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

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Miss Margaret Boyle s Miss Grace Castor Mrs. Hilda Mrs. Leola Martin Trevett. Nurse Mrs. Lillian Heath, Nurse While she demonstrates the use of the springboard. Caroline Di Crosta attempts to jump over the marker. Coach Mulvaney rests a moment on the roller used to shape up the track. To the tune of cracking femurs and crunching tibiae. Mr. Vacca leads his gym class in deep knee-bends. 23

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Physical Education: Preparation for the Future Penny Jordon demonstrates her nimbleness on the trampoline. The Kennedy Administration's physical fit- ness program, which was inaugurated into our gym curriculum last year, has now become a very important part of our physical education classes. The object of this program is to improve the American youth's physical condition which, according to recent reports, has been gradually deteriorating. Under the close guidance of Miss Carr, Mrs. Makofski and Mrs. Martin, the girls’ gym classes take physical fitness tests each fall and spring. During inclement weather the girls par- ticipate in different indoor sports to develop their poise and coordination. The boys, under the guidance of Mr. Vacca, Mr. Rieg and Mr. Mulvaney, also participate in the fitness tests. During the winter the boys work on the ap- paratus and play basketball to keep themselves in shape. Affiliated with our Physical Education Pro- gram are two courses—health, which is required for both boys and girls; and driver education, which is an optional twenty week course. Driver Ed. is a popular and safe way for our pupils to learn the technique of becoming a cautious and conscientious driver. Linda lovino eases herself into a split on the rings. 22

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Chairman— Mr. Donald Stone Mr. Richard Watson Mr. Virgil Provost. Science and Technical Departments Mr. Joseph Rizzo Mr. Bruno Caldaro Science: Research for Progress in the Future Mont Pleasant's Science Department is designed to help students gain a better understanding of our modern, scientific age. The chemistry course instructs pupils in the composition of substances and the pro- cesses by which these substances are formed. In the recently modernized chemistry laboratory, the students are provided with all the essentials needed to apply their knowledge gained from the teachers and the up-to- date text books. The biology courses deal in the study of plants and animals, their habits, their physical characteristics, their general mode of life, their origin and distribution, and their relationships to one another. Labs in these classes give a pupil practice with instruments such as the micro- scope and with a few dissecting tools. Through the physics classes, students are able to study the phases and forms of inanimate matter. This study includes the theories of heat, light, sound, and mechanics. Accordingly, the lab sessions give students training in utilizing subject matter obtained in classes. In all of these science classes, those students who show special interest are encouraged to work on in- dividual, supervised projects of their choice. Knowledge obtained through class and individual work will serve as a foundation for advanced learning toward progress in the future. Mr. Joseph Terry Theresa Vitolo and Curtis Martin listen intently to the clicking of the geiger counter as Mr. Provost looks on. A contented, well-fed hamster smiles for the photog- rapher over the hands of Charles Porter. Judy Daily. Mr. Watson and Wayne Smith. Faye Bowles smiles approvingly as she listens to Mr. Stone and Hans Nlehus discuss mineral specimens. 24 Mrs. Christine Stuart