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

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20 Mrs. Preddice reads a story to the Little Ones in the new pre-kindergarten class.

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Chairman, Mrs. Elaine Mr. Robert Burns Miss Eleanor Clark Mr. Theodore Kottke Miss Nancy Wilson Mr. William Eigabroadt Heidenstrom English: An Insight Into Ideas Since communication is the fundamental purpose of the English language, the English Department is constantly expanding its emphasis so as to include the many sided demands of the language. There is a well-developed speech program in existence now, and a creative writing class has been publishing Ebenwyck for several years. Now the emphasis is on reading ability, and this year there has been put into operation a program to broaden afl levels of reading. A reading laboratory offers every interested student materials and methods for increasing his reading speed and accuracy. There has long been a debate concerning the place of paperback books in the classroom. Many of the English classrooms now have new book racks, liberally stocked with paperback books, which are available to students free of charge. However the debate may progress in other places, the use of paperbacks have gained a definite place at Mont Pleasant. Mr». Eleanor Friedman Mr. Robert Holder Mr». Agne» Putnam Mr. Herbert Safran Mr. H. Safran give in»truction for the N.E.D.T. to hi» tenth grade English cla . Mr . Christine Stuart Mi Tricia Corbett

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Home Economics: Social Skills for Social Changes Mrs. Juanita Preddice Amid cries of treason, the Apartment, which was some- thing of a tradition at Mont Pleasant, was ripped out to make room for a pre-kindergarten class. This class, con- sisting of four-year-olds from the surrounding community, is a part of Mont Pleasant's social psychology course that was introduced into the department's program last year. It is the department's hope that this course will provide its students with an understanding of the concepts of psychology as it is applied to daily life. The traditional courses of the department, the foods and sewing classes, attempt to teach organization and planning through the participation of its students in the preparation of a meal or the creation of a new outfit. It is the goal of all the courses in this department to instill in every student the kind of responsibility and knowledge that makes better citizens for tomorrow's world. The girls in Mr . Kraemer's cooking cla watch with fascination as Joe laporte and Lewi Marx can tomatoes. Antonia DeFelice, Barbara Pedone and Mary Ann Beatty help each other lay out a blouse pattern. David Waytho, and Grace Marie O'Malley listen as Mrs. Deabler reveals the secrets of Madame Wanda, the erst- while spiritualist. 21