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

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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.

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Pupil in distress folks over problems with Valley College student Robin Saunders, her noon recreation director. Recreation is education A new program has been introduced by the Division of Elementary Education for the 1963-64 school year. It appears to be one of the most interesting and profit- able for students who plan to go into teaching or other related fields. The purpose of the Noon Duty Recreation Director program is to relieve teachers of yard duty during the noon period, thus helping the school to increase the effectiveness of its educational program and improving teacher planning and education. It also contributes to teacher morale by recognizing the importance of the professional role of the elementary teacher. This also enables the schools to provide constant supervision of children in cafeterias, eating areas and on playgrounds. It improves the position of the Los An- geles Schools with relation to teacher recruitment. Val- ley College is just one of the many colleges in the L.A. School District offering this program. Helping to introduce this program at Valley were Miss Eleanor Vactor, associate professor of English and coordinator of noon duty recreation, and Dr. Dallas Livingston-Little, job placement coordinator. The pro- gram is mainly offered to students who are elementary education majors who wish to get practical experience by working with the schools. This job is open to any student interested in working with children or planning on going into another phase of teaching. The students participating in this program are in direct contact with children by helping them on the playground. This gives the students invaluable aid in how to cope with problems they will someday ex- perience in a class. The training that they receive here will be a good recommendation in the future for apply- ing for a job as a teacher.