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

Text from Pages 1 - 192 of the 1929 volume:

7W 771aJ, o?y St :k cno ill. ' oresr : 37 • s K Howe (oo tf ' ■ 2- - I PRQVI JO NINA LEE CUNNINGHAM EDTTOR-Ilsr-CinEF GRACE, SHAWN ASSOCIATE EDITOR RUTHREHR ASSOCIATE EDITOR FLORENCE I.OTIS FACULTY ADVISER O a iimm ini iiiiw m 10 IO o THE PROVI 1929 Published by THE SENIOR CLASS PROVISO TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS a OI liMim ninif Mmtit To R. J. THEIBERT Athletic Coach Whose love of fair play has endeared him to the school and the com- munity, and whose steady devo- tion to a cause has given to the expression The Spirit of Proviso added significance, The Provi Staff of 1929 Affectionately dedicates this volume. fiiiiiiii iii ii iWi fiwn- =JO no O COACH R. J. THEIBERT a OI K WWt ?--D : i. FOREWORD pROVlSO ' S progress during the last five years has been great. Outstanding in this progress is the place that athletics have taken in school life. The Spirit of Proviso has be- come a thing that is not merely talked about; it has become a living reality, creating favor- able comment wherever Proviso appears to test her athletic prowess. One does not speak of Proviso athletics or the Proviso spirit without thinking of the man who is largely responsible for their advance- ment and growth — R. J. Theibert. Tebby has worked untiringly to inspire in his boys the spirit of sportsmanship, and through his inimit- able personality be has won the loyalty of the whole school. In dedicating the 1929 annual to him, the Provi staff is expressing what it believes is the desire of all Proviso to express — sincere appre- ciation and genuine affection. Because Tebby and athletics are inseparable in the hearts of the students, athletics have been made the motif of the book. The 1929 Provi staff has gained a greater appreciation and knowledge of the athletic side of school life from working on this annual. We hope you will have the same experience as you read it. o f+«HHHW W  W We IO JO o STAFF Editor-in-Chief Nina Lee Cunningham Associate Editors Ruth Rehr, Grace Shakin Senior Editors Helen Gwartney, Dorothy Voras, Charles Magnesen, Edward Starewich Faculty Editor Gwendolyn Wiechmann Organizations Lydia Epcke, Julius Weissenborn Athletics Robert Harris, Mildred Chronister Features Helen Bullard Music and Drama Bertha Jackson Staff Artist Art Editor Kimon Friar Edward Davis Business Frederic Ellenberg SUPERVISORS General Florence I. Otis Art WlLHELMINA MaRM Seniors Editorial Ruth Neal Eileen White Photographs Harry Stegman Business Harvey F. Johnson a or IHlllTtt ' fttT ™ ™ — CONTENTS OPENING SECTION i SCENIC SECTION 9 THE SCHOOL The Board of Education 18 The Principal J 9 The Faculty 20 The Seniors 2 9 The Underclassmen 64 ACTIVITIES Calendar for 1928-29 75 Organizations 8 5 Music Department 102 Girls ' League 106 ATHLETICS Boys io 9 Girls iz6 FEATURES 129 r ■■ ft • t ■ i •: A h:-;M° . • ... A . v -r . F Wei ■4 f ■■ ' ■ ' ■ .. . A i- .tfe - - 8k. ■■WW tffe, - ji- gfi - , AH ' 1929 o oo ooo oo o THE, PROV1 ._ £=! - . t Seventeen Si the: provi o oo ooo oo ©1929 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION William F. Boeger, of Hillside, has served on the Board of Education of Proviso High School for the entire period of its existence. He was elected pres- ident of the board this year; prior to that, he had been secretary for some time. 1 Leslie J. Smith, secretary of the board at present, was re-elected this spring to a second term as member of the board. He lives in Forest Park. William E. Werninghaus, of Melrose Park, is now in the third year of his service on the board. i Charles H. Neilus was elected to the board a year ago last spring, and served as president last year. He had been on the board some years previously. He is a resident of Maywood. i H. R. Lundblad was elected to the board in April. He has been president of the Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation of Proviso this year. His home is in Maywood. Eighteen 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 PRINCIPAL WILL C. ROBB 4? oO ' Nineteen the, provi o oo ooo oo o!929 Standing — Miss Neal, Miss Lux, Miss Bergstrom, Mrs. Olson, H. E. Carr. Seated — Principal W. C. Robb, Mrs. Sevey, Miss Oakes. EXECUTIVE FORCE PRINCIPAL WILL C. ROBB received his A. B. and A. M. degrees from Augustana College, and his J. D. from Northwestern University. In October, 1924, he was admitted to practice as an attorney and counselor at law within the state of Illinois. For seven years, he was assistant principal at J. Sterling Morton High School, in Cicero. He came to Proviso as principal in the fall of 1927. H. E. CARR, dean of boys, received his B. S. degree at Ohio State University, and has done grad- uate work at the University of Chicago. He has been a member of the Proviso faculty for ten years. He formerly taught in the mathematics depart- ment. For some years he acted as dean of sophomore and junior boys; ' last fall, he became dean of all the boys. MISS ELIZABETH OAKES came to Proviso as dean of girls last fall. She received both her A. B. and her A. M. from the University of Michigan, and did graduate work in Columbia University. She has supervised the work of the Girls ' League and of the Student Council. MRS. MARGUERITE SEVEY, who was sec- retary to the principal for nearly eight years, assisted him with all business matters taken before the Board of Education. Up until March, 1929, just one month before her resignation, Mrs. Sevey acted as treasurer of the student funds handled in the high school. MISS RUTH NEAL, who received her B. S. degree at Northwestern University and who has done graduate work at that university, is in charge of research concerning the students in this school. Miss Neal has become acquainted with many of the seniors during the last three years, for she has been in charge of home room 108. Miss Neal also has had charge of the compiling of the senior statistics for the Provi. MRS. LEHVERNE OLSON, the registrar, has for seven years had entire charge of the very efficient system of permanent records kept on file in the office. MISS VICTORIA LUX is in charge of the interviews and general information. In addition to this, it is her duty to answer the many tele- phone calls received in the office. Miss Lux is now in charge of the secretarial work of the principal. MISS VIVIAN BERGSTROM divides her time between the main office and that of the dean of girls. She prepares the absentee list which is supplied to the teachers each day. Oo o Twenty 1929 oo ooo (JflRPr-flrJ oo oTHEL PROVI S= £ Top Row — Miss White, Miss Whitfield, K. F. Robinson, Miss Reininga, J. C. Beanc, Miss Mille Second Row — Miss Stark, Miss Hogan, M. W. Immel, Miss Otis, Miss Alverson. Seated — Miss Trigg, Miss Scott, Miss Smith, Miss Harman. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MISS LORETTA SMITH, who is head of the English department, has been a teacher in Proviso for nineteen years. She has a Ph. S. degree from the University of Chicago, and has done graduate work at the University of Cali- fornia and at the University of Chicago. MISS EVELYN ALVERSON received her Ph. B. degree from the University of Chicago. JAMES C. BEANE has an A. B. degree from De Pauw University. He has done graduate work at the University of Colorado and at the University of Chicago. MISS ANNA M. HARMAN has her A. B. degree from Indiana University, and has done graduate work at the University of Colorado and the University of Chicago. MISS VIOLET HOGAN has an A. B. degree from Lawrence College, and has been a graduate student at Columbia University. MANLEY W. IMMEL received his Ph. B. degree from the University of Chicago. He is the debate coach and sponsors the House of Representatives. MISS RUTH IRENE MILLER has a Ph. D. degree and has done graduate work at the Uni- versity of Chicago. MISS FLORENCE I. OTIS has her A. B. from Oberlin College and her A. M. from the University of Michigan. She has done graduate work in the Pulitzer School of Journalism, Co- lumbia University, and in the University of California. Miss Otis is instructor in journalism and supervisor of publications. MISS GRACE REININGA has a B. S. degree from Columbia University. She is also a graduate of the Eastern Illinois State Teachers ' College, and has studied at the University of Chicago. KARL F. ROBINSON, a son of Proviso, re- ceived his A. B. degree from the University of Illinois. MISS FLORENCE H. SCOTT received an A. B. degree from the University of Michigan, and has done graduate work at Columbia. MISS CECIL STARK has a Ph. B. degree from the University of Chicago. She is also a graduate of the Columbia College of Expression. MISS LOIS B. STONE is dramatic coach at Proviso. She has both B. S. and A. M. degrees from Northwestern University. MISS GRACE TRIGG received an A. B. degree from the University of Illinois, and has done graduate work at Columbia University. MISS EILEEN WHITE received an A. B. de- gree at the University of Illinois, and has done graduate work at Columbia University and at the University of Colorado. MISS RUTH M. WHITFIELD received her Ph. B. degree at the University of Chicago, and has done graduate work both at that university and at Northwestern. O 1 Twenlv-one the, provi o oo ooo oo o!929 Standing — C. H. Saylor, Miss Kellogg, Miss Evans, Miss Giezentanne Seated — Miss Ponder, Miss Williams, Miss Gospill, Miss Phelan. r, Miss Masters, Miss Ross, H. Gentilin. LANGUAGE AND LIBRARY MISS JULIA F. EVANS is the head of the Latin department. She has taken an A. B. de- gree at Northwestern University and an A. M. at the University of Chicago, and has done graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. Miss Evans is in charge of scholarship awards. MISS HELEN M. MASTERS received her A. B. degree at De Pauw University. She has done graduate work at the University of Cin- cinnati. Miss Masters is a teacher of Latin. She came to Proviso last fall. MISS MARGARET E. PHELAN received an A. B. degree at Northwestern University, and has done graduate work at both the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin. Miss Phelan is a sophomore class sponsor. She teaches classes in Latin and English. CHARLES HENRY SAYLOR has a Ph. D. degree from Johns Hopkins University. He is a teacher of Latin. MISS FLORENCE B. WILLIAMS, head of the modern language department, has a B. A. degree from Coe College and an M. A. degree from the University of Wisconsin. She has done graduate work at the Universite de Grenoble. Miss Williams teaches both German and French classes. H. GENTILIN received an A. M. degree at the University of Pisa. He teaches French and Italian. Mr. Gentilin is the sponsor of the Italian Club. MISS MARGUERITE GIEZENTANNER has received a B. A. degree at the University of Oklahoma, and has done graduate work at both the University of Chicago and the University of Leipzig. She is the sponsor of the German Club. MISS FRANCES P. GOSPILL has an A. B. degree from the University of Michigan, and has been a graduate student at the University of Chicago. MISS ADA ESTHER ROSS has an A. B. degree from James Millikin University, and has done graduate work at the University of Wis- consin and at Columbia University. She has also a Certificat d ' Etudes Francaises from the Universite de Grenoble in France. Miss Ross is the sponsor of the French Club. MISS WILMA E. PONDER, the librarian, has been in Proviso for thirteen years. She has an A. B. degree from the University of Illinois, and has done graduate work at the University of Illinois Library School and at the University of Wisconsin. MISS DORIS KELLOGG is the assistant librarian. She has the degree of B. L. from Syracuse University, and took her professional training at the Pratt Institute School of Library Science. Twenty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 Standing — W. Nelson, E. W. Stubbs-, Miss Gray. Seated — J. I. Tallmadge, Miss Barnum, R, L. Osburn, Miss Trost, Miss Marm. HISTORY, MUSIC, AND ART MISS AMY BARNUM is the head of the his- tory department. She has an A. B. degree from the University of Michigan, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago. She teaches classes in Early European, World, and United States history, and has one class in French. Miss Barnum is the sponsor of the College Club. MISS WILLA JEAN GRAY received her M. A. and A. B. degrees from Indiana Univer- sity. She is a teacher of United States, English, and World history, and of a new course, Modern Problems. She came to Proviso last fall. EDWARD W. STUBBS has an A. B. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University. He teaches both United States and World history. Mr. Stubbs is a sponsor of the senior class. MISS FRANCES H. TROST received her A. B. degree at the University of Illinois, and has done graduate work in the University of Wisconsin. She is an instructor in the Modern and World history classes. R. LEE OSBURN, who is head of the music department, is a graduate of the Columbia School of Music and of the Ottawa University Conserva- tory. Mr. Osburn is the director of the Public School Musi c Department and of the choir in Chautauqua, New York, which is the oldest summer school in the United States. He directs the choruses, the glee clubs, and the orchestra, and teaches various classes in music. He or- ganized the National High School Chorus which sang in Chicago in 1928, and is to organize another to sing in the spring of 1930. WALLACE NELSON has studied at West- minister College, Cornell University, and the Chicago Musical College. He teaches classes in string instruments, conducts the string choir and junior orchestra, and assists with the choruses. J. IRVING TALLMADGE received his B. S. degree from Northwestern University and has done graduate work there and at the University of Minnesota. He is the director of the band, and teaches classes in wind instruments. MISS WILHELMINA MARM, who is the head of the art department, is a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute and has studied at Bethany College and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago. Miss Marm assists in all the art work required in the various school functions, in dramatics, and in publications. MISS ROMA SEXTON received her A. B. degree at Oberlin College and studied at the Chicago Art Institute. This has been her first year in Proviso. (On account of illness, Miss Sexton was not in the department picture.) o t? ■ = =■ oO Twenty-three JZ1. THEL PROVI o oo ■ ooo Standing — U. C. Foster, H. G. Monilaw, B. J. Wagner, V. G. Catlin, H. F. Johnson, C. C. Taggart, W. A. Law. Seated — Miss Murray, F. W. Baer, Miss Shepard, J. B. Adkins, Miss Hildebrandt. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS C. C. TAGGART is the head of the science department. He has a B. S. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago. Mr. Taggart operates the moving picture machine, and regulates the lighting for the stage productions. V. G. CATLIN has a Ph. B. degree and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has also studied at the University of Illinois. Mr. Catlin has charge of the financial part of Proviso ' s athletic contests. H. F. JOHNSON received his B. S. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, and his B. S. of Agriculture from Ohio State University. He has also been a graduate student at the Univer- sity of Chicago. Mr. Johnson is the business supervisor of school publications. MISS ROSETTA M. MURRAY received her A. B. degree from Wheaton College, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago and at the University of Washington. MISS WINNAFRED SHEPARD has an A. E. degree from the University of Michigan, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago. She has also studied at the University of Wisconsin. BRYAN J. WAGNER has a B. S. degree from the Kansas State Teachers ' College, and an A. M. from Columbia University. MISS MARTHA HILDEBRANDT is the head of the mathematics department. She has received an M. S. degree from the University of Chicago. J. B. ADKINS has a Ph. B. degree from the University of Chicago, and has also done gradu- ate study in that institution. Mr. Adkins is the sponsor of the Hi-Y Club and coaches Proviso ' s tennis squad. F. W. BAER has a B. A. degree from the University of Indiana and a B. S. degree from Purdue University. He is the sponsor of the Chess Club. U. C. FOSTE R has received a B. S. degree and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago. He is a sponsor of the junior class. During the football season, Mr. Foster assisted the athletic department. WILSON W. LAW has a B. S. degree from the University of Missouri, and an M. S. degree from the University of Chicago. This has been Mr. Law ' s first year in Proviso. Oo o Twenty-four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI Standing — O. W. Wills, Miss Hahn, E. F. Beyatt, Miss Johnson, E. F. Cameron, Miss Sigworth, Miss Seaver. Seated — Miss Misenhimer, Mrs. Golding, Miss Mitchell, Miss Galster. COMMERCIAL AND STENOGRAPHIC O. W. WILLS, who has for several years been the head of the commercial department in Pro- viso, was, on March i, made business manager of the school. He has a B. Pd. degree from Michi- gan State Normal, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago. After this year, he will no longer be connected with the com- mercial department, but will devote his entire time to the care of school funds, the buying of all school supplies and equipment, and the book- keeping connected with school business. EDMUND F. CAMERON received a B. S. degree from the University of Illinois, and has done graduate work at the Rockwell School of Insurance. He teaches salesmanship, and com- merce and industry. Mr. Cameron is a sponsor of the freshman class. MISS ALMA GALSTER received her A. B. de- gree from the University of Illinois, is a graduate of Gregg Normal School, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago. She is also a sponsor of the freshman class. Miss Galster teaches arithmetic. MISS ALICE HAHN has received her B. S. degree from the University of Chicago. This is her first year in Proviso. MISS ELIZABETH MISENHIMER has an A. B. from the University of Saskatchewan, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago and the University of California. She is a sponsor of the freshman class and the Commer- cial Club. E. R. BEYATT has received an A. B. degree from the University of Iowa. He teaches classes in commerce and industry, bookkeeping, geog- raphy, and arithmetic. He came to Proviso at the beginning of second semester this year. MRS. FLORENCE E. GOLDING is the head of the stenographic department. She also has charge of the sponsor system and helps make out semester programs. She studied in various technical schools, and in the University of Cali- fornia. MISS CLARA L. JOHNSON has an A. B. de- gree from Iowa State Teachers ' College, and an A. M. from the University of Iowa. She has also studied at Gregg School. Miss Johnson is in charge of the employment bureau. MISS DORA M. MITCHELL is a graduate of Gregg School, and has studied at the University of Chicago. MISS JESSIE V. SEAVER has a Ph. B. degree from the University of Wisconsin, and is a grad- uate of Gregg School. MISS MARY A. SIGWORTH received her B. A. degree from the University of Iowa. She did graduate work at Gregg School. This has been her first year in Proviso. o 4? = ?= oO Twenty-fire the, provi o oo ooo oo ©1929 Standing— L. D. Brennen, Miss Duvall, L. K. Amsden, W. K. Ewing, M. B. Goodwin, H. Stegman. Seated — H. L. Cooper, Miss Barackman, R. E. Poplett. MANUAL AND DOMESTIC ARTS R. E. POPLETT, the head of the manual arts department, has a B. S. degree from Armour Institute of Technology, and is a graduate of the Illinois State Normal University. He is in charge of the distribution of locks and lockers in school. Mr. Poplett is also the treasurer of the Parent-Teacher Association. He frequently assists with properties in amateur theatrical productions. L. K. AMSDEN has a B. S. from the Univer- sity of Missouri, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago, Armour Institute, and Stout Institute. He teaches classes in wood- turning and pattern making. Mr. Amsden assists with properties and stage settings for school dra- matics. L. D. BRENNEN is a graduate of Indiana State Normal School, and has studied at both Armour Institute and Lewis Institute. H. L. COOPER is a graduate of Eastern Illi- nois State Teachers ' College, and has done gradu- ate work at that school and at Armour Institute of Technology. Mr. Cooper is a sponsor of the sophomore class. Oo W. K. EWING has received a B. S. and done graduate work at the Ohio State University. He teaches auto mechanics. MYRON B. GOODWIN is a graduate of Stout Institute. He teaches classes in both mechanical drawing and bench work. He came to Proviso last fall. HARRY STEGMAN is a graduate of Stout Institute. He teaches mechanical drawing, and is the author of a book on that subject. Mr. Stegman has charge of mounting pictures for the Provi. MISS FAE DUVALL is the head of the do- mestic arts department. She has a B. S. from the University of Illinois, and has done graduate work at the University of Chicago. Miss Duvall has charge of the costuming for the school dra- matics. MISS HAZEL BARACKMAN, teacher of do- mestic science, has a B. S. degree from the Uni- versity of Illinois. She usually heads refresh- ment committees for various school functions. Miss Barackman is a sponsor of the junior class and of the Domestic Science Club. o Twenty-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHEL PROVI Standing — R. J. Theibert, O. H. Matte, L. F. Slimmer. Seated — Miss Eddy, Miss Miller, Miss Wheeler, Miss Thacher. PHYSICAL EDUCATION S= = R. J. THEIBERT has an A. B. degree from De Pauw University. He has been head coach for four years in Proviso, and has been highlv successful in this position. Mr. Theibert is spon- sor of the Varsity Club. O. H. MATTE is a graduate of Iowa State Teachers ' College, and has studied at the Ameri- can College of Physical Education. He teaches gym and swimming classes. Mr. Matte is also a sponsor of the freshman class. LOUIS F. SLIMMER has a B. S. degree from the University of Illinois. He was the light- weight football coach, and had charge of the heavyweight basketball. This was his first year in Proviso. MISS MARY R. WHEELER, head of the girls physical education department, has a B. S. degree from Beloit College, and has done graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. She sponsors the Girls ' Athletic Association, and helps to coach the girls ' athletic teams. Miss Wheeler is also sponsor of the Leaders ' Class. MISS EVA A. EDDY has a B. S. degree from the University of Minnesota. She has also studied at Battle Creek College and the Kellogg School of Physical Education. Miss Eddy teaches swim- ming and dancing classes. She was in charge of the first Water Pageant given by the Proviso girls. She came to Proviso last fall. MISS OLIVE S. THACHER is a graduate of Sargent School of Physical Education, and has done graduate work at Harvard University. She is in charge of the corrective department, which she organized in Proviso. Miss Thacher teaches classes in swimming, and helps to coach the girls athletic teams. Twenty-seven the, provi o oo ooo oo ol929 s THE PRINCIPAL ' S LETTER To the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Nine: You are now ready to begin preparation for your life work. Your class motto, Not finished, just begun, expresses your status very concretely. Your education has just begun; it is a process that requires a lifetime for completion. Your school work is the foundation, the beginning. High school does not aim to give you more than a good foundation. From your first year in school, you have very definitely been guided in your work. In your earlier years, the subjects studied were all selected for you; in high school, you have gradually been given more choice and more latitude. Our aim has been to teach you to think and to reason for yourself without the aid of teachers. About half of your class will go on to college or to some specialized school. If you go to college, I urge that you have a definite goal, a definite aim. Make up your mind what you want to do, and use your college course as a genuine preparation for your life work. The other half of your class has probably attended school for the last time and should decide at once, if you have not already done so, on your life work. I urge you to make this decision now and to begin right away. You are not prepared to step in at the top as a leader, but you are prepared to begin at the bottom and advance to the top in any field of endeavor. If you favor a position in industry, do not be too proud to take the most unimportant position. Never think the work you have to do is beneath you. It is not wise to take any job, no matter how much it pays at the start, unless there is a chance for advancement and a probability of permanency. In accomplishing anything big, your success will, from now on, be measured by your power to hold on. You may lack some particular ability, but you may all cultivate the quality of persistence which is never absent from a successful m an or woman. You may not be a genius — few are. Some lives are wasted by enormous expenditures of energy, each effort in a different direction or in a different line of endeavor. The dif- ference between success and failure often lies in the single element of staying power. O youth, with eyes that gaze afar To where the glittering prizes are; O youth, with spirit all aflame For honest worth and noble name, Forget not in your eager thought The deeds that must today be wrought, And heed what all the sages say: ' We build tomorrow on today ' . Sincerely, a d.CP Twenty-eight 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROYI . T ' he Class of 1929 Julius Forbes Albright Chorus, i, 2. He is well paid who is well satisfied. Illinois Pharmacy Gertrude Carolyn Albright Chorus, i, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; G. A. A., 2, 3, 4; German Club, 1, 2; Girls ' Glee Club, 1, 2 . 3. 4- Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Hi-Y, Hans C. Andersen ' -, 3, 4; Swimming, 2. So much one man can do, That does both act and know. Robert Dee Anderson Chorus, 2. Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, Abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. Loyola Mary E. Arbeiter McKinley High School, Chicago, 1. Chorus, 2; German Club, 2; Orchestra, 3, 4; Senior Life-Saving ; Underwood Bronze Medal; Bronze Scholarship Medal. Speak little and well if you wish to be considered as possessing merit. Dorothy Jane Ashcroft Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. Always ready with a cheery smile and helping hand. Esther Backus Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4; G. A. A., 2; German Club, Pres., 4; Girls ' League, Board of Directors, 3, Vice-Pres., 4; High School Choir, 4; National High School Chorus, 3; Sci Prota Vi, Pres., 4; Senior Class Play; National Honor So- ciety. A steadfast friend, loyal and true; She is always happy, never blue. DeKalb Annetta Mary Baker Chorus, 2, 3; College Club, 4; G. A. A., 2, Student Council, 3; Silver Scholarship Medal tional Honor Society. A lovely girl with a quiet air; Her game of life is on the square. Chicago Doris M. Baker Brookfield, Mo., 1. Chorus, 3; Commercial Club, 4; G. A. A., 4; Sci Prota Vi, 4. Her greatest joys reside in sports. Alfred M. Batty Silence is more eloquent than words. 3. 4; Na- « = = o oO Twenty-nine THEL PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Marjorie Ellen Bauch Chorus, i, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 3, 4; Sci Prota Vi, 4 . We admire her for her quiet reserve And her obvious desire her school to serve. Alma Elizabeth Bauer Chorus, 2, 3; G. A. A., 3, 4; Underwood Silver Medal. What mischief hides within her eyes, What fresh, new pranks will she devise} Ardith M. Becker Dramatic Club, 3; G. A. A., 3, 4; Senior Life- Saving. When on the street or in the hall, a With a cheery smile she greets them all. West Suburban Hospital Muriel Audrey Bixby Chorus, 2, 3,4; College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 2, 3 4. Sunny, sincere, and sensible. Chicago Public Library Gladys C. Blough Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Orches- tra, 2, 3; Underwood Gold Medal. Full of fun and mischief, too, Doing things she shouldn ' t do. Katherine Ann Botchevis Underwood Silver Medal. Many are her friends, few are her foes; Every one likes her wherever she goes. Dorothy F. Boulton Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 4; G. A. A., 2; Sci Prota Vi, 4; Bronze Scholarship Medal. Her tranquil manner is her greatest asset. National Kindergarten College Adella L. Brazouski German Club, 1, 2, 3, 4. A quiet exterior shields a kind heart. Eleanor E. Brenner Chorus, 1; German Club, 1, 2, 3, Vice-Pres., 4; Or- chestra, 1; Underwood Bronze Medal; Silver Schol- arship Medal. The hand that follows intellect can achieve. L Lee Brigham Excelsior Springs, Mo., 2. Football Mgr., 3. Wise is he who knows himself. Illinois OOO OO ol929 o Thirty 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI The Class of 1929 Howard Brossard Commercial Club, 4. Only he is a well made man who has a good determination. Adria Jeanette Brown Rockford, III., 1. Chorus, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4; French Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 3, 4; Sci Prota Vi, 4. The only way to have a friend is to be one. Northwestern Roy Allen Brown Chorus, 1, 2; Hi-Y, 3, 4; Football, 3, 4. He worries not of tomorrow Duke Wilbur W. Bruss Chorus, 1, 2, 3. The pleasure of love is loving Wisconsin Frances V. Buchholz Chorus, 2, 3; G. A. A., 2, 3, Vice-Pres., 4; Junior Life-Saving; L. C. Smith Bronze Medal. Here ' s an all-round athlete. Fred Budack Chorus, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 3. Ever laughing, always gay, Fred finds sunshine in every day. Illinois Ann Blanche Buginas Chorus, 1; French Club, 1, 2, 3, Vice-Pres., 4; Underwood Silver Medal. rr To do good rather than to be conspicuous. Helen Marjorie Bullard Chorus, 2, 3; College Club, 4; Dramatic Club, Sec, 3; G. A. A., 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; Junior Class Play; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Staff; Class Vice- President, 1; Senior Class Historian; Senior Class Play; Silver Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. I never dared to write as funny as I can. Illinois George Cain Chorus, 1; Commercial Club, 3; Hi-Y, 3, 4; Sen- ior Class Play. When work interferes with play, cut out work. Northwestern John C. Campbell French Club, 3, 4; Swimming, 3, 4. Character is higher than intellect. Chicago o (j =- oO Thirty-one THEL PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Margie E. Carpenter Chorus, 2, 3; L. C. Smith Silver Medal. Every one likes her and every one knows She will have friends wherever she goes. Mildred Ruth Chronister Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Dramatic Club, 3; G. A. A., 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Staff. Ifs nice to be natural when you ' re naturally nice. Harriet Rita Citowsky Commercial Club, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. Life was made to be enjoyed; She by nothing is annoyed. Stanley J. Citowsky Chorus, 1; Orchestra, 3, 4. Fair words never hurt the tongue. Edward Cogley, Jr. Chorus, 1, 2; College Club, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Hi-Y, 4; House of Representatives, 3, 4. Every one ' s friend and no one ' s enemy. Notre Dame Marguerite Collins Bronze Scholarship Medal. Silence betrays no one. Nina Lee Cunningham Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 4; French Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Library Staff, 2, 3, 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Staff, Editor-in-Chief; L. C. Smith Silver Medal; Gold Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. The heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, and the hand to execute. Frank J. Daehn Hi-Y, 4; Varsity Club, 4; Track, 3; Senior Class Play. A tall lad, and cheery; For him, life ' s never dreary. Nevada Richard L. Daniels Boys ' Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Chess Club, 2, 3, 4; Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 3, 4; Hi-Y, 3, 4; Pageant Business Mgr., 4; Bronze Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. A man who knows there is a way and finds the way. Chicago John M. Davies Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 4; Hi-Y, 4; House of Representatives, 4; Orches- tra, 1, 2, 3, 4. He enjoys the solitude of his thoughts, Tho ' music is oft by this quiet lad sought. OOO GO o!929 Thirty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROV1 The Class of 1929 DeLisle Davis Band, 2, 3, 4; Hi-Y, 4; Football, 4; Track, 2. Steady and willing, fine things for a man, Southern California Edward M. Davis Dramatic Club, 3, 4; French Club, 2, 3, 4, Vice Pres., 3; Hi-Y, 2, 3, Treas., 4; Pageant Staff, 4 Provi Staff; Student Council, 3; Junior Class Play Representative in Suburban League Boys ' Council Senior Class Treasurer; Bronze Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. An equal mixture of good humor and sense Purdue Robert Dearborn Dramatic Club, 4; Hi-Y, 3, 4; House of Repre- sentatives, 3, 4, Speaker, 4; Orchestra, 3, 4; Stu- dent Council, Pres., 4; Representative to Tri-Ship Boys ' Council, 4. His mind, his kingdom; and his will, his law. Wisconsin Experimental College Carl W. Dehlinger Concordia College, Milwaukee, Wis., 1. Band, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 2, 3, 4; German Club, 2, 3, 4. Men of few words are the best of men. Ford ' s Trade School, Detroit, Mich. Ruth Claire Dennen Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Debate Team, 4; Dramatic Club, Vice-Pres., 4; Girls Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; High School Choir, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3; Junior Class Play; National High School Chorus, 3; Class Vice-President, 2; Underwood Silver Medal. Her voice was like the warbling of a bird. Columbia School of Music Alice Marie Dockus Chorus, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 3, 4; L. C. Smith Silver Medal. Always happy, never sad. Marie Dolan Chorus, 2, 3,4; French Club, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. She s just the quiet kind. James P. Donnelly French Club, 2. 