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

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1 1 J f.t tjj r ' t s ff f f ft SENIOR HI-Y TOP ROW: E. Fitzgerald. L, Bnumann, H. Gricsbach, W. Fitzgerald. V. Forgue. H. Von Gehr, R. Lynch. A. Folcno, H. Thclin, R. Bender. SECOND ROW: R. Winders. J. Lawler. E. Mirow. R. Johnson, L. Paetz. R. Pommier, R. John:on. J. Winter, D. Bruss. SEATED: Mr. Brownrigg. -E. Hanck, J. Rizzo, R, O ' Dea. M. Pries. D. Logan. P. Yates. G. Longlcy. C. Ruffer. t t ♦ J ! f ■ t ' TOP ROW: R. Marquette. W. Rhode, L. Behrens. W. Taylor. R. Voras. A. Ramsey. SECOND ROW: R. Hurrell, D. Pflaum. D. Owen. R. Ellis. J. Smith. J. Manton, C. Propst. SEATED: F. Kandler, A. Fink. W. Sisson. K. Black. W. McNeil. W. Weltler, W. Rheingrover, D. Re. TOP ROW: R. Hartigan, W. Benjamin. R. Knopf, E. Richter. G. Stahmcr, P. Swanson, G. Waschow. S. Bokemeier. SECOND ROW: E. Carlson. R. Osburn. J. Felt. R. Lavine. H. White. C. Hutter. J. Blackwelder. C. Thompson. SEATED: Mr. Bergstrom. M. Garland. J. Frankc. F. Hardesty. G. Casper. H. Flachsbarth, R. Franzen. W. Frees. Page 1 1 9

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and three seconds out of seventeen soloists and en- sembles are garnered. The following winners are recommended to the National contest: woodwind quintet, Ruth Burhop, ' 36: Walter Nechoda, ' 37, oboe: Charles Doherty, ' 38. clarinet: Paul Nellen, ' 37, bassoon: Donald Taggart, ' 39, horn. Chester Brosseit, ' 37, trombone: Paul Nellen, Charles Doherty, Walter Nechoda. and Sherwin Rider, ' 39, tuba, are the soloists who will represent Proviso at the Cleveland contest next month. Home management classes hear Mrs. Weltman, Red Cross director of home hygiene and care of the sick, in a sixth-period lecture. Mrs. Weltman ' s talk on Substitute Equipment for the Sick Room em- phasizes preparation for emergencies. The Red Cross is collaborating with the high schools by offering a twenty-four hour course in nursing, or home hygiene, and care of the sick. If enough girls apply for the course, and if the school approves it, such a course may be instituted at Proviso next fall. Forty girls attend the Suburban Girls ' conference held at the Oak Park high school. April 25. Miss Ethel Kawin speaks to the group on the principal theme of the meeting, My Peace. Discussion of many topics concerning girls ' clubs in the school is held through the media of round tables. After lunch- eon and an afternoon convocation, the conference is brought to a close. Students from many high schools in-and-about Chicago take part in the Fourth Annual Music Festival held at Orchestra Hall, April 25. Girls ' and boys ' choral groups and a festival orchestra present a concert, sponsored by the In-and-About Chicago Music Educators ' club. R. Lee Osburn is president of this club. Fifty-five members of Proviso ' s choir and orchestra are among the performers. Looking toward the final event of the year, Girls ' League installation, a special assembly for girls is held April 28. Fifteen candidates for League offices chosen from junior and sophomore classes give cam- paign speeches, and pledge their best efforts to ful- filling their duties. In the elections held April 29 and 30, the following girls are named officers: Camilla Edbrooke, president; Marian Boeger, first vice-president; Marian Robb, second vice-president: Betty Wade, secretary; Elaine Werninghaus, treasurer. The Second Annual Vocational Guidance confer- ence is held at Proviso, Tuesday, April 28. Sixteen speakers, prominent business and professional people, explain as many different fields to those students interested in them. Subjects range from beauty cul- ture to air-conditioning. General head of the con- ference plans is C. W. Failor. Sports With the springlike weather of April to urge them on. Proviso ' s athletes turn their attention to baseball, spring foot- ball practice, and track. Coach D. B. Appleton ' s diamond-demons start training with high hopes of equalling their record of last season, when they were co-champions of the Suburban league. But with most of last year ' s letter men gone, things don ' t look extremely hopeful. Coach L. W. Remley issues fifty football uniforms, as work to build a champion- ship eleven for next fall begins. Coach O. H. Matte ' s Chester Brosseit RECOMMENDED FOR THE NATIONAL CONTEST Ruth Burhop Donald Taggart Charles Doherty Paul Nellen Walter Nechoda Sherwin Rider Page 118

