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

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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--

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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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Boys working on advanced projects Metal ll class at work Objects of ceramic art in the making 2 0 Woodworking The Mount Pleasant Woodworking Department turns out some fine pieces of furniture. Anything from a lawn chair to a table may be made. Fine woods such as mahogany and maple are available for use in tables and chairs. ln this course the student learns how to use woodworking tools, and how to assemble his work with clamps, glue, and screws. He is taught how to put maple. mahogany. or antique finishes on his work. Although allowed to choose his own plans to work from. he must have a working drawing and stock sheet before starting a project. The smoking cabinet and the half round end table seem to have been the most popular pieces this term. Art Metal Art Metal is one of the popular courses at Mount Pleasant. Students electing this subject must be thoughtful and skillful. ln Metal I the student is taught sawing. hammerworking, and soldering as well as the use of the bending brake. power drill. and the polishing wheels. He is also taught how to recog- nize various metals. to use acids. and to read stamp- ing on jewelry. Although copper and brass are used mostly. other metals such as nickel. silver. and ster- ling silver are available. ln this course a student may make anything from a letter opener to a wall plaque. Ashtrays. rings, and pins are also turned out in number. Etching of name- plates for doorways is a popular project. With such a fine course it is no wonder that so many boys are enrolled in it. Corantios Perhaps you have stopped, at one time or another. to look at the colorful array of vases and statuettes displayed in our foyer windows. Each one of these interesting articles was designed and made by a stu- dent of our Ceramics Department. The 135 boys and girls of the five classes which meet every day are learning to develop coordination between their minds and their hands. Each piece goes through a long process before it is considered finished. First the student has to design. model. and dry his work. When dried, it is put into the hte for the first time in order to make it hard. After it has been re- moved from the fire. sprayed with glaze. and fired again it takes on its decorative color. Ceramics is especially interesting to those students who like activities and working with their hands,