Mount Pleasant High School - Netop Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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Science The Science Department of Mount Pleasant is a trifle more complex than other departments in that there are several sub-divisions. The course in Radio is offered by the school to aid students in acquiring a foundation in the funda- mental principles of radio as a basis for further study or for immediate practical use. The technique of sending and receiving radio code is studied by the students one period each week. Students from the tenth through the twelfth grades are allowed to study Electricity. The chief aim of the course is to give an understanding of the fundamentals of electricity. Students learn how it is made, how it is put to work, how it is measured, and how to employ electricity safely and efficiently in everyday life. Because it is a living subject and because it has a definite relationship between the student and his com- munity life, Biology has a place in every school cur- riculum. Students who elect 'biology learn to estab- lish habits of healthful living. gain a vital knowledge of life processes, and develop a respect for the cone tributions of men eminent because of their biological research and service. Included in the Science Department is a science for today's Machine Age, Physics. Boys and girls learn to think logically and to attack problems with zestful economy of physique in classes of this important division, A grounding in physics is required by members of professions such as nursing and engi- neering and is advantageous to those who are factory workers and snow shovelers. The physics classes can accommodate many more registrations. This branch of the Science Department is one which should be taken advantage of by Mount Pleasant students. Miss Brennan's class in Physics II sighting images in plane mirrors Another physics class determines wave length of sound by resonance at Burton Hallberg explains various kinds of algae if 17 130'-

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locial cience The Social Science Department is one of the high schools most important departments. Along with learning about historic characters and events in Amer- ican history. and Federal, State, and City govern- ment in civics, students learn to acquire improved habits in work and industry so necessary in later life These include accuracy, neatness, promptness, hon- esty, courtesy. and cooperation. Many assignments in the Social Science Department require reference work which gains for one the ability to obtain information quickly through the use of reference books, encyclo- pedias. and dictionaries. The principal objectives of the department are to afford an understanding of the evolution of our government from its European beginnings up to the present time. and to broaden appreciation for the historical opinions of different authors. You seldom read an editorial without finding some reference to or comparison with a historical event. ln order to understand the political and social problems of today and tomorrow. you must know something of the political and social problems of yesterday. French. Spanish, Italian hold the attention of this trio t ev efllg an QB C06 Forei Il Language Every day, several hundred pupils of Mount Pleasant set out for foreign lands. ln small bands. they tour with their guides - the tive teachers in the department of modern languages. Some go to Spain. or to the Central and South American countries: still others to sunny Italy: the rest to La Belle France. Their purpose is primarily to learn the language of the country: principally to read the language easily and with this key ever after their possession. to un- lock a wealth of literature and culture in the original form. And to a somewhat lesser degree. perhaps. and depending on individual talent and application. they learn to express themselves in the foreign tongue and to attain the spoken word, They come to know the physical face of the land: its rivers and mountains. its cities and villages. its monuments. its treasures of cathedral and palace. They come to know its human values: its people and their history, their customs, and costumes. and characteristics. And so, they should return day by day. advanced in their skillg inspired by contact with a rich and ancient civilization as well as with its current aspect: pro- vided with an outlook and understanding so vital in our contracting world.

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One step in assembling a spring wardrobe Tastes good v een' or ACM are cfs K . i eW'A 'N sex k K sboxls cw -'H-if 1 8 lf- HOIIIC E00110ll1iCS Home Economics offers an opportunity to the girl to select clothing and foods in each grade, 10B through IZA. As she progresses from grade to grade she acquires not only technical skills in sewing and cooking, but also an appreciation and knowledge of that broader phase of Home Economics known as liamily l,iving. The future homemaker is concerned with sound philosophies that affect home life. Some of the units which help her are these: Se' lection and alteration of readyfmade clothing: Con- struction of new garments: Planning and serving of nutritious meals: Budgets: Personal appearance: Development of clothes' consciousness: Line and color as they affect the individual: Appreciation of the beautiful through a study of china, silver. glass- ware. pictures. and household fabrics: Personal and family relationships: Interest in the lives of others outside of our homes. Better Home Living! This is our goal. Music The Music Department offers four different sub- jects to music lovers - band. orchestra. theory and appreciation. and voice. The estimated total of stu- dents enrolled is 380. Members of band and orchestra receive training to become better musicians. The theory class is the one, perhaps. about which the least is known. The fundamentals of music appreciation and recognition of the better classics, lives of the composers and their music. forms of music, and in- strumentation are only a few of the interesting sub- iects covered this year in this class. The voice class. long a favorite, has this year the largest enrollment in the history of the school. Teachers and students thoroughly enjoyed two outstanding events this term: the first, on May 22. the All-State Band, Chorus. and Orchestra Concert: and the second. on June 6, the concert at Roger Williams Park. Of special interest also to the student body is the concert given in the auditorium each term.