1 never in conversation overbear. Illinois Harriet Dunning Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 3, 4; French Club, 4; G. A. A., 4; Student Council, 4; Junior Life- Saving; Girls ' Conference Poet, 4; First Place in Union League Ode Contest, 4; National Honor Society. Busy and happy all day was she. Chicago Academy of Fine Arts Ruth E. Eck Chorus, 2, 3; Sci Prota Vi, 4. Full of fun and laugh is she. Stephens o oO Thirty-three THE, PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Frederic Ellenberg Chess Club, 3; Orchestra, 3, 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Business Mgr. Looking them over all around, A better fellow ean ' t be found. Lydia Anna Epcke Chorus, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Staff; Sci Prota Vi, 4. The mildest manner and the gentlest heart. Illinois Henrietta Ernst Chorus, 1; Commercial Club, 3, 4. A quiet, gentle person always. Ila Evans Callas, Mo., I, 2, 3. Commercial Club, 4. Joys too exquisite to last, And yet more exquisite -when past. Esther Ewing Chorus, 1, 2; French Club, 3; Junior Life-Saving. Sowing seeds of kindness, radiating fun, Doing a little studying, mostly on the run. Drake Robert G. Fergusson College Club, 3, Treas., 4; Swimming Mgr., 4. His heart and hand both open and both free, For what he has he gives. Illinois Harold Fippinger A quiet life is his. Virginia A. Fliege Chorus, 2; G. A. A., 2, 3, 4. High flights she had, and wit at will, And so her tongue was never still. Kimon D. Friar Chess Club, Sec. -Treas., 3, Pres., 4; College Club, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 3; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 3, Treas., 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Staff; Honorable Mention, Union League Poster Contest, 2, First Place, 3; Gold Scholar- ship Medal; National Honor Society, 3, 4. Nature I loved, and next to nature, art. Wisconsin William T. Fries Hi-Y, 4. Don ' t worry; it makes deep wrinkles. Northwestern OOO OO o!929 Oo o Thirty-jour 1929 o oo oo oTHEL PROV1 The Class of 1929 Clarence E. Fuller Chorus, i, 2, 3; Hi-Y, 4. Let us not do today what can be done tomorrow Northwestern Gladys M. Fuller Chorus, 1, 3; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, - 4- J hurry not, neither do 1 -worry. Maxine A. Gaddis Fairfield, 111., 1. Chorus, 2, 3; College Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 3, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Junior Class Play; Senior Class Play; Underwood Silver Medal; Bronze Scholarship Medal. Studious, musical, and sweet. Art Institute Warren Gaden Boys ' Glee Club, 3; Chorus, 3, 4; College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; French Club, 1, 2; Hi-Y, 4; Senior Class Play. Magnificent spectacle of human happiness. Illinois Lucille Geyer Chorus, 1, 2; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Girls ' Club, Vice-Pres.; Senior Class Play. A musical maiden have we here. Bush Conservatory Edward R. H. Giles Commercial Club, 4. Our life is what our thoughts make it. Illinois Stanley A. Giles Chorus, 3, 4; College Club, 3, 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; Track Mgr., 4; Junior Class Play. Always talk big and yon will not be forgotten. Wisconsin Earl C. Gladson Hi-Y, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 4; Football, 4; Track, 3. Right, faithful, true he is, in word and deed. Wisconsin Philip P. Glatt College Club, 4. Let gentleness my strong enforcement be. Armour Institute of Technology Marguerite Goelet York Community High School, Elmhurst, 111., 1. Chorus, 3; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 4; Senior Life-Saving. Thy art remains the one way possible of speaking truth. Acaden „ I, = Thirty- five ps THEL PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Harry Goldstein Orchestra, 2. A quiet tongue shows a wise bead, Helen E. Gwartney Delray, Fla., 1. Chorus, 2, 3; College Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 3, 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Staff; Senior Class Play; L. C. Smith Gold Medal; Bronze Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. She ' s considerate and sweet from her head to her feet. Laverne Hackman Chorus, 1, 2; College Club, 3, Sec, 4; English Cabinet, 4; French Club, 1, Sec, 2, 3, Pres., 4; G. A. A., 3, 4; Girls ' League Treasurer, 4; Library Board, 4; Orchestra, 3; Student Council, 2; Senior Class Vice-President; Gold Scholarship Medal; Na- si tional Honor Society, 3, 4; Valedictorian. To the virtuous maiden, employment is enjoyment. Northwestern Edmund W. Hafner Commercial Club, 4; Varsity Club, 3, 4; Football, 4; Track, 1, 2, 3, 4. When this youth runs in track, He ' s in front and others, hack. 1 Wisconsin Clarence Hale Track, 4. 7 is not wise to he wiser than is necessary. Ruth Hanson College Club, 4; G. A. A., 4; Underwood Bronze Medal; Bronze Scholarship Medal. Her ways are ways of pleasantness. Northwestern Gertrude Harder German- Glub, 1, 2; G. A. A., 4; L. C. Smith Bronze Medal. Full of fancy, full of folly, Full of jollity and fun Robert B. Harris College Club, 3, Pres., 4; English Cabinet, 3, Pres. v 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; Library Board, 3, Pres., 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Staff; Student Council, 2, 3 ; Basketball Mgr., 4; Football, 3, 4; Silver Scholar- ship Medal; National Honor Society, 3, 4. The force of his own merit makes his way. Walter J. Hartmann Boys ' Glee Club, 4; Chess Club, 3, Sec, 4; Chorus, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; German Club, 3; Hi- Y, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 3, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Bronze Scholarship Medal. — Industry is the parent of fortune. Northwestern School of Commerce John W. Haslett Hi-Y, 4. One smile is worth a thousand frowns. 000 00 o!929 Thirty-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHEL PROV1 The Class of 1929 Mercedes Hayes Chorus, i, 2, 3. ' Tit better to be happy than wise. Wynnefred Hearnshaw Chorus, 2, 3, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 3, 4. Her fingers shame the very keys They dance so light along. Chicago Musical College Eleanor Hechtenthal Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4 ; French Club, 4; German Club, 4. A wee bit shy and mighty sweet; She ' s the type you ' d like to meet. Illinois Margaret Astrid Hendrichsen Chorus, 1, 2, 3; German Club, 1, 2; Library Staff, w , 3 ' , 4; ° rchestra . 3, 4; Remington Gold Medal; Gold Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. Here ' s a girl who ' s bright and smart With pleasant smile and loving heart. Ruth Jean Hillyer Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 4; Girls ' League, Board of Directors, 3, Pres., 4; Sci Prota Vi, 4; L. C. Smith Silver Medal. Her smiles become her well. William J. Hinrichs Chorus, 1, 2; Basketball, 4. A youth light-hearted and content. Gale C. Hiter Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4. He who says little commits himself to little. Ruth Hoffman Chorus, 3; Underwood Silver Medal. Were silence golden, I ' d be a millionaire. Francis Holt Geneva, Nebr., 1. York, Nebr., 2. Hi-Y, 4. I can be convinced, but it ' s a hard job. Josephine Holub Chorus, 1, 2; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 1, 2, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; Junior Girls ' Club, Pres.; Underwood Bronze Medal. Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are. « = if= fx+SM Thirty-seven the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 The Class of 1929 James R. Hughes Boys ' Glee Club, 3; Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Varsity Club, 4; Football, 4; Senior Class Play. The harder 1 try the gooder to be, the worse I am. Southern California Anne Hutchison Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4! College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 4. Larger of heart than of stature. Academy of Fine Arts Irene Hutter Chorus, 1, 2; College Club, 4; French Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 4; Orchestra, i, 2, 3. 4; G. A. A., 4; Junior Life-Saving; Library Staff, 2, 3, 4; Bronze Scholarship Medal. Sweet little lady, busy as a bee Illinois Maxine Isele Chorus, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; G. A. A., 2, 3, 4; Junior Life-Saving. A pleasing countenance is no slight advantage. Art Institute Michael Iwasyk Band, 3, 4; Football, 3. He ' s a quiet man, but quite a man. Bertha L. Jackson Jennings Seminary, Aurora, 111., 1. Calumet High School, Chicago, 2. Chorus, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 4; French Club, 3, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 3, 4, Vice-Pres., 3; High School Choir, 4; Provi Staff; Student Council, ,3, Executive Board, 4; National High School Cho- rus, 3. She carries the stars m her eyes. And the sun in her friendship. Gulf Park, Miss. Mildred M. Jacobek Chorus, 1, 2; Pageant Staff, 4; L. C. Smith Silver Medal. itiy Of soul sincere and action faithful. Esther Johnson Austin High School, Chicago, 1, 2. Chorus, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Girls Club, 4; G. A. A., 3. Friendship! mysterious cement of the soul, Sweetness of life, and solder of society. Everett Johnson Boys ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Chorus, 1, 2, 3. 4- Those who know him best his praises proclaim. Morton Junior College Kenneth Johnson Band, 3, 4; Boys ' Glee Club, 2, 3, Vice-Pres., 4 Chorus, 2; Varsity Club, 4; Swimming, 3, 4. His sunny temper is like a summer day; It sheds brightness on everybody. Wisconsin L Oo o Glee Thirty-eight 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 The Class of 1929 Roy W. Johnson Hi-Y, 3, 4; Varsity Club, 3, 4; Football, 2, 3, 4; All-round Football Trophy. An athlete brave of features strong, He ' s often helped the team along. Wisconsin Rich ard E. Jones Commercial Club, 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; Italian Club, 4; Orchestra, 3; Pageant Staff, 4. I will win all, or lose all. DePauw Gilbert M. Joyaux Band, 2; Chorus, 1; French Club, 1. For all may have, if they dare try, a glorious life. Northwestern J Bernard Kahn Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4. Worry has killed many a man; Why die? ' Illinois Victor Karlson Track, 4. So far as any one shuns evils, so far he does good. Lester Kasch St. Philip ' s High School, Chicago, 1. Dramatic Club, 4. Blessed with plain reason and sober sense. Ralph Kearney Commercial Club, 4. The gods approve the depth and not the tumult of the soul. Arthur Kistenbroker Band, 4; Orchestra, 4; Xylophone Soloist in State Contest at Urbana, and in National Contest at Denver, 4. Charily and personal force are the only investments worth anything. Leslie M. Klapdohr Chorus, 1, 2; Student Council, 4; Varsity Club, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 3, 4; Foot- ball, 2, 3, 4; Track, 2; Class President, 3. A football man, a basketball man, And last, but not least, a lady ' s man. Illinois Norman C. Kluessner Chorus, 2, 3; Varsity Club, 4; Football, 4. Whatever any one does or says, it must be good. Michigan Thirty-nine THE1 PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Edwin Knowles Chorus, I, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 2, 3; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; Varsity Club, 4; Base- ball, Asst. Mgr., 3, 4; Football, 4. A moral, sensible, and well-bred man. Knox Alexander Koch German Club, 2. Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be. Chicago School of Pharmacy August Korber Small as I am, I can bear my own burden. Mary Edna Kowaly Chorus, 15 Commercial Club, 4; Underwood Silver Medal. As sweet and good as she is quiet. Antonia Kramp Chorus, 1, 2, 3; German Club, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2; Sci Prota Vi, Treas., 4; Bronze Scholar- ship Medal. She ' s a jolly good pal, and witty. Illinois Marie Kunzer Chorus, 2, 3. Enjoy the present hour. Ruth I. Lambert Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 4; French Club, 4. A girl with a happy smile. Who works diligently all the while. California William Landa Chorus, 1, 2; Varsity Club, 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3; Football, 3, 4. Happiness is cheaper than worry, so why pay the higher price? Mayme E. Lange Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 3, Sec, 4; German Club, 2; Girls ' Glee Club, 3, Pres., 4; G. A. A., 4; Sci Prota Vi, 4; Senior Life-Saving; Underwood Bronze Medal. Mild manners and gentle heart. Charles Lee Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 4. Pleasant of feature, and quiet by nature. Forty 1929 oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI The Class of 1929 Evelyn M. Lehmann Chorus, ij Commercial Club, 4; G. A. A., 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. What ardently we wish, we soon believe. Omer Lindman Chorus, 1, 2. He feared the wiles of maidens ' smiles ' . Karl E. Linnemann German Club, 2. You hear that boy laugh} Yon think he ' s all fun. Audrey Phyllis Longman Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Orchestra, 2, 3, 4. Expectation whirls me round. Kansas Walter R. Luedtke Pure friendship is something which men of an inferior intellect can never taste. Chicago Technical College Raymond J. Lund With firm and steady purpose true, He ' ll gain the end he has in view. Ruth Lundblad Chorus, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 3; Dramatic Club, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Senior Class Play. Charm strikes the sight, But merit wins the soul. Beloit 4; French Paul R. Lustgarten Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club, Club, 4. From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, he is all mirth. Paul E. Macklin Bessemer, Pa., 1, 2, 3. Boys ' Glee Club, 4. 1 think it is well to be a little reserved. Illinois Charles J. Magnesen French Club, 3; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; House of Repre- sentatives, 3, Sergeant-at-Arms, 4; Provi Staff; Representative at Tri-Ship Council, 4. Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his ability. Illinois ?= £== O.OO Forty-one the: provi o oo ooo GO ©1929 =  The Class of 1929 Pauline A. Mahnke St. Paul ' s Lutheran School, May-wood, i. Girls ' Glee Club, 2; Library Staff, 4. She ' s a quiet, reserved, and kind worker. Edwin Main Chess Club, 2, 3, Vice-Pres., 4; Hi-Y Club, 2, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 3, 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Class President, 1; Gold Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society, 3, 4; Salutatorian. He has achieved and no one knows How high he with ambition goes. Wheaton Verness Evelyn Malcolm Chorus, 1, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; Sci Prota Vi, 4. She ' s a kitten on the keys, all right. Bernard B. Mantel Band, 2, 3; Chorus, 1; College Club, 4; Com- mercial Club, 4; House of Representatives, 4; Orchestra, 2. In a false quarrel, there is no true valor. Illinois Catherine A. Markham Chorus, 1, 2; Senior Life Guard, 1, 3; Underwood Silver Medal. A tender heart, a will inflexible. Lillian T. Marnovitz College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; French Club, 4; German Club, 4. Good humor only teaches charms to last, Still makes new conquests, and maintains the past. Illinois Rose Marshall Chorus, I, 2; Commercial Club, 3, 4; G. A. A., 4. Quiet, reserved, and modest. Ray G. McArthur Maryville, Mo., I, 2, 3. Basketball, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Football, 4. A ready tongue with a wit behind. Missouri Grace McAuley Chorus, 1, 2; College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; G. A. A., 2, 3, 4; German Club, 1, 2, 3. 4! Girls ' Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; High School Choir, 4- I have a heart with room for every joy. Stephens William E. McDermott Give all to love: obey thy heart. Oo o Forty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI The Class of 1929 Ben C. McGuy Commercial Club, 4. What, my dear Lady Disdaitt! Are you living yet? James D. McQuaid Not afraid of work, hut not in sympathy with it. Chicago Albert Lee Meyer The noblest mind the best contentment has Armour Institute of Technology Charles H. Meyer Band, 2, 3, Student Director, 4; Chess Club, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Band Medal, 3, 4. He is a boy quite bright and gay And has a born he sure can play. Murtel M. Meyer Varsity Club, 4; Football, 4. Nothing can be lasting when reason does not rule. Kentucky Evan J. Millen Band, 4; Chess Club, 2; Orchestra, 2; Senior Class Play. Happy am I; from care I ' m free! Gertrude E. Miller Chorus, 2, 3; German Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Library Staff, 4; Bronze Scholarship Medal. Love, sweetness, and goodness in her Person shone. Northwestern John E. Miller Boys ' Glee Club, 3; Chorus, 3; Hi-Y, 4; Basket- ball, 3. ' Tis not for nothing that we life pursue; It pays our hopes with something still that ' s new. Lee Miller Band, 2, 3; Chorus, 1; Dramatic Club, 4; Hi-Y, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 3, 4; Orchestra, 3; Student Council, Sec, 4; Junior-Senior Ora- torical, 3 ; Monitor Captain, 4; Tennis, 3 ; Class Treasurer, 1; National Honor Society; State Win- ner in National Oratorical Contest, 4. Choice word and measured phrase, above the reach of ordinary man. Wisconsin Harry C. Minteer Chorus, 1, 2; College Club, 4; French Club, 2; Hi-Y, 3, 4; Football, 3, 4. Life is a pure flame; we live by an invincible sun within us. Wisconsin Fortx-three THEL PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Paul Mitzner Band, 2, 3, 4; Boys ' Glee Club, 1; Chorus, 1; Swimming, 3. ' ' Hospitality sitting with gladness. Miami Frank E. Monahan Dramatic Club, 3, Pres., 4; French Club, 4; Hi-Y, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 3, Vice-Speaker, 4; Student Council, 3; Junior Class Play; Senior Class Play. He speaks, behaves, and acts as if he meant it. Eleanor Moore Chorus, 1, 3; Sci Prota Vi, 4. Kindness is wisdom; there ' s none in life But needs it and -may learn Madeline Moreno Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 3, 4; L. C. Smith Bronze Medal. Manners so mild, and heart so true Are found in very few. Sherwood Music School Nona Margery Morse Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; Pageant Staff, 4; Silver Scholarship Medal. Of every noble action, the intent is to give worth reward. Frieda C. Mueller Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. The heart is a small thing, but desireth great matters. Henry E. Muir Experience joined with common sense, To mortals is a providence Eloise Murphy Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4. Too low they build who build beneath the stars. 7 Chicago Normal Jeannette Murphy St. Patrick ' s Academy, Chicago, 1. fr ' Tis expectation makes a blessing dear; Heaven were not Heaven, if we knew what it were Helen Murray Chorus, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4. A way she has with every one. Illinois 000 GO ol929 Oo o Forty-jour 1929 o oo ooo £= oo oTHEL PROVI The Class of 1929 Jeanne Edith Murray Trinity High School, River Forest, 111., i, 2. Chorus, 3, 4; College Club, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 3, 4; English Cabinet, 3, Sec, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 3, 4; Orchestra, 4; Pageant Staff, 4; National Honor Society. The secret of success is constancy of purpose. Knox Joe N. Nelson Jefferson Junior High, Minneapolis, Minn., 1. West High School, Minneapolis, Minn., 2. Central High School, Fargo, N. Dak., 3. Boys ' Glee Club, 4; Chorus, 4; Hi-Y, 4; Senior Class Play. Many great men are dying and I don ' t feel well myself. Northwestern Ruth B. Neske Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Under- wood Gold Medal; Bronze Scholarship Medal. Count that day lost whose descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done. Edna Neuman Chorus, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. Sweets with sweets war not; joy delights in joy. Kathryn C. Nieman Chorus, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 2; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; Underwood Silver Medal; Posture Contest Winner, 4. How much lies in laughter! William R. Nikodem Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 4; , Varsity Club, 4; Baseball Mgr., 3; Football Mgr., 4. Health is the vital principle of • bliss, ■ ' And exercise of health . DePauw Orville C. Nutter Band, 2, 3, 4;, Hi-Y, 3, 4; House of Representa- tives, 4; Varsity Club, 4; Track, 4; Bronze Scholarship Medal. He is a man of honor, of noble and generous nature. Northwestern Donald B. Oakland Band, 1, 2, 3; English Cabinet, 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, Treas., 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4; Pageant, Editor- in-Chief; Varsity Club, 4; Lightweight Track Mgr., 3; Class Treasurer, 2; Silver Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. The best way to keep good actions in memory is to refresh them with new. DePauw Gordon R. Ohlman All things must change To something new, to something strange. Dorothy A. Olson Chorus, 2, 3, 4; French Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Underwood Silver Medal; National Honor Societ There ' s joy of life written in her eyes, and sweetly does she sing. =} o oO Forty-five THE, PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Lillian D. Olson Chorus, i, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; L. C. Smith Bronze Medal. As soon as people begin to regard life as serious, they cease to enjoy it. Arvilla Orr Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. Happy-go-lucky, fair and free, Nothing there is that bothers me. Southern California Kenneth Osborne 5l Basketball, 3, 4; Football, 4. Perseverance brings success. Evelyn M. Paige Thy modesty ' s a candle to thy merit. Rita B. Papp Chorus, 1, 2, 3; French Club, 2; Girls ' Glee Club, 3. She has a voice, a gladness, and a smile. Jules T. Parisi Austin High School, Chicago, 1, 2. Hi-Y, 4; Italian Club, 4. Forever present in the ranks of fun. Crane Stanley Parker A true friend is forever a friend. Raymond Parsons Riverton, 111., 1, 2. Basketball, 4. Our pleasures and our discontents Are rounds by which we may ascend. John A. Pashall Chorus, i, 2; Commercial Club, 3, Pres., 4; French Club, 4; Varsity Club, 4; Baseball, 3, 4. A youth light-hearted and content. DePauw OOO OO ©1929 P Rosalyn A. Peglow Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 4; German Club, 1, 1; Girls ' Glee Club, 4, Sec, 1, 2, 3; Girls ' League, Sec, 4; Class Vice-President, 3. She is not of a serious mind, But full of fun and always kind. Chicago Normal o Forty-six 1929 o oo ooo = oo oTHE, PROVI The Class of 1929 Emily V. Perkins Chorus, i, 2, 3; Remington Silver Medal. ' ' Youth holds no society with grief. ' Bernice B. Perrigo Chorus, 2, 3. She speaks, behaves, and acts just as she ought. Charles A. Peterson Commercial Club, 4. A man possessed of common sense. Lawrence T. Peterson Chorus, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, Sec, 4; House of Representatives, 4; Library Board, 4; Student Council, 3, 4; Basketball Mgr., 4; Foot- ball, 3 , 4; Bronze Scholarship Medal ; National Honor Society. High erected thoughts seated in a heart of courtesy. LUELLA K. PlNGEL Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Girls Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; High School Choir, 4. So ready to he pleasant, and so kind! Academy of Fine Arts George E. Pottinger And to his eye, There was hut one perfect face on earth. Wisconsin Ruth M. Ptolemy German Club, 2; Remington Gold Medal. On studies most her mind was bent; A book she had where ' er she went George Puerner Boys ' Glee Club, 2, 3, Sec, 4; Chorus, r, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 3 ; Junior Class Play; Silver Scholarship Medal. A scholar and a good sport, too; Boys like this there are but few. Michigan J Forty-seven f r THE, PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Karl Rau Chorus, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Hi-Y, 3, 4; Football, 4. 77. e ■« o o, the soul to dare; A friend without a care Frank P. Reda McKinley High School, Chicago, 1. Medill High School, Chicago, 2. Italian Club, 4. A little nonsense now and then, Is relished by the wisest -men. Loyola Ruth E. Rehr Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 3, 4; G. A. A., 3; Pageant Staff, 4; Provi Staff; Senior Girls ' Club, Sec; Student Council, 4; Junior Class Play; Author of Thanksgiving Play, 4; Winner of Lincoln Essay Contest; Gold Scholar- ship Medal; National Honor Society. A smooth and steadfast mind, Gentle thoughts, and calm desires. ' Chicago Normal Lillian Reichardt Providence High School, Chicago, 111., 1. Chorus, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. Books are the best things, well used; Abused, among the worst. Everett Rex Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 3, 4; Varsity Club, 3, Pres., 4; Baseball, 4; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Football, 4; Senior Class President. rr A friendly heart with many a friend. Illinois James Rhodes Commercial Club, 4. He ' s a jolly good friend. With a will hard to bend. Thomas J. Roberts Many argue; few converse. Northwestern Iris J. Rodde Oneonta, N. Y., 1, 2. French Club, 3. Silence is deep as eternity; Speech is shallow as time Anna M. Rose Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. Always at work to do her bit, Helping others when she sees fit. Donald Ross Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4; Class Treas- urer, 3. He ' s always full of fun, yet seldom misbehaves. Illinois 000 00 o!929 Oo o Forty-eight 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 The Class of 1929 Eugene T. Ruet Boys ' Glee Club, 4; Chorus, 2, 3, 4; High School Choir, 4; Varsity Club, 4; Football, 4; Swimming, 4; Track, 4; Senior Class Play. He is of the happy-go-lucky kind. Illinois Mellicent R. Sanborn Chorus, 1, 2, 3; French Club, 4; Girls - Glee Club. 2, 3; Underwood Silver Medal. A man ' s best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet. Christine Marie Sanfilippo Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; L. C. Smith Silver Medal. A twinkle in her eye has she, As demure a maid as you ' d like to see. Ruth M. Schallau Underwood Silver Medal. Fortune is merry, And in this mood will give us anything. Earl Scharfenberg Janesville, Wis., 1. Orchestra, 2, 3, 4. There ' s mischief in this man. Illinois Alma A. Schendel Chorus, 2, 3. Wise enough, but not too rigid; Gay, but not too lightly free. Dale J. D. Schoonover 3, 4; Orchestra, 2, 3, 4; Band Medal, Dale, the musician supreme! Ethel Schulze Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 3; German Club, 2; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Girls ' League, Vice-Pres., 3, Chairman Board of Directors, 4; Student Council, 4; G. A. A., 2, 3, 4; Junior Class Play; Posture Contest Winner, 3; Silver Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. She ' s capable and not the least bit offensive about it. Wisconsin James Schuster Boys ' Glee Club, 1, 2, 3; Chorus, 1, 2, 3; House of Representatives, 4; Track, 3, 4; Junior Class Play; Senior Class Play. He ' s full of pep from top to toe; He ' s got the rep to make things go. Louis R. Schwanke Band, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra, 3, 4; Pageant Staff, 3, 4; Band Medal, 3, 4. Quiet boy? Oh yes, my dear; But in the band — Oh, you should hear! Band, 3, 4- ?=■ o Forty-nine T THE! PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Stella Scodzius Commercial Club, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. Cheery and willing wherever she ' s found. Mildred Seabrooke Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 3, 4; Under- wood Silver Medal. ' Paint ?ne as 1 am. Grace Marian Sharin Carl Schurz High School, Chicago, 1. English Cabinet, 4; German Club, 4; Girls ' League, Board of Directors, 4 ; Pageant Staff, 4 ; Provi Staff; Silver Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. For she is -wise if I can judge of her, And true she is, as she hath proved herself. Chicago Normal si Ida Shanker Commercial Club, 4; Underwood Silver Medal; Bronze Scholarship Medal. The world delights in sunny people. Ardythe M. Smith Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Girls Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. It ' s the smile that she wears That drives away cares. Myrtle Smith Chorus, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 3. Says little, thinks a lot; Looks bashful, but she ' s not. Illinois Clinical Laboratory Dave J. Spolin Band, 2. It matters not how long you live, but how Catherine Carolyn Stahl Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Senior Girls ' Club, Treas. Her air, her manners, all who saw admired. Illinois Harriet Marie Stahmer Chorus, 2, 3,4; College Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; French Club, 4. Ready to help at any time. Rockford Edward Starewich Band, 2; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 3, 4; Library Board, 4; Provi Staff; Student Council, 3 , 4 ; Football , 4 ; Class President, 2 ; Gold Scholarship Medal; National Honor Society. There ' s honesty, manhood, and good fellowship in thee. Wisconsin 000 00 ©1929 O Fifty 1929 oo GOO oo oTHE, PROVI The Class of 1929 Betty J. Stead Chorus, i, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Under- wood Bronze Medal. Very small, but loved by all. James Stowe First get the work, then time for play; That has always been his way. Ella Strnad Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Girls ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4. It ' s lots of fun just to be alive, And for life ' s pleasures to strive. S t William J. Stronge Commercial Club, 4; Orchestra, 3. A man ' s first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart. Northwestern Beatrice Swangren Chorus, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 4; G. A. A., 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. Joy rises in me like a summer ' s morn. Irma Swanson Chorus, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 4. Quite wise, not -much to say; Content with all that comes her way. Southern California Russell Syverson Boys ' Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4. Delay always breeds danger. Illinois Joe Taglieri Commercial Club, 4; Italian Club, 4. Ah, happy years! once more who would not be a boy? = Fifty-one the, provi o oo The Class of 1929 Milton M. Tobias Chorus, ij Chess Club, 2; Orchestra, 2, 3, . would rather be wiser than I look. Than to look wiser than 1 am. Illinois Pharmacy Dorothy M. Tonkin Remington Silver Medal. A very level-headed little girl Who never lets anything set her awhirl. Jo Tucker Sci Prot a Vi, 4; Senior Class Play. OOO A pensive maid, devout and pure, Sober, steadfast, and demure. Jason Curtis Van Dyke Boys ' Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Band, 3, 4; Chorus, i, 2; French Club, 4; Hi-Y, 4. At any time you need a friend, He will be with you to the end. Lorraine Vanek Chorus, 1, 2; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 1, 2, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal; Bronze Scholarship Medal. