Proviso East High School - Provi Yearbook (Maywood, IL)

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Double, double toil and trouble. Combs rat, and chewing gums bubble. Important national fads of fashions, foods, and fun Blended old East traditions with new ones. Nightly pin-ups with brush, foam, and plastic rollers Creased scalps and decreased sleep, Yet formed a sound basis for beginning bubbles. Batting techniques required practiced skill and precious time To tame bouffant, high-style tresses. Hungry Provisoites, typical pitless teenagers, Satisfied their after-school appetites With endless snacks. They stopped at Al's, at Maytown's or in the Huddle To consume rnalts, moo juice, and mounds of French fries Caught in salt showers and catsup puddles. Pizza dates after games, plays, and fun nites Rated companions of Pepsi's and shakes. Energetic, educated feet ate up shoe leather, Smoothed the Social Boom varnish and gymnasium polish Doing the Twist, the Bristol Stomp, and the Mashed Potato. Rhythmed, co-cordinated dancers exhibited and taught Twisting steps and variations to eager pupils. Administration regulations of dances yoyoed, But childhood playthings were unmistakably vetoed. Spring hair styles flipped to burst the bubble and Cave a new breezy air of non-conformity To those who were both daring and winter-dreary. Timely changes only colored traditional Proviso paces. Convenience sanctioned community lockers, But confusion resulted from too many crowding lodgers. Seniors boasted special rites: , Dressing in blue bows and blue clothes during Bow Week, Sitting in the alcove at noon, and Contracting an extra-strong case of book fever in the spring. AHHHHH-A woman's coiffure is her crown. FIBBER M:GEE'S CLOSET, itself, couidn'f boost of more pcrcphernulic. Social Room Has New Twistg Hair Styles Bubble, Then Flip

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l Q-V ,X Q 5, DOUBLE, DOUBLE toil cmd trouble-sludenis found boih in chem lobs. TWO HEADS are better lhcxn one to sip 'n slurp sodos at Mc1yfown's. East Dads in Dollars lnnovations, renovations, and adaptations Pushed Proviso onward and upward to keep up-to-date. Building funds financed improved classroom facilities and Experimentation fixtures for future scientists. Although it took the lead, The science department was not the only revamped area. Revision came throughout East in new methods, machines. However, the automotive age couldn't unemploy The subtle message of the fairy-tale-like play, M1's. McTl1i11g. Material riches faded, demotivated by its living love. Student Council spirited the brotherly love of Provisoites With the drive for Rankin Cove and Killian schools, Helping them-in clothing, in financing, and in believing. Filial love promoted special dates For Dapper Daddiesf' the Leaguels dad 'n daughter dinner. Recalling flapper dresses, raccoon coats, Model T's, Dads brushed up on and wore out on Charleston steps.