Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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W EEG 139551505 , I if Ill D an l l g I 942 5 fa 8 r i N D4 3 FN XJ xa- U l. The Studio Club OFFICERS President .,..,.., .,., , .,... . ,. ,.... , ,... .Whllace F. XVolever Secretary-Treasurer . ,.......,. . , .... . ,, ,Lillian Friedman Program Committee Chairman ., ,, , Raymond Thompson Other members-Katherine Lynch, Marianne H. Checsman, Luella M. Boonstra, Maxwell Strong, Ruth W'illiamson, Edyth McCouch, Milton Claxton The Studio Club was organized during the past year with Wallace Wfolever, Lillian Friedman, Marianne Cheesman and Katherine Lynch as charter members. It has adopted as its paramount aim the ultimate establishment of a permanent art gallery for Jefferson. Although a suit- able location has not yet been decided upon, the club is of the opinion that space in the proposed addition to our school might well be made available for this purpose. Other purposes of this society are: to assist in creating higher art standardsg to assist in Naufilus Work, to sponsor exhibitions by noted artists, to stimulate more interest in art activities, to study the works of contemporary modern artists, especially painters and sculptors of Indi- anag and further to cooperate with existing art organizations of this state and middle west. Next year the members of the Studio Club hope to sponsor several one-mann exhibitions for the benefit of the high school students, that + 4 -... SQ G QS PAGE 101 J ,V 3 hi I 1 is yy. l Vx Jff CCCQ alia

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W9 one Qaoclros WI There is one reproduction of Sir Galahad by the English artist, Watts, and two sections from the Frieze of the Prophets by John Singer Sargent. The engraving of Washington is by Joseph S. King, an early Amer- ican artist. In the art room is a large reproduction of The Student by Rem- brandt, the famous Dutch painter. Besides these are several other reproductions and prints such as The Meeting of Burns and Scott in the Science House at Edinburgh , Lady XVashington,s Reception , and Lincoln's Cabinet. It is valuable for a school to own pictures, but it is even more valuable for them to own original paintings, for real art never depreciates in value, a good painting or a piece of fine hand-wrought silver becomes more valuable with age. Thus art productions are not only a source of emotional satisfaction to those who make them, and a source of inspir- ation to those who possess them, but they are a splendid investment. HISTORIC DOCUMENTS Did you ever notice that small case, near room 201, resembling a switchboard? It is not a switchboard at all, but a couple of framed documents instead. One is a land grant from Crawfordsville fthen the largest city in this territoryj to Jacob Knapper for the city of Lafayette. It is signed by our former President, Andrew Jackson. The other is a land grant from Cincinnati, Ohio, the city which had charge of granting lands northwest of the Ohio River. It, too, was signed by a former President, James Madison, granting the section of the northeast quarter, section fourteen, of Township Hfteen, in Range twelve, lying in the second principal meridian. J XJ X2 N., H ts f l Q E PAGE 100

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3 ' -nu 13156 DSEIUEIIZUS El EE they may obtain an insight into the original works of Indiana artists. E t il Many prominent Hoosier artists, having heard of the proposed pro- M y, Q gram of the club, have already volunteered to send, Without cost to the 3' A city of Lafayette or this school, collections of their works. Unusual art ability is the prime requisite for membership in this organ- ization, and high scholastic standards are also maintained. Most of the art work for the N azzfilus has been done this year, and will W in the future be done by members of the Studio Club under the super- ga il ' vision of its sponsor, Miss E. G. James. i l t l As a means of promoting aft appreciation and high aesthetic standards ' and ideals, this club will fill a long felt void in Jefferson High School f i activities. Already its members have inaugurated an intensive campaign I Q to promote interest in art among the students on subjects pertaining to i ,f art. Various articles will be written and published from time to time , , l le for the benefit of the student body. if . ilu 4- 4- 4- V 0 i y The fzriisf 11c'vc'1' C011f11sc's preify fZ7ilIgS zuifh heazlfifzzl things: it is fhis if 501150 of rlisC1'i111i1u11'i011 that a'isfi11g11ishc's hi111 from the la31111a11. f'X f'N -LE BARON COOKE, ill fhe New York World. M011 do not 111111111 perferfiorz hy sirizfi11g io do s011zeihi11g 01114 of fha COIIIIIIOII. Pc'rfeCfi011 is tIC'Qllil'f'd hy doing COIIZIIZOII fhings 1111c011111z.011l31 ZL'0II.-AlI0lIjf7ll0lLS. Nofhing 171516110 hy 7lIt1ll,S band Cllll he ilIdij?6l'6'l1fj if 11111516 he eifher henzlfifzzl ana' e1e1f11fi11g 01' ugly and d6'g1'!ll1iilIg. -WILLIAM MORRIS. XJ NJ XJ XJ Q 8 1- V li 1- W If 1, W' ix -if 00 T fu ' 1 ' E - , 6. 'sv' 4, . E PAGE 102