Mount St John Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Gladstone, NJ)

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Question: Answers: Question: Ans we rs This depends on the class and the teacher. I feel most comfortable in the most informal class I can get away with and still exercise control. It is more satisfying to have a class which occasionally gets out of hand than one which is docile and unresponsive. --Mr. Berkeley Should a teacher admit his mis- takes to his students ? Can he possibly do anything else? Qand still call himself a teacher'?j - -Mr. Ammirati A teacher should always admit his mistakes and if he got away with a blooper should call attention to it. A wrong notion may otherwise be taken as fact. --Mr. Laporta What are the advantages and dis advantages of teaching at a private school in comparison to a public school? - i : I All advantages except perhaps money, and lately that too. More teach-- less cop ffewer students, less, busy work, greater freedom, greater proportion of bright kids, etc. , etc. y sfrfiiifw s f E W The answers to this question are too well-known and familiar. --Mr. Berkeley Question: Why did you decide to teach at Solebury? , Answers: I filled a vacancy just for the time being. That was seven years ago. --Mr. Callanan . Messrs. Shaw, Lathrop, Erskine and I decided to start a school QSoleburyj and hoped we could create a good one. --Doc Washburn I liked the Art Studio. --Miss Hampson It was where I got a job. --Mr. Stone Stars. --Mr. Mellor PARSON'S RADIO 8: MUSIC CENTER 63 Coryell St. , Lambe rtville, N. J. Records - Musical Supplies SOLEBURY SCHOOL Summer School -E . Both policies are concerned with making life mofe lax and easy--go ahead, walk around with your head in a cloud. If you are going to wear shoes or clothes only because people want you to, then join a nudist camp and uphold your principles. We wear shoes and cloihes for definite reasons, the first: protection from the ele- ments. The second: consideration for others-- we don't like to go around attracting a lot of undue attention. Some people can't.concen- trate when they see a wistful face carried around by naked feet! The third: respect for ourselves--we like to believe that we can think about something besides our bodies and our own comforts. We wear shoes and clothes for this last reason because we try to keep our- selves under control. We attempt to be some- thing other than slightly higher animals dir- ected by passions and suggestions. We try to know what is beyond our superficial, finite bodies. John Laporta o 0 0 f vg 11, 157.1 u -X .fx f 2 V .wil 5 fx 5111 xx-xy' Pfffu 153' -.Q .:X1G:T 'x3' gm' . oy .4 o if' 1 fy , I 3 y X tk ' ' ,.,., I 'J' jf!! A XL X-T -,aiil l is !:'.g V A When I went down to my pond the other day, an old frog came up to me. Pardon rne'J he said, but a'ren't you the one that was ahead of me in the peace march in'58 ? r Peace march of '58, I said. No, I don't think so. Matter of fact, no, because that was when I had my tonsils out and I ' wasn't in any that year. I That's funny, he muttered. I could swear you're the one. I remember your knees. They had those exact same scars. Oh, wait a minute! I exclaimed. Yes, I was in' one in April or May, I don't remember You mean that one ? c. F. MARTIN Guitars Mandolins Ukes THE BUCKS COUNTY GAZETTE . . . For Those Who Can't Read V CWe have picturesj