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. John Van Slyke Hi-Y, 4; Football, 4. Just a little fun and a little laughter Is all that John is really after. Wisconsin Walter T. Venema Band, 2, 3, 4; Chorus, 1; French Club, 3, 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; House of Representatives, 4. Time ripens all things; No man is born wise. Northwestern Louis Vitale Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Italian Club, 4. The better part of valor is discretion. ' Notre Dame Leonard A. Vodianoy Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Commercial Club, 3. Ah, why should life all labor be? Illinois Walter G. Vollmer He speaketh not, and yet there lies A conversation in his eyes. Oo o Fifty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI The Class of 1929 Dorothy E. Voras Chorus, 2; College Club, 4; Library Staff, 2, 3, 4; Provi Staff; Remington Silver Medal; Gold Scholarship Medal. Who deserves well needs not another ' s praise. Leroy W acker Orchestra, 1, 2, 3. An affable and courteous gentleman. Illinois School of Pharmacy Helen Ware South High School, Worchester, Mass., 1. For every one she has a smile Which proves her friendship is worth while. Stirling Watts Varsity Club, 4; Swimming Mgr., 4; Track, 4. My friends, rules were made for slaves. Ardell Weber German Club, 2, 3; Underwood Bronze Medal. There ' s nothing so kingly as kindness, And nothing so royal as truth. Leo Weiskopf Student Council, 3; Bronze Scholarship Medal. Good when not otherwise. Julius William Weissenborn Band, 2, 3, 4; Chess Club, 2, 3, 4; Chorus, 1; College Club, 3, 4; German Club, 4; Hi-Y, 4; House of Representatives, 3, 4; Provi Staff. Reason is the mistress and queen of all things. Wisconsin Earl Foster Wheeler A good fellow, hut sparing in his words. Illinois Alice Lolita Whitcombe Chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; French Club, 4; Library Board, 4; Pageant Staff, 4. Full of fun and laugh is she. Beloit Don Whitten Commercial Club, 4; House of Representatives, 4; Varsity Club, 4; Track, 3. One cannot know everything. C = o oO Fifty-three ==s THE, PROVI o oo The Class of 1929 Grover B. Wickenden Chorus, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Dramatic Club, 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, Pres., 4; House of Repre- sentatives, 3, 4; Student Council, 3; Varsity Club, 2, 3, Treas., 4; Basketball Mgr., 3; Football, 2, 3, 4; Swimming, 1, 2. I ' ve never seen the woman yet who could resist -me. Wisconsin Gwendolyn Wiechmann Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 3, Vice-Pres., 4; French Club, 4; G. A. A., 2, 3, Pres., 4; German Club, 1, 2; Girls ' League, Board of Directors, 4; Provi Staff; Class Secretary, 3, 4; National Honor Society, 3, 4. She ' s as bright as the sun. As her records run. a Chicago Lydia Wie derhold Chorus, 1; College Club, 4; German Club, 1, 2, 4. Her smile is like a rainbow flashing from a misty sky. Lawrence Ruth Wilson Chorus, 1, 2; Senior Class Play; Underwood Bronze Medal. She always comes ' Smilin ' Through ' With ever a smile for me and yon. Genevieve Winders Chorus, 1, 2. A merry heart goes all the day. Roy W. Winters Band, 1, 2, 3: Commercial Club, 3. A quiet and bashful lad; A better friend, one never had. Clara Witte German Club, 2; Remington Bronze Medal. Let it be, let it pass! Alphonse Witzkowski I have always thought the actions of men The best interpreters of their thoughts. Edith M. Woodmansee Chorus, 1, 2, 3; College Club, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 1, 2, 1, 4; Sci Prota Vi, 4 - So build ue up the being that we are. Stephens Anthony Yonczis, Jr. Commercial Club, 4; Hi-Y, 4; House of Repre- sentatives, 4. Studious and frivolous by turns. Wisconsin OOO OO o!929 Oo o Fifty-four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 The Class of 1929 Atwood Youngsteadt rid, 2, 3, 4. Noble in every bought and deed. ' Tennessee Arnold Zameit The manly part is to do with might and main what yon can do Gerhardt Zameit The best sort of friend for a fellow to have. Morris M. Zeinfeld Chorus, i; College Club, 3. Hard work brings success in the long run. Northwestern Agnes S. Zilly Commercial Club, 4; Remington Gold Medal. As sweet and good as she is quiet. Adele Zimmerman Chorus, r, 2, 3; Dramatic Club, 4; Girls ' Glee Club, 3, 4; Underwood Bronze Medal. I live, for hope hath happy place with me Herman Zwissler Commercial Club, 3; Hi-Y, 4; House of Repre- sentatives, 4; Orchestra, 1, 2, 3, 4. He is an energetic lad, Always happy , never sad ? $ l. £ Fifty-five f=N •■= THE, PROVI o oo ooo oo o 1929 PROVISO TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Commencement Program May 31 — June 4 Friday, May 31, 2:30 P. M. Class Day Exercises Play, Manikin and Miniken Seniors Axe Ceremony Everett Rex, Curtis Shockey Presentation of Class Gift Everett Rex Presentation of Provi Nina Lee Cunningham Induction Ceremony of National Honor Society Music Seniors 6:00 P. M. Senior-Faculty Dinner Toastmaster Everett Rex Our Faculty Friends Jo Tucker Songs Dorothy Olson To the Seniors Anna M. Harman Violin Selections Lucille Geyer Theatricals More Extraordinary Senior Thespians Songs Girls ' Glee Club Sunday, June 1, 8:00 P. M. Baccalaureate Service Address The Rev. Frederick J. Schnell Music by High School Glee Club and Orchestra Tuesday, June 4, 8:30 P. M. Graduation Exercises Address The Rev. John Timothy Stone Presentation of Diplomas William F. Boeger, President of Board Music by High School Orchestra Reception in Gym L Class Motto Not finished, just begun ' Class Colors Blue-green and Bronze Oo o Fifty-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 Everett Rex Laverne Hackman Gvcen Wiechmann Edward D THE TOURNAMENT OF 192 5-1929 Senior Class History Helen Bullard T REARING all previous records and establishing new standards in all events, the - Class of Nineteen Twenty-Nine has won the most outstanding victories recorded in the history of local tournaments. Her nearest rival was the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Eight, which made a total of 245 points as against the 267 rolled up by Twenty-Nine. The tournament in which these achievements have been recorded has been in progress since September, 1925, with brief intermisssions; the place has been Proviso Township High School. Four hundred and forty contestants were entered by the various schools in this and other townships, but only two hundred sixty-seven earned the required number of points to qualify as members in the victorious team of Twenty-Nine. Some were unable to overcome natural handicaps; some met with accidents; others left to venture their skill on other tournament fields. After a short wait at the entrance gate on the opening day in September, 1925, the contestants were admitted. A march of classes led the assemblage to the meeting-place where instructions and rules governing the contests were isssued, and where the judges and officials were introduced. Lockers were assigned and coaches appointed, for the preliminaries were to begin the next day. The head referee announced that recognition of individual merit would be made at regular intervals throughout the tournament. For taking first place in any event, the contestant would receive a 1 ; second, third, and fourth places would receive similar notations; for those temporarily outclassed and disqualified, a D would be used. As each person won enough i ' s and 2 ' s to entitle him to more distinction, he would receive golden seals or medals. Before the contests were far under way, the officials called a huddle. When the individuals emerged from the huddle, Edwin Main was in the position of captain; Helen Bullard, Dorothy Charles, and Lee Miller were the other leaders. One main event of the early fall season was a pencil throw; the object of this was to construct an essay on the topic, What it Means to Be an American Citizen. First place in this event went to Dorothy Voras, second to Mildred Jacobek, and third to Birdie Rosenfeldt. The players trained vigorously to attain skill and endurance, being carefully in- structed and guided by their coaches and trainers. The results of their efforts began to o a? = oO fifty-seven the, provi o oo ooo oo 1929 = a show when this team, now officially called the freshman, dexterously struggled with the seniors at the annual Senior-Freshman reception and gained several points in social graces. Several young athletes of this group chose to specialize in the great game of foot- ball. Although small of stature, these aspiring youths managed to fill the lightweight team full to overflowing. With the excess of spirit engendered in the entire football contingent by the enthusiasm of these youngsters, the Proviso heavyweight team, for the first time in modern history, overcame its dearest rival, Oak Park, while the light- weight team held the same rival to a o to o tie. As the first period of the tournament drew to a close, it was ascertained that most of the Nineteen Twenty-Nine contestants had successfully overcome the handicaps of Deficient Grades, Self-consciousness, and Awkwardness. They wrestled manfully with adversaries bearing such formidable names as Algebra, General Science, and Latin. The struggle was in some cases a close one; but when the dust had finally settled, the Class of Twenty-Nine had won by a large margin. As balmy weather warned of the approach of the intermission following the com- pletion of the first quarter of the tournament, totals were checked to see just what the accomplishments of the class had been. Medals were awarded to sixteen individuals whose achievements included sufficient first and second places to merit such distinction. The team of Nineteen Twenty-Nine was declared to have qualified, and to be ready to undertake the second quarter of the tournament when it should open the following fall. When the contestants returned, refreshed by their vacation, they had the assurance born of experience, and were no longer timid and backward. They realized the need of persistent effort if they were to overcome the obstacles in this quarter, and qualify tor the semi-finals. Labeled as sophomores, they held preliminaries to determine to whom should be intrusted the task of pace-setters for the group. Edward Starew.ch, Ruth Dennen, Jane Thalman, and Don Oakland were honored by being chosen for this purpose. Again the Proviso football teams, both heavy and light, defeated not only Oak Park, but almost all other contenders in the field, the lightweights rolling up 151 points to their opponents ' 6. Besides furnishing flawless backing, a half dozen of the Class ot Twenty-Nine chalked up enough grit, determination, and skill to be among those who frolicked on Proviso ' s gridiron with athletes from other lands. Roy Johnson, Leslie Klapdohr, Tubby Wickenden, Lawrence Peterson, Everett Rex, and Bob Harris were the names of these ambitious youths. Basketball proved attractive, and various individuals took to working overtime in their effort to introduce the ball and the basket to each other. Baseball also claimed its quota of enthusiasts. A peep at the records shows that while comparatively few individuals were making their own names famous, many were working for the glory of the name of Nineteen Twenty-Nine. By the middle of the second quarter, the average of the whole was definitely raised by the combined efforts of all; practically every one had made the six points necessary to qualify for further participation in the tournament. Relaxation from intensive training was supplied by frequent entertainment in assemblies, concerts, and parties; thus was a balance maintained among physical, mental, social and artistic developments. The sophomore fall hop gave the members of the class a chance to limber up socially. Arctic explorers, ballet dancers, and prominent coaches all afforded variety of diversion. In the spring, following a party staged by their elders amid Spanish surroundings, the sophomores indulged in a bull-tight and sundry other sports appropriate to their surroundings. At the twilight of this second round of the tournament, the judges announced that Oo o O Fifty-eight 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 this aspiring squad had made good thus far, and might make preparations to enter the semi-finals. Scholarship had set a hard pace, but five of the class had kept even with him all the way and were awarded silver medals. They were Nina Lee Cunningham, Laverne Hackman, Edwin Main, Edward Starewich, and Dorothy Voras. The members of the class left for their vacation with light hearts and eager ambitions. And now, in the fall of 1927, the semi-finals of the tournament began. The great game of being juniors engaged their attention. Leslie Klapdohr was chosen to carry the ball; Rosalyn Peglow, Gwen Wiechmann, and Don Ross were to furnish interference. Led by these gallant leaders, the junior class played its full part in all the events of the year. The great tournament of Proviso witnessed many a splendid achievement that fall of 1927- Both heavyweight and lightweight football teams acquired claims to almost every title available; many junior names were on the line-ups for each game. Mysterious happenings occurred in the second month of the third quarter, when kleptomaniacs kept lifting things (not heavy things, however). A grand mix-up ensued as the contest Stop, Thief! was staged. The participants were readily accorded another victory, for they had drawn a record amount of applause from the audience. The latter half of this semi-final round brought forth many combats and contests. Several persons attempted a javelin throw, using brush and pencil as javelins. Kimon Friar established a new record for this locality by producing with his brush a poster which won first place in the Union League Washington ' s Birthday contest. In mid-winter, the juniors met with their most worthy foes, the seniors, in a basketball encounter. When it was over, they gazed sadly but contentedly at the weak half of the score. But their spirit and good sportsmanship had been so evident that the defeat was not marked heavily against them; they were abiding by a tradition in Proviso when they let the seniors win. The chief contestant in the next event was young Dan Cupid. It was an archery contest; the target was a date for the Informal and for the great Junior-Senior Promenade; that it was a contest worth seeing, all witnesses bear testimony. Under the careful tutelage of young Cupid, whose experience was far greater than his age, the majority of the contestants hit the target and came out of the contest wearing the laurels of victory. They still wore them the night of the Promenade, where they gave an added note of color to the Russian setting of that notable occasion. Russian stars twinkled overhead; Russian steppes were evident throughout the dancing. Weeks and months of battle and strife, and another quarter of the tournament saw its shadow in the light of the setting sun. Without any dispute, it was announced that the Class of Twenty-Nine was to vie in the finals for the championship. She had won this privilege on the basis of good work, good sportsmanship, and willing co-operation. The finals! All good sportsmen and true, who had undergone the specified training and made the necessary scores, reported at the tournament field in September of 1928, fervor and enthusiasm swelling their hearts, vigor and animation kindling their spirits. Scarcely able to restrain themselves long enough to conform to the regulations, they dashed on to the field, eager for the fray. Everett Rex, Laverne Hackman, Gwen Wiechmann, and Edward Davis outdistanced their teammates in the first heat, and were declared leaders for the year. One of the outstanding events of the early part of the year was the introduction of a larger and more pretentious Pageant than any previous class had presented. It was formed in six columns, instead of in five, and was longer and more elaborate in many ways. All the regular features of the tournament were run off according to specifications. Football, basketball, and spring athletics won the customary approval of the onlookers. o 4? fr= = _ oO Fifty-nine f- the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 =% The majority of the challengers were defeated, which so added to the fame of Proviso, that she was summoned to travel afar to Lima, Ohio, there to engage in a double combat. She came off victorious in both, adding much to her honors. Hard training, joyous encounters, and soaring enthusiasm hurried the first half of the final round to its close, and brought the end of the tournament ever nearer. Calcu- lations showed that but two points must be earned before the championship should be achieved. That last stage of the tournament far outshone all others in the achievement of both individual members and the entire squad. To start the final spurt, the maidens of the class held a special meet for entrants from all nations. A resplendent sight they made as they paraded the arena and vied with each other in gorgeous costume and in deeds of prowess. The boys of the class, not to be outdone, also put on a special meet, with appropriate sports costumes and attractions. In recognition of the efforts of those who had excelled in various games, a gala dance was held. Those who had worn the Blue-and-White in action and brought glory to Proviso were guests of the Student Council. Smilin ' Through, the Senior Class Play, added further to the laurels of Twenty- Nine by demonstrating its ability to stage an artistic, well-done production. As had been true the previous year, the climaxes of the social side of the tourna- ment came with first the Informal, and then the Junior-Senior Promenade. The Class of Twenty-Nine acted as host at the former, and as guest at the latter occasion. In keeping with the spirit of the tournament, the setting for the Promenade was thoroughly modernistic. Breathless suspense preceded the announcement of the all-star team of the Class of Twenty-Nine. Five of its members had been named at the end of the third quarter of the tournament by virtue of outstanding accomplishment: Kimon Friar, Laverne Hack- man, Robert Harris, Edwin Main, and Gwen Wiechmann. This all-star team was known as the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools; election to it was the highest honor that could come to any contestant in the great four-year tournament. The ref- erees and judges deliberated long before they finally named the eighteen successful can- didates for this team, but at last they announced them, and great rejoicing ensued on the part of those so honored. Towards the end of the tournament, Lee Miller outstepped the bounds of the local contest and did not stop until he had attained the honor of first place in the Sixth Annual State Oratorical Contest. Manley Immel, the debate coach, accompanied Lee to Washington where he participated in the National Contest. And now the end approaches. Four days to go; no opponents in sight; the coveted scrolls which are the emblem of final victory almost within their grasp, members of the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Nine await the outcome with confidence. All opponents have been overcome; all scheduled events have been run off; each individual has worked not only for his own glory, but the glory of the whole squad and of old Proviso. All that remains is to receive those awards which persistent effort has won. As the members of the class look back over the last four years, they realize that much of their success has depended upon the faithful coaching and co-operation they have received; that without the patience and wisdom of the officials, they could hardly have hoped to come through the tournament with glory. And now, as they leave for- ever the tournament field of Proviso, they go forth into that larger training field of the world, confident that the preparation which they have received here will stand them in good stead; that the principles of good sportsmanship will go with them always; and that still further achievements await them in the tournament of life. Oo o Sixty o s = 1929 o oo ooo oo o THE PUOYI THE PROGRESS OF PROVISO Nina Lee Cunningham A scoffer says, The Spirit of Proviso! What is that? A mere figment of the imagination! But Proviso points triumphantly to her dreams come true and answers, Here is testimony that that Spirit is tangible — here is proof! For without that Spirit, Proviso ' s dream could not have become a reality. It was in September, 19 10, that Proviso was born. Cradled in the Emerson Gram- mar School in Maywood, she had little room for growth. The school consisted of four classrooms, a small auditorium, and a science laboratory that was poorly equipped for high school work. As the enrollment increased, the need for expansion became more and more apparent. It is hard to say what the Proviso of today would be if her Spirit at that time had not been great enough to endure many hardships. Ground for a new building was broken early in the winter of that year, and the cornerstone was laid in January, 191 1. One might say that the abode of Proviso ' s Spirit is in that cornerstone, for with its laying, thejiopes and visions of the Class of 191 1 began to be realities, and its Spirit gained new life from the realization that the Com- mencement exercises might be held in the new auditorium. After four years of rapid growth in enrollment, the school found the building that had once seemed spacious was much too small to accommodate the number seeking admission. Enthusiastic plans were made for an addition that would include a library, a gymnasium, a larger auditorium, and classrooms. With the completion of this addition in 19 1 6, came a new vigor into the Spirit of Proviso. As the towns which send students to Proviso continued to grow, the need for another addition increased. On March 17, 1923, ground was broken for an addition that was to include a swimming pool, a new and much larger auditorium, a girls ' gymnasium, domestic science equipment, and classrooms for all departments. This addition, on a larger and more elaborate scale than the other, was completed late in 1924. As work was in process during the school year, the need for patience and loyalty to the cause of Proviso ' s future was great. Proviso ' s Spirit did not fail her, and she watched the progress of the new building with enthusiasm. The school year 1928-29 has seen the largest enrollment in Proviso ' s history. More than two thousand students have filled her halls and classrooms to overflowing. Her walls are no longer big enough to hold her. In the winter, the Board of Education finally succeeded in purchasing Forest Preserve land to take care of the school ' s develop- ment for some years to come. The school property now extends 179 feet east of the present athletic field, and north to Washington Boulevard. In May, John Chiaro and J. C. Llewellyn, architects, drew plans in which provi- sions were made for classrooms, shops, study halls, a cafeteria and lunch room with accommodations for 800 to 1,000, and a beautiful library seating more than two hun- dred and fifty. In future years additions will be made including a stadium, field house, heating plant, athletic fields, and probably an auditorium. The Proviso of the future will be beautiful, as well as substantial and well-equipped. The new building, in a Gothic style of architecture, will face on First Avenue. It will probably have two towers, one just north of Ninth Street, and the other facing Eighth Street, giving the building a symmetrical appearance. Work on it will be commenced this summer, and it is hoped that it will be ready for use in the fall of 1930. Twenty years — 1910 to 1930 — twenty years of dreams and hopes, of dreams real- ized and hopes fulfilled. Through the hardships of the next year — the inconvenience and difficulty of working with building going on near by — Proviso will remember that her Spirit has always rallied and remained loyal through unpleasantness, from the dream to the reality, and she will not fail. = o oO S xt p the: provi o oo ooo GO ol929 =s. Oo O Sixty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 J—l = ' 191 1-1916 1916-1923 STATISTICS OF ENROLLMENT Year Total 1910-11 241 1911-12 279 I9 12 -i3 ■ 393 i9!3-i4 411 1914-15 474 191 5-16 528 I 9 l6 -i7 633 19 7-1 599 1918-19 .. 717 1919-20 787 1920-21 885 1921-22 1019 !9 -23 1155 1923-24 1178 i9 2 4 2 5 13 1 5 1925-26 1400 1926-27 1561 i9 2 7-28 1793 1928-29 2014 s Sixty-three the: provi o oo ooo GO o!929 JUNIOR CLASS ROLL Adams, Russell Alberti, Furio Allen, Leatha Andersen, Harold Anderson, Ayrley Asunowicz. Felix Babashka, Zen a Backus, Ruth Baker, Georgia Baker, Virginia Bartlett, Arnold Bartlett, Edwin Battaglia, Josephine Bearden, Fred Beecher, Eunice Belz, Herman Benjamin, Sara Bennett, Ellsworth Bennish, Edward Benson, Edith Berhold, Olga Betts, Richard Bewf.rsdorf, Herman Birch, Jack Birkett, Richard Blasius, Fred Block, Ray Bloom, Edward Blomstran, Carl Bockus, Anton Bohlander, Howard Bowman, Vivian Braun, Irving Brightman, Robert Brown. Phoebe Bruno, Rosalie Brunst, Walter Budway, George Burhop, Harvey Burk, Mary Ellen Burk, Pauline Burnett, Kenneth Burrel. Eleanor Bussert, Clarence Calcott, Melvin Gamp, Ruth Carlson, Dorothy Carroll, June Cheyney, Audrey Christensen, Solveig Chulock, Lucille Cohen, Rudolph Cohrs, Arthur Coleman. Harold Collett, Fred Cowen, Gertrude Croll, Helen Cunningham, Charles Da vies, Jessie Davies, Leona Davies, Walter % DeBrock, Katherine Derrick, Frank DeVries, Lucile Dillon, Alfred Doud, Fostelle Doyle, Isabelle Dubin, Florence Dunlap, Kenneth Eddy, Allan Egeberg, Rigmor Eiermann, Harry Ernst, Gilbert Esch, Viola Fanning, Marion Farney, Thomas Finney, Gerrard Finney, Walter Fippinger, Esther Fippinger, Roy Foley, Virginia Follett, Charles Forsman, Lester Frank, Ann Irene Fuller, Jeanette Garrett, Eloise Gaylard, Philip Giacinti, Anna Gibson, Daniel Gollay, Fanny Gommel, Elfriede Grau, Gertrude Gregg, Harris Grubner, Virginia Grundy, Walter Hafner, Elizabeth Hagle, William Haglund, Corrine Hamilton, Margaret Hanley, Grace Hanson, Rowland Hartman, Jean Hass, Wilmon Heileman, June Heitschmidt, Dorothea Helm, Ida Heuser, Gertrude Heyman, Douglas Higgins, Glen Higgins, Lloyd Hokinger, Arthur Howard, Frank Huston, Bertha Inman, Richard Ireland, Evelyn Isaacson, Lois Jackson, Lillian Jensen, Edward Jensen, Ruth Johnson, Glen Johnson, Marie Jones, Mildred Jordan, Jack Kelstrom, Eleanor Kern, Dorothy Kingery, Donald Kinloch, Ruth Kirwan, Edward Kiuras. Veronica Kleinschmidt, Bernard Knutson, Vivian Kocmich, Donald Kohoutek, Louise Korngiebel, Emma Kropp, Herbert Krueger, Edwin Kuhlmann, Frederick Lapinski, Bessie LaRowe, Franlin Korngiebel, Emma Lees, Elaine Lenaker, Gilbert Lesny, Theodore Levinson, Hulda Lewis, Robert Lienhardt, Louise Lietz, Charles Loges, Ruth Lossin, Wilna Luhrsen, Gertrude Luhrsen, Walter Lux, John Mages, Sam Maiwurm, Henry Maltbie, Marion Markovich, Mary Marsh, Esther Martin, Frances Mathewson, Miriam Mauro, John McClure, Lois McElroy, Lucille McGrath, Louise McIn tyre, Dorothy McNeil, Gordon Mead, Harry Mellett, Michael Meyer, Edna Milchoefer, Harry Miller, Eleanor Modrow, Gertrude Moore, Lawrence Morris, Marion Nelson, Evelyn Newberg, Fred Newman, Rosedore Nicolai, Herbert Nieman.Edyth Nieman, Lydia Nolting. Carl Oakland, Dot Oakes, Margaret Oberg, Muriel Olschefsky, Harriet Olson, Albert Olson, Tilford Orrico, Frank Osver, Arthur Paessler, Harold Palmer, Dorothy Parks, Harvey Peary, Virginia Pechukas, Frances Peller, Philip Perlis, Sam Perrigo, Glenn Peters, Hortense Peterson, Preston Pildes, Abel Pilipowich, Anna Pirolo, Grace Platt, Mathew Pollitz, Robert Prehn, Raymond Preiss, Mildred Pryor, Edward Rabe, Albert Radtke, Mildred Rajeck, John Rakauski, Charles Ramsaier, Renata Rayunic, Stephana Reich, Hazel Reich, Willis Richards, Olwen Robins, Milton Rogers, Ted Rosche, Louise Rosenkranz, Cora Rowder, John Rowe, Dorothy Ruet, Robert ,, Ryan, Eileen Sarlo, Rocco V : ' Schatz, Jack schlichting, edward Schmucker, Grace Schneeberger, Anna Schneider, Alex Schroeder, Milton Schultz, Henry Schultz, Walter Sharper, Wilfred Shockey, Curtis Shuster, Paula Schwab, Edward Schwald, Raymond Schwass, Alice Scott, Frances Scrivani. Robert Seacat, Floyd Seegers, Harold Shanker, Anna Sheldon, Helen Shockey, Curtis Silverman, Lily Silvey. Alice Smalley, Bion Smith, Allen Smith, Eric Smith, Erna Smith, Harriet Smith, Mildred Sokilosky, Lillian Sortino, Frances Stanley, Marideth Steel, Janet I Oo Sixty-four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROY1 3 = % Curtis Shockey Fred Newberg Donald Kingery Franklin LaRowe IF, FOR JUNIORS Helen Ward, ' 30 If we can keep the old Proviso spirit Shining as we ' ve made it shine so far; If we can win a place by our own merit Among the ones whose records higher are; If we uphold the standards that were set here By those who graduated long ago; If we maintain traditions that to us are dear And hold us true to fine ideals we know; If we are worthy of the friendly teachers And their wise and gracious counsel heed; If we can pack completely full the bleachers When football games our hearty cheering need; If we can win a game by playing fairly And meet a sad defeat with equal grace; If we can do our trying studies squarely And always look hard work right in the face; If we can show Proviso that we love her By backing her in everything she tries; If we can prove true friends to one another So our lives will be the stronger for these ties; If we are loyal, eager, earnest members Of Thirty ' s class, then, juniors, have no fear — We ' ll make the very finest class of seniors That ' s left Proviso ' s doors in many a year. = o oO Sixty-five IH. the: provi o oo sophomore Adams, Virginia Aimer, Jean AlBRECHT, GERDA Axeo, Joseph Allinson, Grace Anderson, Helen Arbeiter, Anna Aschoff, Everett Asher, Lillie askevold, erling Axen, Rose Babcock, Kenneth Badger, Josephine Baeder, Lois Ballard, Margaret Barker, Charles Barker, Viola Barthel, Charles Basile, Evelyn Battaglino, Antoinette Bauch, Roberta Baumann, Otto Baur, William Behrens, George Belline, Joseph Benson, Ruth Berg, George Bergbreiter, Genevieve Bertacchi, Bruno Birkett, Margaret Blackstone, Dorothea Blatter, Frank Boesenberg, Verna Boget, Verna Boggs, Roy Bourgerie, Edward Bower, Beatrice Boyer. Myrtle Bradshaw, Marie Brick, Mayme Bryant, Verna Buchholz, Wilburt Buck, Howard Budack, John Buginas, Helen BULTHOUSE, MnLDRED Bunes, Beatrice Burke, Helen Burt, Herman Busse, Robert Butkus, Julia Cain, Thomas Calendo, Thomas Stein, Delwin Steinfeldt. John Stewart, Margaret Stubbins, Mary El Storch, Mildred Strelka, Richard Stronge, Betty Taylor, Esther Thomas, Katherine Tobias, Joseph Carbon, Kathryn Carrier, Elizabeth Carrier, Marian Carstens, Harry Carver, Lucn-LE Cary, Florence Cerny, Joseph Chapman, Jessie Choate, Alberta Clapp, Jean Clark, Marjorie Colberg, William Coleman, Myrtle collett, mariette Collins, Joseph Collins, William Compton, Ray Conner, Fred Conrad, Ruth Conser, Charles Cote, George Cotugno, Joseph Crandall, Ray Crane, Esther Csajaghy, Joseph Curry, Virginia David, Edwin David, Richard Davidson, Edith Davies, David Davies, Helen Davis, Kelton Dearborn, Howard Dehlinger, Elmer DeLia, Walter Desens, Hattie Dettmar, Daisy Dixon, Naomi Dizonno, Angeline Doerr, Carl Domazewicz, John Dombrowski, Herman Doweidt, Theodore Dubin, Joseph Duerr, Bernice Durrant. Arthur Dwoinen, Alex Edfors. Elsie Edlund, Kenard Ehlert. Betty Eidem, Ralph Engbrecht. Ethel Engbrecht, Myrtle OOO G CLASS ROLL Ermisch, Nicholas Fairchild, Marion Farney, Robert Farrar, Florence Favata, Tony Fendt, Mildred Flamm, Fred Fletcher, Alice Fonda, Charles Forst, Martha Fox, William Frankie, Carl Frantz, Harold Frase, Bernice Frasier, Donald Frederickson, Robert Frees, Robert Freiday, Jack Fricano, Charles Friebus, Mary Frietsche, Melvin Fuhrman, Clarence Gaddis. Eleanor Garnowicz, Eleanor Gerber, Ruth Geyer, Arthur Giles, Julia Giordano, Santo Glatt. Harold Glerum, Donald Glerum, Maryellen Glos, George goede, maxine Goelet, Herbert Gold, Edward Goldstein, Pearl Golz, Elmer Golz. Herbert Gosse, Mary Grady, Francis Gray, William Gretchel, Anna Grunt, Raymond Guerine, George Guilford, Dorothy Guill, Alice Gungler, Joseph Gustafson, Gladys Gustafson, Helen Gustafson, Robert Hack, Richard Haines, Josephine Hanck, Evelyn Hansen, Evelyn o!929 Hanson, Anna Harbacek, Andrew Harris, Wilson Hass, Elmer Haworth, Sarah Hayek, Emily Hayes, Beatrice Heberg, Jrvin Heck, Milo Helm, Edgar Helm, Elsie Herrman, Wilbert Heyback, Charles Hickey, Marjorie Hinrichs, LeRoy Hinz, Bernice Hiter, Virginia hoelterhoff, arthur Hoffman, Edith Hogan, Dorothy Hoopes, Geraldine Hoopes, Russell Homan, Virginia Houder, Gladys Huebner, William Hughes, Jennie Hunt, Chreswell Hupp, Caroline Hurst, Wilma Hutter, Helen Ingersoll, Donald Ingersoll, Ruth Iwasyk, Joe Jackson, Elizabeth Jacobs, Florence Jahp, Clifford Jamison, Kenneth, Johnson, Hallie Johnson, Linnea Johnson, Madeline Jones, Florence Jones, Margaret Jones, Martha Rabat, Lillian Kantner, Donald Karlson, Lillian Karrick, Mary Kaufman, Hazel Kehring, Richard Kellogg, Allan Kendall, Willard Kessell, Stanley JUNIOR ROLL COMPLETED Turner, Wakeman Tyndall, Ruth Usvolk, Kate Vanderwerf, Richard VanDyke, Robert VanSchoick, June Voigt, Martha Waggener, Saraloucile Ward, Helen Ward. Lawrence Weber, Viola Weeg, Alvin Wehrman. Anita Weinrich, Lydia Weyranch, Carrie Whelpley, Harold Wiedemann. Henrietta Wiehle, Raymond Wilder, Harry Wilson, Marion Wilson, Martin Witt, Vernon Wolf. Florence wollensak. walter Woodruff. Robert wunderlich, charles Yundt, Howard Zito, Frank Zorn, Dorothy Oo o Sixty-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 ■ William Smith Elsie Helm Estelle Milles William Shuter = SOPHOMORES— TO YOU Jean Clapp, ' 3 1 Oh, ours is a class in Proviso High That ' s up and coming and will never say die. Of vim and vigor, we ' ve plenty to spare; Any new exploit we ' re ready to dare! The school thinks we ' re fine, and of course we do too;- 1 11 tell you our story; then leave it to you. Only last year we were timid and green, Believing the slogan, Be heard, but not seen. We sent out our boys for athletic teams; We plotted and planned and made all sorts of schemes So that seniors and juniors and sophomores, too, Would say with approval, See what freshmen can do. But now we have won a favorable place In Proviso ' s high and esteemable grace; We excel in scholarship, and truth to say, In athletics often we ' ve saved the day. Here ' s a toast to ourselves — The sophomores, true blue; They ' re backing Proviso in all that they do! Sixty-seven ft the: provi o GO ooo oo o!929 SOPHOMORE ROLL COMPLETED Kilgour, Olive Kirschbaum. George klstenbroker, alberta Kline, Adelbert Knope, Marion Knos p, Walter Knudsen, Margaret Koch, Dorothy Koch, Grace Kolb, Ruth Kolvitz, Margaret Korinek, John Kover. Mildred Kracalik, Henry Krafft, Nick Krause, Emily Kreml. Raymond Kroening, Lucille Kuehl, Violet Kuhlmann, Reinhold kumnick, bernice Laatz, Herbert Landa, Fred Lane. Edward Langless. Virginia Laraia, Anthony Larocca, Louis Larson, Bernt Lasser, Davese Leicht, Elizabeth Lekawitch, Joseph Leman, William Lemm, Veronica Lesman. Edward Lewis, Frances Lietz, Frederick Lind. Alice Lindman. Glenn Lindsay, Dale Lobdell. Anna Longmore, Irene Louthan, Dale Lumm. Gladys Lynch, Elizabeth Malone, Murray Magree, Doris Marack, Robert Markham, Arthur Martinkus, Edward Martinson. Eleanor Masek, Fred Masulunes, Bruno Matthew, George Mayer. Helen McAvoy, John McBride, John McEwan, John McLean, Tune McMahon, Nolan McShane, John Mflka, Evelyn Melquist, Elsie Merle, Willard Meserow, Ruth Meyer, Ruth Mickelsen, William Midtsjo, Marvin Mielke, Lorraine Mikniewicz, Bernice Miller, Helen Miller, Mildred Milles, Estelle Minteer, Helen Miner, Evelyn Moreno, Frank Morgan, Annabelle Morkus, John Morris, James Mueller, Merton Munroe, Richard Musser, Elizabeth Nelson, James Neubauer, Blanche Neubauer, Marian Neuman, Edgar Newlin, William Nickol, Philip Nielsen, Marcella Nieman, Arlene Nieman. Raymond Nordbrock, Harold Norton, Lorraine Olenius, Albert Olson. Ruth Orrico. Tony O ' Shaughnessy, Margaret Ostrenga, Stanley Palermo, John Palermo, Peter Palka, Leona Passarella, August Patterson. William Paulsen, Dorothy Pearson, John Peary, Margaret Pechukas, Walter Peller, Herbert Petrosky, Hilda Pildes, Ralph Pitcairn, James Pittman, Voneta Plocker, Mayme Pranwick, Christine Provenzano, Carl Puerner, Myrtle Puscheck, Walter Quitsch, Earl Rabinowitz, Edith Rasmussen, Gladys Rathke, Eleanor Ravanesi, Caroline Raven, Eleanor Reading, Elizabeth Rehr, Charles Rice, Warren Ricker, Jack Ridinger, Edna Roberts, Flora Jane Robinson, Earl Rodeck, Ewald Roe, Charters Rohloff, Paul Roos, Frederick Rosenkranz, Ludwig Rossman. Lillian Ruden, Vernon Rummler, Carmen Santino, Joseph Scanio, Sam schell, lyle Schiefer, Grace Schneider, David Schoff, Robert Schrader, Donald Schreiber, Emma Schroeder, Hulda Schulein, Esther Schultz, Evelyn Schultz, Flora Schuman, Eleanor Seemann, Grace Sego, Helen Seren, Irving Sharpless. Miles Shaw. Alice Shuter, William Siegel, Robert Sievers, Eldred Simonov, David Sohl, Gerald Skelba, Evelyn Slager, Margaret Slone, Ralph Smalley, Helen Smith, Bernice Smith, Dorothy Smith, William Smitzer, Joe Spalding, Julia Spears, Robert Spencer, William Spolin, Isadore Spratt, John Spyrison, Ernest Stanley, Clarence Stapleman, Milton Statkus, Charles Stecker, Rose Steel, Sidney Stert, Howard Steinhebel, Paul Steinhebel, Ralph Stenstrom, Everett Stephens, John Stirewalt, Luther Surges, Louise Sweeney, Marie Szerbinski, Joe Tatarola, Mary Taylor, Sylvia Templin, Aloysius Tevander, Norman Thiese, Margaret Thiese, Russell Thomas, Harry Thome, Ronald Tomasko, Eleanor Trout, Dorothy Tucker, Sam Ullrich, George Ullrich, Howard VanAusdall, Robert VanSlyke, James Varnagaris, Bruno Vlach, Harold Vodianoy, Bernard Vodianoy. Dorris Vogel, Helen Vorobik, Charles Walker, Wilbert Wanek, Genevieve Warren, Camilla Warren, Neil Wassman, Irene Webb, Woodrow Weiland, Alfred Weinberg, Cecilea Weiss, Anita Weissenborn, Beatrice Wentland, Gustav Westphal, Gladys Wicke, Fred Wiedemann, Catherine Wiederhold, Henry Wilcox, Marie Wirth, Elsie Wittekindt, Roy Woehler, Lester Woodruff, Edward Yesulis, Anne Young, Catherine Young, Pearl Young, Robert Youngsteadt, Yvonne Yuknis, Leonard Zapfel, Tobias Ziegler, Glenda Zito, Jane Oo o Sixty-eight 1929 o oo ooo RHRHSHHHHHflHBBBBBHHSB HHMfiHHflBBMHflHSI oo oTHE, PROV1 - = Norman Frees Thomas Campbell Alice Smalley Keith Donaldson WHAT GLORY, FRESHMEN? Lucy Harnden, ' 32 ON THE morning of September 6, 1928, Principal Robb was nearing the close of his assembly address to the new students. We freshmen sat up and listened intently: Every one has two educations: that which is given to him, and that which he gives to himself. Of the two kinds, the latter is by far the more valuable. Indeed, all that is most worthy in a man he must work out and conquer for himself. Each of you, I am sure, will work earnestly, faithfully, and industriously during your first year. Then as the organ sounded forth, the seven hundred freshmen rose to their feet, and with a determination to succeed, entered upon their first year in high school. Now as our freshman year nears its close, we glance back upon it and ask our- selves whether we have worked earnestly, faithfully, and industriously. At the beginning, we set our goal and toward this mark we constantly worked. At first progress seemed very slow, but knowing that our future depended upon our present, we persevered, ever mindful of the advice of our principal, that success de- pends upon the education we give ourselves, and how much of ourselves we give to others. With this in