Arts High School - Vignette Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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The Radio Club is new to Arts High this year. It was formed at the request of several of the boys, and meets each Tuesday at 3:50 in room 215. At the club meetings, most of the time is given to code practice and the study of radio theory. The purpose of the club is to leam the fundamentals of radio operation in order to prepare for the F. C. C. examination and eventually to have a short-wave station at Arts High with our own call letters. In order to be a licensed operator, one has to know the radio laws, operating procedure, certain electronic fundamentals and be able to send and receive code at five words per minute. This entitles one to have a beginner or Novice” license. There are several advance grades of license privileges. The club is sponsored by Mr. Lowry whose radio call W2NXF is heard regularly on the short wave band. Mr. Lowry displays his talent in art while the members of the Radio Club illustrate some of their electrifying accomplishments. These smiling faces belong to the members of the Junior Red Cross Council, a group who do their best in helping others. The Arts High Junior Red Cross has many activities. At Christmas, Easter and other holidays we make favors and gifts for Day Nurseries, Hospitals, veterans and the aged. The Art and Sewing Departments have made many valuable contributions to the junior Red Cross. The Music students play for some of the aged people and other Shut-Ins. The regular meetings are held every’ other Monday in 318 under the supervision of Miss Kruek. Special meetings are called for the executive board and committees to organize and complete the projects. 26

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Vita,, i«r capable leadership of Mayor Robert Brtamquell. the Council presented social affairs, supervised student oriental ions, continued support of our uar orphan and completed Arts High's revised Handbook and first boohcoters. The Student Council (above) is the student elected governing body of the school. It consists of two representatives from each homeroom and one from each club who voice student suggestions at the Student Council meetings. Under the guidance of Mrs. Longley, Mr. Chinoy, the administration and the faculty, the Student Council has worked most diligently. The Orchestra (below) under the direction of Mr. Pesile has grown from a few stringed instruments into one of the largest and most active groups in the school. Classes are provided for those pupils who arc interested in learning to play instruments. The members perform at assembly programs, concerts, graduation exercises, and on some special occasions.

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These courageous souls are the silent sentinels of our school hallways, the diligent curators of peace, quiet, and the teachers’ blood pressures! Members of the School Service Club (above) under the supervision of Mr. Misurcll, assist the office staff and faculty members whenever student assistance is needed. Under the supervision of Miss David, (right) this organization gives students the choice of getting a background of the language by learning the dances, songs and customs of Latin America and Spain. There's a method to this castanet-clicking madness, only it's hard to master without castanets. Some Arts High students, who are interested in clay work are able to arrange their schedules so they have a Ceramics class during school hours; others cannot do tin's. Our Potter)- Club is organized for this latter group. This Club enables the members to work, after school, on any suitable Ceramic problem they may choose. The Club meets every Friday afternoon in B8. The dues are paid weekly, five cents per week. The money collected is used to buy glazes and materials for the group use. The members may try their hand at ceramic modeling and sculpturing of figures of animals or people or they may try any of the various processes used in making ceramic pieces. These processes are pinched bowls, coil building, plate or slab building, press mold pieces, slip casting (in plaster molds), and if any member is willing, and eager to practice sufficiently, he may leam to throw on the potter’s wheel. Decorating and glaze application is part of the course too. When the pieces arc finished they are taken home by the student. 27 Clay in the hands of Miss Howe's creative artists sometimes results in small wonders.