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

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GROWTH Building program races along to meet completion date. ff 'f ,,5g,f 3' 15. Phase III blueprints come to life Phase Ill in Valley's building program proceeded at a rapid pace. New buildings zoomed up and new classes were added to the curriculum. The 251,950,000 project was highlighted by a dome-shaped Planetarium. The prefabricated dome was shipped from Greensburg, Penn., to the Valley campus where it was precision fitted. When completed, light wells will be situated around the circumference of a perforated inner shell for observation of night and day effects. Other buildings included in the 1962-63 pro- gram were the Art Building, Math-Science Building, Business-Journalism Building as well as sanitary facilities and a Health Office. The Health Office portion of Phase HI was completed in December. The ubigger and bet- ter Health Office consists of two dressing rooms, a reception room, cot rooms, eye charts and scales. Centrally located, the new office is in the Administration Building. On-campus lighting fixtures have been com- pleted as part of Valley's improvement pro- gram. Despite sharp setbacks. Phase HI con- tinues under construction to keep Valley one of the top junior colleges in Southern California. Going up-new classrooms for Valley College. I. ,A-.

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GROWTH Campus under wil Everything is looking up-as construction of ValIey's Planetarium gets underway. construction Workmen prepare the foundation for new building in early stage of Phase Ill.

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VaIIey's modem dance world and Linda Law. t .litbiaf . MEL ,fl Iz' , A modern dance tempo, red lights 3 AV,, and icizz--parts of an exotic V' l repertoire danced by Meri Ann Whitley, Sylvia Tamiazza Dance! Webster's definition is a series of move- ments executed by the body or limbs or both in rhythm. Valley has its own version of the dance in its Modern Dance classes, which are headed by Mrs. Tirzah Lundgren. The average class enrollment is from 25 to 40. There are classes for the beginner and the ad- vanced dancer, and basic techniques in movement. creativity and choreography are taught: While learning to create, the class will first listen to music. separate in groups of five or six. then plan their dances. Subiects in silhouette: Valley's Modern Dance class.