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

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Students idle and chat in front of one of Joliet Township High School's eastern entrances between their classes. At the heralding of the bell, they will probably occupy the facilities of one of the school's many, ample, and typical classrooms. But, in this section of the J, we will disregard these facilities because of their familiar aspects to all students in order to examine the more atypical, colorful, less-known facets of a JTHS education .... ,Alan Harney, fditor-in-Khicf

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Artisans Learn Backstage Brushing Techniques All that most JT students and faculty mem- bers see of the activities of the art, dramatics and music departments are the finished products dis- played either in the art department window or on stage. Thus, most know little about the pre- paratory facilities used to manufacture the final product. But this observance does not imply that Jo- liet Township High School is not well equipped in preparatory paraphanalia. In the three rooms and offices of the art department are crowded all the utensils needed for most any proiect. Dramatics and speech equipment includes many school-owned tape recorders and record players, lighting facilities, and a host of neces- sary backstage implements. Two regular classrooms are outfitted with stage and all play-acting necessities. Here the students are encouraged to learn the funda- mentals of acting before venturing to the big The superlative music equipment housed in the large orchestra and band rooms and in the newly redecorated choir rooms can be a sig- nificant part of the national musical fame JT stu- dents have brought to the school through their musical activities. , . , : , 1 f stage in the auditorium. Jeff Davis and Bob Planing practice curtain pulls in the auditorium . . . . . . while Karen Lindblad attempts to slide a set from the storeroom as Shirley Nicholson readies to splash more point on her throne. All, of course, is make-believe, but these dramatics students must perfect the backstage routine of their proposed careers in order to understand those onstage. Kathy Shaw touches up her painting, Bob Bolz disccerns her technique with interest...but Judy Penrod can't quite seem to analyze the approach Kathy uses. This colorful scene emanates from one of the art rooms.