Chicago Jewish Academy - Memoirs Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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MEMOIRS 17131727 Appealung to the students fondness for the finer arts the Academy has set up a Musuc education program to meet the needs of the students The Music classes engage nn the study of music theory as well as graduated reodlng of notes and lustenlng to the world s flnest opera tlc and symphomc compositions, from the schools lnbrary GU The Manual Arts department has progressed and wnth the addutlon of new tools and materuals the students have been able to express theur creatlve abllltues through art and mechamcs The class devotes part tame to art and part time to workung un the shop Already students have Improved the appearance of the workshop by re pamng and adding new appliances MUSIC CLASS Unlike other schools the Musuc class m the Academy does not attempt to classnfv the students In to varnous vocal and mstrumental groups Instead at takes up the general study of musnc from many phases The teacher explalns the theory of musnc famulnarnzes the students wth the great works of the masters bv wav of records and shows the students the various ln struments which compose the or chestra Some students who are proflcnent nn the playing of an an strument often dusplav as as shown here, the correct ployung tech mque Forty snr l . . . . , . - . I - of records. ' ' ' ' . 0

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MEMOIRS 1-1 TYPING CLASS In this plcture we see the teach er t st ng her students on h w fast and accuratelv they can wrute u 1 g te new style short and S I' T tau t th sho t awd tta lt wlll secretarial knowledge appllcable young ladnes are sxlls and prccson of and hop some day help them attain good positions where thelr of the sublect wlll be SHORTHAND One way to be a favonte and gain frxends and Influence IS to know how to type well The gurls un the Academy are flndmg thus to be factual for their knowledge and experience on the keyboard are hughly valued and sought nn many dulferent functions of the school Is It to be wondered then that typung has become such a popular sublect that even boys are takmg an nnterest In nt Once a student has developed sutficlent skull an the sublect he as ready for prolects from he office school paper and the school yearbook from teachers and fruends Forty hve 1 D T J 5 .. 7 I s . ' . . H . I l - ' . 1 r I 1 MW . . . I . , N-N-1 ..,,, imhn, - Q l, ., . ' ' . ,. y , I I Memoirs, and other assignments . . I I -- e E s . ' l I I1 It h - 'p. These ' g . . e I I f S . 1 . . , e f t. . . I ,

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NIEMOIRS PWJWTDF Although most students enloy looking at beautlful scenes and works of art few have the abnlaty of expressing theur feelmg on paper or on canvas The Art Clas ses an the Academy strlve there fore to bring out the creatuve abulutnes of every student They equtp the average student wuth adequate supplues and acqualnt hum wnth the forms used nn each particular area of art Many stu dents show amazing artlstlc obnl :ty and are encouraged to con tlnue thenr pursuit of the sublect even after they tlmsh the requured course ART CLASS WORKSHOP Forty seven Applyung thelr skull and creative abnlutnes nn the mak mg of oblects wlth the van ous types of practncal umple ments the students are re ceuvnng a general educatuon un the uses of machmes and trained an the mampulatnon of tools but are also taught to use tnetr hands and mmds In devlslng constructive plans for buuldmg and repaurmg appliances Wnth the help of the teacher the students learn the correct usage ot a the shops tools and machines which Include a curcular saw a Ing saw san er he and rl a power drnven machmes As the picture shows the gurls are guven an equal oppor tunlty to try their hand at Manual Arts , tools. Not only are they 'z 5 I . . . . , ll . ' ' d , lat d 'll,- ll