mind, the freshmen entered heartily into the work of preparing Thanksgiving baskets and did all in their power to make the freshman issue of the Pageant a success. Who can deny we have shown school spirit? Led by the invincible Mr. Immel, five hundred strong we supported our teams and cheered them on to victory! All too soon came the end of our first semester. What a glorious surprise was in store for us! Records showed our class had ninety-five students on the honor roll, six of them having perfect records. We had broken all previous records. And why not? Had we not constantly remembered that we gain in so far as we give? Nor did we devote all our time to work. Our Christmas party was an occasion which shall long be remembered for the good time we had. Far be it from us to boast. We feel that we have been in a measure, at least, suc- cessful, and at the close of our freshman year, we leave it to Principal Robb to judge whether or not we have worked earnestly, faithfully, and industriously. Sixty-nine THE, PROVI o oo ooo oo o!929 ADVANCED FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL Ableman, Ellen Adammes, Dorothy Allers, Dorothy Amling, Darrall Arouesti, Victoria Baroni, Mike Batcheler, Chester Bela, Owen Beringer, Paul Bieber, Jacob Bill, Anna j Block, Wilbert Boyer, Lawrence Boyer, Lenore Bronner, Estelle Brooks, Dorothy Brown, Bernard Bruzas, Sam Caruso, Gilda Chann, Alden Chouinaro, Guy Christie, Elaine Cleveland, Dorothy Cooper, Helen Cotton, Albert Cotton, William Cowen, Norbert Decker, Leland Dixon, Coralie Dryden, Cora Dunbar, Roland Dusheck, George Empolis, Adolph Ernst, Albert Ernst, Frank Essig, Herbert Fee, Ruth flnkelman, gertrude Fischer, Elizabeth Fortney. Dexter Gartner, Joseph Goldstein, Barney Gordon, Florence Graham, James Grames, Clarence Gregory, Roy Gruber, Frank Grunow, Richard Gunkler, Herman Guth, Marie Harwood, Marjorie Henselman, Lester Hilbert, Fred Hoffman, Herbert Holm, Leonard Holpuch, Vernon Hopkins, Mary Jane Houch, Bertram Hughes, Lawrence Hunt, Witmer Jay, Norman Johnson, Harold Johnson, Merwin Julien, Robert Kadow, Isabella Kell, Francis Kell, Lyle Kibble, Lucille Kistenbroker, Arthur Klemp, Wilbur Knoble, Tack Knope, Audrey Knoth. Katharine Kohn. Annie Kolb. Laura Kolinsky. Edward korngiebel, fred Krafft. William Krefft, Kenneth Lavold, Clara Leali. Andrew Leatherman, Alice Lee, Robert Lenk. Selma Licht, Elmer Liptow, William Locke, Claudia Loresch, Emily Loresch, Mary Lucarelli, Bertha Lullo, Rose MacDowell, Matthew Macro, Tecla Mantel, Max Markham, Bernadine Marsh, Florence Martens, Carl Martens, Henry Martin, Lee McComb, George McFeely, Jeanette McIntyre, Catherine Melching, Wayne Merrill, William Meyer, Richard Minagro, Mack Mischung, Catherine Mock, Donald Moehrman, Frieda Moss, Bert Mowrer, Joseph Murphy, Ruth Musson, Don Newell, Robert OCONNELL, WlNFIELD Olsen, Elmer Olson, Ruth Ortenzi, Catherine Osher, Sydney Overmeyer, Marsh Paul, Evelyn Person, Iver Phelan, Ruth Phelps, David Provenzano, Donald Prueser, Lillian Raus, Kenneth Ressman, David Richter. Henry Riemer, Ella Robertson, Jack Robertson, James Rosati, Peter Rose, Clara Rusch, Henry Santino, Tony Scafidi, Santi Schaper, George Schlupp, Gladys Schneider, Gustav Schuler, Robert Shoppelle, Frances Silsby, Ellsworth Smithers, Cleon Soffel, Jerome Starus, Bruno Stenson, Walter Stumpf, Elizabeth Suhr, Harvey Swangren, Stanley TlEMANN, ERWIN Troike, John Turner, Clifford Turnes, Harriet Turney, Robert Vicek, Harold Wadsworth, Irwin Waitkevitz, Bruno Weiss, Winfred werstovshek, wrllard West, Lawrence Westenfelt, Irving Wheatley, Dorothy Widener, John Williamson, Raymond Wilson, Earlda Winters. Clyde Witz. Henry Wolf, Isabel Yundt. Lucille Zito, Joseph Zorn, Harry Oo o Seventy 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROVI FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL Alberti, Nicolas Albrecht, Elenore Albright, William Allegretti, Mary Allen, Margaret Allen, Marion Allen, Robert Allers, Emeline Altergott, Gottfried Altergott, Marie Andersen, Margaret Anne Anderson, Margaret Helen Andrews, Jane Arnold, Lillian Akowesti, Hyman Austin, Jeanne Avrech, Clara Bachilunas, Veronica Baerns, Amalie Barker, Bernice Barnas, Gunnard Baron, Zena Bartlett, Norbert Bartuch, Carmen Bartuch, Rocco Bartulis, Olga Batko, Mary Baumgarten, Hazel Baumgartner, Elva Baumgartner, Sylvester Baxendale, Lillian Beatty, Lee Beckman, LaVerne Belgin, Lillian Belles, Dorothy Belline, Rose Bendsen, Ellen Berebitsky, Ann Berg, Myrtle Berger, William Beyer, Arnold Beyer, Edmund Blackwelder, Mary Katherine Blair, Sybel Boday, Dorothy Boegf.r, Elmore Boerman, Mildred boerman, myra Bolland, Evelyn Bollmann, Robert Bondi, Arthur Boss, William Brandes, Dorothy Brazda, Charles Breichman, Albert Brennan, Arthur Brenneman, Juanita Brennen, Maurice Brenner, Violet Brooks, Edward Brown, Derrh. Brown, Grace Brown, Paul R. Bruce, Robert o Bruggemeyer, Donald liRUNS, Eleanor Urunst, Carl Buck, Laura jjudwiser, Alberta Burger, Virginia Burnham, Harry Busse, Edward Byfield, Dorothy Caliendo, Pascal Campagna, Charles Campbell, Thomas Cantore, Marjorie Carlson, Esther Carlson, Gunnard Carson, Dorothy Carstens, Charlotte Carstens, June Carstens, Leland Carucci, Joseph Carusiello, Mildred Cary, Geneva Cederoth, Dwight Cernauske, Jennie Chapman, Maben Charlton, Robert Chester, Arthur Christensen, Thorwald Chulock, Violet Cimaglio, Edith Cimino, Joe Clapp, John Clarke, Walter Cleaver, Richard Cohrs, Eleanor Conley, Peter Connell, Kathleen Cooper, Kenneth Cotter, Jack Coudoux, William Covay, Chester Crane. Martha Csajaghy, Helen Culotta, Louis Cunningham, Walter curnes, delorious Curry, Ethel Daniels, Fay D ' Ansa, Mary David, Eugene Davidson, Margaret Davies. Donald Davis, Dorothy Dearborn, Carroll DeBorch, Edith DeCicco, Armando DeFranco, Adeline DeGrazia, Dorothy DeGrazia, Ruth DeLap, Nathalie DeRose, Theresa Dewitt, Edgar Diamond, Henry Dibble, Harriet Diebell, Emily Dixon, Lee Dodaro, Eleanor Doerr, Norman Doherty, Wilbur Donaldson, Keith Dons, Frederick Druziak, Frank Duensing, Caroline Duffey, Marion Dunlop, Kemrie Dunning, Frank Dushek, Allen Dwoinen, Victor Eckard, Neta Edfors, Harry Edfors, Hugo Ellsworth, Alice Empolis, Anna Engel, Dorothy Engel, Florence Engrall, Kenneth Eppinga, Peter Erckman, Daniel Ericsson, Jane Ernest, Lucille Eseman, Evelyn Esposito, Jennie Essig, Vincent Favata, Sam Fee, Laura Festner, Robert Fick, Robert Fink, Waldemar Finkbeiner, Ernest FlNKBEINER, OTTO Fischer, Howard Fleming, Wallace Folli, Rose Ford, Russell Forest, Rhea Fotch, Wilfred Fox, Virginia Frauenhoff, Jack Frees, Norman Freitag, Marion Friedewald, Morella Frillmann, Albert Fritsche, Lewis Fuller, Elva Galasso, Anthony Gallante, Rocco Galloway, Jess Ganziano, Joseph Garbe, Evelyn Gardner, Raymond Garnowicz, Irving Garrett, Charlotte Gavin, John Gaylord, John Gellinger, Andrew Gentilin, Elinor Giaconi, Rose Gillespie, Roberta Ginder, Emdly Giunta, Edward Glos, Henry Goble, Ireta Goldberg, Robert Gollay, Ida Grauel, Edna Gregory, Irene Greinke, Eleanor Griswald, James Grubner, Edith Gruenwald, Marjorie Grune, Richard Guenther, Alex Guy, Betty Hager, Leroy Haglund, Gunnard Hall, Genevieve Hamilton, Walter Hamilton, William Hansen, Frank Hanson, Grace Hanson, Jeanette Hansson, Margaret Harbin, Frances Harden, James Harnden, Lucy Haskett, Jack Haug, Edwin Hausermann, Paul Hayford, Eugene Hechtenthal, Bernice Heck, Christine Heidelbach, Eugene Heidorn, Erna Heidorn, Irene Heike, William Held, Gertrude Helm, Marie Hendrichs, Genevieve Herrwagen, Arnold Heybach, Maryjane Hickey, Edward Hickman, Lucille Hilko, Eva Hill, Edith Hillyer, Glenn Hiter, Melvin Holden, Chester hollerbach, eugene Hornischer, Josephine Horning, Melvin Huebner. Walter Hughes, Thomas Hummel, Floyd Hummel, Imogene ivarson, torie Jackson, Jane Jacobson, Elsie Jagodinski, Mary Janke, Roland Jaros, Charlotte Jemison, Clara Jennings, Raymond Jensen, Dorothy Jeschke, Phyllis o oO Seventy-one THE, PROVI o oo ooo go FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL o!929 Johnson, Charles Johnson, Mildred Jones, Dorothy Jones, Frances Josen, William Julin, Jeanne Kaercher, Lorentz Kasparanas, Joseph Kazpn, June Kelly, Anthony Kelly, James Kempf, Alex Kephardt, Philip Kern, Ervin Kiefer, Grace Kien;le, Jeannette Kimball, Francis Kingstrand, Winifred Klemm, Bernard Klemm, Ruth Klima, Florence Kmet, William Knippenberg, Glen Kolb, Glenn Kopp, Eleanor Koppert, Veronica Kracalik, Henrietta Kraegel, Roy Krause, Rosie Krause, Violette Kroepel, Lester Krohn, Violet Kruger, Marie Krul, Walter Kruse, Lucille Kuhl, Bernice Kuhlmann, Armin Kweder, Anthony Ladewig, Clarence Lambert, William Lamberti, Biagi Lanewski, Mike Languth, William LaPidus, Sylvia Larkin, John LaRocco, John Lassen, Thomas Last. Harold Laurence. Howard Lavorato, Daniel Law. Mildred Lawson. George Leccesi, John Lechelt, Esther Lee, Marjorie Lee. Mary Leeseberg. Margaret Lekawitch, Nellie Lelivelt, Charles Lemm. Marie Lemons, Mildred Leone, Rocco Levitansky, James Lietz, Eleanor Lighthart, Harold Lighthart, Helen Linn, Betty Loges, Irene Luurs, Kenneth Luxen. Ruth MacMurphy, ]ack Madsen, Robert Madsen, Walter Maces, Jennie Malone, Dorothy Maloney, Lorraine Mannoia, Dominic Marcinkiewich, Helen Markovitch, Nancy Marousek, Bertha Marrone, Frank Mashako, Tony Matelske, Irene McBride, Helen McComb, Frederick McCrary, Helen McDuffie, George McGrath, Eileen McNeely, Kenneth McRoy, Zella McTague, Bruce Meiers, Richard Melka, Edward Me enbrink, Arthur Milling, Melvin Mielke, Eleanor Miles, Norma Militello, Rocco Miller. Norman Miller. Peggy Millison, Virginia Mills. Vernon MlNNIEAR, LEOTTA Minnis, Marguerite MlSULONAS, ]0SEPH Moeller, Waldemar Moore, John Morris. Edwin Moskivich, Mary Most. Florence Mueller. Edmund Mueller. Eleanor Mueller. Evelyn Murphy. Wilbur Nebel. Lois Nelson, Charles Nelson, Clarence Neumann. Wilbert Neville, Lucille Newberg. Charles Newlin. Mary Niko. Sam Novak, Bernice Nowicki, Frank Oill, Beatrice Old, James Olds, Jean Oliver. Robert Oostdyk. Henrietta Ortman, Edna Osgood, Pauline Osher, Seymore Ostic, Ernest Ostic, Paul Owen, Margaret Paetz, Ruth Parker, Nadine Parkinson, Marjorie Parks, Lance Parrott, Helen Patterson, James Patterson, Robert Patton, Florence Peckat, Dorothea Pedi, Stephen Penrose, Edward Petroselli. Dominick Pilpol, Anna Platt, Joseph Potter, Alice Potts, Jean Power, Herbert Power, Raymond Pranno, Albert Prehn, Harvey Priest, Armond Prine, Billy Pritchard, James Quehl, Dick Rago, Anthony Rakauski, Stephanie Rayonec, Olga Rediteld, Alexander Reese, Frances Regan, John Rendtorff, Robert Reppert, Norrine Reuter, Norman Reynolds, Robert Rick, Clarabell Riemer, Ida Robins, Leonard Robinson, Donald Rodeck, Herold Rogers, Jerald Roquemore, Glenn Rose, Ethel Rose. Mildred Rouse, Elizabeth Rozhon, Harold Ruggirella, Grace Rummler. Sonya Schmitz, Wdlliam Schnake, Karl Schneider, William schoenwolf, adolph Schuett, Myrtle Schuetz, Walter schultz, angeline Schulz, Karl Schulze, Gertrude Schwartz, Herbert Scodius, Bruno Sedgwick, John Selby, Fred Shaffer, Marion Fern Shaw, Eileen Shiner, Vivien Shipley, Helen Shockey, Jerome Sides, Rose Siebert, Eleanor Skelba, Alberta Skelba, Lauretta Slager, Ben Sligo, Evelyn Slotnick, Rudolph Slottag, Ernest Smalley, Alice Smith, Alec Smith, Daniel J. Smith, Donald Smith, Elroy A. Smith, Glenn Smith, Helen Smith, Jack Smith, Robert H. Smith, Robert J. Smith, William B. Snow, Warner Soderberg, Virginia Sorvillo, Benjamin Spratt. Dorothy Sprenkle, Deloris Spyrison, Thomas Stahmer, E llen Stali.ey, Jean Stellato, Virginia Stevens, Robert Stewart, Jack Stewart, John M. Stieg, Eleanor Stirewalt, Mary Stover, Willard Strasser, Marie Strasser, Paul Strunk, Bernice Stuhlfeier. Violet Rusanowska, Genevieve SullivaNj Thomas Rusanowska, Lorraine Salins, Jerome Sarlo. Thomas Sasso, Theresa Scaccia, Dominick Schaeffer, George Scheel, Harold Scheid, Wilbert Schikora, Lucille Schmidt, Elsie Oo o Swindell, Gertrude Taylor, Marion Thierbach, Dorothea Thierbach, Sophie Thompson, Woodrow Tinney, Irene Toepper, Alice torraco, angelo Treichel, Ruth Troeger, Mildred o Scventy-tivo 1929 o Trout, Lenore Trulevitt, Otto Tussey, Eugene Urban, Nell Utz, Pauline VanDyke, August VanDyke, Betty VanGunten, Collins VanPelt, Robert VanSlyke, Richard Venema, Raymond Vercillo, James Vertuno, Francis Vesely, George Vezent, Wanda Vice, John oo ooo oo FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL oTHE, PROV1 3 Vitas, Joe . Vollmer, Ruth Waldmann, John Walker, Scott Wallis, Nancy W ' alquist, Fern Walters, Myrtle Ward, Percy Warren, Harriet Wasserman. Mildred Watson, Donald Watts, Dennis Watts, Harriet Watts, Paul Wede, Sam Weiland, Clarence Weiskopf, Earl Wentland, Lillian Wentzel, Rudolf Wertz, William Westerhoff, Anna Westerholm, Alice Weyrauch, John Wezerek, Richard Wheatley, Olive WlCHTENDAHL, WlLBERT Wilder, Carl Wilson, Bob Winders, Mildred Winkler, Laura Winkler, Robert Winnen, Theresa Winter, Ruth Witz, Irene Witzke, Martha Witzkowski, Tony Wollensak, Paul Wood, Robert R. Wood, Robert T. Woodmansee, James Woolever, Ruth Worth, William Young, Maybelle Youngberg, Donald Zapler, Morris Zars, Bertram FEBRUARY FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL Block, Glenn Blume, Florence Brossard, Mildred Buchholz, Dorothy Bunes, Esther Charvat, Edward Cifelli, Emil Collis, Marie Cook, Kenneth Cunningham, Charles Curley, William DePew, Beverley Dern, Arthur Eckert, Douglas Eggers, Arthur Esposito, Victor Fisher, Dorothy Fisher, Ruth Foster, George Friedman, Seymour Griesmeyer, Robert Hamer, Marian Honomichl, Sylvia Howard, Elmer Howard, Glenna Kalman, Laura Kleinfeldt, Ruth Kline, Chester Kweder, Alice Lanasa, Mary Lanio, Ethel Lartz, Willard Lee, James Leitch, Harriette Livermore, Henry Moore, Olive muensterman, eleanor Murray, John Neff, Velma Norby, Bernice Nordbrock, Lester Phebus, Landis Prfhn, Bernice Raptis, William Rossberg, Lillian Sandelin, Clifford schnell, woodrow Schnierer, Edward Simon, Ruth Skembarf, Jennie Sortino, Frank Zeiters, Alvin r oOO Seventy-three the: provi o ooo o!929 Seventy-four ifc)EiL £ln-, ; $ « ' , JM ' fti, . ' V ic T%Mfr! JSg T SSffftp gl 3 Bill j MB J A y « Y P rrgl S T Cx iwyA (SfeS 3 igj.it ji SpsHs B I C S gsg j gjiOB E ' gn 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROV1 JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE ALMANAC 1928-1929 SEPTEMBER Under Libra ' s star September lies, Popularity that prophesies. 4 School is popular once more. Sun rises at 5:27, and at 9:00 discovers nineteen hundred students and seventy-eight teachers gathered in the auditorium to start the school year 1928-29. . . ,0. Sun rises in east, and sets in west. G. A. A. has first meeting of year and begins activities. Faculty supervisors are appointed for each class, n. Seniors stage three-day Pageant subscription campaign. Papers popularity is as- sured. Junior and senior girls choose freshman sisters. 14. Outstanding popularity of Rex, Hackman, Wiechmann, and Davis causes them to be elected as guiding stars of the Class of 1929. 20 Dr. Frederick Vining Fisher speaks on Ultimate America in assembly. New members of faculty are welcomed by old at annual dinner and reception. 23. Fair weather prevails as Proviso defeats Fenger in football— Proviso ' s most popular sport. 24. Monitor lieutenants elected by monitor group. 27. Junior constellations for the year consist of Shockey, Newberg, K.ngery, and LaRowe. . , . , Satellites of Girls ' League officers, in form of representatives, are elected in home rooms. . . 29. Continued fair weather on football field. Proviso wins over East Chicago. Birds of a feather have big ears. u o = ?= Seventy-fivg the: provi o GO o!929 =sa ' HONOR BRIGHT OCTOBER Scorpio is October ' s star — Her light spreads culture near and far. i. England, Germany, France, Mexico, Canada, and the United States are represented as International orators speak at Proviso. 2. Student Council representatives elected in home rooms. 3. Big sisters entertain little ones at annual party. 4. The singing of the stars is heard, as members of the American Opera Company bring culture of the highest kind to Proviso. 5. Dr. Lincoln Wirt speaks in assembly on The New Chivalry. 6. Storm clouds gather, but Proviso slips through with a 6 to o victory over Morton. 11. Faculty reverts to second childhood, and frolics at picnic at Forest Preserves. 12. Partial eclipse of Proviso ' s victory moon: Evanston 12; Proviso 2. 17. English students see opera Martha at Erlanger. 19. Charlie Paddock, track star, speaks on Playing the Game. Proviso dips into dramatic culture. Ouija, dog wonder, makes hit in Junior Play, Honor Bright. 20. Skies clear; general sunshine in west portion. Proviso, 25; LaGrange, 6. 24. Arctic breezes fan auditorium. Ralph Robinson lectures on life in the Northland. 25. Provisoites hear opera, Faust. 27. Hi-Y members attend Tri-ship Conference held at New Trier. 29. Four C ' s campaign of Hi-Y club begins with speech by C. W. Whitten on Clean Sports. 30. Pauline Knapp speaks to girls in an assembly. People who live in glass houses blow nobody good. Oo o Seventy-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROY1 ?= THANKSGIVING BASKETS NOVEMBER Under Sagittarius November ' s cast; Kindness reigns from first to last. 2-3-4 Conference Star shines brightly over Oak Park and Proviso girls at annual Inter- Church Conference. 5. Lingering rays of Conference Star extended to Proviso boys. Miss Nellie Lee Holt, conference speaker, addresses assembly. 8. Armistice program — the story of our country in song. 10. On to Lima — 400 students, faculty, and townspeople travel to Lima, Ohio, to see Proviso teams win. 14. Faculty takes off schoolroom manner and is kind to seniors at supper dance. Clean Scholarship program of Four C ' s campaign held in assembly. 17. Severe storms (and much mud) accompany Oak Park-Proviso games. ' Nuff said. 20. E. C. Wolcott speaks in assembly on Success. 22-24 Pageant staff members attend convention at University of Illinois. Provi and Pageant win distinguished rating. 26. Freshmen elect officers: Frees, Campbell, Smalley, Donaldson. 28. Student Council distributes cheer in form of Thanksgiving baskets. Kindliness is predominant factor of season. 29. Story of First Thanksgiving is told by tableaux in assembly. 29-30-1. Fifteen Hi-Y members attend Fifteenth Annual State Older Boys ' Conference. A rolling stone is worth two in the bush. oOO Seventy-seven the, PR0YI o oo ooo oo ol929 PROVI EDITORS: NINA LEE CUNNINGHAM, RUTH REHR, GRACE SHAKIN DECEMBER Capricornus lights December ' s way; Hearty good cheer rules the day. 6. Spirit of Christmas already present with Evergreen Tree and Harold Loring in assembly. Rotarians entertain football teams. ii. Inaugurate basketball season of 1929, defeating Franklin Park. Boys discuss Rules of Road, conference theme. Good cheer comes to Provisoites with news of purchase of Forest Preserve land for future development of school. 14. English department purchases twenty-seven pictures w ith proceeds of movies. Cheery candles preside over annual Christmas concert. Proviso ' heavies are entertained at Lake Forest. 17. Clear weather: Faculty children romp at party. 18. Sons shine at Father-Son Banquet. Ken Rouse is speaker. 20. Newly organized Provi staff attends annual Pageant party. Fair weather, sunshine, and good cheer — school closes for Christmas vacation! 22. Provisoites bring cheer to vets at Edward Hines Hospital. ' All that glisters flock together. Oo o Scvcnty-cight 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 i = THE TATTERMAN MARIONETTES ■ :■ JANUARY Aquarius shines o ' er January; Signs of thoughtful prudence tarry. 4. Commercial Club members see Board of Trade and Stock Exchange. 7. Stormy weather — school opens after Christmas vacation! Students return soberly to school and semester exams. 10. Oriental sunshine on hand. Albert W. Palmer addresses Proviso on Picturesque Peking. 11. Seniors groan under unheralded history quiz. Return of prudence. Students attend Gala Night at opera. Prudence has come to stay. Student Council decides on more definite regime of government. 15. H. W. Gibson addresses assembly on To Be or Not to Be. 17. Safety emphasized in assembly given by American Legion. Provisoites are more prudent than usual in going up and down stairs. 18. Dramatic club members present play unaided by faculty. Robert Dearborn is awarded first place in county elimination finals of Union League oratory contest. 19. Nurse Whitfield organizes hospital class for English cripples — prudence again! 21-24. Hilarious, hectic time in gym — registration. 25. Ruth Rehr wins Lincoln essay contest. 28. Second semester begins. Forty-six freshmen enter. 29. Senior girls present talent program. 30. As February approaches, prudence takes her leave. Proviso students see Tatterman Marionettes. 31. Faculty has card party. It ' s an ill wind that shouldn ' t throw stones. o oO Seventy-nine the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 == HARRIET DUNNING ROBERT DEARBORN BETTY ROBINSON FEBRUARY Pisces is the constellation Bringing, this month, inspiration. 8. Varsity Club has matinee dance; freshmen inspire newly initiated members. Board of Education approves summer session idea. ii. Students receive inspiration from Roy E. Vale ' s talk on Lincoln. 12. Proviso ' s sun rises to great heights — Harriet Dunning delivers winning ode at Union League Club program. Bob Dearborn gets second place in oratory contest. Who wouldn ' t be inspired? 14. Proviso debaters meet East Aurora. 15. En glish students see Macbeth, and are inspired to bigger and better sleep-walking. 19. Star of Olympics, Betty Robinson, inspires Proviso girls to greater things athlet- ically. 21. Dramatic club presents War Woman in Washington assembly. 22. The higher-ups are inspired by Washington ' s birthday to give Proviso students a holiday. 16. Music students hear U. of I. band at Morton. 27. Jimmie Phelan, in an assembly speech, gives three factors necessary for success. Little pitchers gather no moss. Oo o Eighty 1929 o oo oo o oo oTHE PUOY1 = SENIOR GIRLS ' MASQUERADE PARTY n 2. 4- 5- 7 -8 12. 18- 18. 19 ' 20, 21 22 27 3° MARCH For March, Aries ' star brings out Rivalry, without a doubt. Junior girls disclose identity of pals at party. Fifty-seven varieties present at Senior Masquerade. Indoor Suburban League track meet held at Oak Park. Proviso hears a President inaugurated. Scholarship, track, essay, and ode contests rewarded in assembly. Proviso shows her spirit in District Tournament at LaGrange. Junior girls attempt to out-act seniors. They present Mrs. Jarley ' s Wax Works in talent program. 22. Boys ' and Girls ' Health Week. Dr. George B. Lake addresses juniors and seniors. Kathryn Nieman overcomes rivals in posture contest and becomes winner. Dr. Laurence Reynolds speaks to boys. Dr. Frank Maple speaks to freshman-sophomore assembly. Road to Health is presented by domestic science girls for an assembly. The sun goes down and the moon comes up — and the seniors overcome their junior rivals in heavyweight basketball game. The seniors don ' t talk about the lightweight one. . Seniors hop at spring party given by senior boys. . Senior Girls ' Club attends luncheon and matinee party. Don ' t cross your bridges before they are hatched. O oO Eighty-one THE! PROVI o oo ooo oo = s ©1929 THE MIDDIE MAIDS IO II, present all APRIL April ' s star is Taurus bright; Friendliness now shows its might. 2. Seniors choose class historian and motto. 5. Proviso ' s band gives unique concert. 6. Forty-five girls exhibit their friendly spirit at annual Girls ' Conference, held at the University of Chicago. Eighteen seniors are inducted into National Honor Society. Friendliness of all nations is exhibited as French, German, and Italian clubs Foreign Day program. The upper classes fraternize at annual Informal. Middle Maids hornpipe over the auditorium. 12-13. Proviso bandsmen excel, taking second place in Northern Illinois Band Con- test at Aurora. Laurant, the Magician, befuddles Provisoites. Senior girls greet faculty women with friendly smiles and a cup of tea. Spirit of friendliness is evident as Proviso has non-decision debate with New Trier. 20. Proviso boys join in promoting friendly feeling among schools of the Suburban League, at conference held at Deerfield. 22. Board elects William F. Boeger as president, and L. J. Smith as secretary. 23. Proviso band entertains Rotary at Aurora convention. 26. Seniors smile at each other and general friendliness is apparent at Senior Play — Smilin Through. 29. Junior and senior girls hear Miss Evelyn Wood on Nursing as a Vocation. 30. Proviso office-training class takes banner in O. G. A. contest. All ' s well that is not gold. 15- 9- Eighty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 MAY The Gemini shed their rays on May; They make this month happy, gay. 3. Springtime gladness fills the auditorium with song; music department presents Annual Spring Festival Concert. 9-10. Every one has hilarious time watching faculty plays, which are given for the benefit of the Worthy Student Fund. 12. Firemen give benefit program in auditorium. 15. Music department presents program at Forest Park P.-T. A. meeting. i 7 . Joyous juniors and scintillating seniors frolic at annual Junior-Senior Prom. Lee Miller wins state prize in National Oratorical Contest. 18. Smiling sophomores follow excellent example set them by upperclassmen, and entertain each other at sophomore party. 20-24. Girls ' Week is full of happy occasions. Girls dance on the green and crown May queen at May Fete. . Members o f music department participate in Suburban Festival Concert at New Trier. 26. Edwin Markham, the poet, brings happiness to Proviso through the medium ot poetry. 30 Memorial day; no school. Happy? No— ecstatic! 31. Smiles and tears mingle in Class Day celebration; seniors realize that the end is near. June 2. Baccalaureate service is really serious note in jolly week of commencement. 4. Commencement. Farewell, Proviso. Seniors are sad, but they smile, for they remember, Not Finished, Just Begun. You can ' t eat your cake and win fair lady. ?= « = Eighty-three ps the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 On to Lima! On to Um ! Fling Our Colors High! Published by the Students of Proviso Township Hi -h School, at Haywood, HIiboIs Show Ohio Proviso Fights, And How She Fights V Why! MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, I EIGHTEEN ADMITTED FAMOUS EXPLORER TO HONOR SOCIETY LECTURES ON LIFE .„„ IN ARCTIC REGIONS Iph Ro nion, Aiw.itt IkUcMilluL, T,t1, T.Im About Norlhl.rirJ H ' t m inq.UmUM ipp rttuBnua durirur on rawau Oct . ' l. m. Mr. Rol.tiiMHi M. REPRESENT PROVISOSENIOR GIRLS ' CLUB ni MASQUERADE PROVES ' roviso Has Task Tomorrow of Tan ing Evamton Wildcat ' HRBSHH l Y MEMBERS PLAN -- . -i ° ' provI STAFF ORGANIZED, . ■ ' ATTEND ANNUAL PARTY) IORS AND FACULTY i HAVE ANNUAL PARTY T . Pro.l .1 (« ««. y.«r ku Halloween Sprites and ' Injan Summer in Special fjr- IRLS ' INTERCHURCH.t.s., CONFERENCE BEGINS | N OAK PARK TONIGHT Holt Sf uk eniors. Having Survived Essays and Odea, Undergo New Torture of Posing for Photqr O : r O VjTobe v m ALADDIN . Pupil. PAGEAMNDPROYK w ANGUISHED xjV MURBANA PROVISO HEAVIES- LAYS FINE FOfl 1 wSTPfiiSi FOOTBALL FELLOWS FOUR C ' S CAMPAIGN . « ,!SS,| RETURN TO SCHOOL . T„ n _ ! ,. . r ,. .„„.. EAGER FOR BATTLE ' - , .oUr.hip, and Ljvmf i TV 5l«r ol Our Cuontry In Ujslf J | jr S«k Co-cp-jratioo RUTH REHR, KIMON FRIARS LMtfnnen Form Niiel |WIN ESSAY, ODE CONTEST Heavyweight Outfit Fj Spring Hops In at Spring Hop Given Q £ ' ■ , i ---ForfW AW™,. ] PROVISO BANDSMEN OV) ,«„,,,. 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EjEpt.i.nu ( Emr ' ■■MISSNEaiTi(?% TALKS TO STUDENTS io„ ' ' ' •u, VENiNG -.wr.iT;: :T.L„.,. ™ IN ASSEMBLIES::, i Ameriuru Nred AWIily . Pnnwnu No Wbm Occaaion DcnssJi ■rd Vstu ta PurcBUa Laa4 NoHh, Ei.t of Build ip i tor Sun ol  M,0 1 C. WOLCOTT SAYS ELECT OFFICERS AT • THREE REQUISITES FIRST HEY MEETING DETERMINE SUCCESS. ullk, Pewrr, .r.J Ourscte • o« ' Wickmiiui, Pml hr L«X« M«j r,ly 1 Dad Oahland, Tr amr«r ' .v ||, n , 1o Ohi.. ' W i«l J UB  , - ««.!„ c ? ft  f N-™-k«r_M rti-,. Thu EvMin t 10 Mark For , r«l—« at -tW ' 1 • MEET AT NEW TRIER TO DISCUSS LEAGUE to Ruck Goal ' . Wolcolt, uirtctor ef fl«al«l« ,ar Repr-nenUtire Ct of Organiulion Drmmatic Members Ofr PU„lf — -J- J- r«srs Oo O Eighty-four Standing — Davis, Oakland, Dunning, Rehr, Harris, Principal Robb, Olson, Baker, Hendrichsen, Daniels, Friar. Seated — Hackman, Cunningham, Shakin, Gwarcney, Schulze, Murray, Bullard, Backus, Wiechmann. THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Twenty-three members of the Class of 1929 have been inducted into the Proviso Chapter of the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools. In June, 1928, five of the juniors, who had done outstanding work in their first three years, were elected to the National Honor Society. They were presented with the organization emblems by Principal Will C. Robb at the Class Day exercises when the final inductions were held. Those who achieved this distinguished honor were: Kimon Friar Robert Harris Laverne Hackman Edwin Main Gwendolyn Wiechmann At another election in March, eighteen additional seniors were added to the chapter. They were recognized before the school in April at a special assembly. At this ceremony, the five formerly elected seniors and members of the previous graduating classes with Miss Alice Hahn, acting as chairman, formally received the new members. Before he presented the pins, which were provided by the Parent-Teacher Association, Mr. Robb spoke of the qualifications of each student. The object of this society is four-fold. It strives to develop scholarship, leadership, service, and character in the lives of the high school pupils. o ' oO ighty-five w mmw WiffllWltB0 = . the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 THE STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS President Robert Dearborn Vice-President Frances Scott Secretary Lee Miller Facility Adviser Miss Elizabeth B. Oakes Date of Organizing: 1924. Early in the school year 1928-29, representatives from the senior and junior classes formulated a constitution intended to better the affairs and conditions of the student body — a constitution the purpose of which was to afford a means of co-operative gov- ernment between the student body and the faculty of Proviso. The Student Council is composed of representatives chosen by the popular vote of the home rooms. The Executive Board, which governs the organization, includes the officers and one representative chosen by each class. This board, responsible to the school authorities, was established as the keystone of the student body. The Student Council, with the co-operation of the students, was able to accomp- lish three outstanding projects this year. On November 28, sixty baskets, filled with food, were delivered to poor families of this district. December 22, the Council assisted the Girls ' League in its annual project of decorating trees at the Speedway Hospital. The Athletic Dance, on March 15, given to honor Proviso ' s athletes, was sponsored by the Student Council. Oo o U Eighty -six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 Top Row— Oakland, La Rowe, K. F. Robinson, W. Harris. Second Row — Shakin, Clapp, Miss White, Garrett, Hartman. Bottom Roil ' — Hackman, jMiss Reininga, R. Harris, Murray, Miss Scott. THE STUDENT ENGLISH CABINET Officers President Robert Harris Secretary Jeanne Murray Faculty Adviser Miss Florence H. Scott Date of Organizing: 1926 Purpose: To establish high standards of English, both oral and written, in Pro- viso; to serve as a medium through which the faculty may approach the deficient stu- dent and help him with his English work, since that is not a part of the class work in any other subject; to keep up the students ' interest in good English. The English Cabinet ' s work is continuous throughout the year. It holds regular meetings bi-weekly. Its main occupation is the interviewing of students deficient in their English work, upon the recommendation of such action by members of the faculty. The weekly English bulletin is a feature of the Cabinet ' s work; so are the English posters placed about the school building. At the end of the school year, each pupil who has received seals in English is eligible to receive the booklet of quotations concerning good English, its use and advantages, which was compiled by the Cabinet during the spring of 1928. = = Eighty-seven the, provi o oo ooo oo o!929 THE PROVISO PAGEANT EDITORIAL STAFF MANAGING EDITOR Donald Oakland Helen Bullard Mildred Chronister Edward Davis Lydia Epcke Richard Jones ASSOCIATE EDITORS Jeanne Murray REPORTERS Robert Harris Mildred Jacobek Edwin Main Alice Whitcombe Kimon Friar Charles Meyer Ruth Rehr Grace Shakin EXCHANGE EDITORS Frederic Ellenberg Louis Schwanke LITERARY STAFF Nina Lee Cunningham Nona Morse Kimon Friar Helen Gwartney Florence I STAFF ARTISTS TYPISTS Arthur Osver Mildred Jacobek SUPERVISORS Otis, Editorial Wilhelmina Marm, Art BUSINESS DEPARTMENT E. F. Cameron, Sales Manager H. F. Johnson, Financial Manager Richard Daniels, Business Manager Walter Grundy, Associate Business Manager The outstanding achievement of the Pageant this year has been its increase in size from, five to six columns and in the length of the column from seventeen to twenty inches. It received first class rating in both the Illinois High School Press Association and the National Scholastic Press Association. Oo o O F.ighty- eight 1929 o oo oo o oo oTHEL PROVI THE COLLEGE CLUB President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Officers Robert Harris Gwendolyn Wiechmann Laverne Hackman Robert Fergusson Faculty Adviser Miss Amy Barnum Date of Organizing: 1926 Purpose: To aid students in their selection of a college or university, and to interest students in college advantages. CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 18 — Plans for year discussed October 3 — Special meeting for committee reports October 12 — Miss Neal, Colleges in General November 15 — Mr. Immel, Large and Small Colleges Contrasted December 14 — Self -analysis blanks distributed January 11 — Hermann Carstens, College From a Freshman ' s Viewpoint February 8 — New Constitution adopted April 12 — Mr. Stubbs, The Scholar at College May 10 — Social meeting F.iyhty-nine the, provi o oo ooo oo o!929 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Officers Speaker Robert Dearborn Vice-Speaker Frank Monahan Clerk Julius Weissenborn Treasurer Kimon Friar Sergeant -at -Arms Charles Magnesen faculty Adviser Manley Immel Date of Organizing: 1923 Purpose: To promote interest in parliamentary law and public speaking CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 17 — Ballots prepared and elections held November 8 — Results of election announced November 22 — Discussion of qualifications for membership December 13 — Initiation of candidates January 10 — Short speeches by various members March 14 — Business meeting April 18 — Mock trial conducted by members May 9 — Novelty meeting May 23 — Final meeting of year Parliamentary law is practised at all meetings. Oo o Ninety 1929 o oo oTHE, PROV1 THE HI-Y CLUB