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

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PRINCIPAL HOLT GREETS pupils and teachers alike wilh his friendly smile. ARRIVING EARLY in the morning, Mr. Holl gels ready for another busy day al East. Proviso East Principal If Provisois growth and improvement continues at the same rate during the next 50 years, Proviso will continue to be a school worthy of our pride, comments Mr. Charles C. Holt genially. Arriving at school early, he meets everyone with a cordial greeting. He has a remarkable memory for names and faces and frequently stops in the hall to chat With students and teachers. Mr. Holt, who now acts as principal and assistant super- intendent at Proviso East, earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Southeast Missouri State College, his lVlaster's degree from the University of Illinois and is completing his Doctorls degree there. llis deep interest in education is evidenced by his posi- tion as President of the Illinois Association of Secondary School Principals. Cn February l, Mr. Holt left Proviso for eight months to act as Director of the Joint Testing Program in Washington, D.C. This national commission was appointed to study the use of aptitude and achievement tests in American schools. ln October Mr. Holt will return to Proviso East again.

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uperintendent K. Gets Recognition Ur. l-croy Knocppcl may have thought he coulcl sit lmuclq and watch thc two schools in opcriition this yciir, hut ii tif- ticth iiniiivcrsiiry ut Ernst :incl morc construction tit Wlcst shuttcrccl this clreiim. Running two schools still Prcscnts prohleins cvcn though thc l'irst ohstziclcs luivci luccn ovcrconic. Carthiigc College honorccl Mr. Knocppcl with ai Doctor of Laws this ycur, ltr. Knocppcl hucl ciirnccl his lliichclor ol' Arts clcgrcc thcrc. llc rcccivccl his MA from thc Univcrsity ot lowzi. Fifty yours of meeting thc eclucutionzil needs of LI growing community has maclc Proviso one ol' thc leading compre- hcnsivc high schools in the nation. Sincc l9lO thc pliysicul plant iincl'fhc curriculum hiwc been unricr constiintTlcx'cloP- ment zincl cxpunsion. 'rfhc ncxt fifty years, with the inccption of Proviso Xvcst, will luring to Proviso township, its stuclcnts, and Pzircnts two schools that will continuc the finc tradition of zichicve- ment characteristic of Provisofl commcnts Dr. Knocppcl. REVIEWING the accomplishments of the post 50 years at Proviso, Dr. Knoeppel visualizes future. DR. KNOEPPEL, superintendent of Proviso High Schools, leaves his office on one of his many trips to West. ALWAYS READY to give her time to school proi- ects, Mrs, Freida Zochert, Dr. Knoeppel's secre- tary, takes time out from her transcribing. Mrs. Zocher? attended Lewis Institute and was gradu- ated from Bryant and Stratton Secretarial School. Mrs. Zochert has been the superintendents right hand for thirteen years.

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Administrative Assistant College problems? Friendly advice is always available from administrative assistant, Miss Virginia Terhune. As chairf man of the College Committe and head of the College Day Program, Miss Terhune offers help to interested stuf dents. In connection with these duties, Miss Terhune toured 14 colleges and universities in the East during the fall, and various Midwestern schools throughout the year. Miss Terhune efficiently handles such varied problems as enrollment, summer school, office personnel, bulletin boards, students, permanent records, and the daily bulletins. After earning her BA at Illinois College in Iaclcsonville, Miss Terhune received her Master's degree in mathematics at the University of Michigan. She has also done graduate work at the Universities of Illinois and of Indiana. In addition to her other activities, Miss Terhune repre- sents the large high schools on a committee of three appointed by the Illinois Association of Secondary School Principals. The committee studied possibilities of standardizing school record forms from schools of different sizes in the state. Dean of Student discipline affairs constitute the Dean of Students at service to Proviso has in these fields. tudents and the administration of students, chief duties of Dr. Leslie Remley, Proviso East. Twenty-nine years of given this Dean a broad background Dr. Pxemley arrived at Proviso in 1931 when he began his duties as a science teacher. In 1938 he headed the Phy- s'cal Education Department as Director of Athletics. In 1957 he was named to his present position as Dean of Students. Dr. Remley received his bachelor of arts degree at Vliabash College and his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa. The Boy Scouts of America in the Proviso District take much of Dr. Remley's spare time as he serves as chairman of the Boy Scouts Advancement Committee. His hours away from school affairs and his office in Room 101 also involve Rotary Club meetings where he claims board membership. During the second semester Dr. Remley teak over Mr. I1o1t's job while he was on leave, and S. O. Storby became Dean. ADVISING STUDENTS and handling discipilinory problems give Dr. Remley cz close understanding of boys' and girls' difficulties of East. NO MATTER HOW PRESSING her duties, Miss Terhune hos time to help u college-bound student with enrollment and scholarship problems.