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

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MllVllWlS'l'l'lATlUN Friends of the Radio Audience: This is Station PTHS bring- ing to you by means of its television system a survey' ol the work of the various de- partments which make up Proviso Township high school. Your announcer is Ruth Stilesg the scriptwriter is Elvira Fleck. Superintendent lfarl R. Sifert. whom we present hrst in this broadcast. is the head of thc administrative depart- ment of the school. He is ably assisted by' C. C. Taggart. who contacts the grade schools on behalf of the high sehool. su- pervises the making of pro- grams. and in a hundred ways renders himself indispensable. Miss Mary Carroll. as registrar. and Miss Martha Smith. secretary to the superintendent. attend to the multitudes of clerical duties ineyitable in a large institution. They have a corps of aides. The counselor group plays an increasingly' important part in the life of Proviso. You see here Miss Elizabeth B. Oakes. counselor for junior and senior girls. and john W. Hinds. counselor for boys of the same classes. They' are engaged in helping students who want to go to college arrange their pro' grams to that end. This is only one of their many functions, which include an endless variety' of social, educational., per- sonal. and clerical responsibilities. Individual interviews with many pupils is an integral part of their routine. Miss Ruth Beck and Otto llillner look after the well-being of the sophomores. Croup counseling is an important feature of their work. ln each session. one half hour is given to study' or to committee work: the other half. to group discussion. Participation by' as many students as possible under the leadership of the group president or an especially' chosen chairman is emphasized in all actiyities. The aims of the freshman counseling groups. with Miss Virginia Hayward and H. IC. Carr in charge. are to adjust freshmen to their new enyironment and to offer them oppor- tunities for individual development. This year. for the first time since the counseling system was established in Proviso. a freshman advisory board was organized composed of the chairmen from the yarious groups. lts purpose is to proyide leadership for group discussions. its a special project. 'the girls' groups made scrapbooks for distribution in Hines hos- pital during Christmas vacation. To provide an opportunity to participate in social life. both boys' and girls' groups held a series of parties. t'0l NSIGLOIGS t'l,lfIlllt',Kl. S'I'AI4'l4' l-llizaheth ll. Oakes. A. WI. Shirley lf'ine .l. XY. Hinds. .L ll. Sylvia Gollay Ruth lleek, .L il. Otto llillner. A. WI. 'X irginia llaynard. .L WI. ll. IC. Farr. ll. S. Ylaryhelen llall lflvelyn li roegger Wliltlretl N'inders P 'l'he genial Nlr, 'l'at:ggart. aided and abetted hy Miss Sevretary Smith and Miss Registrar Varroll. seeks to steer inquiring pupils in the right direetion regrartling programs. registrations. and llIllll1 l'0ll5 personal problems. L Founselors Miss Oakes and Mr. Hintls try to lnake juniors and seniors eollegre-eonselous hy exhibiting' fast-inatinyg faeades. animated annuals, and eaptivating' eatalotrs. At least their yietilns looked impressed. L 'I'he 4 I6 I llll0Allt'.lS'l' No. ll sophomore hoard ehairmen are ansumin1:.' alert attitudes as they ponder hohhies. etiquette hooks. and sundry other matters under the gjllillillll eyes ol' Wliss Heek and Mr. llillner. their eounselors. and develop personality plus. L Freshmen get a good start with Miss Hayward and Mr. Carr ehnrting' their eonrse. Counseling: groups dist-uss matters ot' soeial and personal eondnet: parties help to give emphasis to prlneiples laid down in the tliseusslons.

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'l'l-IIC DEP.-Kll'l'NlEY'l'S IN At l'l0X b I xxvllilt. no television! Xliell. not now. it's true. hut Yliss Vl'hite Illlll her students may yet attain it. .lt present they IlI'l' considering' suitahle lPl'0l1,'l'IllllS from the radio llllllllllllh. llllll considering.: how to write seript. L Quick. Tir. Ripley. :ret :I jl'lllllIlSl' ol' this! Here :Ire students llvllllllly enjoying: Nlllllylllfll llllt. you see. they :Ire reatling: lilllllllill' niarggazines illlll getting' eretlit for doing so. :IIIII tlI:It really is fun. Q Sllllltlllll' lnnnp's going: on. jutlgg- EX CLISH We take you now to the English department under the direction of Miss Eileen White. assisted by Miss Grace Trigg. ln one hundred nineteen classes. twenty-eight teachers help the students of Proviso to master the art of communication through speech and writing, to develop proficiency in reading. and to acquire an understanding and appreciation of life through contact with good literature. Of foremost importance in the art of communicatitnn todayf is the science of radio. A study of the art of writing radio script has found a place in several classes. Radio speech. in- troduced this year. not only offers training in appearance before the microphone. and in the preparation of scripts. but also cultivates a discriminating taste in the use of the radio. The addition of a radio to the equipment of the lfnglish de- partment has made possible the use of educational programs such as the American School of the Air and the development of radio appreciation in all English classes. ln the study of present-day literature. the magazines render valuable aid. The Scholastic is used regularly' by senior classes: the Atlantic Monthly. llarper's. and the l'leader's Di- gest have all served. Magazine study forms a regular part of all English courses: circulating libraries of magazines arc ayail- able for two days each month in each class. Most students feel that the use of magazines makes literature more vital and significant than exclusive study of the classics. Writing is stressed in all EllgllSl'l courses. themes of more or less length being required throughout the four years ol high school. Letter writing. book reviews. and the writing of reports are taught. ln the senior year. the 'tvocational essay hecomes a source of benefit in many ways. Special writing courses include secretarial writing. required of all taking the commercial course: news writing. for those interested in pub- lication work: and creative writing. for those who like to learn to express their own personality' through the medium of written language. Heading. possibly the most fundamental aid to success in all lines of study. receives emphasis in all regular courses. Sometimes pupils have failed to attain the degree of proficiency Eileen X!'hite. .L ll. t'hairni:In. Grace 'l'rig'::. .L YI . Assistant t'lI:Iirman Wlanley lnnuel. l'h. ll.. Speech t'h:Iirm:In. llarie llllllll'llljL'l'. .L Nl. lliehartl L. llaniels. .L WI. Vlary li. l41In:.:'e. .L WI. t'leora ll. l'lilllt'llI-'IR ,L ll. George F. Ilaeltlock. .L WI. .Kuna VI. llllflllilll. .L ll. Helen Harris. .L II. Violet Hogan. .L ll. Illelvvarcl Jutlel. ,L VI. ing: hy the expression on the faces of these ereative writillg' stu- dents. Vl'e more fllilll snspeet that Wliss Otis has heen reading lilnericks or mouolopgs. or possibly parodies. to an appreciative group. P Miss Harris stilnnlates interest in reading' by giving: ilitlivielual help Zlllll making: everything: uineh luore untler- standable than other courses in lllugplisli. lll'1lllllllI'N not so hail. Iv hen you go :It it in the right wap. 17 P