Mont Pleasant High School - Montaneer Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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'L U1H 'H I ,K w,w,w,,,,,,. .. , -., fp Y' s L Our Poef Laureafe, Roberf Mccaughey

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Dedicotion Devoled To ihe belferrneni of educalional oppor- lunilies is a gracious lady who has gained for Sche- neciady a repuialion for having one of +he oulsfanding school sysiems of New Yorlc Slafe. Since I'-?3l she has shown a lceen inleresl in rhe welfare of Scheneclady children. The allenlion she has given io educalion lor lhe handicapped, school conslruclion, and school board aclivilies illusfrafes lhe vigor, infelligence, and alfruism of This remarlcable personalily. She has furfhered public educaiion as ihe firsl woman presidenf of lhe New Yorlc S+a1'e School Boards Associaiion, as a member of lhe Schenecfady Board of Educalion, and as charler member and direcfor of lhe New Yorlc Siafe Cilizens' Council for public schools. ln l95O, she was voled Woman oi +he Year in Educa+ion. Wilh her record of service on lhe cify board of educalion, she has iruly been fhe Woman of The Year in Educalionu in Scheneclady for lwenfy-five consecuiive years. l-ler name carries The highesl ideals of educalion imbedded in sincere and failhlul service fo our communiiy. Scheneclady, ifs cilizens, ils induslries, and ifs sludenfs hold her in greaf esfeem. In her honor, 'rhe Board of Educaiion named Schenecl'ady's newesf elernenfary school. ll sfands as a symbol of her devo- lion lo educa+ional progress. Teachers and sludenls will go forlh from Schenec+ady's schools fhanlclul for excepfionally fine iacililies and services. And we, ihe Class of l959, graieiul +o have been endowed by boundless educa+ional opporlunilies, dedicafe our year- boolc io lhe former presidenf of +he Board of Educalion, Mrs. Jessie T. Zoller,

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Foreword Con+ras+s, a poem wriffen by a mem- ber of our class, perfecfly summarizes fhe fremendous influence which fhree years af Monf Pleasanf have exerfed on our fufure. Using fhis poem as fhe fheme of our year- book, we have recorded a momenfous exper- ience on each page. Whefher each momenf is remembered as a friumph or defeaf is nof of ulfimafe imporfance. We know fhaf each in ifs way has confribufed equally in prepar- ing us for fhe era we now appoach. As fhe curfain on fhe sfage of aclulf life is abouf fo rise, we can see fhrough fhis veil -buf rafher dimly. Yef, we feel no fear, only fhe quiver of excifemenf. You, Monf Pleasanf have given us fhis sfrengfh. We, fhe Class of '59, are filled wifh grafifude as we fhank you for embracing us wifhin your ivy-covered walls. You have given fo each of us undersfanding, knowledge, and fradi- fion never fo be regreffed. Every delighf or pain, joy or sorrow, gain or loss, lighf or darkness, friend or foe we mef wifh you, Alma Mafer, broughf us closer fo our goal as seniors. And in fhe fufure, if fhe confrasfs of life seem fo over- whelm us, we can gain sfrengfh and inspira- fion from you, Monf Pleasanf, fhrough fhis, our yearbook.