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

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24 Mr . M. Armstrong adjusts a headset on Jaclyn Kelly as John Moore prepares for the recorded dialogue.

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Industrial Arts: Preparation for the Tides of Industry As long as new machinery is made, the Industrial Arts Department will be in a state of change. New techniques and new machinery have opened up many new kinds of jobs, and demands for new mechanical skills require a change in Mont Pleasant's industrial curriculum. These have been accomplished by the addition of another auto shop and several other new types of equipment for the student's use. Since there are fewer jobs available for unskilled workers, Mont Pleasant is try- ing to make sure that all students leaving our school have some sort of skill. The change from woodworking to the auto shop was brought about by a com- presensive study made by the citizens vocational council of the Board of Educa- tion. The need for skilled mechanics and automotive technicians were discovered by the council to be in great demand in the Schenectady area. Thus Mont Pleas- ant leads the way in meeting the needs of the community. Mr. Chari » Henry Mr. Samuel Hamilton Mr. E. Hudson watches Albert DiNocola adjust a small engine. MR. EDWIN HUDSON 23 Frank Patten and Walter Gillingham start to remove a valve cover on an old car engine.

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M rfil t o. 0 11» % IIB m MM Chairman, Mr. Robert Mrs. Charlotte Koblenz Mr. Gerald Goldstein Mrs. Marie Armstrong Mrs. Barbara Mandos Miss Clara Schairer Ludwig Language: Tides of Many Tongues In recent years, changes in the Language Department program have been constant and rapid due primarily to the installation of language laboratories to complement regular class work. Our language department has gained a national reputa- tion for its achievements. Mont Pleasant is proud of the de- partment's laboratory program. Not only is it one of the first such programs in New York State, but it is also one of the most extensive. Communication and understanding of French, Spanish, and German are the main goals of the Language Department, and these goals are achieved by means of luncheon clubs, language clubs, and the previously mentioned laboratories. Class work is aimed towards under- standing, speaking, reading, and writing a modern language. With all these accomplishments, the fact that speaks loudest in praise of our language department is the excellent record of our language students. Many of them have placed high in national contests conducted throughout the state and nation. The language courses are offered to any student who wishes to pursue them either in a two or three year se- quence. The courses are geared for those students going on to college and for those who wish to gain only a speaking knowledge and understanding of a particular language. 25 Harry Rector sets up a tape recorder in the language laboratory for Judy Califano. Barbara Jaros learns of the French people and their customs.