Joliet Central High School - Steelmen Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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n emnriam J Gordon Skeel Born 1899 Died 1959 Born m Joliet Mr Skeel attended Joliet Township High School and was a graduate of the class of 1916 During his four of the year award presented by the junior Chamber of Com merce He also served in the Signal Corp during World War I The successor of his fathers position he served as the busmess manager of Joliet Township High School and junior College for 28 years 5 years at JT, Mr. Skeel won the most distinguished young man

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An lnward tear a smile a feeling of pride these are the sacred preclous things a senior alone possesses at h1s graduation Oh what unforgettable memories he will cherish of h1s hlgh school years And didn t those years pass quickly? Seemingly only a month or so ago he was that bewildered worrled bright eyed freshman who along u 1th h1s classmates added his number to the human infested halls What wonderful t1mes he had h1s first year what unhappiness what 1nsecur1ty what bltterness too Then came the eventful sophomore year It felt so marvelous to rise above the plebe status School seemed to offer broader horizons to anyone lnterested 1n part1c1pat1ng Even the games, dances assemblies and extra curricular act1v1t1es were more fun more security enveloped hlm Junlor year came and went so quickly belng an upperclassman was a maturing and prof1table experience Those shmy new classrings were so special looking that all were proud to have arr1ved at th1s status assuring level both mtellectually and socially Fmally he was a senior usually the best and most memorable of all There were perlods of sadness and melancholy though for every act1v1ty was being performed for the last t1me Graduation approached and yearbooks were frantically passed around allow 1ng autographs and messages to be hastily written No one could be left out 1n these lmportant event filled times The hlgh school days were over for the senlors following the graduation ceremony Looklng back these years seem to be some of the most lmportant ones in h1s maturlng process not ones to be chopped off as teenage madness He dlscovered this four year span had become interwoven 1nto his life process much as the ivy twines together reaching for the sun 4 . , . , . O . - , ' 7 J D 9 ' Q D ' 9 3-, V s I i - . , . . , . , ' , . , - . . . . than before. Fewer bitter experiences transpired as a feeling of ! . , . , ' 1 K 9 , - 1 ' . - ' Y !

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Mr Bonar he served us well and wxll be long remembered To the Class of 60 It has been my good fortune to be assoc1 ated w1th th1s great school for thlrteen years I have watched wrth much pr1de the proffress made 1n educat1onal goals SCTVICCS and fac1l1t1es durlng these years I beheve the more rmportant of those changes have been the restatmg of our school phrlosophy the serles of studles 1n cooperat1on ws 1th the Ilhnols H1 h School CllI'I'1Cl1ll1II1 Project that resulted ln neu 1ns1ghts and the meetlng of more student needs the complete rewr1t1ng of course outllnes the Yvfltlflg of Job analyses for all adm1n1strat1ve and SUPCTVISOTY po s1t1ons the 1ntroduct1on of counsellnfr SCTVICCS the complete modern lwhtmg of study centers the renovatlon of lzbrarles laboratorles and SPCCIHC servrce areas the bulldlnff of the central heatrng plant the bu1ld1ng of the techn1cal vocatlonal bulld mg the expans1on of the Grounds adjacent to our mam campus and the acqu1s1t1on of a west slde Slte Scores of other services and f3C1l1t1CS less extensxve were lmportant oo IVe have made that part of our ph1lo sophy WNIIICII says ue must serxe the needs of all younv people l1ve throuffh our con stant analysls of our offerrnffs XVh1le there has been great expansxon 1n mathematxcs fore1Q,n lanvuages and electlve scrences we have at the same t1me 1ntroduced vocatlonal home economrcs d1str1but1ve and office practlce educatlon orvan 1ZCd fast and slou learner sectlons added bed s1de 1nstruct1on soclal counselors speech correctlon The sp1r1t of youth IS the constant refreshme v1tal1zer for our total effort I never cease to be amazed at the enthuslasm the optxmlsm and the XIUOI' of our student body The Good cltlzenshlp you demonstrate day after day 1S proof of your ffrowunv up and your desxre to assume TCSPODSI blllty To thls years SCHIOTS I want to OVIVC speclal PTHISC for four years of exemplary conduct for scholastlc achlevement for extenslve partlclpatlon 1n school act1v1t1es and for completlon of goals set four years ago Huvh S Bonar v. . . y D . . y , . . 5 . . . . Y. . . .U D A I , I . . . U . , L l l . gg K J 5 1 S , 1 . - 7 O 1 7 O 7 5 , O ' , , the classrooms, libraries, shops, and other and special help for the hard-of-hearmg. 3 . . . , . . . , S , . Z . . 1 ,, Q , , D ' 'TY fc I U U ' o l u 7' - ' '- ' O O 1 I n 1 , ' y ' Y ' ' 1 D li . , 5 2 rp ' ' n ' C ' 6