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

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Our Parent-Teachers Association Is Effective Left to right: Mr. Meixner, Mr. MacMurray, Mr. Bebout, Mrs. Van Brunt, and Mr. Christiansen. The Parent-Teachers Association establishes a closer relationship between the home and the school. Through the united effort of parents and teachers, this association may secure for every student the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education. W Among the specific projects outlined for the year were the purchasing of items for the audio-visual room and serving equipment for school social functions. ln addition, the task of underwriting the expenses for keeping the school library open evenings and Saturdays was taken in hand. The plan to aid student committees, to provide clerical assistance to the office and library, and to help generally when- ever and wherever requested was also undertaken. All of these projects formed the agenda for the year. The officers of the Parent-Teachers Association were Mr. Daniel P. MacMurray, President, Mr. Henry N. Meixner, Vice-President, Mr. Roger W. Bebout, Vice-President, Mrs. John Van Brunt, Jr., Secretary, and Mr. Paul H. Christian- sen, Treasurer. Committee leaders were Mr. and Mrs. James. F. Scott, Program, Dr. Carleton C. Conrad, Ways and Means, Mrs. William McDonald, Publicity, Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Nail, Hospitality, Mrs. George M. MacLeod, Home Room Repre- sentative, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Montague, P.T.A. Service, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Brown, Membership, Mr. Howard S. Parsons, Safety and Health, and Mr. David S. Darling, Legislative Committee.

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Experienced Board Members Direct Our Schools Left to right: Mrs. McAdam, Mr. Huber, Mr. Fletcher, Dr. Hardy, Mr. Heiney. The duty of the Mount Pleasant School Board is to awaken, to inspire, and to train the minds of its youth so that they may become better citizens in our democratic society. Perhaps, more specifically, the basic aim of the board is to help all students so that they can grow intellectually, physically, morally, socially, and emotionally. Confronting the school board throughout the year have been two pressing concerns: completion of the construction project whereby adequate facilities will be available for our increased enrollment and introduction of the blueprint program which was submitted by the Superintendent, Mr. John Heiney, and approved by the board. This ublueprinti' provides for the strengthening of the educational plan for the Mount Pleasant Special School District. Specifically, the outline presents a method of improving the curriculum in the secondary level, increasing the guidance service at all levels, and establishing a program challenging to all students-from the retarded to the superior. The members of the board who assemble at regular monthly meetings are Mrs. Jane McAdam, President, Mr. John M. Fletcher, Vice-President, Mr. John Heiney, Secretary, Mr. Robert V. Huber and Dr. V. R. Hardy.

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THROUGH HIS EFFORTS . A NEW SCHOOL JOHN F. HEINEY Superintendent B.S., Gettysburg College M.A., Columbia University Mr. Heiney, the tall, soft-spoken, dist tinguished Superintendent, has been at Mount Pleasant since 1949. During his administration the district's educationa system has grown so much that at long last, the junior and senior high school: are separate units. As Superintendent, Mr. Heiney hire: all of the teachers in the district. He als4 plans the district budget and publishes tht annual report. As a member of the Boarc of Education, he studies the school's cur riculum for the purpose of providing goot educational facilities for everyone in th district. During his very limited spare time, M1 Heiney enjoys gardening and reading. Since he has been at Mount Pleasani Mr. Heiney has certainly been a valuabl asset to the district.