARLSON