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

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u4ine.4.4 Office and ecretariea BOOK ROOM-The efficient manager of the Book Room, Mrs. Emma Iohnson, keeps records of 40,000 volumes of texts and workbooks. BUSINESS OFFICE-Mrs. Hat- tie Haupt, Miss Gertrude Bathje, Miss Leona Palka. DEPARTMENTAL SECRETAR- IES-Standing: K ath e rin e Harrison, Ann Brock, Edna- fae McLaughlin. Seated: Mrs. Frieda Zochert. Nancy Fletcher, Mrs. Rose Bernhardt, Mrs. Lillian Bell. THE BUSINESS OFFICE The Business Office may Well be called the heart of the school finances for it is here that all funds are deposited, all purchases transacted, and all bills paid. Mrs. Hattie Haupt, purchasing agent and secretary to the Board of Education, directs the Work of her two assistants. Miss Gertrude Bathje acts as assistant purchasing agent, and Miss Leona Palka is in charge of col- lecting, recording, and banking all student funds. Among the many other duties performed in this busy office are selling bus tickets, collecting tuitions, drawing up payrolls, and handling government deductions for withholding taxes. THE DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES The departmental secretaries help Miss Carroll take care of transfer stu- dents, personnel records, and departmental changes. 10

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uperiniencfenf Slifer! and Secretary 'wtaiif-1.,it. DR. E. R. SIFERT Dr. Earl R. Sifert, who directs the school educational proc- esses and makes all recommendations to the Board of Educa- tion, keeps in close touch with the affairs of Proviso and main- tains a keen interest in the students. He often delivers saga- cious messages to the students by Way of the homeroom bulle- tins and sends timely and profound letters to parents. The tall, reserved Dr. Sifert, Who has just completed his thirteenth year as the Superintendent of Proviso, is held in high esteem by educators throughout the United States. He has been honored many times by being selected for membership on important national committees. Dr. Sifert's policies, Whether of local or national concern, are always dictated by his sound judgment. 9 Miss Marjorie Hurst, secretary to the superintendent, handles Dr. Sifert's pro- fessional correspondence, makes his ap- pointments, and keeps the school date book.

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cfminiJira lion Mice THE MAIN OFFICE Assistant Superintendent C. C. Taggart, who seems capable of carrying all of the details of the administration office in his mind, is one of the main forces in Proviso. He efficiently Watches over the student body, supervises enrollment, plans the students' programs, and keeps track of everything and everybody. Miss Mary Carroll, the registrar, greets the new students and maintains the permanent school records which are used constantly by the faculty. There are six other staff members in the Main Office who assist Mr. Taggart and Miss Carroll. These assistants operate the school switchboard, list attendance, and do the enormous amount of clerical Work which is connected with Proviso's administration. C. C. Taggart, M.A. MAIN OFFICE SECRETARIES-Standing: Mrs. Evelyn Pyle, Mrs. Betty Hinz. Seated: Mrs. Mildred Spires, Mrs. Nell Scacia, Mrs. Irma Eisenman. Miss Mary Carroll, M.A.