Harlem High School - Meteor Yearbook (Machesney Park, IL)

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 Act Well Your Part, There all the honor lies” Officer!—(loft to right): Noel NicKoIt. Pre»id«nt: Dru Caqnoni. Secretary-Treaturcr; Louie Everioll. Vice-Provident. Whispers backstage contain excitement as scenes are changed and the characters hurriedly take their places. Make-up people retouch faces as last minute checks are made of positions, set. and lighting. Two minutes to curtain time is the warning. The play begins. All of our dramatic productions are made up of backstage crews who combine with the talents of the actors to strive toward perfection on stage and the final goal of Thespians. Officer!—(left to right): Martha Sac ley. President; Laurel Jcnicn, Secretary. What do Betsy Ross. Thomas Edison. Rembrandt, Joseph, and Alexander Bell have in common? With their skills they could be footlighters. In Footlighters there is a job for everyone. Footlighters do the preparation for the plays. They transform bare stages into settings of any time or place using props, lights, and sound. Ordinary people are changed into stage characters by the sensitive hands of the make-up people. Footlighters. after creating the phyiscal illusion on the stage, desire the total involvement upon the stage. They find they can no longer resist the urge to be in the spotlight instead of the reflected glory behind it. Footlighters Dress the Naked Stage 64

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Betty Crocker Likes Debaters Supreme Combine 100 hours of research wiih desire to gain a personal knowledge of current events. Blend in room for improvement and decisiveness. Mix in a pinch of the gift of gab and one has the ingredients that are the makings of a good debater. If this batter is warmed in the oven of experience for a year of actual debating it will yield to the novice debater new self-confidence, good speech habits, the ability to observe all sides of an issue, and research proficiency. Glazed with a berth on the Varsity squad, the product is ready to be proven. When this dish. Debaters Supreme, was served with the topic: Resolved: That Congress Should Prohibit Unilateral Military Action in Foreign Countries. it won blue ribbons in effort and outcome. Loft to right: Jim Covert, Glcnno Ashby. Stan Bartilson. Kathy Bower . Student Librarians Show Interest . . . First row: Lloyd Pavey. Eva Quintanilla. Marie Rose. Lois Jante. Second row: Jeanne Wienjierel. Laura Knox. Dan Riggins. Brenda Phillips. Helmut Hein. Bruco Lance. Suo Harms. Advisors: Mr. Vineyard. Mrs. Sidcn. Mrs. Gartner. 63

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Officer —lof «• r'9f ,: Jo ™ Dannenfeldf. President; Lorry Messmgcr. Secretory. Treasuror: Curt Huddleston, Vice President. Energetic Math Students Prepare For College Enthusiasm and a common interest were combined to produce an active Math Club. Under the counselling of Mr. Charles Fletcher, these six industrious students prepared for college math courses in their spare time. Although small in number, they generated a lively spirit of learning that will help ease the burden of future classes. Officers—left to right: Brod Jones. Vicc Prosidcnt: Keren Koprowici, Secretory-Trcosurcr; Jim Welsh. President. Fossils Anyone ? There's more to the world than meets the eye. Microscopes and telescopes hove proven this fact to Science Club members. Throughout the school year students interested in biology, earth science, chemistry, or physics have been researching and having fun at the same time. Individual projects were encouraged by the sponsors: Mr. Melvin Panjkovich. Mr. John Sundstedt, Mr. Brian Johnson, and Mr. Robert Ellsbury. Group activities were varied and educational. Guest speakers were invited to lecture on wildlife. hikes were taken, and a field trip to Chicago were all a part of Science Club's schedule. With all the advancement in science today, this organization couldn't help but be alive and active. 65