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- %. « f I tt C ' TRACK TEAM TOP ROW: Coach Matte. Adelman, Tomm, Hillery. Schuelcr. Von Kaenel. Gross. Romanus. Murray. Wolf. Scalf. Millush, Hansen. MIDDLE ROW: Winders. Ulrich. Kmet, Osburn. Kane. D. Corbett. Vahldick. Essig. Merteneit. San Filippo. Patterson. Bruss. BOTTOM ROW: Eck, Pilz, Stackpool, Dahlbcrg. Bauer. Murphy. M. Corbett. Ingalls. Voras. Dunbar. Schwein, Swanson. thin-clads take to the outdoor track, after having worked out in the gym for several weeks. The annual junior-senior basketball game is played on April 7, with the juniors, using four members of the varsity team, winning both divisions of the game, 13-11, and 17-8. The first game of the season results in a victory for the local nine, as it defeats Austin, 10-3, on April 13. Grove and Pelletier, Blue-and-White hurlers, hold the city sluggers to three scattered hits. The local track squad loses to York, 63 -40 , on April 15. York was the winner of last year ' s sectional meet held at Proviso, and won the Missouri State relays this year. Coach Appleton ' s team drops its first league game, losing to Waukegan, 9-3, on April 16. Each school collects only four hits, but seven errors by Proviso ' s infield cost the game. With Orv Grove hurling two-hit ball, the locals whip New Trier, 5-0, on April 21, the first league victory of the season. Brandau, Ermisch, and Guiney collect two hits each to share slugging honors. The first call for candidates for the golf team goes out, as Coach U. C. Foster begins his annual search for future Joneses, Hagens, and Sarazens. Thirty eager links-aspirants turn out, including four mem- bers of last year ' s squad. After several practice rounds, the number of candidates for the golf team is cut to twelve. Of these, five will be retained for league competition. The fresh-soph track team defeats Austin, 43 -42 , on April 22. The following day the varsity whips Austin, burying the city school under a 91-22 landslide. The varsity track team picks up another victory on Saturday, April 25, trimming Mor- ton, 68-13. The fresh-soph squad is nosed out by a 50-45 score. In a slipshod and sloppy game, the Blue-and-White nine whips Oak Park, 9-8, on April 24, on the home SAM MANFREDI. HORSESHOE CHAMP diamond. The winning run is shoved across in the last inning on a squeeze play which catches the Oak Park infield napping. On April 27 the local nine drops its second league game, this time to Evanston, 7-5. Again, errors by the Proviso infield account for the loss. Spring practice for Proviso ' s football squads ends with several scrimmage games with Riverside. Ac- cording to Coaches Remley and Hatley, both the varsity and lightweights are in line for successful seasons next fall. Fresh-soph and junior-senior ping-pong tourna- ments are held, with Bert Selfe winning the former and James Stewart taking the latter. Selfe defeats Stewart in a play-off match, becoming school champ. Sam Manfredi, ' 38, wins the singles horseshoe tournament, conducted by Athletic Director Louis Slimmer. During April, J. W. Moelk, of the science depart- ment, has been conducting life saving classes in antici- pation of the Red Cross examinations to be held early in May. Forty boys, eight seniors and thirty- two juniors, are eligible to take the tests. GOLF TEAM STANDING: E. Burnham. G. Bruce. E. Schwerin. Mr. Foster. KNEELING: A. Puscheck. E. Batterman. NOT IN PICTURE: A. Heidorn. J. Kinderknecht.