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

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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

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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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f An up-to-date sanding nnaehine greatly lightens the lahor of manual training. Mr. Bergstrom and the hoys stand around wait- ing a chalice to try it themselves. The more machinery, the less elbow-grease necessary to get the desired etlect. I Better watch your P's and Q's. boys: you know the power of the press. Funny what just one wrong: letter can do to ruin Il perfectly good page. Mr. Iirennen gives instruction in how to stick type. how to 4 28 D BRUADITAST No. II INDUSTRIAL ARTS As we leave the Held of home economics, our attention becomes riveted. We watch, fascinated, as the searchlight plays on the gigantic broadcast of the industrial arts department. Throwing a pencil light, first on bench work, then on printing, then on electricity, and finally on architectural drawing, the beams exhibit the achievements of the boys who are learning to 'iwork with their hands as well as with their heads. Carl Bergstrom is the chairman of this division. which has twelve instructors, each a specialist in his own particular phase of industrial arts. Proviso's various shops are now adequately equipped to enable these teachers to give the students the fundamentals of work in which both are primarily interested. Notice the tele-photo of the fellow demonstrating the use of the new sanding machine, under the guidance of the instructor. Tools such as these help members of the department to give modern, up-to-the-minute information on every subject in the field. As our gaze moves d0WI1 the television screen, the art of printing, depicted in the second flash, captures our attention. Here, supervised by an experienced printer, the boys compose, take proofs. and print the ofhcial stationery of Proviso high school, and many registration forms and permanent records, as well as attendance blanks, out-of-the-room permits. library and interview slips, and advertising, tickets. and programs for the school's multitudinous activities. Costly, intricate, technical equipment was purchased this year to create a new course, electricity, the activity shown in the third view. Under the tutelage of a master electrician, the boys have been able to study bells, alarms, conduits. and b-X tubing, as well as to learn the basic principles involved in actual work on such problems of construction. Architectural drawing, shown last, enables us to broadcast the minute details of this pre-vocational course. Plans for homes, visualized within the classroom, are drawn and then realized by the use of models. Thus, under the guidance of an expert draftsman, the fruit of the pupils, creative ability becomes visible reality. Perhaps most popular in the department is the auto-driving course, offered to boys and girls who have no previous knowl- edge of mastering the science of driving, and who want prac- tical, correct instruction. A dual-control car is used. equipped with an extra brake and clutch pedal for the teacher. Rules of road courtesy are taught. At the end of the semester. citizens of Proviso take a driver's examination, having had eight hours of actual driving experience. The industrial arts department does not attempt to make its students master craftsmen in the various arts, but seeks only to build a good foundation for those who have exhibited an interest in this type of work, and who have expressed a desire to learn how to work f'H:1Cl6Ill.ly with their hands as well as their headsf' ll. lt. Cooper. A. Nl. VV. K. Ewing. A. ll. L- K- A 'S '0 - B- 5- M. 11. uomlwin. M. s. L. S. llrucewell, B. S. L. D. Brennen. B. S. Furl II. Berggstrolll. ll. S., Chairman F. J. Hailey. B. S ll. E. Poplett, ll. S. C- E- Blvfflllf A- M' Harry Stegnnan. H. S. .lohn Compmrno, A. M. pull a proof, and how to plan lay-outs. L Mr. Foster shocks his class with some electric news and strikes a spark ot' response from them. If he pushes the little lever down. it won't he :music that goes 'round and 'round, but students. I A fond pupil of Mr. Ste5:man's traces some architectural plans. while the other students cheek up on hirn. These doll-houses in the foregrround might well make any girl envious--witness this one.