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eav- It is evident from Mr. Day's variety show that the re is an abundance of skit-writing talent among the students. Skits could be de- veloped and shown on weekend nights or dur- ing assembly. They might not be Beyond the Fringe caliber, but they certainly would be enjoyable. Mr. I..evin's drama group could give us some readings . Itis evident that, when supplied with the incentive and facilities, the student body has a ve ry active interest in the arts. Without' too much effort, the large amount of potential talent stored in the student body could contin- ually burgeon all year into kinetic talent. o 0 0 An article in the last Pundit pulled hard for bare feet. We hope the author was pulling our leg, for we find this a little hard to believe. The article recognized the need for shoes in the classroom and the dining hall, but when it advocated five -toed splendors in the grass, it . showed that it didn't know the reall reason for' wearing shoes. i A policy of selective shoe -wearing advocates the wearing of shoes only to preserve appearances when other people are around. It also advocates the slipping off of shoes when no one is looking or, at least, when no one is dis- approving. A policy of selective nudity makes as much sense. Wear your clothes in the .class- room and the dining hall, and slip them off when no one is looking or, at least, when no one is dis approving . You answer, Ridiculous! It's just not the same . But isn't it? O O O A THE BUCKS COUNTY GAZETTE . . . For Those Who Can Read THE NEW DELAWARE BOOKSHOP 49 W. Ferry St., New Hope, Pa. 862-2452 Question: Answers: Question: Answe rs : ! I 4 What or who made you decide to become a teacher? After seven years in business, I came to realize that the values of business were not my values but that the values of education were. --Mr. Cookman An opportunity to teach part-time came my way when I was nineteen years old. I found it was the one thing I wanted to do. --Mr. Orrick I needed the money. --Mr. Stone ' What made me become a teacher and eventually a guidance counse- lor is my strong concern about the need to improve educational oppor- tunity. Never before in the history of our country has the improvement of educational services for all citi- zens been more important in determining the future greatness of America. --Mr. Powell I had always wanted to be in teach- ing but industrial rewards are considerably greater. Recent events solved my problem. --Mr. Laporta Teaching is one way of earning money honestly while being free to work on other projects. Ficklei finger of fate. --Mr. Mellor What are your main criticisms Qfavorable or unfavorablel of the N Solebury student body? 1. One major complaint. Student body is given to griping about drudgery. Z. Student body of Solebury has, collectively, great energy, creativity, curiosity and ability. They do exhibit, at moments which matter, loyalty to the school --Mr. Duffy It is very well rounded and un- preppy. The students as indi- viduals are usually quite inde- pendant. It is too interscholastic sports minded and a large part of it thinks non-participation in Town Meeting, Friday Night programs, clean up is a sign of individuality. But having seen the enthusiasm, excitement, and interest in the Arts Festival I begin to believe my opinion about non-participation requires some revision. - --Mr. Leshan . 'ADC ,. - - - .-Q, ' 'L i l'- T' 'T'f,' - , '

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May, he said. We marched around the oil tank and down to the mail box. I think there was a black snake in it and a couplbe of rabbits too. I remember my wife couldn't make it because she was just getting over a cold. Had a frog in her throat , he said chuck- ling. -.1 -.. I've forgotten.. . . Who made the posters for it? Iasked. We sent away for them. Oh yeah. And afterwards I used the back of mine for my science project. Say, he said, I been thinking of getting up another group. Maybe march for ban the bomb, or lower taxes or something. Got any ideas ? Well, last time we did peace, and that's sorta like ban the bomb, so lets not do that again. I kind of think integration might be fun. The re are a lot of good songs out for that sort of thing now. All right, and this time we can go up the road, maybe up to the stop sign, then over to the junk heap, around to the bridge, and follow the stream back to the pond again. I'l1 get my wife to fix a little something for us to eat, And I'll see what I can do about getting copies of some integration songs. If I can't find any I might be able to revise some ofthe: words to the ban the bomb tunes. The frog was really getting excited. His air sac was throbbing wildly. And I'll get a bunch of the pond guys. The black snake goes over to the field sometimes, so I'll see if I can get him to tell the gang over there about it. And maybe I still have the address of the place where we got the posters. Yeah, but let's not ask those beavers. They always take these things too seriously. Oh, don't worry, I won't. I-IAROLD'S - Lambertville, N. J. lO'Z, discount on everything at Harold's for one week, with this coupon. A, I-I, MATI-IEWS - Larnbertville, N. J. Select your new Spring Wardrobe of Hi-Style or Ivy Style clothes. You are welcome to stop in and browse around on your free time. The following are what we feel to be the best and most interesting answers to the teach- er opinion poll which we .submitted to all teach- ers. Not all the teachers replied: some denied, while others just never got around to answering the questions. Every teacher who did submit his opinions is represented here with one or more of his answers. 4 Question: Do you think a teacher should voice his opinions in class ? Answers: Yes. --Mr. Callanan , Only on matters which pertain to the class he is teaching. 1 --Mr. Ammirati . No. , --Mr. Stone Question: What is the most important thing a teacher can offer a student? Answers: A dread of superficiality. --Mr. Leshan ' The most important thing a teach- er can offer a student is to try and inculcate in him an eagerness to learn, and a real desire to find out all he can about the world and the people in it. Furthermore a teach- er should try to set an example as a person of integrity and sympathy. --Doc Washburn A395-llgltiulii --Mr. Stone I I ' A teacher, excited by his subject, can offer a sharing in this excite- ment to his students. If excitement can somehow be conveyed to the student, the most important aim in education will have been accomplish- ed. I --Mr. Berkeley s A good example. --Mr. Cookrnan Question: How informal should a class be? Answers: A class should be conducted on an informal basis. However, students should not misconstrue informality as license to revert to juvenile manners of behavior. --Mr. Powell VERNER GREEN 8: SON - Lambertville, N. J. Hush Puppies U. S. Keds NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY CO-OP 46 S. Main St. New Hope, Pa. 862.-2091