Chicago Jewish Academy - Memoirs Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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NIEMOIRS , Q ahemocral ft 3' l Z C ,av f I ' X dctw . x O , ,ff 'tum f f ' Q! X X! iff ff if f The Academy as ut has been pnctured untll now offers nts students a complete and well rounded schedule of studues Because the school day as long extra cur rucular actlvltles have been developing steadily o large scale with the growth of the school All sorts of diversions from dally routlne have been experlmented wuth and the students themselves have for the most part provlded the plans for these actnvltnes The opportunuty to employ ones talents and Improve ones skulls and at th same ttme to add enlovment and relaxatlon durlng the school day have been constantly promoted Students Interested an leadership and organizational work seek recogmtuon through the Student Councll others wuth a gournallstlc mstmct fund work on the school paper the Academocrat whale still others may have speclal skulls on the ball Held school teams are alwavs nn search f good athletes to bolster the strength of their teams O Tuesday afternoons an actlvuty period stimulates further talents of photography fiends musuc lovers orators and artusts Student assemblies provide an outlet for students dramatlcally nnclmed The success of thus extra class program may be measured by the growth of stud ent morale In the Academy Ee venr ff c00 Forty nine Ili E f' T' s l Els Q T ,f i i i! ! I 'lf If A ,ff fff he e Wllllv el. I. ll u. ...., I., -. 0 I .IA . . . I .q X

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Ph slcal Educatlon Classes in Physical Education are conducted at the Jewish Peoples Institute to which the students of the Academy are granted a full membership Students attend gymnasium classes regularly once a week the girls on Wednesday morning the high school boys on Wednes day afternoon and the elementary school boys o Thursday afternoon The various activities participated in are swimming calisthenics and season sports such as football basketball volleyball and softball Oppor tumtles are also afforded the students to play ping pong to wrestle box and weightlift Many students take advantage of the privilege of using the gymnasium facilities during after-school hours and over weekends. Instruction at the Academy in health and recreation supplements the J. P. l. gymnasium program. The course offered includes training in First Aaid proper health habits nutrition and physical fitness. Sports tournaments and athletic contests also form part of the physical education program. Besides there activities our school baseball basketball volleyball and tennis teams play against teams from boys clubs settlement houses parks and other schools. Forty-eight MEMOIRS ' ' O O . . I . . I . - , D . . - I . .I I 1 I ' ' .. . - I 11 ' -11 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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MEMOIRS 37737727 ie Student Zacmcd FALL SEMESTER 1951 lA Glance Backwardl Another semester passes the mneteenth smce the orgamzatuon of the Student Council Each admlnlstratlon has had nts own problems to solve nts own agenda to follow and nts own progress to make In conformity with the :deals of the Academy Polucues of the student body are formulated by the Councul on recommendations of nts varlous commuttees whose chaurmen are appointed by the presndent sanc honed bv the vnce presndent and approved by the dele gates Each commuttee usuallv consusts of the chanrman and two members chosen bv the chaurman Thus semester has had a full program All commuttees have served well each an nts partncular field The Out sude Actuvntues Commuttee was responssble for the Jumor Sensor Get Together the All School Mixer and the Snow ball Festnval all credntably carrued out through the co operatnon of student partncupatuon The nnsnde actuvutles Commuttee planned developed and perfected assembly programs an observance of Jewnsh Book Month Umted Natuons Dav and Chanukah The Relugnous Commuttee supervlsed the mornmg servlces and the afternoon daven mg The Safety Commuttee provnded fire drnlls emer gency krts and buuldung and grounds mspectlon The Momtor Committee an conlunctuon wnth the Hall Guards and the Student Court set the decorum of school be havnor The Fmance Commlttee collected appropruated and dnsbursed the collectnons for varlous druves certaun school expendltures and gifts to worthy charitable organ nzatlons The Awards Commlttee evaluated the service points for extra curricular partlcupatlon The Sports Com mnttee CBoys and Gnrlsj organuzed and supervused the In tra mural sports program The Student Faculty Relatlons Committee served as mediator between student and fac ulty on all mutual problems The Vasual Educatuon Committee helped to select visual ands for the class room and films for entertamment programs The Publucuty Commlttee provided through posters slogans and dns plays announcements for special actnvutues The Con cessnon Commlttee looked after the concesslon machmes The Amendment Commlttee brought forth two pendung amendments for adoptlon A specual commlttee collected clothes for Israel A few former commnttees have now become depart ments sponsored by the Councul Recreatnon Room Co op Store Lost and Found and Stage Crew As we glance back over the accmoplushments of the past admlnustratnons we are proud to add the lust of our actlvltles to the records for had not the previous counculs served so fanthfully we could not have accom plnshed our full program of the Fall Semester of 1951 Flfty U 1 ' U - - ' ' - 1 1 A ' 1 . , - ' - I - ' , 1 1 1 ' 1 - ' ' . . . - 1 ' . . . - I . I . I - , 1 I ' ' . . . H . . ,, . . . . . . . - 1 ' 1 . 1 ' 1 - 1 ' .