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

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f 'l'hese ofliee practice girls ought to have little trouble in iindiny: :Ind keeping: irood jobs :tfter norking' xvith the modern equipnient in this otlice. Mr. XVt-ssels is their boss pro tem: they'Il he lucky to iind one like him Inter on. L F-D-lt-sp:uee-U-S-A- spuee-- eulls Miss Johnson. to her typists. And presently Miss 'llitehell is gtniltpg to give one of those nerve-r:u'kin1:.' tests known :ls :t speed drill. hw'iltt'il out: he sure pon have your tingxers on the right keys llefore yon :go zthezul. I Wliss Sipgworth has time 1 26 A I BROADf'AS'l' No. Il STENOGRAPHY With an accompaniment of clicking typewriters, the steno- graphic department is presented on the television screen of the PTHS radio station. O. R. Wessels is the chairman of a staff of nine teachers. Shorthand, typing, and OHICC practice are offered to enable the students to meet more efiiciently the increasing demands of modern business. This year has shown an increase in enrollment. The course in office practice, which is offered only to seniors, attempts to develop self-direction, quickness of comprehension of the task, and efliciency in performing it with the highest standards of accuracy. Development of a better understanding of business from the standpoint of the consumer as well as of the employee is encouraged. The students are taught to operate mimeograph, calculating, comptometer, dictaphone, ditto, and mimeoscope machines. These provide an opportunity to become more widely trained in oflice work. Practice in filing, typing legal documents and business forms, and operating a switchboard is afforded. Training for the work of billing and invoice clerks is offered. The entire course pro- vides work and sufficient preparation for almost any beginning business position, and offers promotional opportunities for many positions in business organizations. The stenographic department, which stresses speed, accur- acy, and efficiency, has been enlarged with the addition of two new typewriting classes. Besides the correct method of operating a typewriter, the use of carbon paper, the correct forms of business letters and financial statements, and many other details of typewriting are practiced. A new typewriting text was adopted this year for the use of beginners, making it possible for them to learn the keyboard in eight lessons, and then proceed to drill on sentence and paragraph material. The student is enabled to keep a record of his progress by taking timed tests. This course calls for a high degree of concen- tration. Stenography provides for an improvement in spelling, a larger vocabulary, and an adequate knowledge of punctuation. The use of a new shorthand textbook, which mainly emphasizes greater transcription progress, has been introduced this year. One-half the time allowed for instruction is utilized in tran- scription practice. The department has been granted a new room which is being used for transcription purposes. The room has been fitted with the newest equipment, including desks with folding tops. These new desks were chosen especially for transcribing pur- poses, since they do much toward an increase in speed. 0. Il. VYessels. A. Nl.. t'h:tirm:ln Harvey XXI-Ish. A. NI.. t'o-t'hnirm:tn D. D. Adair. A. M. Alice Ileemer. B. S. Helen Hobbs, A. B. Flztrn Johnson, A. M. Dora Mitchell, Gregg School Certificate lfllizztheth Sehenfeldt. A. M. Mary Siugworth. A. ll. on her hands for the present. As the seconds trip gnily hy, the typevvriters click merrily ZIIUIIII, trying: to win the rztee. lt' only one might oeeatsionzllly look ut the keys. to he quite sure they have not deceived one! I And here is Miss lleemer just rt-:uly to cull Ili-g'in! 'Pime evidently means at lot to these future stenogrrzlphers. Home tltty they lntly :ruin tlte coveted 120-word transcription uvvztrtl. and he :thle to write it among their Provi statistics.

