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

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L Five t'reshmen musn't he wrong when it comes to pronouncing. phonetic symbols. 'l'he sound charts convey graphically the proper position ot' tongue and lips: Wliss VYilliams demonstrates the princi- ples they set forth. L Peoples dwelling: under many flags speak the Spanish tongue: high school students may tind many uses for it In husincss or in travel. Miss Gosplll tried her knowledge of it in Wlexico. with ggratifyim: results. L Herr Kuster 4 20 L Blt0.'lDt'AS'l' No. ll MODERN LA NGU ACE Presentation of Provisois modern language department on the television screen lends a note of foreign atmosphere to our broadcast. Miss Florence Vffilliams. with the assistance of six instructors, supervises the work of 713 students. Miss Viola Scala has been added to the faculty of Proviso as a member of both the italian and the English departments. To know a language, one must study the pronunciation of its words. Correct enunciation and accent also play an impor- tant part in this study. If one wishes to speak correctly. imita- tion is not sufhcientg one must learn how the sounds are pro- duced scientifically. ln the interest of this cause. the students study the position of the lips and tongue while speaking. Phonograph records of speech drills are played. and radio pro- grams coming from foreign countries are heard during class hours. The study of the language of a country includes the study of its customs and literature. There is an increasing trend in all classes toward the greater appreciation of foreign culture and civilizations. Plays are dramatized. and poetry written in the language studied by the student is memorized. An exhibit having among its features a miniature of the Eiffel tower. a Mexican serape, a dress from Germany made of wood pulp, and a Florentine leather purse. was sponsored by this depart- ment. lnterest in travel and international affairs is stimulated by this course. The study of the language itself makes visible a new world of ideas in that it constantly correlates with history, art, science, and music. He who knows only one lan- guage looks at the world with only one eye. A language course is related to nearly every other subject in Proviso. Through studying a foreign language. at times the students discover that they do not know the fundamentals of finglish. It is to correct this fault that daily drills are given in transla- tion, vocabulary building, and conjugation. This work not only enriches the vocabulary but also provides a keener perception of English, the mother tongue. All languages are instruments for training in precision. accuracy, definiteness. and orderly thinking. This stimulation of oneis linguistic faculties is in itself an intellectual exploration fully as thrilling as any other adventure in the field of learning. A knowledge of languages does much toward the broadening of one's outlook upon the lives of people other than those of the United States. It provides an opportunity for students to extend their line of thinking by widening their horizons so that they may be less provincial. To accomplish this end, students study maps and pictures. Travel talks are given. and students get information about foreign countries from the newspapers, magazines, and radio. To get the most out of the language of a country, one must study its geography. First-hand information is given to students by the instructors who have traveled and studied in the foreign countries. Florence ll. xxvillillllli, A. VI.. filliliflllllll Humhert Genttlin. A. NI. Frances P. Gospill, A. Nl Ruben R. Kuster, A. ll. Ada Esther Ross. A. Nl. Viola Scala. Il. S. Gertrude Schlueter. A. Nl. and his thungryl eight consider getting together on their ein. zwei, drei. as they study German aml practice umlants and gut- terals, in the effort to attain a proper Berlin accent. I No wonder these Q'0lllllIM'l'l'S seen: to he enjoying: their Italian: tvhy shonldn't they. when their teacher radiates good cheer! La Scala may mean an opera house in Milan. hut here it means Miss Yiola. who smiles in hoth Italian and Engrlish.

