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

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4,7 is ' A 80 Flovlo Cobrol inspects ci mural which he has lust completed The art of self expression comes easily to Flavio Cabral, who finds self expression in his art Using a style he calls contemporary classical, Cabral paints for a variety of purposes H1s works have been shown in major U. S. galleries and exhibitions. Prominent collectors have added his works to their collections. He paints murals, one of which was done for Madison Junior High School depicting the progress of the shipping industry from the prehistoric raft to the modern nuclear freighter. Valley College students know Cabral best for his exhibit in the cafeteria, which was arranged in coopera- tion with the Executive Council. Holding degrees in art, education and painting, he shares his creative talent with the students in his art history and painting classes. His painting is known for his disciplined brush, elegiac mood and richly' luminous pallette. He translates his thoughts into deeply expressive colors and rhythmic patterns. Cabral feels that the professional artist is striv- ing to be accepted, and there must be a greater return to professionalism in the arts if they are to survive. Oops massed a spot Ccbrol odds lust a few more flmshmg touches

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After many hours of shooting, Korn has X to find time to edit the film. Practicing what they teach Each year Crown magazine chooses certain teachers who the staff feels have excelled in some specific phase of education. This year these teachers have been chosen for professional achievement in their own field as well as in the classroom. Noel Korn, head of Valley's anthropology depart- ment, is dedicated to making learning more enjoyable for the elementary school child. He is a Part of the select group of educators who produce classroom films. Korn believes in the theory that more learning takes place when the atmosphere is relaxed and the pupil is unaware that he is being taught. Educational movies provide just such 'a situation. The student's mind is free to marvel at the unusual life of a forest weather- man, his imagination can be swept away by cartoon characters in a science film or he can become inter- ested in the lives of foreign children as he learns a new language. ' The first segment of Korn's extracurricular profes- sion involves researching the Curriculums of large school systems so that he can determine which subjects the teacher could best use this type of aid in. He has found that grade school and junior high school teachers are accustomed to using films as a teaching aid and are anxious for good ones to be made available. As he studies his chosen subject, often doing a good deal of traveling, Korn tries to obtain a proper perspec- tive of the entire field. Only then can the films be shot or animated, scripts written, edited and marketed. Korn and his associates handle the entire operation. Korn feels that as a teacher himself he can better understand young people. A good many of the educa- tional films made today approach their subject from the angle of advertising or promoting interest in some particular field, rather than from the child's viewpoint of natural curiosity. Our purpose is to satisfy that curiosity.

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Instructor Athlete Champion Miss Jeanne Pons, women's physical education in- structor, is especially qualified to teach her students in the field of badminton. She is presently state women's doubles badminton champion. A 13-year veteran of Valley's physical education de- partment, Miss Pons has held this doubles championship from 1959 to 1961. In 1962 she ranked third in the mixed doubles competition. In the 25 years Miss Pons has been playing bad- minton, she has entered more than 100 tournaments, and won more than her share of them. Miss Pons first entered competition shortly after her graduation from the University of Southern California in 1944. Since then she has been teaching in the South- land and regularly entering tournaments. A graduate .of Marshall High School, Miss Pons graduated from USC in just SW years, then taught at Foshay Jr. High School, San Fernando and Polytechnic High Schools before coming to Valley just one semester after the school's opening. Known as one of the most cheerful professors on campus, Miss Pons also teaches archery and volleyball in addition to her badminton classes. Off campus sports such as bowling and golf vie with badminton for her time. Jeanne Pons' excellence in the sports which she teaches undoubtedly makes her one of the select few who practice what they teach. ' Miss Jeanne Pons exhibits the form that helped her win the state doubles badminton championship. N t - l tg , ' if 4 . t 'iii L , i ' , x fi ' , 155 if Lv r - t,,. .,s?' . . ' h .Q1:w5?t..'-'-Ya.. '24--, ' - - 1-.r tl 1 -' V ' y t ,p :big g gg