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

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HBLUEPRINTS FOR SCIENCE Mr. Edward Sherley Chairman Wegewf- ff Mr. Edward Sherley offers assislance lo Edward Zadrozny. Mr. George Van Heusen Mr. Richard Suprunowicz Mr. Bruno Caldaro In an age where much of The progress of our modern sociely is based on a knowledge of maih, Monl Pleasan+'s lvlalhemalics Deparlmenl endeavors lo give sludenls lhe besl Training lhai is possible. When new iobs for rnalhemalicians are crealed in lhe iulure, lvlonl Pleasan+'s malh slall slrives now lo prepare sludenls for lhem. A diversified program oi rnaih is offered io give sludenls a basic knowledge and an abilily +o apply lhis acquired knowledge. Courses are offered in len diiferenl fields. These range from The lundamenlal general malhemalics lo Jrhe more complicaled analylic geomelry and calculus. ln addilion +o +he average rnalh classes, sludenis wilh oulsland- ing abilily are given Jrhe opporiunily io enlarge lheir maih sludies. This is achieved by lhe special lasl malh classes.

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Mr. Anfhony Coppola Mrs. Rufh Family Mr. Joseph Whalen . ,QQ ai E Miss Suzanne Bundy Mr. Roberi' Ludwig Chairman LANGUAGES, THE PEDIGREES OF NATIONS The Language Deparfmenf of Monf Pleasanf is considered one of fhe besf in New York Sfafe. Five languages are offered fo our sfudenfs: Lafin, French, Spanish, German, and Russian. Classes run from one year of Rus- sian fo four years of French. The mosf modern mefhods are used in all classes, and each sfudenf is required fo affend af leasf one language laborafory a week. In addifion, five classes come in every morning before school, and five come in every affernoon affer school. Alfhough languages are offered mainly for fhe benefif of academic sfudenfs, fhey are a help fo anyone, and are offered fo all of Monf Pleas- anf's sfudenfs. F E i JH. f4-' f'-'Viv ' gsm., Mrs. Toby Clyman Miss Clara Schairer

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Mr. Cleveland Howard Mr. John Adams Chairman James Califano, William Lane and Eugene Turchi sland ready wiih Their drums during orchesira ehearsal. 1 ,It Mr. Cleveland Howard direcfs a seciion of The school chorus. THE ONLY UNIVERSAL TONGUE The Music Deparlmenl of Mon? Pleasanf offers lo any inleresled slu- denl, a wide variely of courses in lhe 'Field of music. In lhe secfion of insfrumenlal music, band and or- cheslra provide valuable experience for ihe sludeni inieresled in ihis area. Vocal music is comprised of choral lileralure from The early mu- sic periods lo The presenl. Along wiih lhe aciive parlicipalion courses made available +o Moni Pleasanl Sludenls. courses in music lheory are also offered. These consisl ol rudi- menls of music and harmony which emphasize music composiiion, sighl singing and ear Training, and music apprecialion which includes primar- ily lisfening lo music. No musical background is required for lhis and lhus makes il possible for any slu- denl in Monl Pleasanl High School lo parlicipale in lhe Music Deparl- menr. Mr. Theodore Ta ka roff 27