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

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E. W. STUBBS Iunicr-Senior Boys' Counselor A. B., Ohio Wesleyan University A. M., Ohio State University OTTO DILLNER Sophomore Boys' Counselor A. B., Milton College A. M., Northwestern University HOWARD E. CARR Freshman Boys' Counselor, Counselor Chairman B. S., Ohio State University C. C. TAGGART Assistant Superintendent B. S., Ohio Wesleyan University A. M., University of Chicago ADMINISTRATION Back of every great enterprise, commercial, in- tellectual, or social, is a group of experts. Theirs it is to conceive ideas, to maintain a proper perspec- tive, to consider aims, and to devise ways and means of attaining those aims. Fundamental to the successful presentation of the great PAGEANT OF YOUTH in Proviso is the Work done by the ad- ministrative group. Head of the group is Superintendent Earl H. Sifert, no longer a novice in his present position, but now fully established. To him falls the task of combin- ing the practical and the ideal in fitting proportions to minister to the needs of all concerned. Recog- nized beyond the confines of Illinois as Well as With- in them, as increasingly a leader in matters educational, he keeps Proviso in the front ranks of those schools which seek to adapt their services to the community they serve. Right-hand man to Mr. Sifert is C. C. Taggart, as- sistant superintendent, who reigns supreme in the main office. The countless details appertaining to programs and office routine are within his iurisdic' tion. He contacts the grade schools in the district, and prepares the Way for the hundreds who enter the high school each fall. The advisory system is now a well-established factor in Proviso's administrative set-up. H. E. Carr, chairman of the advisory group, is special counselor of freshman boys, Otto Dillner, new to the school this year, of sophomore boys, and E. W. Stubbs, formerly of the history department, of junior and senior boys. Miss Elizabeth B. Oakes is in charge of senior and junior girls, and sponsor of the Girls' League: Miss Virginia Hayward has succeeded Miss Pauline Croessmann, who Went to Denfeld High in Minneapolis at the beginning of second semester, and who had been sophomore counselor: Miss Beatrice Yates is in charge of freshman girls. ll ELIZABETH B. OAKES lunior-Senior Girls' Counselor A. B., A. M., University of Michigan BEATRICE M. YATES Freshman Girls' Counselor A. B., Cornell College A. M., Columbia University VIRGINIA A. I-IAYWARD Sophomore Girls' Counselor A. B., De Pauw University A. M., Northwestern University

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B. LESLIE ALLEN Melrose Park Elected in 1933 and 1936 President, 1933-34 Secretary, 1938-39 IOHN M. NEWCOMER Maywood Elected in 1932, 1935, and 1938 HARRY W. EWERT Maywood Elected in 1934 cmd 1937 President, 1936-37 Secretary, 1935-36 1RV1N c. HENDRICKSON Bellwood Elected in 1936 President, 1934-35, 1937-38 Secretary, 1936-37 EMEHY A. PARICHY Forest Park Elected in 1935 and 1938 President, 1935-36, 1938-39 Secretary, 1937-38 THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Financial snarls for Proviso are deftly straightened out by the Board of Education. The leaders of this group for the year 1937-38 were Iohn M. Newcomer, president, and Emery A. Parichy, secretary. This year, following the April election, Board members met and chose Mr. Parichy as president and B. Les- lie Allen as secretary of their busy organization. Other members are Harry W. Ewert, lrvin C. Hendrickson, and l. M. Newcomer. ln addition to the settlement of the numerous con- tracts and other school business, the Board has been active in construction work this year. A new field- house has come to be a fundamental part of Pro- viso's athletic program under the capable supervi- sion of the group. The board has acted as overseer in the work, which is not yet completedg the tennis courts and the Washrooms under the stadium will be finished in the near future. The track has been beau- tified by the construction of a white curbing. A tun- nel from the main building to the fieldhouse is under consideration. No one can tell more about the aims and objec- tives of the Board than one of its members. We pre- sent Mr. Newcomer as spokesman for the Board of Education: As We Witness this inspiring PAGEANT of ac- complishment of the YOUTH of our high school, a quotation familiar to most of us comes to mind: 'Tell me what are the prevailing sentiments that occupy the minds of the young men, and 1 will tell you what is to be the character of the next generation.' We cannot help have confidence that we are building here, in Proviso, a generation that will meet squarely and successfully the problems that they will have to face as mature men and women. Certainly the diversity and superiority of their accomplishments which have manifested them- selves in this, their year book, indicate that their minds are being occupied by thoughts that can only produce a generation of men and women of ability, courage, and character. To give to these boys and girls every oppor- tunity for a full, Well-rounded education has ever been the fervent ambition and desire of the Board of Education. The year 1938 has seen many of our long-cher- ished hopes for Proviso realized. Chief among these has been the completion of our glorious fieldhouse. The achievements of the past year will stimulate us to continue to plan and to work for still greater progress for our high school, for We know that our will to believe and our courage to do will make pos- sible the dream of all of us for an even greater Pro- viso for our boys and girls.

