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

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asa fu is swf And we thought the classics were boring! Right into athe spirit of things, Mr. Davis and llliss Reininggl tell Provisos youngest set Christmas stories. Mr. Yolk, Mrs. Davis, Miss Harris: Miss Terdina, and Mrs. Shutts discuss thc part that books will play in a united world. Rffllllb' 100ks like il sizzling panel discussion, eh what? Miss Fancher unveils Shakespearean wonders. Page 20 A cross-breed of speech, developed through centuries, English is a living svmbol of the amalgamation of peoples. lt belongs to the Teutonic family of languages, but the French conquerors of England brought it a vast enrich- ment from the romance group. lt has borrowed for its varied, powerful vocabulary from the languages of tribes and nations scattered over the whole earth through many ages. English speaking peoples likewise have built a reading tradition that is liberalizing and informative. Vistas of tolerance and knowledge, unknown to more highly na- tionalistic readers, open perpetually before us.

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jfze ,jQy1fL0lfe XQ5 giofuwoafion The articulation tea served as an introduction to the seventh and eighth grade teachers of the township and the high school teachers. This annual tea is intended to bring closer harmony between grammer school and high school through fellowship, goodwill. and better acquaintance. Cloektcise: Bliss Dorothy Thompson. Bliss Mary CLllllt'ilI'I. C. YY. Bryan. O. -X. Bolt, hfliss Wilma Sims, Miss K. Edna johnson. Miss Helen Harris, Miss .Xlice Terdina. Miss lfleora lfaneher. Miss Charlotte Thomas. E. YV. Koehenderfer. Carl Fisk. Miss lfrances Gospill. Manley lnnnel. J. WY. Hinds. Ray Wiley. Acting as a silent partner in the Student Council is the Student Council Advisory Connnittee. Guiding with a gentle but firm hand the various responsibilities and activities of the 'ten student connnittees is Miss Dorothy Thompson. general chairman. Aiding her are fifteen faculty lIll'IIllJt'l'S. who are assigned io dif- ferent studcnt committees. Their responsibilities, in turn. are io act as faculty advisors to their assigned groups. The students are allowed to do whatever they desire, so long as their wishes are approved by the proper authorities, and arc in agreement with the constitution. Viihcn activities run legitimately and smoothly, these advisors are practically non-essential. They remain quiet and are, in reality, silent partnersii until a matter occurs that requires faculty attention. They keep the Student Council on an even keel. Page 19

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Uf mr!! .xgmagamalfion ln the rich litcraturc of our tongue alonc arc cxprcsscd the high spirit. thc aspirations. thc lyric and dramatic gifts, the nobility of thought and insight drawn from vvcry racial group that has contrihutcd a word to its astonishing growth. lt is thc language of the pcople. the hrcath of democracy. Includcd throughout the four-year program of 4-very student, Proviso English courscs are dcsigncd to cncouragc him in widv and varicd rcading: to fostcr his apprcciation of language- and litcraturv: and to acquaint him with thc practical and crcativc usc of his natiw- spccch. by which hc may contriliutc to thc languagc unity of thc world. I x 1 A K N eZf,j9n' . 9 I it 2,4 1 fff..xv'y- ' I 1. lxllss Taylor tcaches AIIl6l'ilTiUl Literature- via tht- ncwspapcr tcxl hook! Wfhich is it. Miss Goodwin. tht- magazine or that big hunk of man? Miss Emge. Miss Harman. Bliss Trigg. Nlisr Ncal. and Miss Hogan plan a course of study for English. Mr. Daniels promotes the ide-a of international llIlflt'l'-lillldillg. Now let me src. what was that word again. Miss Scott? P11241 JI