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'I' H E ll IC I' A ll 'I' WI IG X 'I' S I Y A I' 'I' I 0 N I LATI X It is logical that following the lfnglish department we should present the Latin department. devoted to the study of the language from which. directly and indirectly. sixty per cent of our language is derived. The head of this work is Miss Julia Evans, whom we here picture with several of her pupils, who are studying some of the many views of ancient Roman life which are part of the equipment of the department. With the trend of modern education away from the cul- tural and toward the vocational subjects, the number of stu- dents in Latin classes has dwindled: this year only two courses have been offered. But many of those who take their education seriously still seek a foundation for later work in science. in law, in medicine. by studying Latin. ln both courses. the chief objectives are that the student acquire a more intelligent and discriminating knowledge and use of the English language through the study of Latin sen- tence structure and vocabulary. and that he become acquainted with some of the features of ancient life by means of readings. both in Latin and in English. These readings afford many opportunities to point out parallels between modern and an- cient life, and thus to show American boys and girls that Roman civilization is still of importance to them. The freshman has not been in the department long before he discovers an interesting connection between Latin and his everyday life. He finds that his friends, Vincent. Martin, Leo. Norma, Vivian, Stella. and many others, have names which come directly from Latin. Those who are interested in music discover the meaning of the terms used in that art. Because school is an interesting topic. freshmen are eager to read stories concerning the education of Roman boys. Wax tablets resembling those used as slates in ancient days: models of the catapults, which were the heavy artillery of the Romans, and other objects of historical value still hold interest. Since the second-year student has acquired a somewhat extensive vocabulary. he gains increasing satisfaction in trac- ing the relationship between Latin and English. Lists of words which have come into our language without changing their original form include alumni. campus, circus, consensus, focus, rostrum, and countless others. While such words as nepolism and plebiscile might send the average sophomore to the dic- tionary, the second-year Latin student associates them with his Latin vocabulary. and uses them easily. By thus correlating with geography, history. music, and English, Latin takes its place among the social as well as the cultural studies. Called by some a Hdeadu language. it finds its immortality in modern Spanish. French. and Italian languages, as well as in lringlish. It is inconceivable that it should ever altogether die. Julia l-'. lhans. .L ll.. t'hairman llclen WI. Masters, A. ll. Nlargaret IC. Phelan. .L Il. l Latin students re-live Iflllllilll tilncs uith lliss Evans as they view pictures of ancient forts antl defense IIIUIIHHIS. 'I'his vicious looking' weapon is a catapult lllIHIl'I. which somehow sug'3:s-sts that ancient warfare xvasn't much more than chilll's play. contrasteil with that of flllltly. f Yliss Masters llenlonstrates the tic-up hctvveen ancient Latin and modern lllngrlish. One poster lists music i i v terms derived from Latin: another calls attention to proper names ot' classic origin. The Roman words take on life as they are asso- ciated xvith familiar ones. l XYith genuine interest. some lllllfl' Latin stucles scan relies and remnants ol' Roman civilization. Wliss Phelan sits quietly hy. allowing: the objects to teach their own lessons. 19 P

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'l'HlC lll'1l'.lll'I'3ll'IN'I'S IX ACTION I HISTORY At this time. Station PTHS introduces the social science department as seen in Proviso. The sciences taught here may he divided into two main courses. one emhodying history, and the other. civics and political science. Governor of the social studies department is lf. XV. Stuhhs, who is assisted hy' a lower governing hody' of eight lieutenants of the pedagogical order. This course. concerned with human relationships in the world of history and politics. proposes to explain the present hy delving into the past. The history' group is further divided into studies and general courses in specific fields. There are two general courses: world history. which treats the evolution of man as the evolution of world cultureg and survey, which tends to define man according to his geographic heginning. Students who have developed a larger appetite for history or politics may choose courses in special fields. such as Central and South American history. dealing with the prohlems and aspirations of the trade and travel views of the Americas. Their other choice may he civics. emhracing citizenship and politics. Other courses are linited States history. which is compulsory in the senior year. and deals with the states and their people in national lifeg and, lastly. political science. helpful to those conlinuants of law. history. or puhlic service. Different programs of classroom activity have heen intro- duced this year. The department is developing courses to help students understand the hasic foundations of social progress. All classes of lsnited States and world history are following the same course of study' so that the students transferring from one class to another will find no gap in the perusal of the suhject. The teaching staff hopes that its work is sufliciently vitalized to instill in students a desire to continue to study society and its agencies. whether they enroll in college or com- plete their formal education with high school graduation. Emphasis is placed on activity teaching. ln class, the history students have the opportunity' to take a great part in conducting the course. The students work at their own speed and initiative. lfvery' history course. hy demanding an extensive study of events in the world of today. points out the historical factors which have prompted the present political actions. Une day a week is devoted to this study. and. in some classes, students work on special projects which deal with persons. countries, and organizations of national and international prominence. These projects require individual study' and weekly' classroom reports. The social studies. when undertaken with enthusiasm, fur- nish hackground for many' other courses: the arts. the sciences, and the languages. History' in Proviso. as throughout the world. is of the past. in the present. and for the future. E. WY. Stubbs. A. ll.. t'hairman t'larelu-e XY. Failor. Ph. ll. WI. Nl. lfinstacl. A. YI. iVilIa .lean tiray. .L il. Ralph NY. Marshall. .L WI. S. 0. Storby. .L Nl. l l'llllt'l'N ll. 'l'rost. .L VI. Ylelria YI. Thrill.. .L WI. Mary Rest. A. WI. b Anil this star represents Illinois. whit-h became a state in ISIS. says Mr. Stubbs. as lu- holds forth in l'. S. history rejrarlling' the national emblem. lF0l 1!'-Pijlllf now: yrontler if there will 1-ver he forty-nine. L If it's history you want, ht-lp yourself. says Dir. Marshall. Nth. says the romantic' student, what memories this brings back! Well do l remember that winter at Valley Forge, when tit-orare and I-. I XVorl4l history pupils sigh re- sign:-dly as they tra they know ot' them. l'. N. A. N'ith all her vel to other Iantls alul other times: the lnore the more they are ret-oneiletl to the tlt-ar old faults. they love her still. L Miss Gray :night be thinking' 'l'he world is so full ot' a number ol' things. l'm sure we shoultl sht-'s thinking' that don-sn't envy any ot' all he as happy as kings. -but more likely. kings today art-n't especially happy. and she them. 21 P