Louisiana State University Alexandria - Sauce Piquante Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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Liberalizing the Arts These students practice and rehearse lines in foreign language so they may learn a lan- guage through practical experience modern techniques. awww! People in the business field leam how to oper- ate various machines and equipment which enable them to meet the basic demands of employers. f Rack lOl? No, just some tired and weary students who have vigorously attempted to complete a full day of studies. n 26 Academics

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Let's see now, what's my student number again, asks Annette Simonson, as she hur- riedly fills out one of many schedule cards. What do you mean my packet isn't ready? . . . but it's raining outside. I,ll be soaked by the time I go across campus to the Administrations Office . . . I can't register without it, huh . . . Okay, but if I catch pneumonia and die, it's your fault. This conversation describes well what college reg- istration is all about - except for one step - or maybe one hundred steps. Termed by many as the worst part of going to college, registration luckily only occurs three times a year at LSUA. From picking up registration packets to paying fees, registration takes around two hours, if one is lucky - if not. well, tomorrow is another day. The packet checking station marks the half- way point of the registration ordeal, Filling out schedule cards is one of the boring tasks which all students must endure during registration. Registration 25

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As this fellow pecks away at the keypunch machine, he seems to have an air of confi- dence about him. the diminutive the students call this institute of higher learning. has a wide vari- ety of curricula. With courses offered in lib- eral arts, sciences. nursing, business adminis- tration, library science, and military science. LSUA has academic opportunities for almost every need of the student. The univer- sity also offers a wide variety of non-aca- demic courses for those not interested in obtaining a degree. The necessary English and notorious his- tory and geography classes are efficiently governed by competent instructors. These professors allow periods for students to par- ticipate in class. share points of view which make for interesting discussion, and provide time for answering questions. aside from the general lecture found in all the liberal arts. Speech. psychology. and foreign languages tend to give students an abundance of free- dom to express themselves openly while they learn these disciplines. Armed with keypunch machines, typewrit- ers. duplicating processors, adding machines. and terminals. students learn to battle through business. Being bombarded with practice sets in accounting, flow charts in computer science. and constant homework in finance and economics. one survives with continuous study and hard work. The skills of computer programming, accounting, office administration. economics, finance, and other valuable tools of the business world are a part of the business curriculum. Exuberant feelings are expressed by these two speakers while demonstrating their ability to reach an audience through reader's theatre. Academics Academics 27