Abraham Lincoln Junior High School - Annual Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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k I I . Plat: K x?! vyf'lfl J MUSIC AND ART GER J ; Allen Elmquist, Band Director; Myrtle Irons, Supervisor of Art; Dorothy Cockfield, Art; Astrid Gustafson, Supervisor of Music; June Bornor, Or- chestra Director. Emma Green, Orchestra; Phyllis Ackra, Music; Mary S. Angus, Music; Eunice Knock, Music; Har- riett Iohnson, Art. 'Absent: Merle Crandall, Art; George K. Jensen, Band. -. , 7 b. - Cba.Q.- S This class demonstrates that music brings hape piness. This elective art class carry out their designs in various media. As I traveled through this land, I saw many examples of the inhabitants' artistic and musical ability. On the display boards erected for the purpose I saw posters announcing plays and programs. These posters had been made by members of the art classes. Wandering into one of the workshops, I saw pic- tures painted by some of the younger people, seventh graders who were re- quired to study art to discover if they had any talent for it. Here was much talent in the making, as I learned from the Brainpumper in charge. Going on from the art department I was arrested by the sound of music. Boldly investigating, I found myself in the midst of a rehearsal for the Operetta, And It Rained , given under the direction of Mrs. Angus, Miss Ackra, and Miss Knock. Like art, music is compulsory for only the seventh graders, but the others may elect it for eighth and ninth grade. I131

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ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE Mary E. Hickey! Loretto Condon, Tomina Hilcmd, Sarah Burn English; 0161 Bogen, Foreign Lcm- , quage; Adeline Hoegberg, Minette Rudolph, Eng- lish; Zillcxh Morgan, Foreign Language. Annettct Gibson, Harriet Hyzerl Olive Ballard, Edna OIcmder, Iecm Geddes, English. Oral interpretation aids in the understanding of good literature as these seventh graders demon- strate. Catherine Nicholson shows that she can ecrire as well as parIer Frcmcais. I will now relate my strange adventures in the English and foreign 1cm- guqqe departments. One of the common sights in cm English classroom, I am told, is the breaking down of sentences. From this, they get such odd words as subject, verb, predicate nominative, and adverb. I also saw a group of very dis- couraged looking people. They were reading CI book called The Talisman , which was, methinks, to be followed by Silas Marner cmd mcmy others. Since this was during the second half of the yectr, this class was studying literature, while during the first half they had studied composition with a little work on grammar. Upon entering a Latin class I talked to the Brainpumper in charge. I found that besides studying the language, the class learned about the history and the customs of the country whose language they were studying. E123

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HOUSEHOLD ARTS Alice M. Olander, Vivian R. Westrinq, Neil E. Hall, Zeila Evans, Marion B. Whittlei In Clothing II classes the girls make dresses for themselves. Wkngwu 7y ;, These girls can make sauce without lumps. I guess I was slightly out of place here, but I found that the girls like the courses offered, for they are practical. Seventh grade household arts work is devoted to fundamental sewing and cooking. The girls prepare such tasty little tidbits as muffins! waffles, and pastries. During the course different groups pre- pare and serve meals for each other. But they don't spend all of their time cook- ing. They must learn how to plan and prepare balanced meals; this includes c1 study of foods. The girls have a choice of knitting, cooking, and sewing for 8A, 9B, and 9A classes. All of these fields are well equipped with efficient brainpumpers. In some of the foods Classes cake contests and luncheons for the teachers are held. In the elective clothing classes the girls are assisted in the making of clothes for themselves, some of them showing a truly professional touch. U41