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

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ibefermine ogciw 0 muiw 1. HARRY W. EWERT 2. WILLIAM A. CEE 3. LOUIS ANCEL 4. JOHN M. NEWCQMER 5. FRED E. MEYER 6. R. LESLIE ALLEN I The Board of Education consists, of five gentlemen who comprise the legislative body of Proviso. Elected by the citizens of Proviso Township, they determine the policies of the institution. The Board gives the final approval on the appointment of teaching, cafeteria, maintenance, and clerical personnel. llowever, policies. problems. and business transactions are its chief concerns. wvllliillll A. Gee of Maywood has served as president of the Board dul'ing l94-5-46. Ile was elected to the Board in 1941. Harry WI. Ewert of Maywood, secretary of the Board, is now completing his thirteenth year as a nlcnlber. He has also served as president. B. Leslie Allen of Nlelrose Park is serving his fourteenth year on the Board. He has rendered his seryimes both as president and as secretary. John Nl. Newcomer, Vlaywood. has also been on the Board for fourteen years. During this time he has acted as president and secretary. Fred lf. lleyer of Forest Parlx was elected to the Board in April. 1942. Ile served as president of the Board during the year 19,14-45. Earl H. Sicfert is completing bis tenth year as superintendent ol' Proviso Township High School. llue largely to his expert supervision. Proyiso is con- sidered one of the best secondary schools in the state of lllinois. Louis Ancel is retained by the Board its attorney. He was graduated from Northwestern Law School in 1931. The Board of Education has a great responsibility. The nlelnbers are chosen by their neighbors. friends, and business associates to protect the educational interests of their children.

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-sv V Page 10 Miss Gertrude Bathje. Mrs. Hallie Haupt. and Miss Leona Palka pause in the midst of their lyusy day to look pretty for the photog. gm A aww! g1fL5i1fLe55 The Business Ulfiee hunts with efficiency liefore, during, and alter school hours. It has the task of purchasing supplies for the Board of Education, the Book Room, and ovcr sixty-live student organizations. The small, well-equipped ollice is run hy a consci- entious stall' of three. Mrs. Hattie Haupt is head of the group: hcr duties consist ol kceping all records for the Board of Education, paying school hills, and making up the pay roll. Miss Leona Palka has charge of bookkeeping, and records all student accounts. Nliss Gertrude Bathje is the clerk who greets the students with a friendly smile when they run in to purchase strectcar tickets or war honds. Her niain duty, however. is that of purchasing and ordering supplies for thc various departments. The Book Room, although it has only lmeen in operation for a little over two years, is an essential addition to Proviso. Responsible for the Book Roonfs sueeess is Mrs. Enuna Johnson. It is her tremendous task to see that accurate records are kept of more than 40,000 volumes of texts compiled i11 this room. ' . Chicl' of the readin', ritin', and vflllllllljllt' texts, lllrs. Emma 'Q L Johnson fills an order for an anxiously waiting pedagog.

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ASSISTANT SVPERINTENDENT C. C. TAGGART, head of 'thc ofticc. makes constant use of the files and records. lt is his respon- sibility to sec that the students are in their appointed places at the appointed times. It is also his task to prepare and advise the eighth grade pupils on their high school enrollment. Mr. Taggart is assisted hy an ahle CLERICAI, STAFF, headed by Bliss Mary Carroll, registrar, who is in charge ol' all permanent records of the school. New this year is Miss Marjorie Hurst, who has taught commerce for two years. She has charge of the school calendar, teachers' files, and requisitions. Wiarehouse for the thousands of statistical records of Proviso students is the MAIN OFFICE. The office handles student transfers. department changes, and personnel records. It is here, too. that 'thc varied and complicated programs of all students are made out. .xgc!mini5f1f0Lfi01fL DR. E. R. SIFERT is Proviso's special pride and joy. Coming here from Minneapolis ten years ago, he looks more like a distinguished diplomat than a school superintendent. The long stride and courtly lnanner peculiar to him are familiar to all of Proviso. From his oak-paneled office, which is filled with important-looking hooks, he has administered to his large family with thoughtfulness and consideration. Because he lielieves that Proviso should he kept he- fore the eyes of the township, Dr. Sifert spends much of his time doing puhlic relations work. GI endeavor to keep a finger in all that concerns the schoolfl he says in Well-chosen words. Hliiverything I do is for the good of the students and facultyfv The mes- sages which Dr. Sifert has delivered to them have instilled i11 Proviso students a cleaner and lrroader outlook on life. By his own gracious living. he has proved to he a perfect example for those under him. Qu 1 1m, t wwwwzs c WW- wnmmmwmmewfa-