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

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CLUBS K continued j being used to assist out-of-country students who may need homework help because of a language problem or who need help in finding a place to live. The money is used also to provide sightseeing trips to show Southern California to the students from other lands. The Kozo Ura award is present- ed regularly by the International Club to the student who shows the most on-campus accomplish- ment. This award is set up to help a student defray college expenses. The Behavioral Science Club is another group offering service. De- voted to anthropology, psychology, philosophy and sociology, the club conducts a program of speakers, panels and round-table discussions as well as field trips for members. There are social events, too, and the opportunity for members to do volunteer work in local mental hospitals and child guidance cen- ters carries the influence of the club out into the community. Many students are active in the volunteer programs, said James Preston, club president. Most of our work is done at the Veterans' Hospital where students do many different things. Some may work with statistics and still others may work directly with the patients. l NOW ,S ffyflmrf sf35Z2 Mf 7 104141 5 ,f- rr-. pznies de-bo . -'0Oqm Bvgfis Jackie Nable, Joan Elmlinger, Tonya Gable, Dr. Aura-Lee Ageton, lclub sponsorl lfront rowl and David Kurtz, Rosalie Hughes, Charles Kinzek lsponsorl Don Ashbrook plan tutoring to build Les Savants-Tau Alpha Epsilon scholarship fund. International Club members John Nolan and Alice Asalley sign up new member Anita Halperin. lll

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CLUBS fcontinuedj M2 A Honor- society tutors aoemetofocgist a cwzeu dxf Wm 0 ABOVE AVERAGE INCOME 0 RECOGNITION 0 SECURITY Map IM . ' 0 for cz personol interview with our registrar ot no obligation. 0 visit our school ond see how our students ore troined. VALLEY BEAUTY COLLEGE II2I2 MAGNOLIA BLVD. - NO. HOLLYWOOD POplc1r 2-9520 Wa llflowgrs are pa ssc Complete Selections of the finest fashions at Wy ' are ueerw of gawk ionri I, 6453 Von Nuys Blvd., Von Nuys-ST 6-5210 home on campus. Some of the ac- tivities AWS sponsors are fashion shows and charm clinics. Both presidents are open to sug- gestions for improved campus ac- tivities. Said Meinel, The only difference between me and the suggestion box is that you can't put paper in me. Ideas for improving campus operations are exchanged with other junior college AWS and AMS representatives at regular conventions held for that purpose. As a result of discussions With representatives from other schools, suggestions are brought back to Valley and instituted to benefit the student body directly as a Whole as Well as either group in- dividually. To help any foreign student who may neeed assistance on campus is the aim of the International Club. A big brother-big sister program acquaints the new student with the college and the Way of the American student. The Festival of N ations, with its display of flags from 50 countries, is one of the most Widely known activities of the International Club. At this event foods made by for- eign students are sold, the money Q 2

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mm aus Boom CLUBS fcontinuedj Die Froliche Runde- the merry circle The Behavioral Science Club also helps students with a scholar- ship offered to majors with a 3.5 overall grade average. This schol- arship is awarded students intend- ing to pursue upper division work in one of the behavioral sciences. To help aspiring writers, the Writers Club opens its member- ship to all students interested in writing for publication, whether fiction or non-fiction. Material may be submitted to the club for evaluation and group criticism. For members there is also the opportunity to hear from successful writers, editors and critics who lecture at the monthly meetings. The Writers Club provides help in the form of inspiration and en- couragement for aspiring writers. Said Mrs. Dorothy Portugal, club member, Coming into contact with people who do write makes the meetings stimulating and en- joyablef' Further help is given in the form of scholarships. Three S75 awards are made at the end of each school year to the authors of the three best short stories submitted. The recipients of the awards are free to use the money for addi- tional study wherever they choose. Another group, the Valley As- sociated Business Students, known as VABS, serves the student of business with an insight into busi- ness trends, opportunities and needs. The business world that the student will face upon graduation is outlined and profiled for the stu- dent through lectures. The German Club gives students an insight into German culture One of the most notable services of this group is that of providing speakers for the Occupation EX- ploration series, a service to the entire student body. We deal in the area of leader- ship as far as business is con- cerned, said Mark Mathews, as- sistant professor and one of the VABS advisers. Opportunities for leadership are afforded VABS club members, and field trips are part of the program set up to acquaint VABS with the careers toward which they are working. There are many clubs on Val- ley's campus from which a student may choose. Each club is active in a specific area of interest. And in each group the student is given the opportunity to help and to be helped.