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

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SEPTEMBER Summer light fades as the lights of the new year go up and the curtains part. The optimistic jangle of hundreds of alarm clocks sounds on the ether. Sleepy students roll over in bed, realize that today is Septem- ber 3, the first day of school. Somewhat reluctantly, somewhat eagerly, they converge toward the focus which is Proviso, 3538 strong. Take hundreds of frightened freshmen, ditto sophisticated sophomores, jolly juniors, and superior seniors: mix with a dash of carnival spirit, the joy of meeting last year ' s classmates, a recuperated faculty, and a new slant on life. The result is a perfect pic- ture of the pandemonium which reigns the first day of school. The new year opens with the traditional welcom- ing assemblies. In order to accommodate the increased enrollment, three are held. H. H. Eelkema, superin- tendent, greets the students. The auditorium once more resounds to the hearty strains of America, and On, Proviso. Freshmen gain their first knowledge of Proviso traditions, and upperclassmen renew old first-day customs. New features, new faces, new plans, new year! NEW FEATURES: Good news and happiness attend the marriage of Text Book to Rental Plan, with the hearty approval of Pocket Book. The bride is given in marriage by the matchmaker, the Board of Education, which engineered the whole affair. Under this new plan, students may now rent their texts at the rate of one dollar and a quarter per semester, a fraction of the amount needed to purchase books in former years. A new advisory system has been created. Instead of two deans, there are six advisors in charge of the students. The council consists of H. E. Carr, H. A. Graver, C. W. Failor, Miss Beatrice Yates, Miss Pauline Croessmann, and Miss Elizabeth Oakes. Small group conferences are planned to help the stu- Page dents and the new advisors become better acquainted with each other. The Proviso Blue Book, prepared by last year ' s junior and senior English classes, is distributed to all pupils: every one learns something about Pro- viso ' s standards and ideals he never knew before. Crammed full of the most interesting and accurate Provisoiana a student could wish for, the Blue Book is guaranteed to eliminate such queries as Where is the elevator? and How do I get up to the roof gym? The days of domination over the freshman are fast fading into oblivion, since it is now no longer necessary for him to address his queries to a sophomore. The College Division of Adult Education is begun at Proviso, September 9, with twenty-nine students enrolled. It is hoped that it will develop into a permanent and successful institution. R. W. Marshall, of the history department, is director: J. B. Davis, of the mathematics department, is dean. ADVISORS STANDING: Clarence W. Failor, Harold Graver. H. E. Carr. SEATED: Pauline Croessmann. Elizabeth B. Oakes, Beatrice Yates. 19