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

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 o A A ) Chairman— Mr. Anthony Mrs. Jacqueline Mr. Gerald Mr. Robert Ludwig Coppola Lefkowitz Goldstein Language: Journey to a Foreign Land Those 575' pupils presently enrolled in the foreign language classes at Mont Pleasant are being taught with the aid of modern methods and facilities. This new approach to language, called audio-lingual, attempts to make the language come alive for the students. Most of the emphasis through the four years is on speaking and understanding the spoken word. To facilitate prac- tice in both of these phases, the students have labora- tory periods and access to phonograph records which may be taken home. In addition, those pupils taking either Spanish, French, or German have available to them literature from their respective countries. Other language classes available include Russian and Latin. Any of these languages are offered to any student who wishes to pursue them. This year there has been an increase of nearly a hundred pupils; and as a result, three new teachers have been added to the department staff. Mr. Coppola looks on as Raymond Sefcovic, Paul Kuta. and Al Gallo concentrate in language lab. Mrs. Toby Clyman Mrs. Charlotte Koblenz Mrs. Ruth Family Joe Massaroni. Isabella Miceli. and Mrs. Lefkowitz work on Spanish nouns.

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Mr. Joseph O'Neil ' Mr. Samuel Hamilton Mr. William Deyo Mr. Henry discusses the operation of the crank shaft with M’chael Polnerelli, William Meinhold, and P;o Fiorini. Industrial Arts: An Aid to Industry A boy participating in the Indus- trial Arts Department at Mont Pleasant learns to appreciate, explore and experi- ment with the methods, problems and materials of today's industrial world. The varied courses, the machinery, and the many tools used in this department help give experience to the boys en- rolled. The first four ten-week periods are used to instruct the student in each of the following courses: woodworking, metal shop, airplane shop and blueprint reading. In the aviation engine mechani- cal classes, the boys learn the funda- mentals of aircraft engines, the theory of flight, and the construction and ap- preciation of airplanes. The cooperative industrial classes of this department make up another very important section. In these classes, the boys make a com- prehensive study of the occupational opportunities in our community. Safety reminders outside the Industrial Arts Department are touched up by Wayne Harper. 18

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Mr. Edward Sherley Mr. Belford Perkins. Math and Technical Departments Mr. George Van Husen Suprunowicz Cheryl McDougall presents the proof of a geometric theorem as Mr. Caldaro supervises her work. Math: The Basis for Advancement. Mathematics, known as the Language of Science, is the most vital of all sciences. With- out knowledge of this seemingly complex sub- ject, little or no scientific progress would have been made since the time of the Egyptians. Of course, the mathematics offered at Mont Pleasant is much more advanced than any- thing the Egyptians ever used. A wide variety of courses, ranging from general math to cal- culus, are offered to the students according to their desires and abilities. Through the excellent staff of teachers in the Mathematics Depart- ment, fundamentals and concepts are conveyed to the young men and women which will aid them in their later life. Mont Pleasant has kept up with the chang- ing events in the field of mathematics by provid- ing an accelerated course which begins in the stu- dents' sophomore year. These students remain to- gether for their three years here and are taught by the same teacher each year. By the termina- tion of their senior year, they have completed all courses from geometry to calculus. Assisting Glenn Juckett in demonstrating one of the varied uses of the compass are Tina Harper and Richard Santelli. 20