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

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FOR ONE MEMORABLE YEAR WE WERE THE E v I e wi ran e il 26 Q Class Robert SENIORS The classes were The mos? basic part of our school life. Our diplomas signify that we have The knowledge and skills To qualify us To Take our places in The world. l president F k F l w, reading a c py of the poem f F

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HE ACCENT IS ON CURRICULUM Here courses are offered in typing, filing, and shorthand as well as in English, Mathematics and some social studies. Practical experience is. also provided by a co-operative program of work and classroom instruction during part of the sen- ior year. Many business pupils work in the offices at school to gain practice and to observe. Still another kind of study is given under the general curricu- lum. Stress in this course is put on vocational training and edu- cation. Basic classes, English, his- tory, P.O.D., are also necessary and compulsory. Much time is spent, however, in the wood and metal shops and the home ec lab. The general course tries to pre- pare a student so that he will be ready to fulfill the requirements of a iob immediately after gradu- ation. We learn safety in driving And how to operate a lathe Even clean typewriters And push-ups! And how to make dresses

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The seniors pay tribute to the great American poet, Robert Frost, as indicative ot the appreciation We gained in school not only for great men of letters but also tor great men ot all fields. That many ot us will distinguish ourselves in our chosen careers is undoubtedly the hope ot all who shared in our destiny. ROBERT FROST