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THE llEPAR'I'DllCX'l'S IX At l'ION I COMMERCE Coming from a department that is one of Proyisois largest is this broadcast of the activities in the commercial division. Ten teachers, banded together under the chairmanship of Ellsworth Brooks, handle the classwork dealing with actual vocational problems and subjects. This years commercial enrollment shows an increase over last year's of more than one hundred eighty students. These pupils will receive a general commercial diploma at gradua- tion. evidence that they will have obtained an education in general business. Such specific. vocational training given on a junior-senior level will enable many to secure positions upon leaving school. Four television photos accompany this discourse as illus- trative material for the contents. The first shows a demonstra- tion of the calculating machine. the main instrument in 'thc study' of comptometry. C0llljJl0lIlClTy teaches the touch system of manipulation, along with the fundamentals of addition. subtraction. multiplication. and division on the machine. This type of work regularly demands new employees. since the supply is seldom adequate, which makes this particular branch of commercial training profitable. Every day people read newspapers and hear radio programs, so naturally the study of advertising. which is vital to both. proves profitable and interesting to students. Here at Proviso, classes learn the bases of advertising, such as make-up. value of ads. and other elements required by business men in that field. The commercial geography course aids students in reading and understanding articles regarding trade. commerce. and world affairs. It helps one to visualize the location of world events and their significance. Geography study broadens the studentis knowledge. and also helps prepare him for a host of other fields in which to find jobs. You have heard and seen three representative features of the departmentg here is the fourth. bookkeeping. All the basic points connected with corporation work and the keeping of books enter into the classroom sessions of bookkeeping. liven if not used yocationally. this study can help people be more intelligent in personal matters involving the subject. As in geography. bookkeeping prepares the student for numerous positions. Among other subjects offered is economics. which closely interweaves with the study of accounting. law, business. history. and finance. It affords an understanding of national and inter- national affairs, government economic activities, and the devel- opment ofa richer background for social and business contacts. The study of general business provides a background for more advanced and specialized subjects. It also gives a general picture of business at work. Many pupils wish to determine their vocationg this course offers them a chance to explore the field of business. IG. WY. llrooks. .L ll.. l'Iuairman Arthur Krause. A. Nl. John R. Fouleur. WI. S. J. F. lirut-1:,'cr. .L JI. l'arl Fisk. Ed. ll. I.. F. lteynard. A. M. A. L. Fry, NI. S. I. WY. Soderbt-rar. A. ll. Robert Heins-zen. A. DI. F. llay WVil1-y, A. M. f Future adder-uppers of the national debt. or other sinnilar astronomical sums, poised for action. Mr. Brooks dictates the most complicated numbers he can devise. trying to trip up his lightning' calculators-nnd sometimes Slll'1'?Plllll1J,'. I Advertising stu- dents smile while Mr. Krause explains that a center-spread adver- tisement in a certain lllIl2,'1lZlll0 costs 825,000 an issue. lt' only they could spread themselves to that extent! L Fonnnercial gt-ogrnplners take a little trip around the globe under Mr. Fisk's direction. Judging' front their expressions, the journey must be n delightful one. with none of thc inconveniences attendant upon actual travel. I Mr. Fry holds the state championship bookkeeping: trophy aloft as an inspiration to thc present crop of letlger-workers. and urges flll'lll to lnaintain the high standard of Proviso's achievements in thc state contest. 25 P

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Tl-IE DEPAR'l'MEX'l'S IX ACTION I HOME ECONOMICS The home economics department, supervised by Miss Fae Duvall, now makes its debut on the television screen. Six teachers present this course in rooms specially designed to accommodate their needs. Striving to have the students become home-makers, if they so desire, this work provides practice in the arts which are included in home-making. Courses in clothing, foods, home decoration, home management, and home crafts for boys are offered. Beginning with learning to run a straight seam and advanc- ing by degrees. girls in the clothing classes are taught to make simple garments for themselves. In advanced classes they learn to make dresses, formal and informal, and suits. A study of colors and styles adapted to the individual is an important feature of the work. A style show exhibiting the work which the pupils have done has come to be an annual feature of the department. The course in foods provides for learning the function and nutritive value of food. Emphasis is placed upon the selec- tion and purchase, and the planning, preparation, and serving of edibles. The advanced foods course embodies the study of nutritive values in foods, economics of purchasing, history of foods, and table etiquette. The consideration of etiquette and social customs develops poise and a cultural background. ln the foods classes, the study of consumer goods is carried into grades of meats, milk, eggs, and canned goods. Learning to judge the freshness of fruit and vegetables is another important part of the course, Home crafts for boys is a one-year composite course which the department offers to boys because of the interest shown by them in home economics. This is the first time in the history of Proviso that a home economics class in which only boys may participate has been conducted. Miss Louise Porch and Miss Pearle Betts have instructed the class of twenty-five boys. Family relations, home planning, clothing needs, health, and standards of courtesy are some of the units of work. Interest in the study of consumer education is rapidly growing in all classes of this department. This involves the problems dealing with intelligent buying and consumption. The sewing courses stimulate the ability to judge the quality of fabrics and ready-to-wear garments. The advanced clothing course provides supervision in discerning the value of heavier materials used in outer garments. Current styles are anticipated as well as analyzed. The study of historic and national costumes adds a cultural value to the work in clothing. Fae Duvall. B. Chairman Pearle Betts, M. S. Charlotte Jackson. WI. Genevieve Krebs. ll. S. Marie Oliver. Ph. B. Louise Porch. ll. S. I 'flle sure to lay your pattern straight with the threads of the cloth, says Miss Duvall. as she helps a girl plan her new spring suit. Plaids seem to be the order of the day, judging' by garments already made or in the lllllkllllff L Future cooks and house- wives learn the canning: process as Miss Porch emphasizes the need of seeing: that covers are air-tif.:'ht. Wow we understand whence come those savory odors which are so tantalizing: when it's about lunch time. L 'l'hese boys will never again hold domestic duties lipglltlyg they non' know' too mllell about what luakes gur- ments becoming and food edible. Miss Betts is seeing' to it that they learn such useful arts as pressing: their own clothes and block- ing: hats. b The ancient art of weaving is still fundamental to fabrics: these girls are experimenting' with warp and Woof. Miss Jackson gives instruction in how to detect values in fabrics. 27 I