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

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MR. DUTCHER Chairman At Mont Pleosont, one ol our oims is to help stu- dents become well ocquointed with the dhoferent torms of government. Since Americc is o hybrid notion, we include the study ot foreign odminis- trotions os well os our own. Exploring customs, troditions, ond heritoges gives the Citizenship Educotion progrom o more colorful background. As Americon citizens, os well os citizens of the world, Citizenship Educotion becomes indispens- oble to our student body. We hope the Clciss of i961 tinds our progrom most helpful to them in the future. The World at his Finger Tips CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION MRS. COHEN l i MR. SUPRONOWICZ MR- PAWS'

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MISS WALSH MR. BURNS Chairman The Three basic aims of The English DeparTmenT aT MonT PleasanT are To Teach The sTudenTs The arT of communicafion, expression, and creaTiviTy. The accomplishrnenT of using our language elTecTively and correcTly is a goal The Teachers srrive Tor. The abiliTy To speak, wriTe, and lisTen inTelligenTly is a goal we all sTrive Tor. Through The wide usage oT books, we can explore exoTic lands. LiTeraTure develops in our minds an appreciaTion Tor The finer Things of life. We become acquainTed wiTh hisTory and can see, Through liTeraTure, The eFfecT of phases of life upon The people of each period of Time. We learn Through reading, The emoTions people express and The ideas and opinions which creare obstacles in Their lives. In books, Time and space are buT mere TragmenTs of The mind. By our advenTures in liTeraTure, a culTivaTed inTeresT may be aroused. Formal wriTing gives a sTudenT The opporTuniTy To express his emoTions and opinions. ENGLISH EDUCATION , ., . V.f!'.1'f i' ss.. . MRS. RUSSELL ,. 552 :ggi as x Mizs. LONGWAY Mizs. CHERRY MRS- PUTNAM