Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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THE ART DEPARTMENT Art is the almost perfect medium for the expression of beautiful thought. Nothing can compare with it for en- couraging and developing in the indi- vidual his embryo inactive ability. Art classes receive the finest of instruction and owing to their resulting proficiency become indispensable cogs in the ma- chinery of school life. During the fall some block prints and pen and ink drawings were made for the Scribblers' by art students. Again, in December, they constructed a decorative back- ground for the Christmas concert. In December, also, hand-blocked Christ- mas cards were made by the Design ll Class. However, the main project of the spring program was a rnarionette show with entirely original script. The stage, characters, settings, and cos- tumes were products of the art classes. MUSIC DEPARTMENT ln the field of the fine arts, music offers experiences from which large numbers of people derive their princi- pal aesthetic interests. Rhythm and tone are an essential and living part of painting, sculpture, dancing, architec- ture, dramatization, history, and litera- ture. The slightest musical accomp- lishment reaps great rewards in in- ward satisfaction, Moreover, it is prac- tical as well as ethereal, for statistics show that twenty per cent inore music students pass their examinations than those not taking music. Realizing the tremendous educational possibilities of music, Medina High School has en- deavored to bring the fullest oppor- tunities for its expression to its students. A mixed chorus, a glee club, a band, an orchestra, and a dance orchestra, have paved the way to greater musi- cal enjoyment. Much of the success of assembly programs, athletic contests, dances, Dramatic Club presentations, and community events has been made possible by the participation ot one or more of these groups. Q00 The Swingy ten Art for Mexicos Sake Wanted: good cooks.

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Laboratory work in English Here we work! And here we play! ENGLISH DEPARTMENT The basic theme upon which the English Department of Medina High School is founded is the development in the individual pupil of a discriminaf' ting taste plus a broad knowledge of fine literature and its tool, good Eng- lish. Dormant creative talents in the pupil are brought to light by scientifif cally planned assignments, inter-class competition, class room projects, and discussions. ln one section, for examf ple, autobiograpliies were written by the students as a fitting termination to several weeks' study of biography. The school creative magazine, the Scrib- blers', acts as a magnet to the inherent writing ability of many of the pupils, Short stories, dramas, essays, narrative and lyric poetry written by members of the English classes have been accepted and published by the Scribblers'. Noth- ing gives a student so much real sat- isfaction as seeing a product of his pen in print. ln addition to the regular English studies a journalism class publishes, in cooperation with the printing classes, a weekly newspaper, The M. H. S. News, whose circulation averages well above nine hundred and thirty copies, As a supplement to this work, the journalism class is also making an extensive study of news gathering, writing, and editing, LIBRARY DEPARTMENT The library is the hub around which revolve all the courses of study in Medina High School. All students em- ploy it for reference and some use it for study, since its restful atmosphere is most conducive to concentration, Within its walls are the four corners of the earth, on its shelves, the products of brilliant minds. Biography, essay, drama, poetry, noveleall types of vols umes-make up the many hundreds of books available not only to the student but also to the public. Besides a wide variety of periodicals and several sets of modern encyclopedias, the library boasts a variety of reference books selected by the several teachers as- accompanying texts for their own courses.