Mount Pleasant High School - Green Leaf Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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MR JQHN F. HEINEY . . .CHIEF EXECUTIVE AT MT. PLEASANT Mr. John F. Heiney, our Superintendent, has been at Mount Pleasant since 1949. Before coming to Mount Pleasant he was a principal at a school in New Jersey. He obtained his B.S. degree at Gettysburg College and his M.A. degree at Columbia University. He completed graduate work at the University of Pennsyl- vania and Temple University. He holds several important educational offices, some of which are the following: President of the Delaware Educational Television Association, Chairman of Chief School Officers of State of Delaware, Vice President of Delaware Association of School Administrators, Chairman of Delaware School Study Council, and a member of the Committee of Management of the Brandywine Y.M.C.A. Since Mr. Heiney has been at Mount Pleasant, many of our new school buildings have been completed under his direction. The new elementary schools, the new gym, and the additions to the wing of our high school were all proiects which he headed. The new Mount Pleasant High School, now under construction, is one of the major achievements of Nlr. l-leiney's administration. He has directed us well towards a greater Mount Pleasant.

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CITIZENS OF DISTINCTION: THE BOARD OF EDUCATION The Mount Pleasant Board of Education seeks always to improve the quality of education. Through the close co-operation of the Board with the teachers and parents, its members have succeeded in doing a splendid iob. This past year the Board's main interest has been the building program. A referendum was passed which provided for additions to each of the elementary schools and for facilities for the nevv high school. Also in the past year the Board enlarged the library of our present high school, invested money in new books, and vvorked on a program for the gifted child. The officers of the Board are Mr. Robert V. Huber, President, Mrs. Jane McAdam, Vice President, and Mr. John F. Heiney, Secretary. Also serving on the Board are Mr. John M. Fletcher and Dr. V. R. Hardy. ROBERT V. HUBER President MRS. JANE MCADAM JOHN M. FLETCHER JOHN F. HEINEY DR. V. R. HARDY

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MR. E. R. SCHWINGER . . . MT. PLEASANT'S POPULAR PRINCIPAL We at Mount Pleasant feel that we have a fine school. Much of the success of a fine school depends on the kind of a principal the school has. We feel we have a truly fine person in that post. Mr. E. R. Schwinger, our tall, distinguished principal, has been at Mount Pleasant since l945. He received his B.S. degree from Shippensburg State Teachers College and also did graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University, and the University of Delaware. Although he doesn't have much leisure time, Mr. Schwinger is interested in s electronics, woodworking and photography. He is now serving on the Executive Board of the Delaware Association of School Administrators and is immediate past President of the Brandywine Rotary Club. Mr. Schwinger is very interested in Student Council work and democratic techniques in School Administration. lt is a tribute to him that he is respected by the students and faculty. l l2