Chicago Jewish Academy - Memoirs Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The Torah Chapter of the Chlcago .1C!NlQl'l Academy fCC6lSCd its charter number 1501 from the National Honor Nouets of benondary Schools on March 15 1951 The emblem of the Natlonal Honor Souetx 1 the ltewtone and the flaming torch The ltex Stone beare at ite baee th elettere C S L N whleh Qtand for Character, the compo lte of all the common urturee Stholar hlp the great goal of our hxgh Qghool endeas ore Leaderehlp the wonderful glft of powerful pereonallts that blazes the grall fqr man Q upward clnnb, Seruce the uneelheh qualltx of doing our Qhare flannng torch 12 the emblem of our purpoee to hear forward the iearchlng light of truth and to keep burnmg ln our Qchool a hlbh dllllllllllll for the endurmg values of lufe The chapter carrles the name of Torah Lhapter for Torah symbollzes the ewente of Jewleh learnmv and the hlrhest txpe of Jelilqll lnmg Theee are the ldtdlg of our QOLlClY CHARYER MEMBERS 5 Jack Anton m Dons Brody Q A thur Cohen , -,, Rna Cohen ,.,1:: i Yehudrt Enchenstem W x Avus Fasman Ira Frnedman X Samuel Greengus Colman Gmsparg Carol Kaplan Annette Kwallwasser Daniel Merntt Rochell Mosak Fraeda Perlstem Yocheved Rabnnovttz Fay Rrch Shaunee Sachs Roth Schechter Bengamm Shandalov Induchd May 1953 Ada Babad Mlllscent Fasman Betty Frank Judtth Hechtkopf Melvm Murder Munam Matthew Dorothy Perlstem Seymour Polutmsky Naftah Porush Forty-six A ? A ' ' S .' I- T . 1 - . A , . A. . . Jw .S r W- . in the w'orld's work, and of devoting ourselves to the welfare of mankind. The V A VT n . g .N ery 1 n n ' T Q 'I I - fu N I -f sg as . ,.'., ' 'le l F 'ff -1 T., I T . ., n 9 . xx M h, ! . . l

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CM The Tuesday actiyity period has come to play an im- portant role in the weekly' school schedule. Cach Tues- day a special period is set aside for the student lo join any one of the many clubs according to his interests. The Phoiography Club. under the direction of Rabbi 5. Fabian has taught its members how to operate the yarious types of cameras. how to deyelop pictures. and how to operate the school sound projector and film-strips. Sponsored by Hr. Nl. Baron is the Chess and Checker Club which giyes the students a chance to play these world-famous games one against the other. lndirectly these games strengthen their powers of concentration. Debating on local. national. and world problems. .if the purpose of the Debating Club. Through debating. students learn public speaking, how to formulate their own opinions. and how to organize their thoughts. Nliss lf. Silverman sponsors this club. The girls haye an opportunity to brush up on oliice practice in the Commercial Club sponsored by Miss A. Brazda. They learn extra typing and shorthand skills. how to operate ollice machines. as well as ofiice etiquette. Linder the guidance of Rabbi M. .luzint are the boys and girls religious clubs. The most important project of these clubs is the religious publications. the 'N'loreh Uarech and the Burns Torah . They' also study' yarious dinim and their meanings. Many' of the girls have displayed an interest in Lih- rary Seryice. Nliss C. Cavallo, the librarian. has taught the girls basic library' science. such as classihcation and mending of books. Nlr. T. Hagensee conducts the Science lfiction Club. This club gives its members an opportunity of exploring the unknown in the realms of space and time. The Instrumental Group. under the superyision of Wir. l'. Nieyer. offers an opportunity to students who play yarions musical instruments to join the school orch- eslran. The Instrumental Group performs at many of the schools outside functions. The Boys and Girls Athletic Clubs, directed by Nlr. I. Silyer, are probably the largest clubs in the ,M-ademy. Nicmbers engage in the yarious seasonal sports. From this club are chosen the majority of the members for school teams. Recreation and instruction in particular interests are the purposes of the Tuesday Actiyity program. LIBRARY SERVICE CLUB DEBATING CLUB Forty-five PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

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