Jefferson Junior High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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The Music Department of our school aims to develop a love of this art which will carry over into later community or upper school life, enriching all the child's later experience. The regular chorus work is conducted with the idea of giving practice in the correct use of the voice, part singing and sight-reading, as well as fam- iliarity with folk songs and patriotic songs of our own country and the best songs of the great composers of the world. The work in music appreciation leads the child to love the best in all kinds of music. Only the records of the best artists and organizations are played and appropriate comments thereon made by the teachers. For those children who desire additional voice work, opportunity is af- forded in the special choruses and glee clubs which, for the most part, work after school hours. The instrumental work includes violin and piano classes, orchestra and band rehearsals, conducted during the club time on Wednesday. In addition the band and orchestra have one after-school reheasal each Week. Most of the instruments used by the children in the band and orchestra, with the ex- ception of the violins, have been donated by Mr. George Eastman, and no charge is made save a nominal bonding fee. Free instruction is given to the children on all instruments on Saturday mornings, by a corps of specialists at the Monroe Junior High School. The vocal and instrumental organizations make frequent public appear- ances in assemblies and other auditorium events. The music work has proved its worth in enriching community life in many ways. Boys and girls go out into various church orchestras, choirs and in professional musical activities. Through the development of their musical interest a coming generation of concert goers will support a wonder- ful program of musical activity. Once each semester for several years it has been our custom to present an operetta or pageant to indicate to the patrons what the school is doing in the line of vocal and instrumental music. Among those given are All at Sea, The Maid and the Middy and The Song in the Heart. The last named was Written and directed by Miss Ermatinger and Mrs. Rodney. 64

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Swimming Team m1a'i11g.Icff to riglfi: Kl:11'g11c1'i1v Ili-ymlxx'cillcl'. llelcn Manu. licatricc Poullon, llc l 1 uhcl. lflizzllwth .'Xil:1n1s. N 'nlcilf xlilflilll l't-rlrsrm. SWIMMING A swimming team of senior girls represented Jefferson Jun- ior High School in the second annual interschool swimming meet for Junior High School girls, held at Monroe Junior High School Febuary, 1924. Our girls did exceptionally well, winning first place in diving and in the side stroke, for form. They also won second place in the relay race. 63

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N X Music and Art minding. lvft tu rigllt: Miss llotsford and Mrs. Schrcilm l.'Xrtl, Mr. Mzirsli incl Xli lMusicl. S Iwi. iff! in riglzf: Miss Collins lJXrtl, Miss O'l'lei'n lMusiCl. U M U SIC Teachers in the Music Department are Lewis J. Marsh and Miss Marie O'Brien, with Miss Frances O'Hern, Accom- panisl. All students except those in the Industrial groups are given an average of one hour per week of chorus work in schcol time. Wednesday Club activities include Chorus and Operetta, Band, Orchestra, Violin and Piano Clubs. After School musical activities include a special Radio Chorus and a Girls' Glee Club under Miss O'Brien and the School Band and School Orchestra directed by Mr. Marsh. A R T In the Art Department much of the work in drawing and sketching is later used for design and much of the design work is applied. Costume design and. interior decoration are studied in the interest of good taste. Reference material concerning artists is being added to the school collection, stimulated as is all the work by trips to the art gallery. 65