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

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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.

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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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Art Art is one of the most interesting courses this school has in its curriculum. This course builds a good practical art foundation. with emphasis di- rected toward either the fine arts, industrial. commer- cial. domestic art. or crafts. lt develops ability to understand and appreciate art quality - thereby giving increased satisfaction. contentment, and true enjoyment resulting from a familiarity with. and knowledge of beauty. Art l consists of design. color. lettering, and art in the community, During the second term. art in industry. art in dress tperson- alitiesl, art in the theater tcostume, stage, pageant- ry, lightingl. and art in the home are studied. Art lll includes the history of architecture, painting. and sculpture. Cartooning. packaging, graphic art. and posters are studied in Art IV. The advanced classes. Art V and VI, are instructed in leather work. batik stenciling, puppets, figure drawing, and crafts. l Engineers in the making Fresh flowers are arranged in the art room every Monday morning Clement Micarelli adds Hnishing touches to picture entitled Art in thc lhtitrt which he painted for Miss Keegan's ofhce oellallieal Drawing Engineers and other technical men convey their ideas by means of Mechanical Drawing. Nowadays. most people simply call it drafting Nothing that has ever been constructed or devised by man was built without a plan or picture of the object. The house we live in, th: conveyances we use ltrain, plane, auto. shipl. the radio we enioy 4 all these things were planned in the mind of an engineer. who then transferred his idea onto paper. People in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers. builders, machinists. realtors. and countless others f find daily or continual need for reading or making drawings. At the present time the future scientific and industrial life of the nation is endangered because of a lack of engineering college graduates. It is the future for alert and energetic young men. Truly the draftsmen is the Aladdin of this Atomic Age. 19 te--