College of the Sequoias - Koh Kyo Yearbook (Visalia, CA)

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4 V ' 7' 7 ' 1 'W' I f g7Xf0l'l6!e6l Ly .SZ ood I I l a G Y L l l l f MR. MCKINNEY x Y Q. tl l 1 M42 The College of the Sequoias Extended Day School is open to any person over 18 years of age regardless of previous academic background. In the words of Mr. William McKinney, director of the extended day program, Our staff believes that adults are capable ot growth and development regardless of age or pre- vious experience, and our curriculum is designed to challenge your Willingness and ability to learn and to keep on learning.

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X ,ft 27-'97 ' v Ag students may take courses in one of three major divisions: plant science, animal science, and agricultural mechanics, on the l6U-acre college farm. Projects such as the Thanksgiv- ing dinner shown below, with men students as guests, were among the activities which gave the girls practical experience. 1 g lf U: Wi 1 in Field crops, deciduous trees, and vines are also grown on the larm for laboratory use by stu- dents learning the latest in scien- tific farming. Whether she plans a career in home economics or merely to become a good home maker, the COS home economics student receives help and counsel here. X f

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Nearly 1400 adults of the COS area took advantage of the fall semesters offerings in the Extended Day School, and an equally large number signed up for spring semester courses. The college classrooms Were crowded as much at night as during the day as students of all ages and from all walks of life eagerly accepted the op- portunity for more learning. Classes which ranged from the fine arts to the most utilitarian industrial courses, which included lapidary work, still life painting, creative Writing, advanced elec- tronics, film forum, crafts, business, crim- inology, and machine shop, gave evi- dence of the college's interest in the men- tal and vocational Welfare of the com- munity it serves.