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ENGLISH By way of preparation for effective participation in the great PAGEANT OF YOUTH staged in Proviso, every member of the cast, comprising the entire school, undergoes four years of training in the use of the English language. In order that this training might be properly co-ordinated and synchronized, the management of the department, which for some time had been under a committee of four, has this year been unified under the direction of Miss Eileen White, with Miss Grace Trigg acting as assistant. Specifically the work in English aims to foster appreciation and enjoyment of literature, and pro- ficiency in self-expression, whether in speech or in writing. To further these ends, a curriculum corn mittee of six under the chairmanship of Miss Anna M. Harman has worked throughout the year on plans for a course of study which may more defi- nitely serve the needs and interests of those in- volved. To secure suggestions of value, question- naires were sent to alumni and to seniors asking for first-hand information as to what courses they regarded most valuable. Departmiental meetings have been concerned with a study of modern edu- cational trends under the guidance of a commit- tee headed by Miss Cecil Stark. Visual education has been employed whenever pictures contributing to a study of literature or journalism were available. Movies and radio pro- grams have been discussed. Courses in the study of newspapers and of magazines have helped cor- relate classroom work with current interests. The curriculum has been enlarged by classes in argumentation, functional Englisheedesigned for Miss Hogan, Miss Harman, Miss Scott, Miss White, Miss Otis, Miss Trigg, Miss Reininga Paul Street, Miss Norman, Miss Emge, Miss Baldridge, Miss Reid, Miss Stark, Miss Eancher, Manley Immel ENGLISH EILEEN WHITE, Chairman A. B., University of Illinois A. M., Columbia University MANLEY W. IMMEL, Speech Chairman Ph. B., University of Chicago MARIE BALDRIDGE B. S., Kansas State Teachers' College A. M., University of Chicago RUTH BECK A. B., Euieka College A. M., University of Chicago MARY E. EMGE A. B., Indiana University A. M., Columbia University CLEORA D. FANCHER A. B., Ohio Wesleyan University GEORGE F. HADDOCK B. E., Illinois State Teachers' College A. M., University of Illinois ANNA M. HARMAN A. B., Indiana University VIOLET HOGAN A. B., Lawrence College A. M., Columbia University EDWARD IUDD Ph. B., Shurtleft College A. M., Northwestern University ELLENDORE LAMPTON A. B., De Pauw University ELEANOR ALICE LONEK B. S., University of Illinois A. M., Northwestern University LOIS MOORE A. B., Beloit College A. M., Northwestern University RUTH NEAL B. S., NOfllIWi?Si6EIIl University tNot in Picturel HELEN GRANT NORMAN A. B., University of Illinois FLORENCE I. OTIS A. B., Oberlin College A. M., University of Michigan Medill School ot Iournalism EMILY C. REID A. B., University of Illinois A. M., University of Michigan GRACE REININGA B. S., A. M., Columbia Universiiy MOZELLE RONEY A. B., Baylor University