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

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f usa.. lf 'fifsllgtg Classes sometimes divide info small informal clusfers for discussion Mr. A. R. Volk passes out books to Miss Violet Hogan, Mr. R. Daniels, Miss Ellendore Lumpton, Miss Helen Harris, Miss Ruth Rehr, Miss Mary Eileen Serak, Miss Marie Baldridgc and Miss Florence I. Otis. Mr. R. Ccrfen, Miss Alice Terdina, Miss Cecil Stark, Miss Grace Shakin, Mr. G. Haddock, Mrs. Louise Butler, Miss Ruth Neal, and Miss Helen Grant consider additions lo a class library. fSlanding2 Miss Emily Reid, Miss Mary E. Joyner, Mr. A. E. Judd, Miss Florence Sc-otl, :md Miss Anna Harmang Kseatcdl Miss Crave Reininga, Miss Madlynne Apps, Miss Eleanor Lonek, and Miss Cleora Fanc'l1e1' discuss records for classes. wif r Rim -neg, if is .- X Will ' like w Page 20 ,vids

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W Hopeful actors and speakers practice before the critical eyes of their classmates Mr. C. Moore, Miss Mary Eileen Seruk, Mr. M. W. Immel, Miss Cecil Stark, Miss Emily Reid, and Mr. A. E. Judd are absorbed in portraits of actors. A one semester course, dramalics offers the student a fundamental knowl- edge of the field of the drama. Through the study of theater techniques and their practical application in the production, acting, and staging of plays, an appre- - , , , . X 1 c1at1on of the drama is encouraged and developed. A major part of the course f 3 i consists of the cultivation of such habits as poise, clear articulation, and proper -. Z4 X breath and voice production, so necessary to would-be actors. To those who respond to the summons of grease paint and script, dramatics is an indispen- P lr sable course. ii? ' :lj Page 19

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ENGLISH . . . enriching f world literature The great men o have always loved life and its mani- festations in nature with an especial vigor. They have seen beauty glowing white hot in the hearts of starsg felt the pulsation of the universe in the restless windg heard the symphonic rhythm of the raing tasted adventure with the tangy sea spray. Through the study of literature-the vividly recorded experiences of great writers -we come to a more vital apprecia- tion of the world in which we live. We cannot all express with deli- cate accuracy the ephemeral emo- tions which come to life in us. But we can observe the insignificant things about us -- colored pebbles and symmetrical snowflakes - and in the knowledge of their exquisite per- fection enlarge our whole experience in living. Even as writers must record the beauty they find, he who thus comes to a richer enjoyment of life will want to share it with others. We have an opportunity in the study of I English to develop even a small skill in the communication to one another of the truth and beauty we Hnd about us. Thus, as a perception of this beauty lends us nobility of spirit, so, by communicating but a little of this fervid idealism to others, we contrib- ute to the eternal glory of mankind. -and this is where Shakespeare-is plays were produced. inform- The classroom library yields some ative hooks. It looks good-let's start packing! life with literature j .M ,M W ffffdff Q21 igyggfw Page 21