Caption: Book - Report on Need for Campus Recreation Facilities (1947)
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tnl attendance (of Laboratory Theatre productiono) - approximately 5,000. RBCRRATION FOR PARTICIPANTS: Nuaber of undergraduates participating (not including summer) - 896. Distribution of Participants by Colleges and Schools: Agriculture Commerce DSS Education Engineering F.A.A. Journalism L.A.S. Physical Education 33 37 3 ho 80 17 611 10 Scope of Guild Participation: Opportunity for many and diverse kinds of recreational participation is available. When necessary, "on tho job" instruction is given by a member of the professional staff, a student nanager or crew head. The Guild is a "learning" activity. Tho attached bulletin, "You and the Illini Theatre Guild" (which is given to all new Guild workers) explains the kinds of work done and how it is organized. It should bo notod that participation is open to all undergraduates. It is in no way confined to Theatro or Speech students. The work of the Guild is controlled by an executive and legislative board which has both student and faculty representation. The Guild is organized on a managerial structure which insures continuity of work in progress and gives opportunity for students to acquire experience in assuming executive responsibilities. This season tho Guild has 13 Senior nenagers, 20 associate managers and k6 assistant managers. Tho Guild has a professional staff of seven directors and technicians and a full time secretary. FACILITIES USED: The work of tho Guild centers in Lincoln Hall Theatro. Use is also made of Gregory Hall Theatre. Rehearsals are conducted in odd corners. PART TWO DESIRKD EXPANSIONS 1. At least two new thoatre buildings. 2. Adoquate and properly equipped shop areas for tho "craft" activities of tho Lid (scenery and costumo construction, etc.). At the pi >«ont, our facilities for shop are pitifully inadequate. 3. 8u. icient reh- rsal area (despite tho fact that our production prog m in the it to: , iri has trebled, wo hiivo lost a largo amount of our former rohonrsal f llities). i * . Of co spat- for members of tho professional staff and student managors. • . i h i al improvaaonto and modernization!, in tho existing theatres. 'y • / • oatre libra] museum and exhibit s i • 80 al reaa .ooctod with the theatres (with dimple food rvice fa os). Hlg: important from tho standpoint of reoreatic .
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