Officers President Grover Wickenden Vice-President Edward Davis Secretary Lawrence Peterson Treasurer Donald Oakland Faculty Adi iser J. B. Adkins Date of Organizing: 1925 Purpose: To create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character. CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 25 — Induction of new members October 29 — November 19 — 4 C ' s Campaign November 30 — December 2 — Older Boys ' Conference at Bloomington December 11 — Induction of new members December 18 — Father and Son Banquet — Ken Rouse, Speaker March 5 — Talk by Guy E. Trulock March 19 — Impersonations by William Baar March 22 — Matinee Dance April 12-13 — Boys ' Conference at Oak Park April 20 — Spring Athletics Folders May 21 — Election of Officers I o oO Ninety-one the: provi o oo ooo GO o!929 L THE CHESS CLUB Officers President Kimon Friar Vice-President Edwin Main Secretary George Matthew Treasurer Luther Stirewalt Faculty Adviser F. W. Baer Date of Organizing: 1927. Purpose: To promote interest in the Royal Game of Chess. CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 16 — Ballots prepared and election of officers held October 23 — Installation of officers October 30 — Business meeting November 9 — Talk by Mr. Dittus November 14 — Instruction class for beginners December 12 — Business meeting January 9 — Mr. Dittus instructs March 13 — Opening of Chess Tournament March 27 — Tournament at Morton April 3 — Discussion April 9 — Tournament at Oak Park April 10 — Discussion May 24 — Business meeting and adjournment for the year Oo o Ninety-two ooo oTHE, PROY1 a DEUTSCHE JUGEND Officers President Esther Backus Vice-President Elsie Helm Secretary Edith Hoffman Treasurer Melvin Calcott Faculty Adviser Miss Marguerite Giezentanner Date of Organizing: 1920 Purpose: To promote a greater interest in the study of the German language, and in the German people, country, and customs. CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 3 — Election of officers November 19 — Constitution adopted December 10 — Christmas program January 14 — Goethe program February 1 1 — Heine program March 12 — Movie in auditorium, The Student Prince April 8 — Lives of German composers with victrola selections May 13 — Play, Der Schlusselbund o oO Ninety-three = It, PliUSll o oo OOO OC • o 1929 P ft K A tfv ' J 1 imk n m f -4 f lift H ' K ■■ 1 M ■ ' T XX x LES AMIS DU FRANCAIS Officers President Laverne Hackman Vice-President Anna Buginas Secretary Kate Usvolk Treasurer Irving Braun Faculty Adviser Miss Ada Ross Date of Organizing: Reorganized 1927 Purpose: To foster an interest in the French language, people, and customs, and to offer an opportunity to use the language. CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 18 — Initiation of new members November 15 — Program consisting of song, a play, and the discussion of current events December 18 — Annual Christmas party February 20 — Three French plays and French music March 21 — Miss Josephine Allin of Englewood, Romantic Places in France April 11 — L ' enfant Vole presented as part of Foreign Day program April 21 — Election of officers May 21 — Social meeting for prospective members Oo o Ninety-four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI S= F IL CIRCOLO ITALIANO GIOVANEZZA Officers President John Mauro Vice-President Joe Belline Secretary Winfred Weiss Treasurer. George Guerine Faculty Adviser Humbert Gentilin Date of Organizing: 1928 Purpose: To promote further interest in the Italian language, and to learn of the great contributions made by Italy to ancient and modern civilizations. CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 2 — Election of officers October 16— Albert Furio, Italian Inventions ; Jules Parisi, Mathematics in Italy ; adoption of the constitution November 6 — Mr. Gentilin, Illustrated Lecture on Italian Architecture December 3 — Mr. Gentilin, Italian Poets ; poems by club members February 7 — John Lecessi, Italian Sculptors ; Anthony Laraia, Italian Painters ; music by Joe Petroselli and his accordion; music by Verness Malcolm and Henrietta Kracalik March 13 — Pantomime by Eileen McGrath; short stories and poems; Mr. Gentilin, Italian Poetry April 25 — Garibaldi program; Mr. Gentilin, Illustrated Talk on Rome O oO Ninety-five Si the, provi o ooo •• a SCI PROTA VI Officers President Esther Backus Vice-President Edna Meyer Secretary Ruth Kinloch Treasurer Antonia Kramp Faculty Adviser Miss Hazel Barackman Date of Organizing: 1928. Purpose: To study subjects that are related to home economics, but are not included in the regular course of study. During the past year the club has made the refreshments for most of the social affairs that have taken place, including the Senior-Junior Informal party and the Junior-Senior Prom. CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 25 — Organization and election of officers November 20 — Initiation of underclass members December 20 — Distribution of Christmas baskets to needy families January 10 — Adoption of the constitution February 26 — Speech on parties and decorations by Miss Beatrice Wagner of the Mary Martenson department of the Chicago Herald and Examiner April 25 — A cookie demonstration by Miss Wagner May 29 — Picnic Oo o Ninety-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHEL PROVI £ THE COMMERCIAL CLUB Officers President J OHN Pashall lst semester Ben McGuy, 2nd semester Vice-President Louise Rosche Secretary Mayme Lange Treasurer Lester Forsman Faculty Adviser Miss Elizabeth Misenhimer Date of Organizing: 1927. Purpose: To furnish vocational guidance to students and to aid them to under- stand the economic organizations of society. CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 1 1 — Election of officers October 3 — Initiation of new members November 7 — Miss Florence I. Otis, The Business and Organization of a Large Newspaper November 16 — Pins chosen at special meeting December 1 2 — Christmas party January 4 — Trip to Stock Exchange and Marshall Field ' s January 16— Matinee dance committees chosen — short program by club members February 6 — Report of dance committees February 21 — Matinee dance March 6 — Hon. M. S. Szymcak, Human Nature and Business Profits April 10 — Mr. Carlson of the Public Service Company May 1 — Farewell party for the seniors f jl ] Ninety-seven the, provi o ooo o!929 kNLlFLISADRMA-PHS Ninety -eight 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 DRAMATIC CLUB Officers President Frank Monahan Vice-President Ruth Dennen Secretary Martha Voigt Treasurer Allen Smith Faculty Advisers Miss Lois Stone Miss Cecil Stark Date of Founding: 1920. Purpose: To stimulate interest in dramatics, to develop the dramatic ability of its members, and to offer an opportunity for the study and practice of stagecraft. CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 25 — Committees appointed to write a constitution and nominate officers November 7 — Constitution presented and approved; officers elected November 16 — Lawrence Moore, Clarence Bussert, and Ayrley Anderson appointed chairmen of committees December 7 — Dorothy Boulton, Russian Theatres ; Eunice Beecher, Review of Porgy ; Tatters, play by members December 19 — Christmas party January 18 — Play, 68-70 Berkeley Place, given without faculty assistance January 29 — Try-outs for The War Woman arranged February 1 — Short play, When Love Is Young ; review of George Arliss ' auto- biography, Up the Years from Bloomsbury, by Miss Stark February 21 — War Woman presented in assembly March 14 — War Woman presented at Parent-Teacher Association meeting April 5 — Play, Rosalie April 19 — Play, Moonshine May 3 — Play Ninety-nine the, provi o oo ooo oo o!929 =  iiSMILIN ' ThROUGHM MI One Hundred 1929 o oo ooo oo o THE PPXDVl DRAMATICS WITH the organization of an entirely new Dramatic Club, dramatic activities have been entered into with fresh enthusiasm this year. During the football sea- son, interesting pep meetings were organized in which various students participated. These minor programs led up to the first important dramatic event of the year on October 19 — the Junior Class Play. The juniors presented the popular comedy, Honor Bright, by Meredith and Kenyon Nicholson. The leading parts were enacted by Eunice Beecher as the aristocratic mother, Edwin Bartlett as a pampered son, Ruth Kinloch as his chorus girl fiancee, and Anita Wehrman, who took the role of a young college girl, Honor Bright. Lively intrigue and keen suspense were both involved in the quickly moving plot. As is the usual custom, the proceeds of this performance were added to the assembly fund. John T. McCutcheon ' s immortal Injun Summer, supplemented by some recita- tions, was dramatized by Vernon Witt, ' 30, and Aloysius Templin, ' 31, in a Halloween assembly. Several appropriate selections were played by the orchestra, and some of the girls of the gym classes presented a realistic goblin dance. Miss Cecil Stark, dramatic coach, was in charge of the program. The story of the first Thanksgiving, written by Ruth Rehr, ' 29, was presented in an assembly on November 28. Ruth also took the leading part in this charming little play. An inimitable effect was gained by means of dialogue, tableaux, and organ music. Several dramatic programs were arranged and presented in assemblies by the various organizations of the school during the second semester. The most prominent of these was a revolutionary play, The War Woman, by Caroline Lovell, which was given on February 21 in commemoration of Washington ' s birthday. Ruth Jensen, ' 30, enacted the role of the War Woman, with Maxine Gaddis, ' 29, as her eldest daughter and Lester Kasch, ' 29, as the young hero. It was sponsored by the Dramatic Club, and coached by Miss Cecil Stark. The climax of the year, and by far the most superior performance, was reached when the Senior Class Play, Smilin ' Through, was presented on April 26. Ruth Wilson impersonated the pretty, young Irish girl, Kathleen Dungannon, and Warren Gaden played opposite her as Kenneth Wayne. The part of John Carteret, Kathleen ' s uncle, was played by Eugene Ruet, and that of his crony, Dr. Owen Harding, by James Hughes. Act II goes back to fifty years before the time of the play, when John was in love with Moonyeen Clare, Kathleen ' s aunt. Eugene and Ruth played these roles. Moon- yeen ' s blue Irish eyes, smiling through at John from the other world, are responsible for the title. The theme song, Smilin ' Through, was played by the orchestra. An artistic effect was produced by the clever lighting and exquisite costumes. Credit for its success is due to Miss Lois E. Stone, dramatic coach. The cast was as follows: THE PROLOGUE Sarah Wayne Lucille Geyer Mary Clare Jo Tucker THE PLAY John Carteret Eugene Ruet Dr. Owen Harding James Hughes £[[ en Esther Backus Kathleen Dungannon Ruth Wilson Willie Ainley Evan Millen Kenneth Wayne Warren Gaden Jeremiah Wayne Warren Gaden Moonyeen Clare Ruth Wilson = OP J One Hundred One T the, provi o oo ooo oo ol929 c - o S Q 3 o ! R 2 J , : o « o oj .H i ss q: •CO 3 Ol ;3 OC c e u o • g  «- £ 2 i. ' -£•3.5 - S bjS § a gj9 2 s £ S | a u 3 -§ -= =j QfcJjSm J. _1 t : H a t £ .S c ' 1  M J= .u gi •SS S 3 £ 2 ,,°s o „,- -S s I Oo o 0 ? Hundred Tii ' o 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 THE GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT AT the beginning of the year, a new organization, the Proviso High School Choir, A wa s formed under the Section of R. Lee Osburn, head of the music department It has played an important part in the concerts and furnished mus.c for many occasions during the year. On February to, it sang for the Sunday Evening Club at the First Methodist Church in Maywood. In an Armistice Day program given in assembly, the story of our country was told in song and per Pnncpal participants were Dorothy Olson, Ruth Dennen, and LucTe Geyer -29;- Douglas Heymann and Sam Mages, ' 30. The faculty chorus sang um s accompanied by Miss Florence I. Otis on the guitar. While those in the Jdience stood with bowed heads, Charles Meyer, ' z 9 , blew taps in remembrance of the W who gave their all over there. Manley W. Immel, instructor m public speaking, was master of ceremonies. The Ninth Annual Christmas Concert was presented by the orchestra, chorus, choir, and glee clubs on December 14. The first part of the program was devoted to Schubert ' s compositions, and the latter part to Christmas music Lucille Geyer, 29 p ayed a violin Llo, and vocal solos were sung by Harold Bartelt, 4 7 and Ruth .Dennen Ld Dorothy Olson, both of the Class of ' 29. This was said to be the most beautiful concert ever given in Proviso. A wildly joyous operetta, The Middle Maids, was presented by the junior and senior girls of the Girls ' Glee Club, on April iz, at the junior-Senior Informal. The scene was laid at a Middle Academie, where some thirty lasses were attempting to absorb some education. The author confused and abused the characters so that a hectic, hilarious tangle resulted. O =% if= tf= oO One Hundred Three £== the: provi o oo ooo ©1929 One Hundred Four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROV1 r = THE BOYS ' GLEE CLUB On May 24, members of the organization participated in the Suburban Music Festival at New Trier. The band, assisted by the Boys ' Glee Club and soloists, gave a concert on April 5. Wallace Nelson played several numbers and a xylophone solo was offered by Arthur Kistenbroker, ' 29, and a trombone solo by Douglas Heymann, ' 30. Proviso ' s band participated in the Northern Illinois Band Contest, April II, 12, 13, at Elgin, and was highly commended. It won second place in concert playing, fourth in sight-reading and marching, and placed several soloists. On the xylophone, Arthur Kistenbroker, ' 29, took second place, while Carl Blomstran, ' 30, and Dale Schoonover, ' i ), finished third in the oboe and the French horn contests respectively; Douglas Hey- mann, ' 30, took fourth on the trombone, and Sam Mages, ' 30, sixth on the trumpet. Arthur, Douglas, and Sam also competed in the state soloist contest at Urbana, in which Arthur placed second. He also participated in the National Contest in Denver on May 24. The Spring Festival was presented by the orchestra, chorus, and the Girls ' Glee Club on May 3. Encouragement Overture played by the Junior Orchestra opened the con- cert; it was followed by the Turkish March, by Beethoven, and the May Dance, by Hadley. The chorus sang Psalm 150 by Franck, and Out of the Silence by Galbraith. As Torrents in Summer, by Elgar; Strawberry Fair, by Protheroe; and Morning, by Speaks, were sung by the Girls ' Glee Club. The climax of the festival was reached when the chorus sang The Village Blacksmith, a cantata by Samuel Richards Gaines. oOO One Hundred Five Si the: provi o oo ooo oo G1929 THE GIRLS ' LEAGUE Officers President Ruth Hillyer First Vice-President Esther Backus Second Vice-President Helen Ward Secretary Rosalyn Peglow Treasurer Laverne Hackman THE Girls ' League, under the direction of the officers in co-operation with Miss Elizabeth B. Oakes, dean of girls, has had another successful year. The Big Sister movement, which was instituted three years ago, was again spon- sored. The senior girls joined forces with the junior girls in carrying out the project. Again Proviso girls participated in the annual Inter-Church Girls ' Conference held at Oak Park on November 2, 3, and 4. The theme of the conference, Follow the Star, was taken from the conference poem written by Harriet Dunning of Proviso. The motto was: More Firm, More True, More Steadfast, and More Wise. The prin- cipal speaker, Miss Nellie Lee Holt, head of the department of religious education at Stephens Junior College, gave interesting and inspiring talks in which she spoke of her experiences in interviewing the most notable men of all the countries of the world on the question of modern youth. On Monday, November 5, Miss Holt came to Proviso, under the auspices of the Girls ' League, and spoke in a general assembly. For the fifth successive year, the league sponsored the project of trimming and distributing Christmas trees to bedridden ex-soldiers at the Edward Hines Junior Memorial Hospital, hoping to bring Christmas cheer to those confined to the monotony of hospital life. An innovation in the form of talent programs was introduced this year and spon- sored by the Girls ' League. These programs, planned by the girls of the various classes in co-operation with the Board of Directors, were presented in girls ' assemblies. Betty Robinson, an Olympic runner of 1928, was brought to speak in an assembly. After school, a tea was given in her honor by the officers, the Board of Directors, and the •Girls ' League representatives. In order to promote friendship among the girls of the upper classes and further a spirit of co-operation among them, the girls of the senior and junior classes were organ- ized into clubs. Chief among the activities of the Junior Girls ' Club was Pal Week, which was held the last week in February. Each girl drew from a box the name of one of her classmates. These names were kept secret. During the week, she managed to place mysterious messages and gifts in her pal ' s locker. On the last day of the week, a party was given at which time a court was held, every girl being summoned before the judge to tell the name of her pal. Oo o One Hundred Six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI HP GIRLS ' LEAGUE OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Top Row — Held, Hackman, Helm, Clapp, Shakin. Second Row — Schulze, Garrett, Wiechmann, Marsh, Voigt. Seated — Ward, Miss Oakes, Hillyer, Backus, Peglow. Among the activities of the Senior Girls ' Club was a masquerade party, held on March i, to which the senior boys were invited. On March 30, members of the Senior Girls ' Club saw the musical drama, White Lilacs. A senior-faculty tea was given by the club on April 4 at which hand-woven textiles were exhibited by an Italian merchant. Forty girls represented Proviso at the Third Annual Conference of Suburban High Schools held April 6 at Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago. Ruth Lambert, ' 29, acted as student hostess for Proviso, and Ruth Rehr, ' 29, was discussion leader. Mrs. Mary Hastings Bradley, an explorer and lecturer, was the principal speaker of the conference. The crowning event of Girls ' Week, May 20 to 24, was the annual May Fete held on the athletic field on Friday afternoon of that week. Against the green background of the Forest Preserve, a colorful pageant of delicate beauty was presented on the athletic field by Proviso girls. The retiring May Queen, Ruth Hillyer, president of the league during the past year, crowned as Queen the newly-elected president, who then mounted the throne and watched the performance that had been prepared in her honor. The physical education department had charge of the entire program. A Mother-Daughter Banquet was held during the week in order that mothers of Proviso girls might become better acquainted with each other. A special edition of the Pageant, which pertained to girls ' activities, was edited and published by the girls during the week. The league has been active in many lines of work. One of the things which it supports is a scholarship fund which furnishes help to girls worthy of the opportunity of higher education. And so another successful year of Girls ' League work has been completed. The noble ideas and aims upon which the foundation of the league was laid seven years ago have been realized and strengthened. Q o a oO One Hundred Seven Si the: provi o oo ooo GO ol929 cjiemi lticus miasms 1THE VARSITY CLUB PRACTISES A I FEW FUTURE YELLS. THE 5TUDENT COUNCIL DlSTRl VTED MANY THANKSGIVING 5KETS r vTin THE MODERN LflNOVAfrE CLUB5 5TAGE A 5 SAPPER . flENU. SAUERKRAUT; SNAILS, SPAGHETTI. u One Hundred Eight 1929 o oo ooo oo o THE, PROV1 3 = Monilaw, Foster, Theibert, Slimmer, Matte. THE COACHING STAFF TEAMS — no matter in what field they may be competing — may easily be compared to puppets. It is they who carry out the motions; but a hand backstage, with more experience and cunning than their own, is pulling the strings. The coaches are the guiding hands. Proviso has been graced for several years with very competent string- pullers, as achievements prove. R. J. Theibert is head coach and has been handling the strings expertly at Proviso for five years. Tebby has found a way into the heart of each student, teacher, and backer of Proviso, by means of his bubbling enthusiasm and never-ending wit. He has instilled into Proviso a living spirit of the type seldom found in a high school. His men swear by him rather than at him, and Theibert-coached teams from Proviso are making a name for the school. Proviso under him has dropped only six football games in five years, has won several baseball pennants, has picked up in basketball. In fact, he seems to inject into everything a little of that spirit of his to make it go. The com- munity is glad to have such a man as Coach Theibert supervising its boys. L. F. Slimmer has completed his first year at Proviso with flying colors. His light- weight football team lost but one game, while the heavyweight basketball outfit enjoyed a fine year. He also installed and handled spring football. Great things are expected of him in the future. O. H. Matte handled swimming and track. His swimming teams in past years have had real records, while the track team prospered greatly under him this year. This was the first year he has had charge of track. He also assists with heavyweight football. U. C. Foster and H. G. Monilaw serve as utility men. They are regular teachers and help out with football and what have you. These are the men responsible for Proviso ' s athletic achievement. or oOO One Hundred Nine the, provi o oo ooo oo o!929 ' TtF OOo -S — -5 o o U J-e « g u d s o U ijf -■ -J If OS I g J - ' i 2 c — . (a 3 u Si - § - s  g .3 -g g- fe c ° - -S 2 S E O ■ 3 „ E „- .8 E S h £!!►■ 3 btf J! S - u - £ .2 ° s Jin o w O . S --Ph W «i « S - 4f BJ O rt mj , .. s r o o -■ One Hundred Ten 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROYI 3 jJJU . McHugh,, Hass, Johnson, Newberg. HEAVYWEIGHT FOOTBALL Proviso ' s heavyweight football team of 1928 will go down in the annals of time as a team which boasted no stars, but which, working as a unit, completed a most successful season with six victories to overbalance one defeat and one tie game. Forty-five aspirants to first-team berths answered the call to practise. Six of these fellows had already proved their worth and the others soon displayed the type of co-operation and enthusiasm which produces a smooth-working grid-machine. For three long weeks, the boys labored to improve their game; during this time, pains and aches were many and close together. Coaches R. J. Theibert, O. H. Matte, and H. G. Monilaw were combining their efforts to produce an outfit which could give and take. As the time approached for the initial encounter with Fenger High School of Chicago, every one was keyed up to the last notch, waiting for the outcome. Then came the dawn of that eventful day, and game time rolled around. Fenger chose to receive and soon donated the ball to Proviso. Johnson tucked it in his tummy, and plunged for the first score. The Blue-and-White gridmen opened up in the second canto, and Johnson went through center to score once more; Klapdohr added one point. Hass then galloped across for another tally. The third period brought Proviso two more touchdowns with McHugh carrying the ball both times. Fenger tried a last hard rally, which was soon stopped. The final count was 33 to o. A week later Proviso entertained East Chicago, former state champions of Indiana. The visitors received the ball and, after several futile efforts, gave up. Following a long pass of thirty-five yards, McHugh to Klapdohr, Johnson scored. East Chicago fumbled on the kick-off, and Proviso recovered. Then McHugh snagged a pass from Johnson and galloped on merrily for the second touchdown. The try for the extra point was success- ful. In the second half, East Chicago had her turn, and after two passes and a thirty- yard run, scored. She also annexed the extra counter. East Chicago obtained the ball again, and via more passes collected some points, but failed to tie the score. The final reckoning was 13 to 12. 4? o nnmnRras n One Hundred Eleven the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 Second row: Newberg, McHugh, Hass, Johnson. First row: Klapdohr, Wickenden, Farney, Hughes, Rau, Luhrsen, Rex. The Morton game brought up the first fighting game of the season. Neither team scored during the first three periods, and as the last few minutes were slipping away, McHugh, who was playing with a broken nose, went around end for the only touch- down of the day. The scoreboard read 6 to o. The next game brought sorrow to the Proviso camp. The championship Evanston team did practically all the scoring and left Proviso only two points for her share. The big fellows just stopped Proviso, and they played exceptionally good football for a high school team. This score was 12 to 2 against the Blue-and-White. Proviso enjoyed a trip to LaGrange the next week-end. Proviso kicked to La- Grange, who kicked right back. Because of a fumble, LaGrange grabbed the ball and proceeded to smash through to a touchdown. Then Proviso saw red; after taking the kick-off, she marched down the field, and in three plays scored. Johnson carried the ball. After an exchange of punts in the second quarter, McHugh sneaked through the line for twenty yards and a touchdown. Klapdohr accounted for one more point. Then Newberg stepped into the limelight and scored, following a forty-five yard meander by McHugh. He scored once more immediately after the last quarter got under way. The final reckoning was 25 to 6. Waukegan furnished the opposition for the next contest, and real opposition it was. The eleven gentlemen from the north side were all hefty and hard to shove aside. Proviso kicked to Waukegan, and following an exchange of punts, Newberg came through with a fifty-yard dash, terminated by the visitors ' big colored full-back from the rear. Freddy ' s legs weren ' t long enough. Line-smashes and more line-smashes put the ball in the scoring position from which McHugh pulled the trick. For three periods, both teams battled valiantly and evenly, with Waukegan almost scoring in the fourth stanza on a recovered fumble. But the Maywood boys weren ' t in the mood to be scored on; the final tally was 6 to o. Oo o One Hundred Twelve 1929 o r oo ooo oo oTHE PROY1 OUT OF THE WAY Then followed a two-week period of strenuous polishing and assembling to get a were keyed up ready to take on a flock of army tanks, if necessary. Then in a sea of mud, following a three-hundred-mile tram ride .Proviso took on yJS and his tn chs 2 %T £B last point was successful, making the final count 13 to 2. 1 a„ n ,l- P,rk ? ame which was all wet, literally and figura- £fl£i ' 33£ sixrSdSr - « - - «■ Oak Park went to the showers highly satisfied. Another successful season was completed, and Proviso ' s high standards in football had been maintained and exalted. The names of McHugh, Johnson, Hass, Newberg, Farney, Klapdohr, Wickenden Rex Rau, Luhrsen, and Hughes will be remembered by the Class of z 9 as those of the boys who played the game fair, square, and hard for Proviso. o oO One Hundred Thirteen the, provi o GO OOO OO ©1929 L UP AND OVER HONOR ROLL IN ATHLETICS Name . , Brown . p A n Campbell .... |- Footba11 Davis S ' Swlmmin g r H. Football, S. Track rergusson . c . . ' , ,- i j Swimming Mgr. vjladson . . , r , S 6 iij L. Football tr-i ' ■ • S. Track, H. Football aie : 5 Xrack Harris, R. . T ' . „ _ _ Hinrichs % Track R Basketball tt , H. Basketball f ton H - Footba11 K i i , H. Football, Baseball Kkussner J F J H Basketball, Baseball K , H. Football L. Football, Baseball Mgr. M a A 3 ,. L. Football, H. Basketball Arthur L. Football, H. Basketball M teer.. L. Football Mitzner c c • • ■., o. Swimming S e H. Football lkodem H. Football Mgr. N  er S. Track Farsons T L. Basketball 1 eterson, L. , . L Football L Basketball Mgr. J aU H. Football c • ' : V • ■ H. Football, H. Basketball ar 2 f h -- L. Football VanSlyke .. L. Football hl , tte S. Track W,ckcndtn . . . . H. Football Oo o n One Hundred Fourteen 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 ==i ■:: -■ ' ,; LIGHTS LEVEL LIMA THE LIMA TRIP AS ABOUT four hundred Proviso students, teachers, parents, and friends stepped, jumped, and fell off the eleven-car train in Lima, Ohio, there were a band, a crowd of students and townspeople, and several clownish cheerleaders to welcome them. I he teams disembarked later. A parade formed immediately, with Proviso ' s band at the head. Just in front of the band were two Lima boys carrying the banner Welcome Proviso, ' and after the band came the Proviso rooters, four abreast, cheering, singing, waving to the towns- people. The parade moved briskly along for about two miles through the slushy main streets of the town. Arriving at the athletic field, the crowd let loose. There was continual cheering by and for every one. Manley W. Immel was on hand to furnish amusement and pep. Coach Theibert was cheered loudly and lustily by the Luna school as well as by his present gang, because it was his home-coming to Lima— he had been coach there for two years. Provisoites had a right to glow with pride, for the band certainly never showed up to better advantage, and marched across the field in formation through mud of every consistency; then formed a perfect P and played On, Proviso, while the Illinois delegation stood and sang. The game went on in the usual manner, but it was doubly hard; the Proviso fellows were up against a strong team, and played on a snowy field for the first time this year. Back on the train, everv one gradually thawed out, and pronounced Lima very generous and enthusiastic, and the time in Lima exceedingly well spent. So passed a day of davs, one which proves undoubtedly that school days are ' ' the happiest days. Proviso successfully put across one of the biggest football projects she ever attempted and carried it off in true blue style. = A One Hundred Fifteen the, provi o ooo One Hundred Sixteen 1929 o oo ooo oo o the: puovi Second row: Marack, Kingery, Landa, W. Harris. First row: Lekawitch, R. Harris, Minteer, Knowles, Brown, Gold, Schwald. LIGHTWEIGHT FOOTBALL TEAMS may come and teams may go, but Proviso ' s lightweights keep right on winning. Thus it seems, for they have finished another season and have lost but one game— the first in three years. However, the boys roped in seven victories to balance their one setback. Coach Louis F. Slimmer, the latest addition to Proviso ' s mentor outfit, was met by about one hundred fifty persons desirous of securing a berth on the first string out- fit. He had five lettermen as a nucleus, and soon a promising eleven was prancing around, ready to take on anybody. , September zz dawned bright and clear, and Fenger High came out to test Proviso s strength It is needless to say more, when one knows that the second team played the entire last half and that the game ended with a 19 to o tally. Marack accounted for a dozen points and Hass, the remainder. East Chicago, a team of eleven big fellows from the steel district, dropped m the next week. Proviso, with W. Harris running, made two to uchdowns which didn t count; then by sheer speed she managed to slip over one that did count. The line let loose and held the opponents there. The last count was 6 to o. The next Saturday brought forth eleven Mortonians, determined to stop the ponies advance. The team was a large, freshman-sophomore bunch, and consequently slow and inexperienced. With Marack, Landa, and Kingery doing most of the ball-carrying, the lights outran Morton, and the scoreboard read 31 to o at the final gun. On October 19, Evanston came out of the North raring to avenge her defeat 01 the previous year. The Yellow-and-Black warriors almost succeeded in the hrst part of the contest, because of fumbles on Proviso ' s part. However, the Blue-and-White wouldn ' t budge easily and soon came back to score a pair of touchdowns in quick succession. Marack and Schwald had the honor of toting the ball across the last white line to make the final reckoning 13 to o. o a l I oO _J One Hundred Seventeen %, the: provi o oo ooo oo =Sa, ©1929 HERE THEY COME! The boys left home the next week-end and traveled out to LaGrange; Coach Slimmer was quite well satisfied with their company manners. Marack and Harris did most of the pill-conveying, scoring twelve points each. These and several miscellaneous counters advanced the final score to the high point of the year: 37 to o. Waukegan came to Maywood next, and threw a real scare into the old home folks by a habit of picking up fumbles and dashing for the goal line. But Proviso held and working together, scored a touchdown and a safety. A Waukegan back dived across the goal line just as the final gun sounded, to chalk up the season ' s first tally against the lights. The score was 9 to 6. On a never-to-be-forgotten day, the lads embarked for Lima, Ohio, to engage in the first real intersectional game for any lightweight team from Proviso. Lima didn ' t have a regular lightweight team, and Proviso had little difficulty in trouncing the hastily assembled outfit on a snow-covered field, 32 to o. Landa did most of the gal- loping, traversing the entire length of the field several times. On November 23 came the final game of the year, and disaster for the ponies ' long standing record. The game was with Oak Park. Neither team had lost a game to date. It had rained for three days and was still raining at game time. Oak Park ' s field was covered with water, and was it cold! The boys couldn ' t stay on their feet, and slid back and forth in the mud. Proviso lost a chance to score early in the game, and Oak Park downed Landa, who had to go back after a fumble, for a safety, the only score of the day. The teams were evenly matched, but neither could display its skill. Luck was the order of the day, and most of it was bad. The sad ending was 2 to o, the first defeat in three years. Thus endeth another page of athletic achievement at Proviso, and we turn it over to greet a new, unwritten page, waiting to be inscribed with the record of next year ' s achievements. Oo o One Hundred Eighteen 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROV1 Top Row — Schatz, Hass, Bockus, Mead, Kluessner. Second Row — Coach Slimmer, Kline, Nolting, Whelpley, R. Harris, Mgr. Bottom Row— Wieh ' le, Hinrichs, Klapdohr, Rex, McArthur. HEAVYWEIGHT BASKET ALL PROVISO ' S heavyweight cage season of 1929 has departed to that bourne from which no traveller returns, but its dauntless spirit of pride lingers to gladden the hearts of traditionally heavy-hearted coaches, peppy players, and rambunctious rooters, now, and whenever memories of that noble game are recalled to cardiac organs younger than the earthly frames in which they throb. Coach Louis Slimmer finished his first season at Proviso as cage mentor, and turned over to the school and community the creditable record of twelve games won