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

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9 KS ocia Llncfied lfwidion Then, as now. the navy is the center of attraa-tion nrouud liere. Miss Trost ponders the fate of the nation with ambitious slucles. Mr. Stuhlxs points out the salues of educ-ation. W67l'8 worried about that new 1-ar. Mr. Finstad. And this is Provisoli' Miss W1-st and students View the world with interest. Page 20 In no Iield ol' study is titers- greater opportunity to lIlllll0llN'l1i the progress of world unity than in the social studies. lt is pn-1-ist-ly a study of mankind in relation to his physical enviromnent and tha- Civilization he has liuilt, for himself. ,X twelfth 1-enlury ehronirler, Henry -uf lluntington, observed that one of nian's most distinguishing -g'haracter- istirs. as K'0lllilill'f'll with those of other animals, was his iilten-st in his past. The modern student of social science has a broader COIli'ClJtl0Ilr- man in relation to his past, present, and future. Through its offerings in social studies, Proviso Inalces

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lfagmenfa mr!! mace 'H-4 il 3 2. fini' gs gt, V1.9 9 'Sf . ss t35g3i's 6:55 world, languages are important because the people that speak and write them are important. At Proviso a foreign language department, combining for the first time this year its classical and modern divi- sions, offers courses in Latin, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Through these the student sees the common ori- gin, the similarities of construction, and the elemental ideas expressed in all languages. With improved transportation and communication, dialects of isolated areas have already given way to a few broad language groupings. with study and the desire for a united world. we may one day use a common speech. They say that France is really wonderfulslanguage and all. Thereis no time like Christmas -even in France! Ah! -Brazil! Fascinating, eh, Seiora? Those Romans were quite the people! . . . At least Miss Robinson thinks so. Did those Germans wear sloppy joes and bobby socks? My, how times have changed! Page 25

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