Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Technical Courses expanded to in¬ clude two-year aviation curriculum. Technical courses at JC District 522 are designed to prepare students lor a job in two years. The latest ad¬ dition to the technical program at the college was aviation technology, in¬ troduced experimentally in the even¬ ing division during the spring sem¬ ester. Linder the direction of Mr. Don Chapman, the program was designed to qualify the student for immediate entry into the aviation profession in which there is great demand for pro¬ fessional pilots. The two-year aviation curriculum blends traditional subjects such as rhe¬ toric and hygiene with the various technical aspects of flying, such as meteorology, instrument living, and actual flight training, which was un¬ dertaken at either Bi-State Parks Air¬ port or St. Louis Downtown Airport. During the day, students interested in technology could elect a two-year program in either electronics of chemi¬ cal engineering. After a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of these fields, students did intensive work in adapting their knowledge and skills to the needs of industries in the area. Projected for 1968-1969 was a two-year course in computer techno¬ logy which would train students for positions in an increasingly automated, demanding society. Students familiarized themselves with the controls of the plane before “taking off.” With the commercial pilot ' s license in sight, Frank Cox prepared for a solo flight as a partial requirement for a course at Parks Air College. Scientifically inclined students further ' d their interest in the electricity lab.

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Nursing curriculum included work in area hospitals. Following a doctors orders, written or oral , was a big part of a nurses job as Shirley Napier discm ered while studying a dosage requirement. Filling the syringe Shirley Napier prepared a patient’s medication. Daily progress charts containing vital information concerning the patients condition were brought up to date by student nurse Mary loti Holves.

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Aspiring architect Bruce Schivaegel mastered basic designs through repetition, patience, and precision. Engineers took time and talent to produce exacting drawings, designs Each new day brought engineering draw¬ ing students a new design for perfection. Developing accurate and precise con¬ cepts was the task of the general en¬ gineering students. To achieve this goal these prospective engineers had to master intricate subjects and to de¬ velop certain personal characteristics that would be beneficial in their fields. Novices soon discovered the attri¬ butes of an eraser as they learned to draw triangles, isometric drawings, and various production drawings. With advancement, the students made plans for the construction of small buildings. From this they went on to produce maps and drawings of architectural structural steel and rein¬ forced concrete structures. During the summer semester a general surveying course was offered to round out their work. 27