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

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Eric Jensen Student Body Presidentl 4 5 -i Yrs 5 Colleen Ferguson, Commissioner of Student Activities. Jack Easton, Student Body Vice President. Al Pepe, Commissioner of Public Relations. Janice Yacobellis, Recording Secretary. Marilyn McMahon, Corresponding Secretary. l ' . Bill Fishel, Q l' 'z fits: Treasurer. 19 ah 1 I

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l l f l 'Ji' y 4 t P v att! , 3 k 1 F' l l J t X . 1 l Q9 'X X'11 1 . X . P me P' S Ben Borolotto, Commissioner of Scholastic Activity. Establishing enthusiasm X Ralph Simon, Commissioner ' of Elections. Student government injected new life into Valley's blood stream this year when ASB President, Eric Jensen, or- ganized the Council so that each mem- ber had one specific goal during the course of the semester. A primary task, stated Jensen, was to establish better rapport and communication be- tween the individual student on campus and the Council. .Tack Easton. ASB vice president, 'initiated a plan to rejuvenate club par- ticipation on campus through IOC. I en- sen was able to re-activate five clubs toward a goal of 30 active and enthusi- astic clubs on campus. Commenting on the atmosphere around the campus, Easton said, i'VVithout participation in school activities, a campus can be a very cold place. Hoping to spread the spirit generated in their own group, student government staged numerous dances and campus campaigns. This year's governmental body has proved to be one of high goals and de- termination. The enthusiasm displayed has encouraged more participation in school activities and has helped to les- sen student apathy. Student Body President Eric Jensen and members of the Executive Council discuss semester's plans during weekly meeting.

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To Math seminar student Norman Plotkin finds there are many questions to ask. stretch the imagination 1 Seminar for Superior students ,fr . t w-f-ti..fs..- Y ,245 p .,.,s ,gb J -- What happens when students Want extra study? Ask the Faculty Committee on Superior Students and the answer might be the Math Seminar. Valley's Math Seminar began in the spring of 1958 when some Valley College students de- cided they Would like the use of a laboratory in which they could conduct experiments on their own. The students also wanted to have an in- structor around to advise them and to lecture on advanced material as they needed it for their experiments. The idea was discussed with some of the instructors who took the problem to the Faculty Committee on Superior Students. The result was a sub-committee for handling four different seminars-mathematics, chemis- try, physics and engineering. 'LThe primary reason for the seminarf' ac- cording to Charles Kinzek. math instructor and one of the seminar leaders. His to stretch the student's imagination and to get him interested in math, to inform, and to stimulate his thoughtsfl One instructor is in charge of the seminar series for an entire semester. Each Week during that term, he meets with the group to lecture on the semesters topic, and the students parti- cipate freely in discussions with the instructor. The lectures give students both capable and interested in advanced mathematics a better background for further studies at a four-year university. This background is much broader and further advanced than the students Would- othervvise be able to get from classes other than those at a four-year college.