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

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To Communicate Effectively Is AT RIGHT, Nancey Bales and Shirley Cor- nelius act as guinea pigs for Karen Keehn and Robert Zaring. Make-up is an important phase of acting as taught in Miss Wood's DRAMATICS class. Iorn Iusteson, our Foreign Exchange stu- dent, makes use of his varied experiences when making a speech in Mr. W. W. Iohnson's SPEECH class. AT RIGHT, Paula Notftz is absorbing it all as Miss Eldred explains a portion ot ENGLISH LITERATURE to her. . S An English department has been defined as a Chamber of Commasf' However, grclrn- mar and composition are only two of the many facets of Eng- lish study at I.T. The explora- tion of great literature, joumal- istic experiences, and oppor- tunities for the improvement of reading and speaking tech- niques are all available to the students. Because of the ever- rising standards for college en- trance, many engage in a four - year program of English study. This is shown by increased en- rollment in -such classes as World Literature, English Litera- ture, Advanced Reading and, Prep English. i --'h '.'ul ll! ,QS-'Al Q5 3 as-f Ri, 31,1 1 Mr. B. F. Iohnston, Mr. W. W. Iohnson, and Mrs. Louise Longman combine their efforts in this team teaching project oi their sophomore Eng- lish classes. The sliding doors separating the rooms make it possible to combine all three classes lor joint teaching. 'V'- 'nv

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S 3, 1 History South of the Border is taught by Mr. Robinson, at right, in LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY. Is Truly a Social Science w 1 Q61 -1-4.-ffeflf: 65 ' 1 ' - I e:e As Dennis Kimsey, at right, explains the meth- ods of raising revenue in Russia, Mr. Mil1er's ECONOMICS class lis- tens attentively. One technique oi teaching is the panel discussion. At left, Mr. Wa1tz's SOCIAL PROBLEMS stu- dents participate in one oi their many interesting discussions. AT LEFT, Mr. Hodgman, in WORLD GEOGRAPHY, exhibits jute fiber from East Pakistan. BELOW, learning the essentials of a democracy is the goal of the students in the AMERICAN GOVERNMENT classes. Here Richard Westerwelle, W , aided by Iack Schroeder and Pam Williams, is describing the methods of amend- . A' ing the United States Constitution. ag.. r ,, J' FQ ,eff 'ii u. M' , , at I S Mink' ' ew , -P' 111 F A PIU S : ' gy . ,Q fr' , 'M ' Nl' r

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the Mark of Civilized Man '19 Q90, o , ov Yr Q25 6? ocgyxzoe be Q5 . Yi 9 9 49.94 xfiwxoe 304 ' 5 O 0 O 00992990341 9 we Soiooo x0 9 . 9 QP' Q30-ae' Qllfl hill! ii' ' '-if Kathy Mcmthei, Iudy Grossmcm, Ken Brown, Terry Smith, Paula Eich, Iudy Akin, and Ken Carlson pause while viewing literature from all parts oi the world as supplied by Mr. Pottgen in his WORLD LITERATURE class. l ' AT RIGHT: Book orders placed by the students of Miss E1dred's fresh- man X-ENGLISH class are being distributed to the subscribers. In BASIC READING Kabovel increasing the reading speed and com- prehension of students is accomplished partially by the controlled reader. 23