Hirsch High School - Maroon Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Music Department Rau' I : Helena Kane fhiistzxiive Nichliius Francis VN mm Music Department No one, except technical students, can evade learning the fundamental do-re-mi's, because everyone must include in his program of studies at least one year of music. Despite the fact that most pupils register in the music classes in their freshman year, we always End a number of seniors on the verge of graduation, and degradation, suddenly awakening to the fact that they lack two minor credits, and that they must enter a late period class that is simply jammed with freshies. For really talented musicians, a class in the history and appreciation of music has been organized. The singers may join the glee clubs or the choral society, if they don't flat too ofteng and those interested in instrumental music may choose to play either in the orchestra or in the band. A minor credit is given for each of these subjects. The one great rule to follow, if you would learn to sing, is to open your mouth as widely as possible. Notice how faithfully these members of the choral club are adhering to the rule. They are appearing before you to show you the exact Way to sing a chord.

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Industrial Arts Left to Right: New 1.' Homer II. Geyim-x' Myer Natlmn lllargarct Coghlziu Harry Isllerwnml Fatherine llays Clyde Eehelxzlmrri' ,lolm Gleason Industrial Art Department Enjoy a little physical activity with your school work, and take some of the subjects offered by the industrial arts department. There you will find work that is easy and fascinating, and that satisfies that inner craving of yours to do something that requires dexterous fingers. You can make your own Christmas cards in the printshop, your own bookends and footstool in the woodshop, a doorbell in the electric shop: in the mechanical drawing class you can learn to letter neatly, and to draw up your own plans for a sink in the kitchen or for a summer cottage on the lake. While the boys fuss around the carpenter's bench, the typesetter's font, or the wiring in a car, the girls design dresses Qldave you seen those good-looking clothes that are hanging i-n the display cases on the third llo0r?j, make cookies and puddings, and concern themselves with the order and the beauty of the home. Besides the view on this page of certain clever-fingered boys in Mr. Gleason's printshop, you can find elsewhere in this book other scenes closely linked to the industrial arts department.

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Art Department Iuft 15 lx it ll'l'll1C Parker K lwlorml xvlllilllitlll N Ilull n 1 lfermiei Art Department All Hirsch students are required to take two semesters of art, but this is an enjoy- able task, for everyone, at least most everyone, concedes that the art course is both interesting and delightful. Most of us have an artistic streak hidden away down inside of us, and how we do love to splash those 'paints on paper! It's astonishing what satis- factory results we sometimes achieve. For those really talented students, advanced art and art appreciation classes offer an outlet for artistic abilities. There is a variety of work done by these geniuses, ranging from commercial advertising to live model sketching, which is very popular with the artists, although the models rather tire of it at times. The art teachers are developing talent, but are still looking for a hidden Van Gogh in their classes, and are really quite hopeful that, perhaps, some day .... The art class which graciously consented to pose for our photographer is doing live model work. One member looks non-chalantly at the group, while her fellow artists attempt to improve their technique. , . 22