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

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Library The Library is a familiar place to everyone in Mount Pleasant. Its pleasant. friendly. and quiet atmosphere offers an ideal place to study. The original book collection was known as the Weston Library. located in Technical High School, known to many as Old Tech. Our library has at present a collection of approxi- mately -L600 titles- not only for recreational reading. but encyclopedias and reference books on many subjects. We find a number of magazines which are changed from time to time to meet the current interest of both pupils and teachers. Books, especi- ally those on the sciences. are constantly being re- placed. since they become outdated quickly. In addi- tion to funds supplied by the School Department. the money from fines is used to purchase new books. lnstruction in the use of various library facilities is given to the lOB's. lOA's. andl lB's. Book. thea- ter. and movie review material is discussed with the l 2A's. Miss Newell and Mrs. Tuell are always glad to answer questions and assist students and teachers in hook selection. lf you are not already a regular visitor to the library. be sure to form the habit of going: it will be both profitable and enjoyable. Publications The room overflowing with orderly confusion and incessant activity is the headquarters of the NE- TOP Staff - Room ZIO. Each day. before school and after the three o'clock bell. the room is open to stu- dents for their suggestions or contributions for our yearbook. The staff devotes much of their time out- side of school hours to compiling a book which will be a worthy representative of Mount Pleasant High School. Each member receives assignments. which he carries out to the best of his ability. Work begins on Nli'l'OP during the very early part of each term so that the finished product will be in the hands of the students before promotion. The vast amount of preparation and checking which is necessary in the compiling of a typical Mount Pleasant publication all are attended to by staff mem- bers. They are the unheralded few who guide the book through its three essential processes: having pictures taken. sending of copy to the printer. getting glossy prints. which have been scaled to size. to the engraver. From the printer come two sets of galley proofs. One is proofread: the other. along with proofs of pictures from the engraver. is pasted in the dummy. Back to the printer goes the dummy . and again back to the school comes the last proof. the page proof. to be checked. The page proof is then returned to the printer for final printing. Although it is common knowledge that the lite- rary stali' of NIETOP is an essential cog in the compli- :ated mechanism of the Publications Department. the irt. photographic. and business staffs all are vital to ihe production of a good yearbook. From the writer who digs up material to the accurate typist who rates :hanks from the busy printer. the NETOP Staff works together to make a Mount Pleasant yearbook a reality. 7s be ,IL Qty Xa! way s 1? bus J' Spot -'El 2 l list-- se MW :ew Y 159 ge QQA me xl ciao ook

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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,

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Social Activities Everybody in Mount Pleasant knows Miss Keegan. the Coordinator of Social Activities. Without her our assemblies, parties, junior and senior proms, and special programs would not be the success that they are. Under Miss Keegan's direction. class ofiicers are elected in l IB. and these ofiicers serve until the next election in IZA. After a class is organized parties are planned by class officers and social committees. One of the most important steps in preparing for such parties is discovering and training talent in the class. Then comes the Senior Play, requiring long hours of preparation but always welcomed so enthusiastically. liinally there is Senior Week, with its Honors Day. Senior Class Day, and Graduation. Our coordinator of social activities also is an im- portant factor in making our athletic contests a vital part of the school by preparing the cheerleaders to do an excellent job. Concentration IZA Class Officers make preparations for a class party Study Hall Mr. Stannard has reason to be proud of the Study Hall. The system with which it is run is to be ad mired. The study hall has a teacher in charge of the students, a teacher in charge of the attendance a north monitor who supervises library slips and per mission slips. and a south monitor who attends to the radio. telephone, and late entries. ries are provided. easy. 22 The study hall has a seating capacity of two hun dred and ninety, although the actual number study ing in the hall varies from one hundred eighty to two hundred sixty-three. The seating system is alphabetical and numerical. Students who come every day are seated from the south end. while those who come only on certain days are seated toward the north, Encyclopedias and two unabridged dictiona Most Mount Pleasant students appreciate the study hall. a place where quiet reigns and concentration is