Penn Valley Community College - Outlook Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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BELOW: Mr. Goldstein ponders a student's question regarding an algebra assignment. RIGHT: A drafting student learns to use many tools of the engineer. LOWER RIGHT: Virginia Kruse, Foreign Language teacher, explains the operation of the dictaphone machine to hef studentsg Virginia Ventura and Bill Russell. M47 Scientific Geniuses As a result of the initiation of a three college district, the major portion of the engineering program vvas moved to Longview Community College with only a fevv courses in the field being offered at Penn Valley. Courses in phys- ics, however, remain at full comple- ment. Physics has applications in many different fields of study and in an ef- fort to meet the needs, Penn Valley of- fers courses suitable to every need. During the last year prior to his re- tirement, lvlr. James L. Bennett guided the activities of the Engineering and Physics Department. ,W ., Wg 1 if M ,. fgglwi r- . llfwh-.g N4 5, fu-M.,.,,,4n W, Mx, I p,W,N.,.. 311,19 f -WM, , . My., .f ,fr f if . f fm Mn M, 'WH , .. ,WM Nm 5 L W MQW' Q frf'f A itrllit

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lnvestlgatlng the World VVe lnhabit Z 'l 7f0 tf Qffx XM' X f 9, A f ff,7 fffttg - q','vg.', P i s ti, , V N: ' f' ' ' t,-f..f -- 4, ttf ABOVE: Dr. Dolores Meyers takes a look at a student's slide in a Natural Science class. RIGHT: You didn't know there was that much to a little ole' rock did you? says one Geology student to an- other. ,ia ' : ff' W, r W , , , The Natural Sciences Department includes geology, chemistry, and biology. Students in geology explore the history, structure and composition of the planet Earth as they are revealed by rock formations and fossil. The science of biology includes wildlife management, Microbiology, trees and scrubs, and the human body. Penn Valley offers courses in chemistry ranging from a basic introduction designed for the student vvlth little or no background in chemistry to an advanced course which includes qualitative analysis. The department is novv headed by Dr. Delores A. Meyers vvho assumed the chairmanship upon the retirement of Dr. Over- ton T. Ballard.