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

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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

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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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Special Education: Knowledge Through Experience The Department of Special Education is an improve- ment to our school and an asset to our community as the students are prepared for good citizenship. Subjects of- fered to these thirty-five students include mathematics, social studies, English and occupational and physical ed- ucation. For the boys there is metal and wood-working shop, while the girls take sewing, cooking, and arts and crafts. So that they will be prepared for employment after graduation, pupils are taught ways of choosing, securing, and holding a job. The curriculum is set up so that the abilities of the student are strengthened, and their best characteristics are brought out. Since there are differences among the individuals it is necessary to find a way to meet their variations. Adjustments have been devised to make this program adequate to meet the requirements of everyone. Students enrolled in this Special Education class become aware of their abilities, both physical and mental. They are aided in planning for future employ- ment and for accepting their place in society. Barbara Ives. Diana Rougier and John Rossi practice what M ss Warboys teaches about the use of the dictionary. 25 Mrs. Speidel works individually with Mary Ellen Maietta and Rose Mary Petrazulla on budgeting.