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

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1950 - Mount Pleasant graduated its first class. The Class of 1950 was composed of 31 boys and 33 girls. Mount Pleasant became a full-fledged high school accredited by the Middle Atlantic States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The total enrollment for the district was now 1,472 pupils, 543 in the junior-Senior High School. 'X 1954 - River Road Elementary School and the new gym on the High School were built. 1956 - Carrcroft Elementary School was completed. The enrollment was now 3,250 pupils, 1,950 of them in grades 1 through 6 and 1,300 in grades 7 through 12. Principals of the Elementary schools were Mr. Thomas D. Childrey, Car- rcroft, Mr. joseph Connelly, Edge Moor, Mr. Lawrance M. Furbush, lr., River Road, and Mr. lack G. Rockwell, Silver- side. 1958 - Mount Pleasant Senior High School was occupied for the first time. Kenneth E. Michael became principal. 1960 - Dorothy Stickney who created the rule of Mother on Broadway in Life With Father presented A Lovely Light, The Touching Cameo study of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. 1962 - Charles Bomboy, who had formerly been a Biology teacher, was named principal to succeed Mr. Michael. Laura Benet, sister of the famous poet Stephen Vincent Benet and a poet and author in her own right, made her first of several appearances at Mr. Pleasant.

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The land was ours before we were the land's. She was our land more than a hundred years Before we were her people. The Gift Outright Robert Frost Anniversaries have a habit of conjuring up memories of the past, this being the year of America's Bicentennial, we reviewed Mount Pleasant's role in the nation's history during this two hundred year period. Although only a recent newcomer to the American scene, the Mount Pleasant School District has played a vital role in the development of the nation's youth, and because of its high position in all phases of education, many reminiscences, looking back through the years, come to light. 1855 - The original schoolhouse was built on the Cartwell Estate, an area that was mostly farmland that now comprises the property of William du Pont. 1863 - Mr. Hanson Robinson bought the Cartwell Estate and the original school, donating a piece of land for a new schoolhouse. 1865 - The new one-room schoolhouse, built from stone, was constructed on the Philadelphia Toll Pike opposite the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. 1910 - The Mount Pleasant School housed primary and intermediate grades with some classes being held in the barn of Mr. William jordan. Miss Mary l. Robinson, a teacher of the Intermediate grades, formed an Audubon Society, members of the group wore badges with a green and white ribbon. This may have been the origin of the present school colors. 1932 - The present Mount Pleasant Intermediate school was constructed. lt housed grades 1 through 8 and had an enrollment of 400 pupils. 1944 - Parents petitioned the State Board of Education to expand the educational program in the district to grades 1 through high school. 1945 - The State Board of Education recognized the Mount Pleasant District as a special district, enabling the educa- tional program to be supervised by a Board of Education and a superintendent. The first Board of Education included - Mr. C. Edward Duffy, President - Mrs. Lillian L. Paschall, Vice President - Dr. Crayton K. Black - Mrs. Elizabeth C. Rinehart - Dr. Ross L. Neagley, First Superintendent. Q'flllt'FfM, riiii..r1l1UL mi f KX, K r 'alll in W XN l il f ' II I 11 E 11- lllgl FH ll Nal l Q31 wt ll-.i 'q i-'1ILii?Li'Wii. Ni ,, i EA-si il' 'E ljglllllili llln . '.- QixT. ,.' - ' i 1 :K ' , A If vm .' A,-135 ' I. J , , ,QA N 'ny-A .f- ,' J EL, T f kgs A?-Ng. K fri! I 75,4 I 15:5 M x Q? ' f 11251 . , A i tx gs. f X ' wi f-ilk!! 1 - 'A .lpn . so f K N, I Al ii-wlisri f .si sg? ,M li fmt if , -:'.'s:3gfa-'-H1feg'S2 , J 'Q' N .., s.. . -.v. i ... , A ft rv ww' get ' 1 1 F fill li, N E1 . .,i .i Y rms .Q :ral iii :l,j ii' kr-W 'fm l -t f Wi -i . ff tll im i El Ng J.: .i 3,9 f i ll 'iii l lin :ti f w 'i.'f 'MGE- -'si i 'f-' sf ' -umm' wig ' ,ga -Fi., i - V, A ' :Z A . L -2- ---- 2 --T... - ' A :Q ,Q A. Xfiu. U V ,,, 1. Q- .il,:, .AH 'II i 1 ravi: -I it :lf Il ni? 52 Tiirr- ifliis, i ,C sl- - p, 1lll--! -alfa V . A fe 21 'TJ 5. Q A-- at Lil inf! 'T ' ,l 'AYTT' ..iL:: . -4 .' V ,tiff ,f' . A U A x SQ' 5 'big CE iiii .ml l l l 'C an l F l I I I I l . - Wm , K Ill'-lg--f- W' - K 5,1 f 1: 3 Sl lilillfile-. . NX I2 1947 - Grades through the twelfth were added. Ray Schwinger became first principal. 1948 - Two new elementary schools, housing grades 1 through 6 were added. These were Silverside and Edge Moor. 1949 - Mr. lohn F. Heiney became Superintendent. The elementary schools had full time principals in charge.

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451 f V W .fi My I VLH fxfszlgirfmff L ' F-. --iz 3 if 9141 ,,.AV i L L V, gg Mahalia jackson, one of the vvorld's greatest gosepl singers, attracted a huge audience in her concert here, ,ri-V 1963 - lohn Ciardi, well-known poet and poetry editor of The Saturday Review lec- tured to a very appreciative audience. Hal Holbrook in the person of Mark Twain thrilled a capaci- ty audience with his historic performance as the illustrious author. Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt of Broadway and Opera Fame made musical magic for another vast audience. 1964 - Leon Bibb, brilliant folk sing- er, performed to another Full House . The ever popular piano duo Ferrante and Teicher excited still an- other capacity crowd in their ap- pearance here. Mt. Pleasant au- M ccic .T .J diences heard the stunning De Cor- mier Folk Singers. Noted composer Cy Coleman proved his virtuosity on the key board I4