Maple Hill High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Castleton On Hudson, NY)

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ACTIVE CITIZE SHIP IS STRESSED Audio-visual aids are an important part of teaching. At Maple Hill, the history department serves many func- tions. Under Mr. Donald lYutter's supervision, the depart- ment trains the students for active citizenship in the com- munity, nation, and the world. Classes acquaint students with the economic situation ofthe world. To increase student interest, trips are taken to Fort Ticon- deroga and Cooperstown. HI Speak For Democracyn and other contests are initiated, and for outstanding students, participation in Model Congress, and the Citizenship Con- ference at Syracuse University are made available. Gerrit B01 B.A., MA.: State U. of N. Y. at Albany. Donald Nutter A.B.: Hartwick College. Robert Cross B.A.: Hartwick Collegeg IVLA.: State U. of N. Y. at Albany. Melvyn Horowitz A.B., MA.: State U. of N. Y. at Albany. A knowledge of the past is important to understand today's world. After-school discussions increase student interest. 75

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BOARD EXECUTES VARIGUS DUTIES Henry Metzger Leland Lyon Donald Walsh Treasurer President z4t1f0rney The importance of the Board of Educa- tion's supervision of lVlaple Hill cannot he underestimated. These men, all in quite different walks of life and With diverse interests, meet once a month with a mutual purposefto insure the smooth running of our school system. They approve expenditures, keep up to date with new teaching methods and equip- ment, establish the yearly budget and set school policies, and insure that the set policies are enforced. These men devote much of their time and energy to the Schodack Central School District. William Hansen Purcell Brownell William Leadbitter William Eckert George Mesick, I r. Walter Mahler Alfred Tanner Earl Johnson

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EW COURSES STIMULATE TUDY Basic skills are learned in junior high. Richard Bamberger Martin Singer RA.: Colgate Universityg B.A.: Syracuse U. lVl.A.: State U. of N. Y. at Albany. Under the supervision of Mr. Richard Bamberger, the teachers of the English department recognize the individuality of each student, so that they might better aid in the development of each student's 'specific talents. This recognition is accomplished through expository writing, interpretive reading and extensive analysis of literature, as well as detailed studies of the magazines, newspapers, and the other mass media of communica- tions. As a progressive department and the largest in the school, it continually offers new. courses and experi- ments with new concepts of education. Recently ini- tiated have been courses in speech and drama, reading, and a college-level seminar program for college-entrance seniors. Senior seminar program encourages independent study. xii 69 . . ,..,,. , . W M .wi ' 5 i ' 1 . .5 Ay. 5 .5 ,,. W ' Riagg? 1 ' S , s 1 lVlargaret Ward B.S.: Syracuse U.g lVI.A.: State U. of N. Y. at Al- bany. 76 Edward Wever RS.: Geneseo Collegeg lVl.A.: State U. of N. Y. at Albany. William Frankonis B.A.: State U. of N. Y. at Albany.