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

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VaIIey's quiet retreat

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Stiff curriculum raises standards addition, the consultant talked with a number of students on campus and reviewed the cur- riculum with the stafff' What does accreditation mean to the Valley College nursing graduate? If she successfully passes the state examination, it means she will receive a Registered Nursels degree and can Work anywhere in the state as a qualified staff or private duty nurse, or she may work as an office nurse. , Reciprocity is extended to California R.N.'s by several other states. This means an PLN. from Valley may practice her profession in other states without taking additional license examinations. In fact, said Miss Booth, a California PLN. degree is good in most of the 50 states. This year found the Valley College campus with its academic accreditation renewed and the burgeoning nursing department receiving full accreditation honors. . Onlookers today, student nurses are taught the fundamentals for their future career Students Ann Schofield, Alko Baba Juanita Moreno, Joseflna Mason Ruth Cocagne, Joan Tallakson Soncha Duggan, LaVon Kennck Pat Brown, and Instructor Mrs. Ruth Silverburg R N 4

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Magazines, by their own admission, do many things for many people. The magazines show men learning how to build a creel, worn- en learning how to make fudge or catch a hus- band and teenagers learning anything they donlt already know. All this is fine for individual learning, but when it comes to mass learning in one room, Valley Collegels own periodical room rates a claim to fame that is indeed impressive. Although some libraries have larger collec- tions of magazines than Valley, not one in the 6 Valley can claim more periodicals in one spot, namely, the library's periodical room. By subscribing to more than 500 different publications, the library has built up an awe- some collection which is limited only by space and funds allotted for library. 'cWe can only keep magazines for five years because of lack of space and can subscribe to only about 500 because we simply can't afford rnoref, says Mrs. June Bierman, librarian. Added to the total of actual magazines on hand for students to check out is a large micro- Librcxriun Naomi Anderson checks magazine stocks to see that everything is in order Unlimited Supply limited space