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

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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

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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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i A demonstration on badminton by Karen Salisbury illustrates one type of presentation learned in Miss Wood's sophomore SPEECH class Language Arts Backbone of Academrc Program Friendly co-operation b e tw e e n English classes is shown at right as Ierry Buehner, Sue Delaney, and Susie Richards, members of a sophomore LITERATURE course admire a model of a Shakespearean theater which was constructed by Donna Leggero, an English Literature student.