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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Dec 1938, p. 87

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..1 stuclents to an acaciemy of worlcl- wide recognition, drawing. scholars and young artists frôm many coun- tries, races and creeds. Hle w as an outstanding pioneer iii creating a.na- tional Jewish consciousness ,in art. His painitings are al done, on es- pecia.fly prepared wood framred i brass withhammered repousse' de- signs and the works to be shown at teNorth Shore Congregation Israel representthe finest examâples of the first mnodemn attempts ta. create .a specific Jewish art. Public Invltedl The ýcommunity was invited to visý. it the temple during this exhibit to view the'works of the late Professor. Schat z 'and those of his son and daughter,- Bezalel and Zaharah, who will speak on Palestinian art at an open meeting to -be heId. at" the temnple on Wednesday afternoon, De- cember 14, at 2 o'clock: Mr.. Schatz and his sister have spent the largest part. of their lives in Palestine and have resided in Paris and many oth- er important centers of art and cul- ture. "As skilled as he is with can- vas and colors and brush, Bezalel is also a gifted violinist. His versa- tility includes many forms of art. Zaharah. who studied in both Pales- tine and Paris, is a graduate of the *National School* of Pecorative Arts are presentec inmautrientie cotumes, the:signif icarice- o! whîch he explains. H1e will demonstrate the different dance, steps of. the various tribes and gives their meanings. H1e will show the part sign or hand, talk has played in civilization . i dîscussing, the growth 'of languages., H1e will 'sing some of the primitive sangs,, and tell about the musical scale and its value to modern comn- posers. Deep Debt Eagle Plume wiil show how deeply modemn man is jndebted ýta his fore-1 bears. "The ancient history of' al races is. illustrated in the life of the American Indian. Advance i civil- ization . is mnade through the ex- change of. cultural factors and re- tarded by hate and racial prejudice," -declares. -- "Eagle Plume always teaches his audience- a great deal about Indians. But what is~ more-- important, lie teaches them about MAN-his past, his present civilization and his pas- sibilities in the future," it was added. This is the fourth in children's programs. this series will be theJ p layers on January the series o! The next in Jack and Jili Un SchooI Play Mary Mci-ntosh, 52 1 Rostyn road, Kenilworth, is talcing part i "The Torchbearers," satinec comedy ta be given by the stu- dents at thie j.pysciire school, Evanston, this Friday. Photo by Lowry and Gottschalk. GIRUSCUT PRE CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES At this timne o! year the Wilmette Girl Scouts -are busy planning for At El~izabethilliiepigiauongo, JLATJey were met. by their friend,.John Alex- ander Clarke, 'who ca me into the Congo nearly forty years ago as 1a missionary over> a slavre trail and was one -of- the first White mgen-hi the country, He has been t'»iee, decorated by -the -King of Belgium flor lits serv- ices to the Congo in belping to ex- terminate. the slave trafflc, assistingý in the eradication of Tsetse fiy areas. (cause 'of sleeping sickness).,. hi r. achievemients in exploration, his ftL tens'ive.language work, and -his .e!- fective pioneer missionary work., visit Copper Mies The copper mines of the Congo to,- gether -with those of Northern . *hod- esia adjacent, are the richesti the world. Because of Mr. Clarke's knowledge of the country and thor- ough equnte w4kihbothBe agiau officials and native people, and 'his ability to speak their tongues, Mr. and Mrs. Ullmann were favoredffi being shown comnpletely through tthe smelting plant.o! the Union Miniere du Haut, Katanga at Elizabethvifle, also the mining operations of* the same conipany at Jadotville. They' were surprised and pleas ed at ' the efficient welfare among its native u7b or. he a.erression was visible executea in orass, LvUL.y, DLiver,'an other metals, displaying about 15 art erafts, which required 10 years to complete qt the Bezalel art school and. museuin in Jerusalem, founded in 1906 by Professor Schatz, under whose supervision the work was cre- ated. Miniature Collection A collection of miniatures, in ivory b.y Professor. Scha ,-a.t of the large collection m~ carved tz. are -Lowell Thomas, spoke at New Trier1 was voted The Man- country-wide poil by ma fraternity brothe ent at'the annual foi who recently Iigh school anid oi-the-Year'in,,a Those Troop 1 are working on wil go to a family and those of Troop 7, ta the welfare department. Troop 9 is making rag dolls to be given by 1 the Rotary club, their sponsors, i their Christmas baskets. Incidentally( on December 21, the girls of Troop1 9 will be entertained at a luncheon1 given by the Rotary club for thei at Shawnee Country club. T[ fooip 5 rievu oni etvi iivi ul -- districts. Mr. Ullmann is vice-president of Revere Copper and Brass compà.ny mec., and a member of the executive committee and board of trustees of the Moody Bible Institute'of Chico- go, and has been actively interesle. in foreign missions, and the Aineri- honors for~ they work we'have a tire. . 1 the alumni on, arrangements for LowelI Tho mas WiII Be Honored Friday at Fraternity Dinner b,ç -o L:1. rn route,

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