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

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Q llIl0Alll'.KS'l' No. ll ART Plays. puhlicity. parties. publications. all depend to some degree for their success upon the art department, herewith presented. Miss Wilheliliiilzi Marin and Miss Beatrice Bonine are the tutelary spirits whose skill and inspiration animate those who work under their direction. More than any other department in the school, this one was responsible for the production of i'Americans All, that signifi- cant triumph of imagination, creative ahility. and artistic skill. VVilhelmina Marin. A. ll., t'hairman lleatriee Honine. A. ll. MUSIC Lending harmonx lo mam occasions. the music department non makes its appearance. New quarters huilt for its special use hate added to the efficiency and the enthusiasm of teachers and pupils. General music. choruses. and choir are the direct concern of H. Lee flshnrn. head of the department. Solo singing has lneen emphasized. as well as part singing and ensemhle work. l'ul+lic appearance of large and small groups has added to the incentixe to do good work. The hand. conducted hy J. lrving Tallmadge, perennially holds the spotlight. Selected groups are regularly requested to play hefore national music clinics to demonstrate the possi- hilities of ensernhle nork. Fiddlers fancy and plain. together with reed. hrass. and per- cussion players. form the orchestra under the direction of Xvallace hclson, which also sends groups to do demonstration playing at clinics. Il. Lee tlshurn. Wlus. li.. t'hairlnau SYallaee Nelson. ll. Il. .l. Irving' 'I'Illllll3lIl2,'l'. WI. S. I Krt elasses played a leading' part in the prolluetiou Americans llore than two-seore eyes :lttentively wateh the baton: it deseends. ill. llere. under the inspiration ol' Tliss ylllflll. they :ue xvorking: and ouee again a song: tloats into the ether. I For a second. on some ol' the ll2ll'lx2,'l'0lIllllS used t'or the living' pictures. 'l'he stage- all is quiet: then the Valkyrie heg:.'in snooping: through the air us eraft 1-lass. uuder lliss llonint-'s instruction. prepared settings for the hand 3.11-ts into aetiou. f'0IllllIt'l0I 'l':llllnad1:.'e. eonlplete wvith IIIZIIIQ sehool events. 'l'lve new paint-sprayer was a great help in shirtsleeves. supplies the llI0fi11l1i0ll. P llireetor Nelson 'making' stencils and tapestry designs t'or use in one ol' the hand eolnpletes our trio of haton-wielders. llere he is uith a lloek -ol' eoueerts. as well as l'or many other purposes. f Now the l'aithl'ul H,'Illlll'l'l'll around hint. all set to unleash a rhapsody. sopranos. come in on the doun-stroke. :gently orders Hr. Oshurn. Yiolinists. no sour notes. please! 4 22

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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

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THE lllflI'AR'l'NlEN'I'S IN At l'l0N I SCIENCE From the midst of test tubes and microscopes comes this broadcast of the science department. V. C. Catlin is the chair- man ofthe scientific section: with him are fourteen regular teachers and one substitute, all of whom are busily engaged in instructing more than 2.000 science students. One of the oldest in Proviso. this department aims to serve all peoplegthose who n1ay desire to continue their work in scientific study, and those who simply wish to satisfy their curiosity and generally broaden their knowledge. The courses of study are so constructed as to teach the embryonic scientists, as well as the general students, the truth about the life around them. Formulas, laws, and theories are stressed, as well as the practical sides of the work. Freshmen begin their study with general scienceg sophomores may select botany or Zoology, juniors and seniors have geology, physics, or chemistry from which to choose. Microscope studies are an important phase of the laboratory work in botany. A large new microscope has been added to the equipment with the intention of using it primarily for research. thus doing much in the way of making a more com- plete, detailed course. Field work and trips to the surrounding forest preserves are taken in the spring and fall. ln addition to these, experiments with plants growing in the propagation house give the botany students a chance to have direct contact with the plant world. ln the study of practical Zoology. animal models play a large part. The tanks of fish. the crocodile, and the frogs in the conservatory offer a chance for student observation of actual Zoological life. ln this course, too, trips hold a prominent place on the year's calendar. ln the south end ofthe building are the rooms where students may tinker with test tubes and manipulate motors. The chem- istry and physics courses lay a foundation for advanced work in the chemical and physical sciences, at the same time arming the student with all-important practical knowledge. Field trips to scientific exhibitions and through large industrial plants add interest to textbook study. A course in general health is offered freshmen during the year in connection with their general science work. This is the second year such a subject is being taught on an experimental basis, and as outlined, its purpose is the consideration of the health problems of students. Two new elements have added to the efliciency with which the science curriculum is being conducted: an additional room. which has complete laboratory equipmentg and the visual education program. which this year marks its second cycle at Proviso, and which gives a keener insight into subjects that can merely be touched by textbooks. Y. G. l'atIin. Ph. ll.. t'hairman Jacob VY. Moelk, NI. S., l o-t'nairlnan D. B. Appleton. A. M. c. w. nina, A. M. o. A. non. A. M. lt. A. Bullington, NI. A. G. Greene, A. M. II. F. Johnson. A. M. l-1. HY. Kochenderfer, ll. S. Y. F. Lingren, A. M. Grace lIcAulcy. B. S. n. P. Mt-cmmell, M. s. XYinnat'refl Shepard, A. NI. ll. .I. VVa::ner, A. M. L Instructor Catlin presents a few assorted microbes through the eye of the microscopes, while he discourses on the evils perpetrated by such villains on plant life. Conservation of plant life is one of his pet hobbies. L Zoologists. hardened as they arc. assume a familiarity with certain animals safely mounted, which they would hardly care to exercise. were those same animals in their native habitat. Miss Shepard is on speaking terms with all sorts ol' bugs, birds, and bees. I You sec. it's all perfectly sim- ple. says Mr. Johnson, as he unravcls complicated scientific appa- ratus. and shows how what makes which. and why. The simplest substances attain importance as one learns what elements combine to form them. 23 P