Chicago Jewish Academy - Memoirs Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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- 1' 1h1.n' rn' RAW EJISI ' -1 'P l 1 Y' J4 C tllfltled Study the Torah agam and agaxn for everythmg IS contalned m xt Contlnulng to apply the words of the Torah and the Rabbis to our school than just a pure academxc program The admlnlstratlon has endeavored to stlmulate the ambltxons and skllls of our many students Those who are mterested ln leadershlp and CIVIC or gamzatlon may find thelr place m our Student Councll and our Journallstx cally mclmed students naturally enough turn to our school paper the Academocrat The varlous clubs con stxtute most of the remalnmg act1v1 tles other than athletlcs Photography bugs kmttmg enthuslasts asplrmg mstrumentallsts and buddmg orators are all able to get experlence ln thexr respectxve clubs Thus does the Academy offer both a program of studles and a program of extracurrxcular act1v1t1es thereby emulatmg our Torah THE LIVING BOOK STUDY THE TORAH AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING IS CONTAINED IN IT' r- s5:1 ,- -.' - 1- ' ff . 1 W If ll o o o X I za ' 1 4 MQ leaf: f if f 9 U U A - l A . , f1:t1 we find that the Academyoffers more A III I ' FP u 1

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pkgifwaf L76!llCail0I'l LASSES IN Physical Education are conducted at the Jewish Peoples Institute to which the students of the Academy are granted a full membership Students attend gy mnaslum classes regularly once a week the girls on Wednesday morning the high school boys on Wednesday afternoon and the elementary school boys on Thursday afternoon The various 3CtlVlt16S participated in are swimming callsthenics and seasonal sports such as football basketball xolleyball and softball Opportunities are also afforded the students to play ping pong to wrestle box and gymnasium facilities during after school hours and over weekends Instruction at the Academy in health and recreation supplements the J P I gvmnasium program The course offered includes training in First Aid proper health habits nutritlon and physical fitness Sports tournaments and athletic contests also form part of the physical education program Besides these actix ities our school baseball basketball volley ball and tennis teams play against teams from boys clubs settlement houses parks and other schools 48 O O V ' . . weightlift . Many students take advantage of the privilege of using the U , . . . . -x

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.glluclenf gounci FALL semesren DFFIGEHS S Weber M Gottesman J Kieun S Meltzer Presldent M orrzs Gottesman VICE Presldent Jerome Klem Secretary Stanley Weber Treasurer Stdney Meltzer Jewlsh Academy accomphshed much durmg the semester In addmon to the home room delegate there were added three delegates at large mcreasmg the numbel to th1rteen votlng members and the four officers Cpresldent vlce presldent secretary and treasurerl The act1v1t1es of the school were earned out by varxous commlttees The outstandmg entertamments were the Jumor Semor Get Together the Snowball Fest1va1 the Freshman Sophmore Affaxr and the Seventh Elghth Grade Party Program The assemblles were both entertalnmg and mformatxve The Sophmore Class Assembly dxsplayed great latent talent The mornmg Rellgxous servlces davemng of Mmcha and specxal trad1t1onal rel1g1ous observances wele held throughout the semester The sports program for both boys and gxrls conslsted of mtra mural tourna ments and matched games The SCFVICGS of the Recreatxon Room the Co op Store and the Lost and Found Department met well the needs of the student body The Momtors tthe Fxre Dr1ll marshals the v1s1tors gu1des the teachers ands and the plll'lClp8lb assxstantsj kept order and decorum throughout the bulldmg Thu vxcle alded by the Hall Guards at then posts of duty Charlty collectlons generouslx contllbuted were donated to the usual orgam zauons both secular and relzglous Thls semesters admmlstratxon the sexenteenth added another satisfactory ICCOIG to the Counuls history of accomplishment 50 THE COUNCIL-the supervising body of the Student Government of -the Chicago