and seven lost. The season was one of the best ever enjoyed by a team bearing the Blue-and-White standard, and it shows that Proviso is coming into a basketball era in which she will be regarded as a league leader, and will bow to no one. The team settled into the fourth place berth of the strong Suburban League, which boasted outfits of mighty caliber, such as Morton and Evanston. However, Coach Slimmer and his laddies had their share of the unpaved road to success and experience. The squad was small, to begin with, and outside of the first team, prospects were not so brilliant. Fellows were ill when they were needed most; one had to undergo the knife. Then for the grand finale, three valuable men were de- clared ineligible on the eve of the district tournament. These calamities wrought havoc with the small squad. However, a fighting coach and company balked at no obstacle, and kept on fighting. Two lightweights, Steele and E. Hass, were drafted for the tournament at La Grange, and their exhibition of sheer nerve and grit will go down into Proviso lore along with the memory of the few remaining regulars. Klapdohr, Rex, Hinrichs, Landa, McArthur, Wiehle, W. Hass; E. Hass and Steele, subs: all these names have been carved on the permanent honor roll for athletic achieve- ment, as well as on the hearts of loyal Proviso fans. « = s One Hundred Nineteen the: provi o =  o!929 H k yi? : is jl 1 k-i m i A± . . Top Ron ' — Semans, Witt, Cohrs, Peterson, Mgr. Second Row — Coach Theibert, Newberg, Young, Glatt, Nikodem. Bottom Row — Rakauski, Steele, Kingery, Hass, Parsons, Pechukas. LIGHTWEIGHT BASKETBALL IF ALL the 1929 lightweight basketeers assembled and warbled the popular ditty, Oh, we just rolled along — -having our ups, having our downs, they would be expressing the results of their talents and efforts for t he past season most adequately. Coach R. J. Theibert issued his plea for material and was mobbed by several hun- dred boys desirous of athletic fame. The gym resembled the proverbial sardine can, and the axe was wielded right and left with characteristic vigor for several days, until the squad was reduced to working dimensions. It was made up almost entirely of under- classmen with oodles of pep and go, but with little experience and working knowledge. The regulars from last year and the new fellows were all diminutive in size; speed was the order of the day. The wee fellows started the season in the manner prescribed by Hoyle, and an- nexed all of their pre-league encounters. But when the league games started, competition became much keener, and an indefinable something seemed to descend upon the outfit. The boys would play one game with whirlwind tactics, making the spectators hang over the rails in utter aban- don. In the next game conditions would be reversed. The fellows couldn ' t find the loop, couldn ' t dribble, couldn ' t do anything, making the rooters strive manfully to keep awake. Fate surely had her fingers crossed. In the face of all these difficulties, the lads turned in one of the best lightweight records ever to be claimed by Proviso, with eight victories and nine setbacks. This record won fifth place for the quintet in the Suburban League race. Steele, E. Hass, Pechukas, Newberg, and Kingery were the regulars, with Rakau- ski, Cohrs, and Lesny right behind them. The regulars were all underclassmen and will be back next year to strut their stuff before bigger and better crowds. Oo One Hundred Twenty 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROV1 Top Row— Fergusson, Mgr., Ruet, Kantner, Daehn, Mitzner, Wertz, Coach O. H. Matte. Second Row— Shockey, O ' Connell, Campbell, Johnson, McNeil, Quitsch, Fuller. Bottom Row— Masulunes, Wiederhold, Jensen, Martens, Fotch, Shockey, Old. S= SWIMMING DOWNED? Yes, rather consistently. Defeated? No, never. Thus, in a very few words you have the record and spirit of Proviso ' s assembly of splash artists. Coach O. H. Matte had a bunch of promising material out working daily, but the fellows were young and lacked that experience and endurance which comes with much practise. Practically the whole squad was made up of underclassmen. Navigating through a field of champions, Evanston, Deerfield, Morton, New Trier, and Oak Park, the swimming team, although pocketed early in the race, rounded the final turn undaunted, displaying Proviso ' s colors and her old fighting spirit. The team had Johnson as its captain. He was a valuable man in the speed events, but his term of eligibility unfortunately expired in February. Several other men, includ- ing Daehn and Ruet, were lost at that time. Campbell, Mitzner, and Shockey qualified for the finals in the district meet held at Oak Park. None of the boys placed, but Shockey has another year at diving, and Proviso is looking forward to a lot from him next year because of his consistent scoring this year. , „ For the seniors, Johnson, Ruet, and Shockey swam the free style events; Campbell and Jensen did the breast-stroking for the Blue-and-White; and Mitzner scored in the backstroke event. Ruet dived with Shockey. Wiederhold and Wertz performed in the forty and the hundred yard free style events for the juniors. Jensen breast-stroked, while McNeal and Kantner did their bit in the backstroke. Quitsch and Wiederhold were the fellows who bounced off the springboard. , , Considering all things, the boys had a fair season, even though they didn t cop many meets. , , However, with many of these young fellows back next year and Coach Mattes knowledge of the game, Proviso should show some real class in the watery art next year. O ;■ ' . oO One Hundred Twenty-one £== the: provi o ooo o!929 = s, r Top row: Tobias, Gardner, Brennen, Neuman, Davis, Kocinich, Carlson, Lietz, Van Slyke, Grunow, O. H. Matte. Second row: Cunningham, Nutter, Carstens, Rogers, Peterson, Hafner, Hale, Whitten, Hanson, Harris, C. Lietz, Pildes, McNeil. Bottom row: Schnell, Schoff, Festner, Heidelbach, Reuter, Campagna, Smith, Perlis, Blasius, Schwald, Schultz. TRACK In the upward progress of sports in Proviso during 1929, track has not been con- tent to sit back and be excess baggage, but has been out in front pulling ever upward along with the rest of the leaders. Coach O. H. Matte had a small but quite capable and resourceful outfit. Most of the fellows could be relied on for more than one event. The team had a heavy schedule and came through fairly well. Several indoor track meets were held in preparation for the Suburban Indoor Meet, in which Proviso ran third. At the National Indoor Meet sponsored by Northwestern, several of the fellows went to the semi-finals. Outdoor track brought forth more effort and consequently more success. Morton was tied in the first dual meet, while Evanston and Austin were outgalloped in fine shape. As the Provi had to go to press early, the results of the last meets of the season cannot be published herein. However, the fellows were expected to come through well in the District and Suburban Meets. For the seniors, Blasius ran the hurdles, also performing the high jump. Schwald ran the hurdles along with the dash events. Hafner was Proviso ' s dash champion and gathered many awards, leaving broken records in his wake. Harris was a consistent win- ner of the 440 and tried the dashes frequently with good results. Perlis, Whitten, and Hale were the distance men, with Hanson and Davis helping them. Nutter performed in the pole vault, while Peterson did the broad jumping. Lietz was a dash man. The point gatherers for the juniors were Schoff in the field events, Lietz in the 220, and Campagna and Schulz in the dashes. Oo u One Hundred Twenty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHEL PROV1 Top Row — Lelivelt, Ostranga, Bertaschi, Scaccia, Lee, Dunbar, Smith, Strelka, Cote, Kessel, Baumgartner, Coach Theibert. Second Row— McBride, Ass. Mgr., Knowles, Mgr., Newberg, Klemp, Watts, Hoelterhoff, Rehr, Buck, Semans, Young, Robinson, Bennett. Bottom Rou — Connelly, Crandall, Belline, Maiwurm, Johnson, Lekawitch, E. Hass, Klapdohr, W. Hass. BASEBALL Coach R. J. Theibert has again put upon the baseball diamond a team which has proven that Proviso is not a one-sport school by any means, but one to be feared in any line of competition. The first call for candidates for battery positions brought out about forty fellows, and practice was carried on inside of the gym. Then, with the coming of warm weather, another hundred reported for the other positions. The lettermen back were Johnson, Klapdohr, Farney, W. Hass, and Lekawitch. With these as a foundation and several more fellows of previous experience, a promising outfit was soon gamboling about the diamond. A tough schedule featuring fourteen games was ahead of the fellows. They com- menced playing ball— first crudely, and then more smoothly. With each encounter, the fellows improved. The games were played — many were won; a few were dropped. However, the fellows kept aloft Proviso ' s high standard of sportsmanship at all times regardless of victory or defeat. An interesting feature of the outfit was the presence of so many underclassmen who were making good. Belline, E. Hass, Maiwurm, Rehr, Languth, Crandall — all of these youngsters were piling up experience for Proviso ' s future glory. A new reservoir of material was established in the form of a freshman-sophomore team, which was coached by U. C. Foster. These fellows had games, and although they were not quite experienced enough for the varsity, gained experience with that end in view. At the end of the school year and baseball activities, Proviso has another year on the diamond of which she can be proud. The latest indications pointed to another championship in baseball for Proviso. = £= One Hundred Twenty-three =  Standing: Matthews, Johnson, Kasch, Coach Adkins. Seated: Hartmann, Amling, Batcheler. r L TENNIS Tennis interest in Proviso has been gaining momentum each year, but still needs stimulation, which may be furnished by the founding of the new Suburban League competition. J. B. Adkins, coach, faced the difficult problem of forming a team out of a very few inexperienced fellows. However, he worked hard with the fellows who responded well, and diligent practice soon brought results. The team had no courts of its own, but was allowed to practice on the old courts of the West Maywood Tennis Club at Seventeenth Avenue and Washington Boulevard by courtesy of J. M. Shawhan who owns them. He allowed the boys to use the courts if they cared to line and roll them. Needless to say, the boys put in many hours of practice there. An elimination tournament was run off, and the fellows who survived as members of the team were Hartmann, Kasch, Batcheler, and Amling. These competed in all of the matches and both won and lost. Proviso was handicapped by having to play all of her games away from home. The following matches were scheduled: April 19 — LaGrange April 27 — Chicago Heights May 2 — Morton May 4 — Evanston May 6— Oak Park May 14 — LaGrange May 18 — Chicago Heights May 21 — Oak Park May 25 — Deerfield May 28 — Morton June 1 — Suburban League Tournament at Deerfield Oo o One Hundred Twenty-jour 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PUOVI Top tow: Newberg, Luhrsen, W. Hass, Klapdohr, Daehn, Blasius, Lekawitch, R. J. Theibert. Second row: O. H. Matte, Davis, Watts, Ruet, Peterson, Rogers, R. Johnson, Farney, Knowles, Nikodern, L. F. Slimmer. Seated: Meyer, Wickenden, Kluessner, Hafner, Gladson, K. Johnson, Nutter, Whitten, Oakland. THE VARSITY CLUB ?- • For any fellow who has the courage, ambition, and ability necessary to acquire a major letter in some sport, Proviso has the Varsity Club. Coach R. J. Theibert organized the group when he first assumed the head coaching job four years ago. The code of the club, which is guaranteed to build up school spirit, is: a higher standard of athletics; the development of friendship among team mates; the increase of loyalty to the school; the betterment of team work, sportsmanship, fairness, and leadership; and the encouragement of participation in all forms of school activities. Any club with such ideals should function, and Proviso ' s Varsity has functioned well. The boys began activities right after football season, initiating a large group of fellows along the well-known paddle route — and that ' s not all! This year ' s roster of activities included the biggest and best program ever attempted by the organization. As their first project, the boys put on a matinee dance to raise funds. Coach Theibert, co-operating with the playground officials, arranged for the members to umpire grammar school ball games; the boys handled the job well. May 4 was the day of days for the Varsity. There was a baseball game in the morning, the track team went to the Suburban meet at Evanston, and the rest of the fellows handled the grammar school track meet. This was the culminating event of Boys ' Week, which had been sponsored in Maywood by all of the well-known civic organizations. As a climax, the boys dragged tired but happy feet around to snappy tunes at the Varsity ' s annual dance in the social rooms that evening. O oO One Hundred Twenty-five the, provi o oo ooo GO G1929 G. A. A. OFFICERS AND MANAGERS Standing — Glerum, Pechukas, Camp, Miss Eddy, Miss Thacher, Miss Wheeler, Baker, Oakland. Seated — Swangren, Wehrman, Wiechmann, Voigt, Buchhoiz. GIRLS ' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION THE Proviso Girls ' Athletic Association has just completed its third and most active year. Although eligibility qualifications have been as rigid as formerly, membership has increased considerably. The qualifications are: attendance in Proviso for one or more semesters, the earning of fifty points, and the maintaining of a definite standard of scholarship. During the past year, the G. A. A. has sponsored all of the girls ' interclass tourna- ments and health week, including the water pageant. The gymnasium instructors, officers of the association, and the sport managers made up the executive board. The officers for the year 1928-29 were: president, Gwendolyn Wiechmann; vice-president, Frances Buchhoiz; secretary, Anita Wehrman; treasurer, Martha Voigt. NEW SPORTS Archery and horseshoes have been introduced into Proviso this spring. These two sports are offered to girls who are not enrolled in regular gymnasium classes, but are taking corrective work for some physical defect, such as poor posture or heart trouble. These new sports provide recreation for those girls who are unable to partake in the more strenuous types of recreation. The corrective work is under the direction of Miss Olive Thacher. DANCING There have been several dancing classes on the program of girls ' physical educa- tion. The girls are taught interpretive, folk, clog, and classical dances which help to develop poise and a sense of rhythm. The girls in these classes have displayed their work on several occasions, including the Junior-Senior Prom. The dancing classes also in- terpreted the dances of several nations in the May Fete, May 24. One Hundred Twenty-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 S? HOCKEY Scott, Markovich, Weinrich, Morris, Nieman, Schulze, Pechukas, Wehrman, Becker, Baker, Meyer, Jackson Fuller, Swangren, Allen, Bruno, Oakland, Buchholz. COMPETITIVE SPORTS FOR GIRLS Interclass rivalry among the girls has steadily increased until it has become as keen as that of the boys. The Girls ' Athletic Association sponsored four interclass tourna- ments this year. The fall sports were volleyball, tennis, and hockey. Two teams, sophomore and junior-senior, competed for the hockey honors of the school. The teams were composed of girls who had attended practises for an eight-week period. The junior-senior team was victor in the final championship game with the sophomore team. Tennis was a favorite sport of the girls in the fall and was again taken up in the early spring season. Swimming and basketball were the reigning sports of the winter season. Life- saving tests, both junior and senior, were given, approximately twenty-five girls passing the Red Cross life-saving examinations. Interclass tournaments in basketball brought out many enthusiastic rooters. The preliminary games were all exciting, because the teams were so well-matched. The junior-senior game to determine the championship was played in the boys ' gymnasium. There were rooters of both sexes assembled to see a fast and furious game. The juniors won by one point made in the last minute of play. Volleyhall and baseball were the chief forms of recreation during the spring. Volleyball was a favorite of all classes, and many girls attended practises during the eight- week training period. The junior and senior teams again clashed for the honors; the seniors were defeated by one point. The practise period for baseball started in the first week of April. The final championship game was played May 24, the day of the May Fete. = oOO One Hundred Twenty-seven the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 ==55. D WATER PAGEANT Standing: Rouse, Stahmer, Schulze, M. Chapman, Heidorn, Haglund, Beecher, Stumpf, Taylor, Scott, Swan- gren, Becker, Geyer, P. Burk, M. E. Burk, Julian, Egeberg, Miss Eddy. Seated: Loges, DeLap, J. Chapman, Jensen, Wiechmann, Clarke, Houder, Brown, Gerber, Ehlert, Perry, Jackson, Korngiebel, Kern, Christie, Olschefsky, Fuller, Roberts, Johnson, Mischung. Front row: Farrar, Goelet, Oberg, Boyer, Wehrman, Paulsen, Melquist, Hanson, Isele, Buchholz. HEALTH WEEK The second annual health week was observed in Proviso, March 18 to 22. Both boys and girls participated in the events this year. Miss Olive Thacher had charge of the program. Monday, a representative of the State Medical Association gave a health talk in a junior-senior assembly. Health movies were also shown. After school the posture con- test was held; Kathryn Nieman, ' 29, was the winner. Tags for good posture were distributed Tuesday. The boys attended an assembly in which Dr. Lawrence Reynolds spoke and Isaac Walton movies were shown. The underclassmen enjoyed a health assembly Wednesday which consisted of a health talk and movies. Thursday, the domestic science department presented a play and Clara Avrech, ' 32, gave a specialty dance in an assembly for all girls. This was also sensible shoe tag day. The water pageant, Neptune Calls, was presented to girls and their mothers after school. Health movies were shown in an assembly on Friday morning, and the water pageant repeated after school. The week ended with the boys ' Junior-Senior basketball game in the evening. The gymnasium was filled to capacity with loyal rooters from each class. After two fast and scrappy games, the junior lights and the senior heavies emerged victorious with the scores of 15 to 14 and 40 to 10 respectively. Oo o •One Hundred Twenty-eight 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROY1 JUNIOR BASKETBALL MORSL5NOL PITCHIN IG a SOPHOMORE BASEBALL FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL O oO One Hundred Twenty-nine the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 Gets up at 8-00 and TROTS TO 5CH00L. JUGGLES DICTIONARY AND RPDlATORTO WORK UP APPETITE FOR LUNCH. Doe5 Monitor D nw VERV IMPpRTlf LLV. Knocks out a few 5Tu DENTS LEAVING CLASSES. V lliPI!l«llUUlll(||(((|H(lllMll f AKES ft LITTLE BITE AT NOON. pRfttTISE3-ON MNOR N- STRVNENT AT IT TWO YEARS AND NOW KN0W5 SIX NOTES. ; Throws freshieout when finds that h 15 favorite seat 15 taken pR, M [40W OH IS-ropy • ► Tt C J0 Gets sent to dean pop. USING MA IYZINES AS 5PITBALLS. Reports for practice- at 7:00 GOES HOHE AND 5TUPIf5 UNTIL 11:00 AND THEN HftS REbT OF DAY TO HIMSELF. AWr QauCft Oo o One Hundred Thirty 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 EDITORIAL ATHLETICS CINCE the earliest recorded time, man has been endeavoring to develop his body. O Primitive man strove for physical might because he couldn ' t exist without it. He had to have it in order to hold his place in the world. The ancient Greek tried to make his body strong because he loved beauty, and to him the beauty of a perfect body was supreme beauty. Most ancient nations made hard physical training compulsory for their young boys, because they desired power in battle, and soldiers, we 1-trained physically, were in demand. Ancient Sparta was built without protecting walls, boast- ine that her men were her walls. The Spartans followed such a rigid physical program that they were indeed as invincible as walls, and now to be called a Spartan means that one is exceptionally strong and physically rigorous. But man ' s intelligence increased as time went on, and he realized that his physical nature was not the only one to be considered— that he had a mental and spiritual side as well. He found that through contests of strength and endurance, and through organized games, where one group, and not an individual, played against another all three of his natures were strengthened. His wit became keener, because he had to think in order to excel in this kind of play. His character was developed, because such games required team work, persistence, and any number of other qualities that do not belong to a man ' s body, nor to his mind, but to his spirit. From these early organized games grew athletics, which help to make all-round men and women of boys and girls when they are in a period of training. That is why athletics form such an important part of school life— because they train young people in three directions— mentally, physically, and spiritually. Another reason is that they are beneficial not only to the actual participant in the sport, but to the on-looker as well. School spirit, loyalty, sportsmanship, grit, fight, team work— these are familiar expressions to the high school student. They are a part of his every- day vocabulary. They are a proof of what athletics can do for young people. Athletics in Proviso have always been in the foreground. They form the chain which binds the students, the faculty, the alumni, and the townspeople into one organization. That chain is the one thing which all who are interested in Proviso have in ' common. It is called the Spirit of Proviso. P roviso ' s athletics have put her on the map not only because of her accomplishments in them, but because of that spirit which is a part of Proviso. As long as athletics continue, that spirit will continue to grow. HP One Hundred Thirty-one % THEL PROVI o oo ooo oo NOT FINISHED, JUST BEGUN o!929 A S THE runner, bronzed and brawny, perfect physically, poised, alert, self-confident ■L A- mentally, awaits the sharp signal that sends him speeding down the cinder track on his race to victory, so we, the Class of Twenty-Nine, the result of the work of the hearts and minds of those members of the faculty with whom we have come in daily contact, await eagerly the challenging summons that starts us on our race to worth- while achievement, to unselfish service. During our years of careful preparation, of efficient training, the faculty, knowing all the rules of the game and the temptations to break them, has passed on to us that precious legacy, that stirring challenge of Proviso — Play the game. Indeed, from them we have learned to play fairly and squarely; from them we have learned and taken as our own, the fundamental principles of clean sportsmanship that make for the finest things in life: fair play, tolerance, teamwork, dependability, self-control. As we enter this race, we set our marks high. We do so because our school-life, with its traditions and its ideals, has been planned to make it natural to aim high in life. We carry with us an earnest, sincere desire to give only our best. We do so because those who have encouraged, strengthened, and inspired us have taught us that the best is the dedication of all our powers to the highest that we know, the willing consecration of all that we are. It is ours to make of this race what we will. As we enter, eager, confident, pre- pared, we have in us faith in the fitness of our bodies, faith in the strength of our character, faith in the power of our ability to stick to a task persistently until it is satisfactorily completed, faith in our best and noblest ideals, faith that greater knowl- edge and endurance will be revealed and given to us as we prove ourselves worthy of them — faith in the Infinite. Truly, Not finished, just begun. One Hundred Thirty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo o THE PROV1 THE PAGEANT OF ATHLETICS Grace Shakin THE Pageant of Athletics: what a moving, colorful spectacle it is! Swift, supple Grecian runners; staunch, steadfast knights; dauntless, daring yeomen of Robin Hood fame; dashing, dexterous bull-fighters; sturdy, stalwart football men — all pass in review before us while the Spirit of Athletics, perfect physically, alert and self-confident mentally, stands poised over the group, as it is represented on the front cover of the Provi. Prominent in that procession, too, are the sports of America, led by mighty King Football. Indeed, America, because of her intense desire for excitement and rapid action, has come to be called Sporting America by the nations of the world. Golf, motoring, bowling, tennis — these are all now popular American sports. Others are boxing, football, baseball, basketball, and track, which involve only a few in the com- petition, but which have the whole-hearted, enthusiastic support of the entire nation. America has warmly adopted, staunchly supported, and widely developed almost every type of game complying with the American ideal of sportsmanship and fair play. j£ But these polished, fast-moving contests of today have come through many a stage of development from the time of the supple Grecian runner, and are still rapidly advancing. It is ancient Greece, in the blue, sunshiny sea of the Mediterranean, which is the possessor of the oldest known athletic records of man. Athletics were then a part of the very religion of Greece, the games being dedicated to the great god Zeus, and repre- senting all that the Greeks held to be most worth while, most desirable in human life. Every four years, the great Olympic festival, which has since been revived, was held at Olympia. Here athletes, artists, poets, and musicians contended for the simple prizes of olive crowns. Among the contests, some were designed to develop strength and power; others, agility and pliancy. The less vigorous exercises were running, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin; the more strenuous included wrestling and boxing. Racing also placed high on the roster of Greek athletics, for it was an elemental sport, vital and necessary. Undaunted runners carried messages of utmost importance through incredible obstacles; the tales of their staunch endurance and lightning-like speed have come down in the annals of Greek history. However, the idea that all the illustrious Greek runners were necessarily men has been shattered by the Greek myth which tells of the slender, comely Greek maiden, Atalanta. Charming and graceful, independent and strong-willed, she finally agreed, in response to the wishes of her father, to marry the first man who could and would outrun her in a foot-race. The penalty for losing the race was the head of the van- quished one. Several tried and as many failed. Then a certain ingenious young fellow, with three golden apples obtained from Venus, determined to make the attempt, using strategy. Again the fair Atalanta would have been victorious, had it not been for these apples, which the youth dropped at advantageous points and which the maiden stopped to pick up, while he, sturdy and steadfast, forged triumphantly ahead to victory and her. The athletic encounters of the ancients not only strengthened and developed the body, but broadened and increased the intellect as well. With steady, persistent training through childhood, youth, and manhood, the Greek produced perfection in beauty and physical development. When the Romans captured Greece, with its marvelous treasures of art, and its wealth of learning, they also acquired the old Grecian games. As the Roman empire °rew in power, however, the people became so dissipated and surfeited with pleasure that standardized athletics failed to produce the desired stimulus. So they lowered their 4? One Hundred Thirty-three THE, PROVI o oo ooo GO ol929 ideals; they introduced animal fighting to satisfy their rabid desires. It was an inevita- ble consequence that with the downfall of the Romans, all games should disappear, to be restored by the knights of the Middle Ages. The games adopted or invented during this period of history supplied training as well as amusement and pleasure. Men were now contesting with swords and lances, but the spirit of keen competition and tireless struggle was still present. The knight, full of reckless daring, cultivating honor, courtesy to women, and dexterity at arms, had un- daunted courage in real battle and in tournament. Here knights would ride toward each other at full speed and test their powers of horsemanship, sword-play, and lance- handling against their equally aggressive opponents. King Arthur and his knights typify the spirit of this era when sportsmanship swung back to a higher level. Following this closely came the audacious, hardy sports of intrepid Robin Hood and his band of merry yeomen who championed the fierce, futile struggle of the poor against unbearable oppression. Man had progressed farther in the field of athletic endeavor; the bow and arrow and staff had opened new channels for achievement. Like the resolute knights, these fellows had their contests of skill, and once more man was struggling against man in friendly rivalry. An innovation, interesting and appealing, from the land of the bonnie braes, next came to the foreground. This game, having as its object the upsetting of ten wooden pins, was brought to America in colonial days by the sturdy, plodding Dutch. It has become very popular and has perhaps the greatest following in season of any sport. From Spain comes the bull-fighter, a picturesque, romantic figure in the Pageant of Athletics. This sport, it is said, was developed by the early Egyptians and Moors and thus came into Spain. It requires perfect co-ordination between mind and body; very few are qualified to do the actual fighting. In the Western Hemisphere, Mexico has a dopted this form of sport as a national one, but popular though it may be in the Latin countries, it does not conform to the American code of sportsmanship. About two hundred years ago, a sport came into existence which instantly met the hearty approval of all red-blooded Americans and has since developed by leaps and bounds. Baseball had a crude beginning, the first games being played in sand lots or in pastures, the teams having little practise and but rude equipment. Today the great crowds of loyal fans who witness the big league games, the eagerness with which the public follows the progress of various teams, the large fields given over to the game, and the great number of skilled players are evidences of the popularity of the Great American Sport. Boxing, track, racing, and basketball are other popular sports, the last requiring teamwork as well as skill and speed. Bleachers gay with color, excited individuals cheerfully yelling themselves hoarse, and bands playing stirring martial music form the setting for two clashing elevens. The thud of foot against leather, a ball hurling through the air, the clashing of body against body to the wild delight of the gesticulating mob — this is the modern game of football. But this fast, scientific combat of today is not an American product; it has come through many stages of development since its origin in the game of English rugby. It is a contest calling for greater strength of body and mind than does any other sport. It is king of them all and grandly heads the procession. Truly, the Pageant of Athletics is a moving, colorful one with its swift, supple runners; staunch, steadfast knights; dauntless, daring yeoman of Robin Hood fame; dashing, dexterous bull-fighters; sturdy, stalwart football men; and the Spirit of Ath- letics, perfect physically, alert and self-confident mentally, standing poised over the group, steadily pointing to still greater achievement and a higher development of sportsmanship. One hundred Thirty-four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROV1 FOOTBALL; PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE Ruth Rehr TO THE twenty-two mud-bespattered, exhausted participants in a football game, perhaps the history of football has no appeal. But to the great crowds which cram to overflowing the vast stadiums of our universities and colleges, and to the masses of martyred humanity cheerfully condemning themselves to sacrifice on the uncomfortable, incommodious high school bleachers, it may probably be of interest. The spectators, who get all of the thrills of the game with none of the physical bruises, must some- times ask themselves, How did all this come about? Is football an old sport, or is it purely a product of the twentieth century? Did my ancestors engage in this sport, or has the game been evolved in my time? Haggard historians, who spend their time at delving into musty manuscripts, assure us that football, like some of our other present-day sports, has its roots embedded deep in antiquity. After much delving and digging, chroniclers have succeeded in uncover- ing these roots, thus forcing the past to yield its secrets; they have assembled for our benefit a fascinating account of the origin of this popular great American sport. Our chronological path has its source in the ancient world. Authorities tell us that the first written record they have of football is that of the Greeks, who called it harpaston. If earlier races played this game, they left no visible records or evidence of the fact. Following on, we see that the Romans adopted this game, changing its name to read harpastum. In the second century, Julius Pollux wrote of the game at Rome: The players divide themselves into two bands. The ball is placed upon a line between them. At the two ends of the field are other lines, beyond which these two bands strive to carry the ball. Historians claim that varieties of the game were found, too, in other parts of the ancient world. The first travelers to the Polynesian Islands found the natives playing with a football made of fibers of bamboo. The Eskimos made their footballs of ingenious materials also — leather filled with moss. During the Middle Ages, the game was flourishing in Italy, disguised under the name of calcio. But now our venerable guide, the historian, stops, and wags his head at us, From now on, you will find your greatest wealth of information in the British Isles. The greatest development of the sport came there; it has been called ' the principal home of football play. ' In 1 175, William Fitzstephen, in his Vita Sancti Thomoe, described graphically for us the assembling of the lads of London, their parents and the rich and wealthy, in the fields of the suburbs after dinner, to enjoy the famous game of football. It seems strange to us today, when educators and public alike urge the young to engage in sports, and the boys especially in football, to hear that this was not the case long years ago. In ensuing centuries after William Fitzstephen wrote those words, the game became increasingly popular, so much so, in fact, that the kings deemed its popularity not so good for their health. That deserves explanation, so here it is: the younger bloods threw over the more warlike sport of archery, which formerly, — and fortunately, in many cases, for the safety of the king ' s life and domains — had trained both young and old for military duty. This, in the eyes of the kings, was a most admirable tendency. So when the people threw down their bows and arrows, abandoned their practise and competition for skill archery-tecturally and flocked to this more exciting pastime, kings sat up, took notice, and shouted, What to do? What to do? to their already befuddled, bewildered, and harassed counsellors. 