Englewood High School - Purple and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Mr. Thompson W i t h student m e m b e r s oi special orches- tra rehearsing instrumental accompaniment lor Arizona - Fernando operetta. Mr. Zlatnik explaining tine points of a com- position to section of school band. X ..-4 ff m y x, '41 'Za Xiu! By Richard Hunt By Richard Hunt ings by Rembrandt, such as was held in the Art ln- stitute several years ago, or listen to and really hear the New York Philharmonic Orchestra play Bee- tl'1oven's Fifth Symphony. Thats line. Only you can have spiritual expe- riences outside a church or synagogue as well as inside. And Rembrandt, Beethoven, the Art Institute and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, even con- sidered jointly, do not have a monopoly on aesthetic experiences. You can have an aesthetic and a spiritual expe- rience at one and the same time reading Walt Whit- man's Prayer ot Columbus or Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. You can have an aesthetic experience designing a garment in a clothing class, or making a drawing in an art class, or singing a song in a music class, or writing a poem, story, or essay tor an English class. You can have a spiritual experience by feeling deeply the sense ot fellowship which belonging to a school club can give. You can, likewise, have a spiritual experience just by taking part in a school assembly, or attending a football game, or by par- ticipating in any school activity which gives you a deep sense of belonging and of doing your part. A notable example of the kind ot school activity which gives one a stirring spiritual experience - and, yes, an aesthetic experience at the same time - is the type of graduation program for which Engle- wood has become widely known the past decade or so. Splendid in various ways, it has been particu- larly remarkable for the way in which it has given the spectators a feeling of being participants. The words spiritual and aesthetic are rich and many-sided in meaning. One cannot grasp all their

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Ari sludenis busily en- gaged in a variety of crealive activities. They are members of Mrs. Currin's, Mr. Iohnson's, and Mrs. Wilson's classes. Z if sg ,- x A ,. By Richard H unt As the sun colors flowers. so does art color life. -Sir lohn Lubbock