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

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Adult Education Is Sort Students have 11 variety of subjects from which to choose to portray the use of nil painting. Below: Demonstrations in this Non Vocational Welding Class are carried on behind specially Classes at Joliet Township High School and Junior College in Adult Education began in the year 1901 and have continued. almost without a break. through 57 years. Jolietis Evening School is one of the larger evening schools in the Chicago area. lt is, without a doubt, one of the leaders being the first in lllinois to appoint a full time director. The past year has seen 115 different teachers handling classes after fl p.m. The term 'cevening schooli' is understandable. hut the fifties have hrought the term hadult edu- cationf' into much stronger focus. The supervised Home Study program, which was inaugurated in 1953 with an initial group of 15 people, has grown, until at the present treated glass shields for personal safety. aw. Right: One of the many duties required of an Administrater of Adult Education is that of consulting with prospective students. Mr. Thompkins is shown here counseling with a student from a nearby high school concerning the snpe1'vised home study program. Abone. Knit onc, pearl two could very probably be heard in this knitting class. Here are a group of ladies tending to their own knitting.

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in Science Crash Program The Mathematics department has a wide range of offerings. One year of mathematics is required for graduation. Although some college-bound stu- dents terminate their high school mathematics after Geometry, the doors to many colleges are closed, if no other high school mathematics courses are taken. The students in the X class program have a more rigorous course throughout the four years. For example, Plane and Solid Geometry are covered in two semesters, thus allowing time for Analytic Geometry later in high school. In addi- tion they are able to learn to use a slide rule, partial fractions, and infinite series. Y X 31 'Y 0 fl ff Xl. Verbal interpretation of the example problems used in the text is nomlal procedure in TRICONOMETRY. Mr. May is outlining the day's work prior to a student work session. Wllile one of his students presents an individual interpretation of a proh- lem at the blackboard, Mr. Esworthy curately the weight of compounds to the fourth decimal place. Mechanical apparatus is utilized in SOLID GEOMETRY to allow visual perception of angles and shapes. Mr. Kohl presents an explanation of a geometrical shape by means of specially constructed props. keeps a close check on the procedure.

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N ld Haig, Here at time we have in excess of 200. Last year this program had an enrollment of 273 people in this high school credit division of the evening school. The offerings at the Adult Evening school include college credit courses, graduate credit courses by ex- tension. high school credit courses and pre-high school credit courses, in addition to business education, homemaking, trade and industrial, and general knowl- edge courses. Several apprenticeship programs, as well as some trade and industry extension courses are offered c'n'h year. either on campus or in the indus- tual plant Your World Todayn is the film lecture series which started in 1951. Nine film lectures and one music program ucre included on the series this year. ,V -- 42. MH. FLOYD lOMPlxllNb Administrator ofthe Adult Education Program IT lndividual or group instruction is often given in the sheet metal apprenlircsltip class. magnu- 1 . of W. Shaping and enamc-ling: art- required hcforc these hVI'f'LlllKllls-A in Cn-r.uni1-s are ready to the kiln. Digital perfection is sought in this comp- tomctry class. I9