Jesus Mary Academy - Echo Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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ART AT JESUS MARY ACADEMY Any talent IS a natural endowment or more accurately, a trust bestowed by God upon some fortunate person The Cathollc formatxon would be lncomplete without the development of the gifts of God that are abllxty ln mus1c and art At Jesus Mary Academy every pupxl has the opportumty of benefiting by the daily teachmg of slngmg whlle 111 the High School two Glee Clubs, one for the upperclassmen and another for the freshmen furmsh occaslon for lugher musical culture to more glfted students Preparation of sacred muslc for the Sunday Mass has xts reflnmg influence upon the happy chorxsters Indlvldual lessons for glrls wlth promlslng volces prepare delightful solos for the school soclal gathermgs From the muslc room come almost contmuous echoes of pxano lessons, sxmple melodxes played by tots of the frrst grade or great masterpleces mter preted by advanced students The strams of the vnolm occaslonally mmgle wxth prano, notes as more lessons get under way MUSIC IS not the only art developed at the Academy Drawmg IS taught nn each grade and the studxo IS a busy scene wxth charcoal sketches water color and oxl pieces ln varylng degrees of completlon strewn about Llttle or bxg the pupll with talent has the opportumty to develop her God glven abxllty and thus praise the Supreme Artlst by her own advance m culture Not only character forma txon Intellectual tralnmg and good health are goals ln Catholxc education but also artlstlc development the flower of human culture Lorette Lapre 45 9 9 1 s s , . 5 - Q 7 ! 7 , . 1 r

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XIJYTE COMXII I 1I:Ii 'XIXRH S FEET. Sodality officers nt n general meeting: Lorraine Boule, president, nt centerg Irene Gt-ndreau, recording secretary. reading the minutesg seated: Irene Fonteneau, corresponding secretaryg Irma Rattc. vice presidentg Henriette Lajoie, treasurer, THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE PRESENTS SOME OF ITS XVORK. THE EUCHARISTIC COMMITTEE RECALLS SOME PROJECTS, FIR DROP. Whats HCM

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Paulme Mxlot 47 about to delxght an attentwe auchence The studlo scene of busy art lessons The Glee Club at the Sllver ubxlee