Mynderse Academy - Myndersian Yearbook (Seneca Falls, NY)

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Checking through a directory of American colleges are Mr. Carl Rogers, Guidance Director, and Miss Teresa Compitello, Librarian, who also is Dean of Girls. GUIDANCE DEPT. GIVES AIR FORCE TESTS This year, the Guidance Department offered for the first time to Seniors the Air Force Aptitude Test. Given free of charge, it has been used suc- cessfully by that branch of the military service for twenty-five years to determine occupational place- ment. The main purpose of the department is to as- sist each student toward his vocational or educa- tional goal. Students receive advice on the most beneficial courses to study and they set up com- plete schedules. Each ,lunior and Senior is inter- viewed personally with regard to his future. The Guidance Department also helps to secure financial aid in the form of scholarships and loans for the college-bound student. Also, apprentice pro- grams and jobs are secured for many students who do not go on to higher education. Numerous tests are given each year including the lowa Tests, the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the Scholastic Aptitude Test which is re- quired for admission to many private colleges. UNIFQRMITY STRESSED AS LIBRARY SERVES 700 The school library was used by over seven hun- dred students and faculty members this year. Under the supervision of Miss Teresa Compitello, em- phasis was placed on attaining uniformity of pro- cedure in preparing research papers. Classes met frequently in the library to become familiar with its facilities and references. As a result, students have gained practical experience in obtaining resource material, taking note-s, and pre- paring bibliographies. Extensive research work is necessary in today's progressive teaching methodsf' stated Miss Com- pitello. As a result of early preparation in skills, future efforts become less difficult? 'TA student who is familiar with the library will have a tendency to use its resources more frequent- ly,', she continued. 'alt will be helpful, not only to those who go to college, but also to those who stop their formal education after they are graduated from high schoolf,

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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT FACULTY Miss Joyce Nicandri, Mrs. Helen Spen- cer, Mr. Raymond Becker, and Mrs. Madeline Smith EW BUSINESS TEXTS INTRODUCED This year two new textbooks were issued. One, General Business for Everyday Living by Mussel- rnan, Price and Weeks, was selected for the Intro- duction to Business course. The other, Twentieth Century Bookkeeping and Accounting by Boynton, Carlson and Forkner, provides bookkeeping stu- dents with the most recently developed methods based on a multiple entry system that permits more efficient and economical posting procedures. Mynderse Academy offers a variety of business courses including Introduction to Business, Book- keeping, Business Arithmetic and Business Law, Office Practice and Secretarial Practice, Shorthand I and II, and Typing. Again this year, the department provided the off-set printing and mimeographing of pass blanks, library permits and other forms used by the school district.

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Custodian Rate 4. The custodial staff maintains a tight schedule for mopping floors, wiping walls, sweeping rooms, and repairing furniture. With sufficient years of military service to know what 4.0 means, Head Custodian Charles Bonkowski, second from left, is ready for a captain's inspection every day assisted by Patrick Sturdevant, Ray Hauf and Arthur Gaines. Bus Drivers Cover District The bus drivers cover approximately 185,000 miles annually in a fleet of eleven buses transporting students for all five schools in the district. Above, six members of the afternoon team stand in front of the new addition to the garage. They are Gerald Haust, Arthur Delohn, Thomas Manganaro, Michael Gladis, Kenneth Davis, and Wesley Marsh.