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the enrollment which decreased by more than 200 pupils during and after World War II e was rebounding by 1951 it was time to build the addition that would soon be needed a referendum to issue a bond for $25,000 passed on March 1st 1952 by a large majority in anticipation of large growth and to keep up with new old developments a large addition was built which doubled the size of the school it included a new gym that could c3500 a little theater alumni Lounge swimming pool administrative and student Personnel offices and 20 classrooms rooms for science art music home economics and in Dutch we're also updated the old gym behind the auditorium was split laterally into a cafeteria and the kitchen on the first floor and a centralized library on second floor Cornerstone was laid on Friday October 28th 1952 in the wall near the new entrance it contained the names of the sing to me DS campaign literature pictures of the program names of the school council a Bible Clarion rauser and other items of Interest the Cornerstone was opened in 2005 in the presence of Beverly wolf who had been present at the original ceremony graduation ceremony the class of 1952 were the most colorful ever gray robes have been replaced with RB blue the school song was also changed at this time on number of cool songs were written by students in the early days a song that became semi-official was written by band director Lewis Newmark transfer in back of you turn on live rock Jarvis Noble with your boys we will win Ravens on TV it was probably used until 1954 when Harold call the music director wrote a totally original song using some words about our be first seen in the 1919 Rouser it declared that's the spirit of our the new music was adopted immediately and is still the official School fight song not everyone was pleased the students were each given a copy of the words to the new song at the bottom of the page was the name of the composer for sometime when it was sung at sporting events rebellious student shout of the name Harold Collins at the end of the stop in the summer of 1955 superintendent Habig who had served RB for 37 years retired he was succeeded by doctor George W cop who oversaw a steady and Rapid increase in enrollment that continued throughout his administration by 1956 enrollment had increased to 1000 427 students and two years later for new classroom and an office on the second floor and a drafting room near the industrial Arts when were added to accommodate the growth the class of 1958 was the first class to participate in an outdoor graduation for the first time the class would no longer fit on the auditorium stage gas replaced oil as a fuel for heating the building in 1960 just ten years after oil head replace cold top also replace gravel in the parking lot and a referendum was passed to increase the size of the building once again with enrollment at 1007 turn 48 construction began in 1961 at the Northeast side of the building a math and science Wing was added the cottage would serve the home economics apartment so well was demolished and the Crescent room a semi-circular room with tall windows and a full kitchen took its place above it on the second floor students I did before and after school in the new Commons on the lower level and indoor track with added and students no longer needed to practice running in the hallways foreign language lab for added to allow students to practice using the latest technology and the teacher's aide in the new more comfortable cafeteria the new Math and Science wing what was the new Courtyard and the class of 1960 donated a reflecting pool and Fountain to decorate it the art classroom area was also refurbished expanded at this time the following year the industrial Arts area was reconfigured The Print Shop which is produced years of the Clarion and printed many wonderful posters promote athletic events at RB was deactivated  enrollment remained High throughout the early sixties in 1963 it reached 929 and held steady at or near the level until 1974 educational tax rate had not been raised after 1950 in order to attract well-qualified teachers and maintain the high quality of instruction the Board of Education realize that it would have to try to pass another referendum it failed to pass in November of 1962 and again on February of 1963 dr. Brown resigned as superintendent in the spring of 1960 Street when school resumed in the fall and interim committee consisting of mr. Haworth director of instruction mr. Johnson business manager and Miss Michael director of pupil Personnel was in charge on January 12th of 1964 Dr Stuart Anderson was chosen to head RV on start a tent on January 25th 1964 the referendum finally passed a building fund referendum asking for 1 million 750 thousand dollars to add new classrooms and repair the existing building was held in December 4th 1965 and it failed by a narrow margin missions committee was formed to assist the Board of Education to formulate another proposal that voters would passed less than a year later in November of 1960 following a concerted public relations program that succeeded in communicating to the voters of the need for more money it passed  the board you can realize that with all the planned expansion in the large amount of work needed to administer the growing school on new position should be added to the administration September of 1967 Mr LaRue Thompson was appointed principal and RB alumnus he had joined the teaching staff in 1937 and served as a social studies teacher tennis coach ending of voice data processing came to RV with an IBM punch card system 19 before Beverly wolf who was helping to compile student data attendance data and schedule classes at the same time talks about the introduction of the system well we better go down the IBM converting to machinery and data processing and IBM cards for for scheduling an 1960 more for the 6465 school year we went downtown to IBM took all our equipment but the cards down there ran them through it took several hours came back  and we discovered some kids had three lunch hours into English classes and so on so we were what are the counselors mothers came to help us my sister was here and we were here till 3 on the morning of call that September was first week in September I think and them to print center that they have time so that was a sue the school open never had we were knee-deep in carbon paper that was fun in the morning I was out in the parking lot going home  data processing was moved to a larger location and 1869 to accommodate all the equipment needed for the IBM punch card system by this time any High School District for becoming affiliated with Junior College the affiliation gave high school graduates an additional option to continue their education at a reasonable cost as part of the tuition was charged back to the high gold district a Citizens committee was formed to investigate the choices and recommended affiliation with Morton College it was brought to the voter District 208 who rejected it the citizens committee then worked on other ideas and finally on January 12th 1972 voters approved affiliation with try College in Northlake  construction on the largest addition to Riverside Brookfield High School ever build was begun 1969 who's the old school included a modern Library  a student cafeteria and kitchen a Communication Center visual room in the old library location a driver education facility including simulator room a small gymnasium  a gymnastic room with soft floor add additional room in the industrial Arts area Math and Science rooms in the expanded north side of the building it was a big building project and the voters in the RV communities hope that the don't approve would give the school in off to live on for a while  50 year old school district was doing its job graduating students went on to study at the best colleges in the country or went on to good jobs in Commerce and industry but some of the most challenging years were just around the corner how District 208 metlo challenges and overcame the difficulties and increasing expense and decreasing enrollment is another great story for another day listen once more to the school this time performed in 1958 at a basketball game listen carefully to the end where you'll hear the student shout Harold Collins Miracle education hair

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