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

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Nancy Nichols and Cliff Prator use the textbook and its once-living counterpart to perform basic zoological experiments. Snips and snails Doesn't look quite the some now as it did in the book, does it? l . iff? Y 'IA .TFFW 9: Among sounds that could come only from an animal compound, Valley students study zoology. Laboriously tramping around in the field or cautiously dissecting in the lab., students are aware of the vast unfolding world of animals that surrounds them. The enthusiastic students entering Valley's zoology department will find a myriad of interesting experi- ments in which to participate ac- tively. Students aspiring to professional standing in the sciences or those ful- filling general education require- ments find the zoology department useful as a part of their education. Wornis to whales and how they are classified are just a part of the information taught in zoology courses at Valley. A peek into the lab will reveal students busily performing various operations on unsuspecting speci- mens, all of which leads to a better understanding of the life which surrounds them. It is not unusual to find a de- dicated zoology major rushing to class with a tarantula in his lunch sack. Some students even prefer doing their lab assignments at home and keeping the specimens in the refrigerator, much to their parents' dismay. Surrounded by microscopes and other scientific-looking parapherna- lia, the beginning zoology student may become slightly apprehensive, but after three semesters, he will be well on his way to joining Amer- ica's growing group of scientists.

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5 Q fa I-Ialt-hour pot roast Betty Bruno uses a new electronic oven to hard cook eggs in a fifty. It cuts normal cooking time in half. Becki Ball drapes fabric on a dress dummy, as she goes through the motions of dress designing. The draping method is one of three that may be used. Man's constant search for new and improved meth- ods of modern living has created the modern homemak- er's dream-an oven that will cut her cooking time in half. The oven, which works on microwaves, is now be- ing used by home economics students at Valley Col- lege. The speed at which the oven cooks is its most fas- cinating feature. A small roast, which usually takes 1 V2 to 2 hours to cook, takes only 30 minutes in the oven. The number of pots and pans used in preparing a meal has been reduced because the oven enables the cook to take the meal from the container it is being cooked in and to place it immediately on the table ready to be served. Pat Ames, home economics student, demonstrates on a small loom the fundamentals of weaving. l J' Other modern facilities of the home economics de- partment is the use of the new Tappan electric oven and the textiles laboratory. The laboratory is mainly used for testing materials for strength, durability and color fastness. In the lab students also learn the fundamentals of weaving by the use of the small loom. Many jobs are now being opened to students in the fields of nursery school teaching, hospital dietetics, demonstrations of food and appliances, apparel design and construction, interior decoration and sales promo- tion in textiles and food industries. There are also job openings for students interested in teaching home eco- nomics. There is a hope that eventually the home economics department will be able to expand the evening division to the capacity of the day courses.