4? S= = J One Hundred Thirty-five = . the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 =!!. =  Some one of the kings had a dazzling idea and issued a proclamation against the game— which, as proclamations will, went unheeded. Nevertheless, each king ' s worthy — or unworthy — descendants clung desperately to this precedent. Edward II, in 1 3 14, thinking to protect archery and insure its continuance, forbade his people football on pain of imprisonment, and almost one hundred years later Henry VI proclaimed, Na man shall play at the fut ball. So the kings pitted their puny proclamations against the wishes of the people. The result? Their efforts to repress the game seemed to giye the people added incentive, and to make it synonymous with that love of liberty and individuality which is implanted deep in British hearts. At any rate, we know that football flourished prodigiously in England from that time on. Frequent allusions to football are made in English literature from the time of Chaucer to that of Shakespeare. In this period the game seems to have been played according to crude, but fairly orderly rules. Often large numbers of boys and men would play in a single game. Town would challenge town, or parish challenge parish; at these times the game sometimes covered an area of several miles. By 1800, several highly specialized types of football had evolved; these were played at the great secondary schools, Charterhouse, Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Westminister, and others. Now the peculiar feature of the game was the introduction of a prohibition against carrying the ball. So far as we know, for the introduction of the carrying feature into footba I we may extend our thanks to a Rugby schoolboy, named William Webb Ellis. This claim is supported by a memorial tablet at Rugby. In the last few minutes of a drawn game in 1823, with a fine disregard for the rules of football as played in his time, he (Ellis) first took the ball in his arms and ran with it, thus originating the dis- tinctive feature of the Rugby game. The period of the next forty years or so is one of not a great deal of interest to us, since no advancement was made. Clubs sprang up all over England; some played the kicking and others the carrying game, but all were handicapped by a lack of uniform rules. The first highlight came in 1863 when a convention was held in London that marked the first step in the direction of a final separation of the two types of football. At this time the football clubs, meeting, banded together and formed the London Foot- ball Association. The organization adopted a code of rules forbidding the carrying of the ball. The type of football thus established has since been called both soccer and socker. Both are derivatives, and humorous ones at that, of the word associa- tion. The second convention of football clubs that is historically important is the one which met in London in 1871 and organized the Rugby Football Union. Its playing code was adopted from that of the Rugby school, and permitted both carrying and kicking the ball. These two great organizations still exist and exercise control over their respective games in England. In other parts of the world, too, their jurisdiction is often accepted. One of the interesting points to consider in reviewing the later history of the game is the remarkable growth of popularity in later years of association football, both on the continent and in North and South America, South Africa, and Australia. Now we shall turn back and see how the sport crossed the Atlantic and came to America. In the Relation of Virginia, by Henry Spellman, published in 1609, we find what is probably the first reference to football in America. Describing the sports of the colony, he says, There is besides, football play, which women and young men much doe play at. They make their gooles like ours, only they never fighte nor pull another doone. The men play with a little ball, lettinge it fall out of their hands and strike it with the top of their foote. He that can strike the ball farthest winnes that u One Hundred Thirty-six 1929 oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 which they play for. In about 1840, football as a crude game made its appearance at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. In 1869, Rutgers and Princeton met in a match game, the first inter-collegiate contest in America. It preceded the first inter-collegiate game in England, which was played in 1872 between Cambridge and Oxford. Then, in 1876, Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale held a convention at which the American Inter-Collegiate Football Association was formed and the Rugby rules — with only a few slight changes — adopted as the common playing rules. Since the adoption of these rules as the inter-collegiate code, the game has been in a continual state of change. Although its basic character remains Rugbian, it presents a distinct type of game now, because of the fact that Americans have introduced so many original features. One can best tell of the growth of popularity of football in America by citing actual incidents and pointing out evidences of its importance and influence. Witness the remarkably large attendance at high school, college, and professional football games today. Huge stadiums, adorning the campuses of most of our colleges and universities, give mute but mammoth testimony to the sport ' s popular appeal. More and more seating capacity is needed year after year to accommodate the public, which shows added enthusiasm and interest in the game as the years roll by. We, who have traversed together in thought the winding pathways of history, searching down and uncovering clues, and have watched the game develop from an infant prodigy to a brawny giant of undoubted power and might, can proclaim our decision in a few words, A remarkable influence in the life of yesterday; a still greater force in the life of today. Tomorrow — who can say? All hail to football! Sport of antiquity, pastime of the ancients, favorite and toast of the modern generation. Long may you live, oh, King of Sports! Your popularity undiminished, your domains extended, may your reign last ad infinitum. FOOTBALL FANTASY Harriet Stahmer C LOWLY at first, and then in sudden spurts and rushes, the gray bleachers become myriad colors. A living thing, charged with tense excitement, flames and sways in the air. Gay cries and hails of recognition are let loose. Hands clasp and re-clasp in joyous friendship. A faint sound of music is blown across the crowd. Louder and louder it grows; then the band marches onto the field. Simultaneously every one rises to his feet, and all heads are bared as the beloved On, Proviso! is played. Then — a wild cheer bursts upward as the team prances in. Mere babbling is heard for a while until the whistle. — A maddening silence — THE KICKOFF! Thuds and grunts come from the players; shouts, from the frenzied watchers. Little by little territory is gained and scores made. Some more thuds — some more thrilling dashes — finally the report of the gun crashes. Bedlam is loosened! Pande- monium reigns! Then the bright flash is gone. Slowly at first and then in sudden spurts and rushes, the bleachers become a cold, empty place divested of glorious colors — forsaken of life. = s = 0O 1 One Hundred Thirty-seven the: provi o ooo o!929 One Hundred Thirty-eight 1929 o oo ooo oo o THE PROVI THE ANTECHAMBER OF HEAVEN Kimon Friar HUMAN emotions have existed ever since Adam, and man has henceforth attempted to translate his feelings and reactions into words. How futile has been man ' s gigan- tic endeavor! How far he is from the ideal! Twenty different nations have twenty dif- erent sounds for expressing the emotions aroused by one object, while that object raises but one universal feeling in the breasts of the twenty nations. If it were possible for us to do so, we should wish to use the most euphonious, the most dignified, the most artist- ically simple, the most celestial, the most subtle words of every nation ' s tongue to de- scribe the chapel at the University of Chicago. Music, which comes nearest to being a universal tongue, might possibly best define it. As we approach the chapel in the early morning, it assumes, on its green elevation, the aspect of a misty mirage gleaming softly in the gentle caresses of the sunbeams, and floating lightly on the breath of breezes. The mirage gradually crystallizes, but the sense of height and suspension is intensified on approaching the chapel from the Midway Plaisance, and the feeling becomes that of standing on a hilltop, alone, with the pervad- ing presence of early dawning peace and contentment. Nearing the facade brings an hallucination of the chapel ' s slowly advancing with open arms and extending the serene dignity of gracious welcome. Outstanding, yet subdued, is the subtleness of the facade ' s form and proportion, and indeed, of the entire chapel. Each unit is exquisite in the manner in which it blends into a perfect, unified whole, so carefully balanced as to make each portion essentially vital in the assemblage, and to give the temple a substantiality most fitting to a shrine of religion. Yet this solidity is almost ethereal, blending into an uplifting sense of light- ness. Thus the chapel assumes contradictory characteristics, being at once an ode of exaltation and a hushed lyric of humbleness; as plain as wide, untrampled fields of snow and as decorative as the latent intricacies of a single snowflake; soaring with the loftiness of God, yet bending with the quiet simplicity of Christ. The profuse ornamentation lends to the facade a Rembrantic touch, the sun-chisled portions imparting the scintillating preciseness of cut diamonds in contrast with the mystic indefiniteness of the shadows. In the apex of the peaked gable stands Christ, the Teacher and Protector, with the March of Religion, from Abraham to Luther, on each side. The great clerestory window beneath follows the line of the peaked frieze in the form of the predominating Gothic arch, between whose stone foliations the delicate, hand-painted glass softly glows. On east and west, the chapel is studded with four immense bays, the perpendicular lines of which accentuate the temple ' s dignity. On the east, the tower rears its lofty height into the sky with a calm demeanor and repose. Moses is easily imaginable in the outdoor pulpit on the west; the cloister and the chapel become a sloping valley filled with upturned faces of Israelites eager to hear the inspired words of the prophet. On all sides the chapel is embellished with sculpture, embracing in its body all the Gen- iuses of Civilization; personifying in its heart the ever-dominant Virtues; inscribing in its mind the Wisdom of the world ' s universities; and enshrining all in its soul with the pervading fragrance of Religion. Entering the facade door, over which the militant archangel Michael keeps guard, and which is flanked by the stone buttresses which loom like supporting columns be- tween heaven and earth, we step into the narthex, entering simultaneously the Vestibule of Spiritualism and the Atrium of Idealism, from whose sacred portal we gaze in awe down the length of the nave, the last Path of Life. We fear that we are unworthy to tread such hallowed ground, and it is with the utmost reverence that we venture to enter. Our steps are slow, and our hearts are still in the hushed holiness that flows ?= = One Hundred Thirty-nine Si the, provi o oo ooo oo o!929 Through us, washing away all material stains, and leaving us in the sheer, stark heights of Idealism. Like weary pilgrims who have found their haven, their refuge, we are filled with a sense of the journey done; tear-dimmed with divine happiness, we long to kneel in worship at this Eternal Shrine and await the coming of the Lord, in this, the Antechamber of Heaven. Bareheaded, and with a feeling of Eternity, we wander at random in and about the wide-flung Gothic arches, across the cruciform transepts, the marble chancel and spse, and through the long, vaulted ambulatories, or gaze upon the richly sculptured reredos as at some colossal sacrificial altar; at the delicate carving of the choir stalls, the marble-inlaid pulpit, and the lectern on which lies an open Bible, that weary travelers may read its contents and know the Will of God. We view the interwoven carving and the pendants of trumpeting angels on the gigantic organ pipes; but we need no organ to hear the symphony that rises from the essence of the temple ' s beauty in a might crescendo along the arches, and up the tall, massive piers, and crashes in one mighty flood against the glittering golden and colored tiles and saint-figured medal- ions of the upflung ceiling, where they surge in swelling billows and burst in ever- changing spray and foam of rainbow hues — misty mauve, amber, and pale blue — against the huge clerestory windows. Life, like a dome of many-colored glass, Stains the white radiance of Eternity. The towering height, the esoteric subtlety of proportion, the loveliness of hues, the embodied music, and the unfathomable beauty of it all are such as to crush us with tremendous impact, to tear out our throbbing hearts with its overwhelming ecstasy, to hurl us, the finite, into the eternity of God ' s Infinite! Yet as we look upon all this grandeur, all this enchantment, all this sublimity, we feel something in our souls that reaches out, grasps all this beauty, and whispers that we have known it somewhere, sometime, before. Thoughtful, we sink in a pew near the narthex and pass consecrated hours in con- templation. The proximity of the Life Beyond, the propinquity of Eternity, of Immor- tality is such as to stagger us with its significance. It is tremendous in its truth, over- powering in its realization! We are amazed by the thought that there is only the very slightest partition between us and God — the thin veil of Death — and then — and then — we face God! Today we sicken; tomorrow we die — and we face God! We, the finite, face the Infinite! We, busy in the pettiness of our daily routine, face the Endless! Suddenly, the whole object, the entire significance, of this earthly life dawns upon us. We are but apprentices of the Lord; we are here to prove our merits for the Life Beyond; we are here to find God that He may not be a Stranger to us when we meet Him. And how to find Him? Through our Soul! And our Soul — what is it? It is pure Thought, and pure Thought is Truth, and Truth is God. Then God is pure Thought, and the manner of living on earth is one of purity in the innermost parts of our beings — in our souls. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. As we contemplate these ideas, the chapel assumes a new meaning as the Ante- chamber of Heaven. The soft beams of the setting sun diffuse through the clerestory windows, enveloping the temple in tender veils of misty light. Faintly — so faintly that we think it a dream — we hear low melodies like forgotten echo-bells. From behind us, a Brilliant Radiance slashes the twilight dusk, and the holy prevalence of it is such that we bow our heads in reverence as it softly passes. Daring to lift our eyes, we behold a wondrous vision. Lo! clouds upon clouds swirl in white masses above the reredos; in their midst floats a golden throne from which gleams the Brilliant Radiance. Encircling the throne and the chapel rise mounting rows of angels in long-flowing, graceful robes of moonbeam-silk, halos of sun-gold around their lovely tresses, their pearl-white wings quivering like moonlight on shimmering water. Raphaelite cherubim One Hundred Forty 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE PROY1 and smiling seraphim float lightly about the clouds, clustering around the throne and intermingling their clear, sweet voices with the heavenly harmonies of the angels. The stone statues of the chapel pulsate with life, descend, and advance in a stately and impressive procession from the narthex and up the nave. The herald angels, foremost, send the notes of their slender trumpets resounding through the spaciousness of the chapel. Close by come the archangel, Michael, with his balances, Lord of Souls; Gabriel, the angel of annunciation, and Raphael, the angel of companionship and guidance. In a majestic line of regal splendor follow the Glorious Company of the Apostles, the Pro- phets with their scrolls and staffs, and the Victorious Army of the Martyrs, bearing the swords and palms of martyrdom. On they march through the nave, while the angelic music soars to celestial heights. On they come — Artists, Philosophers, Statesmen, Scientists, Scholars, Administrators, Poets, Thinkers, Merchants, Craftsmen. Builders, Teachers — on and on, in a glorious panorama of Civilization. Faster the music resounds and faster sweeps the procession — Devotion, Mercy, Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Youth, Freedom, Faith, Love — all, soar in one glorious triumph of God and his Everlasting Kingdom, of Celestial Hosts, of Religion! Figures symbolic of the institutes of the world ' s wisdom climax the pageant as it soars to the reredos and groups about the Bril- liant Radiance. Prophets, Martyrs, Virtues, Students all join in a mighty Song of Vic- tory, the resounding peal of which rebounds and dashes in gigantic waves against the chapel until it rocks and trembles and its mighty piers totter. The titanic waves of sound burst in one colossal billow against the vaulted ceiling in a deafening crash, hurl- ing the entire spectacle into black Oblivion. With a feeling of having witnessed the ever-dominant and omnipresent power of Religion, of having glimpsed its meaning, its intense vitality, we turn to leave the realm of Idealism and to go forth into the worldly and material life seething without, confident that we can resist its temptations. A breeze opens the narthex door, bidding us to go and carry the message of Immortality ' s promise. The chapel looms into the blue-violet night, its tower in conference with the eternal stars, its chapelry in the embrace of the earth ' s bosom, its aspect that of a madonna bestowing a benediction of faith and peace. T = js = PHANTOM MUSIC Francis Sortino, ' 30 In the rapturous shadows of the soft, quiet night, A far-off wisp of melody is heard, — The distant thrilling note of a bird, In the peaceful dark of night. While the crescent moon weaves a magic spell, On the sweet-scented garden palms, There, two are entranced by each other ' s charms When come the phantom chimes of a bell. The music is weaving a fragile tapestry For dull misery in lonely hearts; Of love it sings as it dimly parts — To last throughout eternity. O oO One Hundred Forty-c-ne %l the, provi o oo ooo oo ol929 THREE WORKERS Harriet Dunning «4 THE WEAVER hi her moonbeam palace Of silver shining coolness, My lady Fate sits wearing All the night. From the blue-pink dreams of lovers And their precious golden tears, She spins an iridescent shadow With which she shrouds their dead love When they ' ve parted. Then she laughs. . . . THE VENDER Time pushes his old cart, Laden with luscious fruit, Mellow minutes, tender hours, And ripened years. He never stops. We meet him not and cannot Flee from him; We buy his wares and When we ' ve had enough We go away; And he sells To some one else. . . . OOo THE TOY-MAKER Joy sits in his little shop Bright with sun-gold beams, And with his silver hammer Makes toys for us. The never-ceasing tinkle Of his hammer Makes our laughter. All the day he -makes toys for us — Love . . . and happiness. We play with them, And when shadows come, And when we have played enough, Our toys are all broken; Then his little hammer Stops pounding And we cry. . . . One Hundred Forty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHEL PROV1 ■ooo- -oO -OQo- — PRATER — O Lord, in my life, Deep have I arunK of love, And long have I bathed In the pookr of its eji ence. Q Gpd, when 1 die. . JxriKe me with thy lightnino bolt Into a fragile flower-, That the namful bWhintf dawn With her rosy, lipj may Yxjtr- me, And the wandering wina may whuper Lovers ' lyrics lovfinto my flower-heart. Let my lovers be The black -velvet j;oil And the silent mejing j Ky. Let the earth in the oftnejip Of her dew-bo om fold me, And the J ' Py with her un eU 1 - And unri e coi rt me. In ecstatic madr-ieakr Of flame. a Let the falling rain carej me, With her wetted lip preov me-, Let the myotic night embrace me, In it p- my v ter ie j encase, me; Let me whimper love lullabies Aloncr the moonpath To rhy lover In thev moon. O Lord, With thy lightning bolt now triKe me; Into a magma flower light me.-, Let me die a death To live a life Of love. — rximon rpiav o S= = (hie Hundred Voriy-lhrce Si the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 =s s. LINCOLN ' S GROWING RENOWN Ruth Rehr (Prize Essay) pHERE are only a few, says Lloyd George, whose names have become a legend J- among men. Among them is conspicuously stamped the name of Abraham Lin- coln. His fame is wider today than at his death, and it is widening every year. Lincoln ' s fame is ever growing in grandeur because of his appeal to the common people of all the world. But what this appeal is, no one has been able fully to explain. If we say that his appeal lies in his remarkable genius, we are still far from an explana- tion. Some one has said, Genius defies exact analysis, and this is certainly true in Lincoln ' s case. His genius is puzzling to mankind because of his intense simplicity and his magnificent humanity. Countless efforts have been made by men of high intel- lectuality to analyze Lincoln and interpret his appeal, but he remains still a character mysteriously inexplicable. It was difficult and hopelessly impossible for our parents ' parents, and their parents, to attempt to hand down to us a heritage of understanding and explanation of this great commoner. The fog of partiality and bitterness which shrouded him for so long is just now being cleared away. We, the third generation to pass judgment on Lincoln, ought to be able to discern his truly noble and impressive figure standing out distinctly — through the cleared atmosphere — against the golden background of his deeds. We should be able to explain his greatness — his appeal — his genius. But can we? Only as we explain our feelings toward him, his attraction or appeal to us. What is more romantic or provocative to our imaginative sense than the story of Lincoln ' s early life? His prairie years tell a tale of adventure and love, hardship and reward. Abe Lincoln, the schoolboy; Abe Lincoln, the scholar; Abe Lincoln, the rail- splitter; Honest Abe, the store-clerk; Abe Lincoln, the postmaster, are all familiar and significant terms to us, as are Abe Lincoln, the surveyor, and Abraham Lincoln, the lawyer. His background of great hardships and magnificent struggles becomes a topic of absorbing interest in the many lands where his appeal is felt, and his works appreciated. The colorful and interesting tale of his early years is of especial interest, because it discloses those forces which moulded his character and fitted him for the tasks he was to assume. Lincoln was not great in spite of his early years — he was great because of them. The story of Lincoln ' s love makes him a glowing, romantic, and human figure. All the world loves a lover, and the beautiful but tragic story of Lincoln ' s love for Anne Rutledge adds to his appeal to us. His was a love so deep and pure that when his courtship terminated, unhappily, in the death of the sweet Anne, his friends feared for him. Carl Sandburg has summed up in a few graphic words the effect this incident had on Lincoln. Slowly — an old-time order of control came back to him — only it was said that the shadows of a burning he had been through were fixed in the depths of his eyes, and he was a changed man, keeping to himself the gray mystery of the change. Lincoln himself was and is one of the most appealing figures the world has ever known. His character is one which charms and entrances people the world over. Without relying upon any biographer of Lincoln, and without referring to the vast treasure of stories, speeches, and anecdotes which has been handed down to us, we can take the barest account of his life, and from it, sketch a true account of his character as displayed by his actions. Such a list is remarkably long. It has been said that the qualities attributed to him are more numerous than the vast number of those who have sought to explain him. II: : n One Hundred Forty-four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROY1 Abraham Lincoln was kind and sympathetic, charitable and generous, humble and modest, plain and simple, humorous and gay, prophetic and visionary, lonely and moody. Because of these qualities, and because Lincoln trusted the common people, and had good will, justice, and patience for all, we admire him. Many claim that Lincoln ' s greatness and appeal lie in his own character and per- sonality. It is true that his noble character appeals to every one, but how much of his greatness should be measured by it, is impossible to state. Certainly his character alone could not bring him the fame he enjoys. Such grandeur of praise is only lavished on concrete, constructive work. Lincoln ' s phenomenal rise to fame and a position of grave responsibility as the president of a great and majestic republic was sudden. The people liked this simple country lawyer; he appealed to them — a good man, a wise man, educated in the hard school of prairie experiences. He was their choice for the Legislature, for the House of Representatives. And then the people — the plain people, as Lincoln said — paid him the highest honor man could receive at their hands; they made him President of the United States. In all the pages of history, it is hard to find a more appealing or magnificent story than that of Lincoln ' s soul-stirring, sorrow-freighted years as the highest executive of a great democracy. For a long time there had been black clouds hovering over the land — the omen of a great storm. With the election of Lincoln, the menacing clouds grew darker, piling angrily higher and higher in the heavens. Could there be a war between brothers? Must there be strife between Americans? Men of the North and the South stood opposed, between them their differing views on the institution of slavery and the rights of the individual states. The chasm between them widened; the issue grew in bitterness and intensity; statesmen strove to hold back the maelstrom of civil war. The great President, just and foreseeing, spoke words of deep wisdom and watched over the fate of the nation with jealous eye. Lincoln could not — would not — see the Union dismembered. It seemed that his words, then, were in vain, but they were inspired. To us Lincoln represents the spirit of America striving desperately to hold its children together in one liberty-loving nation. But nothing could check the onrush of war. It stalked over this fair land, and there followed chaos, darkness, conflict, despair — a veritable maelstrom of events. Lincoln steered his people victoriously through the treacherous fields of the war. He himself emerged worn by almost superhuman efforts of soul and body, tortured nights, the agony of unjust criticism, and the lack of co-operation and faith. The burden of responsibility had weighed him down; sorrow had aged him. The nation set its face toward a cleared destiny and a new existence. Lincoln set it on the pathway of reconstruction, but did not live to see the work accomplished. Abraham Lincoln died a martyr, but the government at Washington still lived. The whole of Lincoln ' s life work lay in his terrific struggle to preserve the Union and free the slaves. During one of the most dramatic crises to be found in all history Lincoln played his part and filled his appointed place as leader and pilot so well that he gained the love, admiration, and respect of the people of the world. His greatness and appeal are undoubtedly based on his achievements as President. His work, done then, was constructive, permanent, and far-reaching in effect; it has never had to be revised. Of Lincoln ' s work we might well say, Si monumentum re- quiris, circumspice, If you seek his monument, look about you. It is the America of today. Lincoln was the product of the Illinois prairie and the son of America, but he is revered all over the world as the peasant prince and the Great Emancipator. He was and is the model American, the ideal of statesmen and plain people alike. He is the One Hundred Forty-five p . THE, PROVI o oo ooo oo o!929 hero of world-famous men, such as Lloyd George, who cannot praise him enough. Lincoln has been the inspiring subject for many biographies written by men and women of many races. In one private collection alone may be found five biographies written by Frenchmen, four by Germans, three by Japanese, two by Chinese, and others by Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Yiddish, Greek, Turkish, and Hawaiian writers. Famous English writers — Lord Charnwood, John Drinkwater, and numerous other distinguished Englishmen — have found Lincoln ' s story fascinating, and have developed dramas cen- tering about his character, created novels based upon his life, or written celebrated biographies about him. But his fame is due not to his appeal to world-famous men or men of literary tendencies and tastes, but to his appeal to common people the world over. Lincoln ' s personality, his achievements, and his peculiar genius all appeal to man. His unselfish patriotism, political sagacity, and personal integrity have been mysteriously carried on in the hearts of the people for sixty years, and his fame has grown with their passing. O man of rugged frame and worn, calm face! If we could send a voice strong and clear to penetrate star-sown space, we would tell you that today the voices of men of every land are raised to acclaim you. The palaces and shrines which kings once builded with soaring spires and set scintillating with precious stones, and the magnificent arches which once proclaimed a mighty empire ' s glory, are now crumbling away. Your monument is not in cold marble, which must sometime fall, but is in the hearts of the common people, who cherish your memory. Your countrymen realize that the America of today is builded on the solid foundation of your efforts, your self-sacrifice, and your devotion to your land and countrymen. The world has written your name, glowing and transcendent, high on the records of Fame; the world pays homage to America ' s preserver, the Greatest Commoner. History writes with steady hand in the annals of the human race: Abraham Lincoln, greatest American. Enshrined in the hearts of the common people, his fame ever grows in grandeur. And a divine voice from the ethereal world seems to add in tones of sublime majesty, So shall it be — through — the Ages. C -9 WANDERER ' S SONG Harriet Dunning Blow, little breeze, And whisper in her ear; Tell her what I told you, And dry her tear. Sing, little stream, A song to her so fair; Tell her that I love her; Drive away her care. Dance, little sunbeam; Heal her sad heart ' s sore; Tell her I ' ll come back to her To wander nevermore. One Hundred Forty-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 ARIZONA SIGHTS Ben McGuy IF WE would see the graveyard of the universe and the few remaining villages of a once great Indian tribe, we must go to Arizona. Here we find the famous petrified forest and the colorful remnants of Hopi Indian culture. The petrified forest presents a gorgeous spectacle — miles and miles of stone against the red and gray of badlands. It once was a retreat from the toils and cares of the outside world, a refuge for those seeking peace and rest. It no longer is a beautiful green forest, for with a wave of her wand, nature changed it to stone. The trees became jewels in which tints of the rainbow shine. As we enter into this forest of stone, we are overcome with awe. Here is a solemn, lonely, barren, and romantic forest. It is solitary and unfrequented, surrounded by wild and fantastic scenery. The heat, the sand, the colors, the sky — all form a pano- rama that leaves us speechless with wonder. It is so entrancing that it takes our breath away. We see that we are environed by lofty mountains. There is a silence that we can almost hear. Everything seems shrouded in mysterious death. A forest has been changed to stone! As we gaze at this panorama of unearthly beauty, we feel that our life has been looted of all that it once held dear — that some one has stolen our only friend — that our heart has been torn from our breast. This depression of spirit soon disappears, and we feel like running and shouting in exultation. We want the sand to cut into our face, the wind to blow our hair and flap our clothes, and the sun to beat down upon us. Rank, power, wealth, and position mean nothing in this Valley of Death. A dollar is worth no more than a grain of sand. We care not for wealth or position, for we are close to Nature — to God! Clustered on high stone mesas lie three Indian villages that have defied the encroach- ment of our brand of civilization. The curious storied architecture of these villages is amazing. Ladders provide the ascent from one tier of rooms to a higher. Folk ways which have come down from dim old days are still fostered in these rude stone dwellings. These curious people are known as the Hopi. They are most famed for their Smoke Dance, the Hopi prayer for rain. Down through the centuries has come this remarkable rite, an entreaty to the gods that abundant rain may bring prosperity to the people. There is a long established tribal custom that determines the date of the dance. When the sun casts its shadow on a certain rock, it is time for the dance to commence. This shadow is generally seen about the twentieth of August. Rattlesnakes are captured by these curious people, daring great danger, and are confined for the ceremonial. These snakes are said to be the messengers to the underground world, bearing prayers for rain to the great plumed water serpent. The priests are the leaders of this unusual rite. Their bodies are painted with symbols of lightning and rain. They are adorned with strings of priceless turquoise. A horrible and sickly feeling comes over us as we watch a priest pick up a slippery rattlesnake. Priests and snakes — a queer combination! The priests handle the snakes with utter nonchalance, letting them squirm and writhe about their heads and necks, even holding them in their mouths. Near the end of this amazing ritual, the priests disperse the snakes, prayer-laden, to the four corners of the earth. Grim worshippers, these, intent on bringing rain to these high stone mesas. The Hopi does not commercialize the Snake Dance. To him it is religion, pure and undefiled. He does not, however, resent the curiosity of visitors, only asking that the visitors be quiet and reverent. For many years the Hopi rule that no camera shall capture pictures of the ceremonial has been in force. Thus lives the oldest brand of civilization in our country — as it has lived, doubtless, for many hundreds of years. o 4? ,s = ■ oO One Hundred Forty-seven ■ the, prgvi o oo ooo oo o 1929 WAY BACK WMLN Lawrence Peterson Helen Dullard Helen Gwartney Kimon Friar. Laverne flackman EaVinMain Lthel Schulze Mildred dacobek Oo o U One Hundred Forty-eight 1929 o oo ooo oo o THE PROV1 S LONG LONG AGO jf= I Adria Brown Harriet Dunninq VircjinioFliege ■«? Ruth Dennen GraceShakin RuthLundblad LorraineVanek Robert Harris Roy Brown One Hundred Forty-nine s, The: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 I THERE ' S A LONG, LONG TRAIL— Bertha Jackson — A-WINDING into the land of my dreams. Last night, I unlocked the gate and wandered once more along that lovely road — a moment ' s freedom snatched from the ordinary daily routine. The sky was clear and deeply blue, enthroning a misty moon whose light transformed my shadow into a weird companion. We hurried, for there was work to do. And suddenly — there — just beyond the last little turn — slender towers met my searching gaze. Yes, they vary in size; but one, the largest, surpasses them all in its simple splendor. It is the deepest longing of my heart, and yet by the very delicacy of its beauty, I real- ize that it is the most unattainable. An undying hope persistingly spurs me on in the endeavor to build and make it come true. At one time, a violent storm had tried to send it crumbling to the ground, but the firmly rooted foundation could not be shaken. Always to be the sweetest dream, but never to be a glorious realization — could such be the doom fate had planned? My silent companion stretched slowly to one side and drew my attention to a pitiful ruin. Something large and hard seemed to rise in my throat. Queer — how hopes crash when you least expect them to. The fall had caused a sharp pain, but I know now that I will never attempt to harbor such a wish again. Instead, I set to work, and with the help of my shadow, built a new and better dream. It is a quaint, odd little thing — so substantial. Perhaps within the next few years I ' ll hold it to me as a precious reality. Dreams — dreams — most of them too good to be true, and yet how could I live without my castle of dreams? Hours spent in secret within those walls are the happiest of the day. But the time was growing short. I took one last look at my dream castle. No one has ever seen it; some day, though, to an understanding friend, I shall open my heart. Some day — Silently I passed through the gate, turned, and locked it. CLOUDS Lois Isaacson, ' 30 Gray and transparent, Drifting o ' er the sea, Fluffy and light and clear, Clouds — wait for me! When o ' er the ocean blue What do you see? White whales a-sponfiug foam So happily. Gayly the wavelets dance So merrily, And now they quickly glance, Not seeing me. Heedless they slowly go, Happy and free; They will never know How lonely I ' ll he. One Hundred Fifty 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 TO THE FLAG OF AMERICA Harriet Dunning (First Prize, Union League Contest, 1929) O Flag, in your unfurled beauty You symbolize all that we love and honor. High on the ice at the top of the world Desolate, silent, cold, Where few men before have trod, Wares the flag of America, The spirit of America ' s courage And adventure. . . . Afar in the fields of poignant tra gedy Where once were war and strife, Stand the crosses of our dead; Above, waves the flag of America, The spirit of America ' s loyalty And sacrifice. . . . High on the rafters of a great hall Where sit a hundred men At a World Conference, With other flags Hangs the flag of America, The symbol of America ' s desire For peace. . . . Toward what — this sacrifice and war, This never-ceasing flood Of humans always striving? What do you stand for, Flag? Deep in the heart of American youth There burned these hidden questions. He waited, and watched, and served; He learned. . . . O Flag, You shelter in your folds The restlessness of the adventurer, The loyalty of the warrior, The faith and courage of the friend, The serenity of t ie peace-lover, The laughter of care-free youth, The tears of Gold Star mothers, And man ' s reverence for his God. You are the soul of patriotism And trust, The dauntless spirit Of America. a?