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

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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.

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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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26 Mr. Sherley talks about graphing equations.