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

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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.

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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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ecretaries MRS. AGNES SMITH, book room secretary keeps records of all books charged to teachers. A staff of 22 secretaries take care of Proviso's paper work in the Main Office, Counselors' Office, Library, Attendance Offices, and the Departmental Secretarial Pool. Since the attendance system has been separated from the counseloris offices, a secretary has been assigned to each of the boys! and girls, attendance offices. Another rearrangement of duties took place with the four secretaries in the secretarial pool. Formerly, the secretaries were assigned to particular departments, but this year the department chairmen brought their work to the pool in order to facilitate the execution of the tasks by available secretaries. In the Main Office seven secretaries compose the school hub. Mrs. Rezabew, as office coordinator, has charge of the secretarial pool assignments, enrollment, withdrawals, re- MAIN OFFICE SECRETARIES-SEATED: Mrs, Elvera Pearson, Miss Donna Johnson, Mrs. Joan Keating. STANDING: Mrs. Myrtle Hagen, Mrs. Mildred Rezabek, Mrs. Winifred Jones, and Miss Sandra Searcy. entries, attendance data, and diplomas. As Miss Terhune's secretary, Mrs. Pearson keeps a record of supplies and requi- sitions, types daily bulletins, and does all the photostating. Students needing working permits and certificates of age see Mrs. Myrtle Hagen who sits amid a jungle of criss- crossing wires at the telephone switchboard. One of her jobs is to poll graduates by postcard to complete the senior sur- vey of the actual jobs or colleges of recent graduates. After she tabulates the results, they are published in the Pageant. Mrs. loan Keating is in charge of the mirneo room. The girl in charge of elegibilities for various organizations, athletics, and curriculum transfers is Miss Sandra Searcy. Responsible for junior and senior averages, ranks in class, NHS list, and College Day isMrs. Winifred lones who also acts as the secretary to Principal Charles C. Holt. SECRETARIAL DEPARTMENT: Mar- garet Johnson, attendance clerk, Lorelei O'NeiII, secretarial pool, Rose Bernhardt, secretary in Eng- lish Department, Geneva Gustaf- son, library secretary, Marge Kre- mek, secretarial pool, Nancy Mor- tenson, secretarial pool, Pat Surges, library secretary, Beatris Puryear, secretarial pool, Lois Johnson, Li- brary secretary, Ethel Lindman, secretary in girl's counselling, Mary Witt, attendance clerk, and Betty Pardun, PE department secretary.