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

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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.

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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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COUNSELORSfStanding: I. W. Hinds, Miss Ruth Beck. Seated: Otto Dillner, Miss Lois Moore, H. E. Carr, Miss Virginia Hayward. LOWER RIGHT-Miss Helen Robinson, school nurse. Averaonaf guidance and Jvleafflz COUNSELORS When students enter Proviso, they are immediately guided and befriended by their counselors who ofier sound, helpful advice for the various student problems. The freshmen and sophomores ot Proviso have counseling classes in which the counselors encourage discussion and give lessons in manners and well-being. The freshmen girls and boys are advised by Miss Virginia Hayward and H. E. Carr respectively. Miss Ruth Beck and O. O. Dillner are sophomore ad- visors. Miss Lois Moore is in charge of the junior and senior girls. I. W. Hinds guides the junior and senior boys. SCHOOL NURSE Miss Helen Robinson, school nurse, is a friend to everybody. Students turn to her in time of trouble in the form of aches and pains. Besides looking after the students' well-being, she keeps the school health records, aids in giving eye and ear examinations, assists with tuberculin tests, and helps Dr. Morris Buyers give the annual physical examinations. For sixteen years she has kept the student body Well and proved that a merry heart doeth good like a medicine. 12