Julia Richman High School - Spotlight Yearbook (New York, NY)

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, . ufiic There is music in our ears! All around us the tuneful art is heard, swing-classics-sentimental5 the Julia Richman horizon is swarming with musical bugs-the kind that listen-the kind that whistle-hum-as well as the kind that play instruments or sing. Just look in some- day on room one fifty-one, and you're bound to see a species of the latter group- the virtuosi. You'll see the orchestra, struggling through their daily dozen-the glee club7s glib faces, straining their faces much more than their voices to create a sym- phony of sound. You,ll see an attentive harmony class here and there-and some- times youill hear whiffs of sounds being emitted from the massive machine in the mahogany case. Drifting around in the musical circle of Julia Richman, youlll find Miss Gould, Miss Burr, and Miss Hackett who supervise and conduct the various activities. Once in a while you'll hear an up and coming girl in assembly: ,lust as there are lots who are coming to the real stage of success, so there are some who have come. Perhaps you have heard of Evelyn Klien, Millicent Chandler, Philomena Aphetalny, Adela Kaplan, Anna'Daube, Gertrude Burke, Maritza Lesovar, Bernice Kossoif, Caroline Schreuber, Ellen Arclenesky, Virginia Prieto, Ruth Vozab, and others. ' But we not only offer you success in music--that is the claim of few-but to the very many Julia Richmanites we present the enjoyment of music. Yes, these are the talented ones, but they need you--they need your enjoyment of their art to make it Worthwhile. And We know that every one of you enjoys some type of music. Perhaps vides the swing-but they also dust you over with a bit of the other to broaden your view. And some of the hummers and mumblers Whose puckered faces might seem incongruous at times play their part too. Music is a possession of everyone-of any one who cares to listen. swing appeals more readily to you than the classics-so the music department pro-

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A Weary cobbler runs his hands lovingly over his work-a sigh of satisfaction escapes his lips. A slight sculptor gazes appraisingly at his marble statue-a warm glow lightens his sensitive features. A sturdy gardener wipes his brow and straight- ens his back-his fingers caress a colored petal. lnto the lives of all these people came the desire to create, to look upon something completed and feel that they, not a helper nor a friend, have made something of value-be it boots, statues or-a flower. Realizing that many girls of Julia Richman High School possess this creative ability, the Art Department stands ever ready to offer its courses in such engrossing fields as Art Appreciation which gives one the opportunity to develop different forms of expression, General Design which enables one to gain a rigid foundation, and Elective Art composed of a variety of branches such as Commercial Illustration, and Costume Design which furnish one with the adequate means in which to specialize. Just as all the years of training that a doctor puts in at medical school would be wasted if he never performed an operation, so all the talent that one possesses would be undiscovered or might even degenerate if one did not actually sit down and work on that talent. Thus the only method conducive to finding, improving and mellowing one's talent is hard work and perseverance. To come to the important question that is on the lips of every youth talented in art who is graduating from high school. That is, How can art Kas a talentj be utilized in the outside business world? Probably art has more branches than any other field today. Interior decorating, photography, window display, lighting, stage setting, and the more familiar designing of clothes and commercial illustration are just a few of the many occupations in which a knowledge of art would be essential. No special training is necessary-that is, no definite training, for if one is desirous of getting ahead one will gain all the knowledge the world has to offer and carve a niche for oneself that is secure and deserved.

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W 4 xx P, Be it French, German, Italian, Latin, or Spanish, we have all taken up at least one language in high school. And after plowing through a translation or trying to learn grammar and irregular verbs, many of us have doubted the values of anything but our own English. Yes, one may have to have a special talent to learn languages CI don't possess itj but once learned, languages can be of tremendous value. Let us first take up the sad case of Latin. It seems that no one likes Latin these days. They tell us that it won,t be of any use later onf, Well, in the dim realm of in- finity called later onv we may not have to challenge John Kieran,s latin quotations but the language can be of use to us in other ways. While there is no necessity for talking in the ancient Roman tongue, there is a need for organizing logically even what we say in English. Therein lies the Worth of having studied Latin. No student could have put together a Latin prose sentence or taken apart a bit of translation without being aware of the organization and planning behind it. The ability to organize and plan can help us not only to speak and write logically, but best of all to live logically. The other languages aforementioned have a more direct value. Of course in traveling and in contact with foreign people they come into play. One of the greatest joys of traveling is to be able to speak to the ordinary people you meet in their native tongues. Spanish has a Very close relationship to us. Many students feel that more so-called Americans should learn the tongue of their southern neighbors. Spanish and Portuguese are intrinsic elements in the movement for Pan-Americanism. Compulsory Spanish in high school is even visualized by some. In living logically, in enjoyment of travel, and in contact with people, lan- guages are of tremendous importance. M, ,ff an uage QQ. ,, ' 1- SEEEEEE1 3 x If