= = One Hundred Fifty-one the, provi o ooo o!929 One Hundred Fifty-two 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 A DREAM COMES TRUE Helen Bullard Tj ' ORTY-SOME years ago, a certain lad had a dream. As a restless youth, earning a - - large portion of his family ' s scant living by selling papers, he dreamed; as the chore boy, doing the family tasks for himself and his lame brother, he dreamed; as a carefree youth, strolling down dirty alleys with his shaggy canine pal in his few spare hours, he dreamed; whistling as he shined shoes for a few extra pennies, he dreamed. This youth was known to his pals and schoolmates as Paddy. His dream was not necessarily unlike those of other boys. He, too, wished to accomplish something to benefit mankind. In his own way he devised a plan that would be of assistance in the perpetual advancement of his city. The youth was Paddy Harmon. The result of his dreaming is the Chicago Stadium, the world ' s largest indoor arena. Patrick T. Harmon, a native pioneer of Chicago, who has grown up with this city, has witnessed, with the recent completion of this colossal structure, the fulfillment of his life-long ambition. Imagine his prophetic power — visualizing and realizing the half-century need of this great metropolis! As a boy, he nursed his idea until it was an ambition that would not be restrained. He felt that in the near future Chicago would be a foremost city of the world. He also felt that in striving to construct fea- tures that would put Chicago near the top of the ladder, the workers were overlooking one thing, a matter that he knew was of exceeding importance to the success of Chicago ' s career. Paddy Harmon was a sportsman. He listened as plans for Chicago ' s great outdoor stadium in Grant Park were completed; he was as enthusiastic as any over its construc- tion. But because he was a sportsman, he realized the lack of something that he per- ceived would be even more advantageous to this thriving city, namely a great indoor stadium. He contrived his own plans. With much silent meditation, he sensed the difficulties and the advantages, and constructed his dream in his mind. This was twenty years ago. The name of Harmon at that time was attracting considerable attention, for he was successfully promoting many sport affairs. His idea became so great that his mind could no longer house it. So, in 1 910, he made several secret trans- actions which later turned out to be the foundation of his stadium. It was no child ' s task; Paddy Harmon was no child. He apprehended the prob- lem he was encountering, but did not falter at the immensity of it. It was a grave under- taking for so young a man, but because he was a sincere sportsman striving for the benefits of his fellow sportsmen, he succeeded. One determining factor in his success was the flawless backing he received from his followers when he finally convinced them of the importance of his undertaking. It was his own worth and sincere planning that earned this backing. He had long been a West-Sider and the West-Siders were attracted and interested in his project. They real- ized his ability to promote sport meets. His fame spread rapidly, and when the time came to solicit aid for his enterprise, the task was far easier than he expected. Every one respected him and his entertainments. All recognized in him a mentor of sound recreation. Athletes and audience alike respected him. Probably had America turned a deaf ear to the war call, Chicago would have been the proud parent of this stadium several years earlier. In 1920, Mr. Harmon relit his smouldering ambition and it flamed into action. For the first time he discussed plans for his ampitheater with architects. But by this time people were not convinced to the point of furnishing the backing that Paddy needed. This first stumbling block did not discourage him; he continued for six years, for he still believed Chicago needed the stadium and he was not going to permit anything to destroy his intentions. O __ ?= oO One Hundred Fifty-three the: provi o oo ooo oo ol929 = . Finally he decided the West Side should harbor his athletic palace, and chose the property bounded by Madison, Wood, Warren, and Lincoln streets for its site. It took him five years to purchase the land in small plots. He again discussed his plans with architects, and the final design was the outcome. Now to secure the funds! Blyth and Company, of Chicago, were the underwriters of the bond issue. Another thing that aided greatly in the solution of the financial problem was the Stadium Club, limited to one thousand members. Harmon ' s tireless struggle has brought supremacy in indoor athletics to Chicago. This colossal amphitheater is not a one-sport stadium, but, on the contrary, can accom- modate many sports. The following statistics have been announced by the directors, with Paddy Harmon at their head: The stadium can serve as a football field with a seating capacity of 18,000. Inter- national bicycle races conducted over an eight and one-half lap track, with 20,000 seats for spectators, can be accommodated. It will furnish a place for boxing or wrestling matches, with seating arrangements for 25,000. Championship skating races and hockey games, requiring an ice surface of ijo by 250 feet, with room for 18,000 spectators, can be held. Basketball championship meets with several games being played at one time can be accommodated. Track meets, tennis championships, and spectacles like the Miracle can be taken care of satisfac- torily. Is it a wonder that people acclaim this mammoth inside arena as a monument to the foresight of the great sport promoter, Patrick J. Harmon? YEP! SPRING IS IN THE AIR! Adria Brown Yep! Spring is in the air! Law! you don ' t believe she ' s there? Why, I got proof — kin prove it, too — Jest foller me, and I ' ll show you! Ye spy thet bit of green up thar? Thet ain ' t a bit of paint er sech — Wall, yer doggoned right! Thim ' s popler buds. And see thim purple things A-peekin ' through the leaves? Now, Jim, I calkerlate fer seven springs, I been a-seein ' vi ' lets there. Wall, ye ' re a unbelievin ' cuss. But, Jim, they ain ' t no need ter fuss, Jest ' cause I know that Spring is came, And ye don ' t. ' Taint nothin ' ' gin yer name. But kain ' t ye tell when a feller ' s right? Er mebbe it ' s yer danged eyesight. Et ' pears ta me thet a man of yer larnin ' Would rekernize Spring — an ' ye a farmin ' I know I ' m right — but I don ' t know — Them thar clouds be mighty low — Er — Jim! Ye win! Them flakes is snow! But they ain ' t no use ter laugh, ye know— Wall, snikker, y ' dingbust simpleton! But ' Twarn ' t for you the Lord sent snow! One Hundred Fifty-four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHEL PROV1 f= =. • m I — | Neighbors AtThe Noon Hour Missing Link One Hundred Fifty-fii THE, PR0VI o oo ooo oo ©1929 SPEAKING OF DREAMS— THE DREAMER Frances Sortino, ' 30 But, still 1 sat upon that withered log, A silhouette against the sky. And the shining of the moon Upon the waters there before me, Made a mass of rippling gold In the ebon magic of the nigljt. The murmur of the infant waves, Recalling old tales of Naiad and Nereid, In their chanting murmur, bring to me Vivid memories of the past Memories that are now again To bring on happiness or regret. Quiet . . . like the calm of heaven Reigns upon the sombre gloom. DREAMS Harriet Stahmer Gray shadows flickering upon thin mists; Silver shadows swaying against sullen clouds; Tiny, drab figures fighting through the rifts; Tiny, flaming figures sinking through heavy fogs Dreams of life, dreams of death, Dreams in vain, dreams that come true. Oh, Lord of Life and Death, give us The courage to live, The courage to carry on, The courage to die. DREAMS Helen Bullard To be a wandering, soft, gray cloud Above the earthly spire; To live in the peace of Heaven alone Is my soul ' s dream desire. A lovely, flaky, lonely cloud Drifting along the sky, Watching the world at its endless work, Waiting for time to pass by. DREAM Harriet Dunning A night ago I had a dream That my soul was lost at sea, And oh, I felt just like the night You went away from me! And then 1 dreamed 1 found my soul, My soul that was lost at sea; Oh does that mean that you ' ll forgive, And wander back to me} Oo One Hundred Fifty-six 1929 o ooo oTHE, PROV1 One Hundred Fifty-seven Si ©1929 I) =% THE, PROVI o oo ooo oo BIDABAN Nina Lee Cunningham GRAYNESS and stillness and coldness shrouded the earth. It was the hour before the dawn. I shivered as I waited and watched. I looked down from the bluff into emptiness — but I heard the stealthy movements of waves and I knew the lake was there, for it never rests. Night ' s last, pale star was wavering, uncertain. Finally it faded into the opaque grayness of the sky. As its frail light vanished, the world stood still. Even the lake stopped her sighing and listened. It was a moment left over from dreams. Earth was suspended in that borderland between sleeping and waking, where the dearest dreams are dreamed. A bird ' s shrill note shattered the grayness; noisy color stirred the tree tops. The eastern sky was becoming opaline, and a copper shaft touched the waters. Saffron and flame lit the sky; grayness turned to azure. Rose-clad Aurora, blushing, now doth appear. Dawn had come; day was begun. As I wandered down the path to the lake, my feet whispered in the grasses, rejoicing that the veil of silence had been lifted. At last I began to understand Indian symbolism. I had always pondered over Bidaban — It begins to dawn. Not It dawns, but It begins to dawn. Now I knew that the beginning of dawn is the most lovely — that the first golden shaft of light is the most potent — the first bird song the most exquisite. The beginning of the dawn of a new soul is the most glorious. Bidaban — It begins to dawn. POEMS BY A LITTLE GIRL Catherine Cooper, Aged 8 Years Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Cooper THE MOON The moon is sailing in the sky, It shines like a golden light; It sails and sails and shines and shines All through the dark dim night. SUNSET CLOUD THE WIND The wind blows the curtains up in my room, It blows sweet dreams to me; And when I listen it seems as if I hear The fairies in the garden singing clear. But it ' s only the wind — that ' s all. Oh, little When the You come Over mou Over land Oh, little When the You come Oh, little sunset cloud, sun goes down, out and float about ntain, over tree, and over sea. sunset cloud, sun goes down, and float about, sunset cloud. THE POWDER BOX The moon is a golden powder box; It belongs to the Queen of the Dark; And the stars are specks of powder. The Queen has dropped her powder box, And spilled her powder out. One Hundred Fifty-eight 1929 oo ooo oo oTHEL PROV1 CANDLES Ruth Rehr = O candles! Your slim stateliness brings to Mmd many, many pictures Out of the dim past. I vision your humble service In the presence of our King. Glowing pure and halo-like On the venerable, Weathered walls of a Glorified, sanctified stable. Your duties in the Dark Ages, I hesitate to relate; Flickering fearfully On the dismal, ghastly stones Of some reputed crony ' s Bewitched dungeon, focusing Dreadfully on black cats — Implements of Black Art . . . Witnessing deaths, and hangings? O candles, Did not your ancestors Stand upon the scarred tables Of pirates, Captain Kidds? And did they not shiver when Ugly brutes roared out in Unholy glee, To the irons, or, Tonight you walk the plank ? O candle, why do you quiver, Shake, and die out? Your steady, true rays Stole in prayer over Many prairies, many cities, When a world warred . . . And boys in foul dug-outs. With planes and bullets Droning, and flares bursting Overhead, thought lovingly Of peace and mothers, Calmed, and carried on, With their torches of faith Lighted anew by visions of Home-fires kept glowing. I think your scintillating Scorn graced stiff, Formal halls, Disclosing over -elaborate Interiors . . . elegant ebonies And gilded, priceless Furniture of the Louis; ' And your trembling lick of Feeble flame quaked before Whispered breaths of Revolution by furtive peasants In dank, secluded attics . . . Crept reluctantly Into dim corners where were Stored crude weapons, Grim reminders of Revenge to come, blood . . . Pandemonium . . . death ! I know your quaint beauty Illuminated rough-hewn cabins, Shone on lacy colonial ladies. Heard with timid interest Of Stamp Acts, Tea Parties, Dissatisfaction, And separation. In the cathedral of night I see a miracle revealed to Understanding eyes . . . your Misty, wind-swept flames. Like the flutterings of Wounded birds, ascend spirally In wisps of smoke skyward, Carrying supplications of Sacrificing mothers, bereaved Lovers, to the Almighty . . . A ravaged people ' s plea for Rest, forgiveness, faith, And world peace. r One Hundred Fifty-nine £ - THEL PROVI o oo ooo oo ©1929 = ! Mm Oo o CHALLENGE Kimon Friar And what is Life? A speck of dust Lost in the whirl of Time; a spark minute That flares to brilliancy and dies Before it flares, and flares Before it dies; a fire-flash Upon the headlong, onrnshing comet Of Eternity; Creation and Destruction Bound in one: an atom Wandering in the boundless realms Of Immortality; a microcosm Dropped in Oblivion; the finite In the Infinite. Then what is Life That we should waste the time Where time is not, in seeking after Worldly gain? What good the gold Amassed and stacked? What satisfaction In its height and breadth but satisfaction Of material kind? We are not here To live and die, hit here to die That we may live. What worth the gold In after-life? Can we see God Through the needle ' s eye? Shall we Find God a Stranger, and shall we cry: I know You not ? If we should go Through earthly life and gain Position, rank, and wealth, and win The praise of nations, though our souls Were scarred within, what shall we say When we face God? Can we hide The scars with medals and diplomas Of the World ' s esteem? Can we balance On the Scales of God? Blessed are the pure One Hundred Sixty 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI ii. POEM I. Oh Youth, With locks Of interwoven sunbeams., Grecian Apollo formed And featured With god-like frown Of brows And god-like mien, Tell me — Is thy soul The same? And thee — Shy Youth, With head bent low To hide thy cruel Disfigured form, Thy earthly shell Thus Tragic-wrought, Tell vie — How does thy soul Compare? III. Shell and Soul: What link Is there? —K. F. BLACK SKY Harriet Dunning Tonight the sky ' s so very black, I wonder what ' s up there! There ' s not a star, nor moon, nor cloud- fust empty, jet black air. Oh, all my sparkling joy has fled While once it brightly shone; I think the sky must be like me, Left in the dark, alone. THE DEAD Pray — What are you weeping For? What? You are weeping For the dead? Pray — What are you weeping For? —K. F. = «£= SUNRISE AND SUNSET Nina Lee Cunningham 1 looked into a flower ' s face And saw your dear face there; I watched a ray of sunshine dance, And saw your dancing hair; I looked into a gurgling brook And saw your laughing eyes; 1 watched again your dawning love In Sunrise. I wandered in the silvern rain And watched your tear drops fall; I listened to a mocking bird And heard again your call. In all of these I saw you as You were when first we met; I watched again your passing In Sunset. O oO One Hundred Sixty-three Pi the: provi o oo ooo oo o!929 Chawmed! Unmasked CominqUp JuniorsThree Three For One Five Deep ThreeWiseMen OOo One Hundred Sixty-four 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 4? PROVISO ' S WORLD ALMANAC Results of Recent Olympics ENTRANT J. B. Adkins Evelyn Alverson L. K. Amsden F. W. Baer Hazel Barackman Amy Barnum E. R. Beyatt L. D. Brennen E. F. Cameron H. E. Carr Fae Duvall Eva Eddy Julia Evans W. K. Ewing Myron B. Goodwin Willa Jean Gray Violet Hogan Doris Kellogg Manley Immel Wilson W. Law WlLHELMINA MaRM Elizabeth Misenhimer Rosetta Murray Ruth Neal Elizabeth Oakes R. Lee Osburn R. E. Poplett Grace Reininga Ada E. Ross C. H. Saylor Winnafred Shepard Figure skating Dictionary putting Hammer throwing Chess World batter record Adams, Elson, English Channel wading Cross country run Boxing Archery Fancy, impressive penmanship Fast stitching Tit-tat-toe Greco-Roman wrestling Jacks Kiddy-Kar marathon Weight lifting Loop-the-loop Standing (or sitting) broad grin Brief-case carrying endur- ance test Fancy diving Trapshooting Outfielder Hurdling Sack racing Derby race Pop-drinking contest High-hurdles Juggling Catcher, three old cat Leap frog comments Specialty: cones, pentagons, rectangles. Specialty: sesquipedalian ter- minology. Hit the nail on the head. Found two matches and struck one. Her refreshments took the cake. Time: past, present, future. Distance: infinite. Time: one semester. Distance: one geography, cover to cover. All shapes and sizes. Cupid tipped his arrow. Time: whenever necessary. Record, with the machine and without. Won by a toe ' s length. Won the fall over Caesar, Cicero, and Vergil. Distance: depends upon the jack. Handicapped by three up- sets. Everything but history books. Tie for first. Breaks all records. Time: eight hours a day. Distance: follow him and find out. It ' s a graceful art. Perfect record. As far as Wheaton. Distance: reached the seniors. Sacked a few. First one out. Pop Poplett prefers pop. Distance: ever so high. Specialty: irregular verbs. Only it was four kittens. Always a jump ahead. a = o oO One Hundred Sixty- five f the: provi o Louis F. Slimmer Cecil Stark C. C. Taggart Olive Thacher R. J. Theibert Grace Trigg B. J. Wagner Eileen White Ruth M. Whitfield O. W. Wills OO OOO OO ol929 Fat man ' s race Short stop Hop-scotch Tiddledy-winks Ail-American star South-paw hurler Billiards Rowing Right tackle Cracker-eating contest Won because he was slimmer. Stopped short. Plenty of hops; no Scotch. Won by forty winks. Watch his eyes twinkle. Specialty: Palmer Method. It ' s a science. All the Provi galleys. Daily practice on the dummy. Won by three wise cracks. . . . .Moon Mitllhis Egypt Kayo . Emma Schmaltz Lord Plushbottom Uncle Willie FACULTY FUNNIES H. L. Cooper Ruth Irene Miller U. C. Foster Margaret Phelan E. W. Stubbs Karl F. Robinson James C. Beane . . Mescal Ike H. Gentilin p a Piffle Jessie Seaver Sally W. C. Robb Uncle Bim Alma Galster Q J) Min Florence Williams Gump ' s Cook J. Irving Tallmadge Walt V. G. Catlin Skeezix Marguerite Giezentanner j ea „ Wallace Nelson Harold Teen Florence I. Otis J sie Teen Harvey Johnson Horace Dora M. Mitchell Lillums Loretta Smith Sonia Anna M. Harman Cam O ' Flage — Somebody ' s Stenog Frances Trost Mary Doodlin Roma Sexton Venus Wilma Ponder Clarice McGinnis Florence Scott Julie McGinnis Florence Golding Polly Lois Stone Bubbles Mary R. Wheeler Tillie, the Toiler Mamie Miller Mrs. Nebbs Helen Masters Winnie Winkle Harry Stegman Perry Winkle Frances Gospill Ma Winkle O. H. Matte Smitty Clara Johnson Little Orphan Annie H. G. Monilaw ' (f?s Mary Sigworth Ma e pie Martha Hildebrandt Syncopating Sue One Hundred Sixty-six 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Better Bread The Faculty Time to Re-tire The Seniors I ' d Walk a Mile for Don Ross It ' s Blended .... Grace Shakin and Ruth Rehr One That ' s Favored Through Its Flavor Nona Morse Watch Your Throat Ruth Dennen Lucky in Love Warren Gaden So Smooth but yet So Powerful Lawrence Peterson It Kills Pain Edward Davis The Skin You Love to Touch Atwood Youngsteadt His Master ' s Voice Ed Knowles Eventually, Why Not Now? Don Oakland Ask the Man Who Oivns One Roy Johnson It Floats . . Tubby Wickenden Even for Lazy People Paul Mitzner Whatever Else May Fail Robert Dearborn Best in the Long Run Bob Harris It ' s Toasted . . James Hughes Children Cry for It Jeanne Murray You Can Do It Better with Gas Lee Miller 99 44-100% Pure! Esther Ewing Styleless Comfort Frank Monahan Built for Sleep Norm Kluessner Next to Myself I Like My B. V. D. ' s . . Les Klapdohr One in a Million Kimon Friar The Flavor Lasts Paul Macklin There ' s a Reason Virginia Fliege Bottled Sunshine Jo Holub After Every Meal Don Whitten Look for the Name on the Bottle Mamie Lange Known the World Over Happy Rex It ' s Keen Gwendolyn Wiechmann Keep that School-Girl Complexion Maxine Gaddis It ' s a Gem Ethel Schulze Three-in-One Bill Nikodem Covers the World Clarence Hale Chases Dirt Lydia Epcke There ' s a Style for Every Comfort Annetta Baker Eat Pep for Pep James McQuaid It Clicks Helen Gwartney Aids Indigestion Dick Daniels Learn to Draw Francis Holt Say It with Flowers Frank Daehn Stacomb for Unruly Hair Bill Landa The Most for Your Money Lucille Geyer Sweets for the Sweet . . Ruth Wilson Sugar Cured Jo Tucker They ' re Mild Dot Ashcrof t 7 Held the Audience Spellbound Gert Albright Even Your Best Friend Won ' t Tell You The Authoress o ?= or oO One Hundred Sixty-seven THELPROVIo oo ooo oo PAGEANT POTPOURRI ©1929 I (Being random excerpts from the feature material in our sister publication, the Proviso Pageant.) FOR THE purpose of teaching the girls of the upper classes rhythm, grace, and inter- pretation of movement, a dancing class has been formed . . . Here of an afternoon one may see staid, sapient seniors and peppy, perky juniors garbed in airy costumes. Very chic, would be the way fashion designers would describe the stunning crea- tions done in blue and white. The jerseys are blue, with white bars across the front and numerals on the back. The socks are blue, and the pants, the customary drab color. These, with a shining yellow helmet to top off things, produce a decidedly natty aspect. One can easily tell that Maywood is situated near the dairy region of the country, for, as Florida and California prescribe oranges for every ailment, physical and spiritual, so this locality offers the delicious, enticing fruit of the humble cow — milk — as a panacea. Tebby Theibert thought so, anyway, although the menu for his Christmas dinner was exceedingly more original; he celebrated with a thick slice of boloney sausage riveted between two buttered slices of bread. His son, Jackie, was more fortunate, for his feast consisted of an overflowing dish of gelatin. Juniors wish to establish the fact that Ouija is no souvenir or sample, but an important actor. So if you see a tiny, intelligent looking dog running loose tonight, don ' t take him home, but return him to the properties committee. There reposes in that department everything from tender love missives that have somehow been lost in transit, to grandpop ' s specs. Compasses and protractors, sacred to the math department and without which the embryo geometrician is indeed lost, are in this haven for orphans of the scholastic storm. The peals of thunder increased in volume; the wind whistled and howled with fury; the mental storm reached its highest intensity. Phantoms of historic facts long since laid to rest in the dead, forgotten past, stalked majestically before despairing students only to flit away scornfully when a determined, desperate historian attempted to grasp them forcibly, and sternly demand their secret. Consequently when the thunder had ceased to roll, when the wailing wind had subsided, and when the clouds of mental haze had rolled away, some astonishing historic facts were brought to light. These are a few of the choicest: The Louisiana purchase occurred in 1675, 101 years before the Revolutionary war; the Pope delayed issuing his bull until 1588; Georgia had in it a large number of German settlers (Pennsylvania Dutch); Poor Richard ' s Almanac had its origin in Massachusetts; Virginia was given the credit for being the last colony established, proving beyond a doubt that the first shall be the last. Bibliography SENIOR AND JUNIOR DAMSELS PLAYFULLY ' POLKA, RIGHT AND LEFT! ' IN CLASS FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO MODEL FALL STYLES WHEN THEY APPEAR ON FIELD TOMORROW LOVE-SICKNESS CURED, PURSE INFLATED, PHYSIQUE IMPROVED, BY DRINKING MILK ' TEBBY ' MISSES OUT ON CHRISTMAS DINNER BY STAYING AT HOME TO PLAY NURSEMAID OUIJA, DOG WONDER, PERFORMS TONIGHT IN ' HONOR BRIGHT, JUNIOR CLASS PLAY ' LOSERS WEEPERS; FINDERS, KEEPERS, ' UNTRUE IN PROVISO HISTORIC FACTS DODGE AND ELUDE MINDS OF DIGNIFIED SENIORS IN UNHERALDED QUIZ One Hundred Sixty-eight 1929 oo ooo oo oTHE, PROV1 ' JUST SING THEM A BABY SONG Now, when the seniors cry, they want lullabies or perhaps a Mother Goose rhyme will do. Everett Rex Old King Cole was a merry old soul La verne Hackman ' L ' was a Lady Edward Davis Little Jack Horner Kimon Friar Twinkle, twinkle, little star Ruth Rehr There was an owl lived in an oak Karl Rau When 1 was a bachelor, I lived by myself Rosalyn Peglow There was an old woman, her name it was Peg Richard Daniels Awake, arise, pull out your eyes Audrey Longman Of all the gay birds that e ' er I did see Lee Miller Tommy Trot, a man of laws Helen Bullard There was a fine lady upon a fine horse Robert Harris A frog, he would a-wooing go Ethel Schulze Mary, Mary quite contrary George Puerner Georgey, Porgey, pudding pie Maxine Gaddis This is the way the ladies ride Robert Dearborn Upon my word and honor Lucille Geyer Come hither, sweet robin, and be not afraid Lawrence Peterson There was a little man Grace Shakin A good child, a good child, as 1 suppose you be Norman Kluessner Father, may I go to war? Nina Lee Cunningham I ' ll tell you a story William Nikodem Jerry Hall, he is so small Dorothy Thompson Curly locks! Curly locks! wilt thou be mine} Joe Nelson Ten little Injuns standing in a line Grace McAuley Nancy Dawson has grown so fine Frank Monahan ) Paul Mitzner I Three wise men of Gotham Walter Venema ) Jo Tucker Little maid, pretty maid, whither goest thou? Orville Nutter Jack Spratt could eat no fat Harriet Dunning Little Miss Muffet Walter Hartmann A cat came fiddling out of a bam Ruth Lundblad Butterfly, butterfly, whence do you come? Edward Starewich Solomon Grundy Harriet Stahmer My little old man and I fell out John Pashall Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Esther Backus Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes, ring the bell for tea Donald Oakland Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross Lydia Wiederhold A dillar, a dollar, a ten o ' clock scholar Roy Brown The man in the moon looked out of the moon Ruth Wilson Where are you going, my pretty maid? Lydia Epcke Goosey, goosey gander, whither dost thou wander? Frederic Ellenberg . . . . When little Fred went to bed, he always said his prayers Annetta Baker Multiplication is vexation, division is as bad Charles Magnesen When Charlie ' s a very good boy Evan Millen Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn Ruth Dennen Sing, Sing! What shall I sing? James Schuster If all the seas were one sea Leslie Klapdohr Jockey fell in love when he was young oO d = = One Hundred Sixty-nine the: provi o oo ooo GO o!929 Bertha Jackson Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep Nona Morse Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top Harry Minteer The dove says, ' Coo, coo, what shall I do? ' Helen Murray Little drops of water, little grains of sand Betty Stead Little Betty Blue lost her holiday show Editor Pussy-cat, piissy-cat, where have you been? BEDLAM Nina Lee Cunningham A TIMID Uninitiated steps into the general hub-bub of Room 18, and stands in the doorway, silent, uncertain. An Important-Looking Senior comes over and says, Did ya wanna see Misotis? The sweat of honest labor is on his brow, and the Unin- itiated wonders why, as he says, Yeh. The Important-Looking Senior turns to the Pageant Staff, and says wearily, Where ' s Misotis? The Pageant Staff: Auditorium ; Office ; We don ' t know ; — Take your choice — they ' re all possible. The Important-Looking Senior turns back and says, You may wait. Uninitiated finds a chair empty of everything except four newspapers, a package of chewing gum, and a ream of scribbled paper. He sits down and curiously watches the dignified seniors. Having come to the conclusion that these people are working, he tries to listen to every one at once and almost has apoplexy in the attempt. Girl, sitting on table, says, What ' s another word for ' presents ' ? Some one else: Gives. Girl on table: I tried that; it isn ' t long enough. She turns to dictionary. No one pays any more attention to her. Uninitiated decides she is working a cross-word puzzle, but wonders why she doesn ' t find a quieter place to do it. He changes his mind about that when the girl slams the dictionary and says, Some one help me write this head! Uninitiated gives up trying to interpret the remarks of any individual and listens, or rather tries not to listen, to the general babble, all of which appears to be addressed to some important personage called Hey! Hey, how do you spell Theibert? Hey, com ' ere, is this right? I dunno; it doesn ' t sound right. Why doesn ' t some one help me write this head? Hey, I asked you ten minutes ago. What ' s a word meaning presents ' ? Talk about your head, why doesn ' t some one help me with these ears? Hey, what ' ll I write ' em on? Senior play? Hey, what rhymes with ' play ' ? Did ya get that story okeyed? Why didn ' t ya? Do ya want this head to be a C? How many units in a C? Why don ' t you help me with these ears? ' Senior Play is today. Come and watch the seniors play! ' No, that ' s too long. Hey! At this juncture Misotis comes in and quiet reigns. A good thing it is for Un- initiated; he is exhausted with trying to figure out what kind of animal with a head and ears has anything to do with the Pageant Staff. By this time he has forgotten what he had to find out from Misotis, but when she says, Well, what can I do you for? he asks her some irrelevant, but seemingly urgent question, and passes out — the door — disillusioned. Oo o One Hundred Seventy 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROYI W One Hundred Seventy-one =L== . THE, PROVI o oo ooo oo o 1929 Autographs Teachers = 1929 o Autographs Class of 1929 f fr ?v J V w -J QtJ tf ' y 1 o THEL PR0VI o oo ooo go o 1 0P9 fate, -f o w 3 :Jj£ -UAu to graph ' „  )wUf !S Cvc a f J c iC s i I n o 1929 o oo ooo oo oTHE, PROVI 3 ( Autographs., 0 ■ . 7l • s= ? .... ' § C % •£ ?= H