Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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U Despite his heavy schedule, President McNelis and his wife, Doris, find time to attend social affairs such as the Homecoming Dance. Equal to any situation, game or dance President McNelis and some members of the faculty take time off to enioy the thrills and suspense ofa game.

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A versati Ie ma n Ready to cope with any situation In a college Where the administration 'is geared to giving the students the best educa- tion possible with the best facilities possible, William J. McNelis stands as the head of a staff that makes individual guidance a con- stant Watchword. President of Los Angeles Valley College since September, 1959, McNelis, a Warm- hearted Irishman, keeps his office door open to all students and receives them as one V L,,.s ., would close friends, giving to each caller in turn his undivided attention and a ready smile to put him at ease. A college president who drives a Volks- Wagen, McNelis is part and parcel of student life. Having worked his way through school, he understands the problem of the student who must pay his own Way. "You name it and I did it," he says of his own college employment. Never to busy to welcome ci visitor, President McNelis pauses in his paper work to flash a friendly smile. ' ffitfaafi 5.2212375211 ' ' ' 1 miiigfrrf-:gga,e12913.21-sgr,ri: . M ia, ,,, ,N M , - ,,,N, -NRN 4 J 1

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The step-saving invention of the telephone is one ofthe things for which President Caught in a moment of intense concentration at a game are President McNeIis and his companion, Walter Coultas. Closeness to the students is important to McNelis as president and, with his Wife, Doris, and their two sons, Steve and Don, he attends almost every athletic event at Valley. Here is a college president Whose interest centers in the student, Whether at club day, an athletic event or in the classroom. President McNelis says, "Valley College is constantly searching for the best means pos- sible to serve the student and the com- munity. The purpose of every activity, cur- ricular or co-curricular, is to serve the needs of the individual. Every effort is made by the staff to give the student in attendance an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to succeed." Popular with both students and faculty, this college president has a personal integrity that rings true. Beneath his quick wit lies a seriousness and belief in education. McNelis is eternally grateful. 1 .3 ii..