Phoenix College - Sandprints Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS FOR MANY STUDENTS the Phoenix College Library (left), with its approximately 40,000 volumes and slightly less than 400 periodicals on file, is an invaluable center for study and research. At the Developmental Reading and Communications Center (above), a student can, through the use of special equipment, v eekly filmstrips, and vocabulary study, develop greater skill in reading comprehension. Courses in accelerated reading are also offered at the Center. After he has made initial purchases of basic text- books and school supplies at the PC Bookstore (belov ), a student inevitably returns — for everything from easy erase typing paper and paperback novels to PC sweat- shirts.

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SAN DPR I NTS 1963 SALUTES LAURA E. HERRON ARTHUR L. PHELPS Our youth we can have but today. We may always find time to grow old. —Berkeley Experience, the universal Mother of Science. —Cervantes MISS LAURA HERRON has never found the time to grow old. By devoting her life to the youth of the community, she has remained truly young at heart. Before she came to Phoenix College in 1937, Miss Her- ron was a pioneer in the development of the city parks system. The first Superintendent of Recreation for the city of Phoenix, she helped create a well-rounded recrea- tion program for the city. Miss Herron has been head of the Women ' s Physical Education Department at Phoenix College for the past 26 years. Under her capable leadership, PC women ' s teams have brought home many honors in competition against four-year colleges. She herself was the first woman to officiate at the Olympics in 1928. Throughout the years, her sincere interest and spark- ling sense of humor have endeared her to her students. Members of the choir know her as Mama Herron — she has been a chaperons on their annual tours for the past several years. Few who have known her will ever forget this remarkable woman with an infectious love for sports. His extensive background in the field of science has made ARTHUR LEE PHELPS an invaluable asset to Phoenix Col- lege and to the community. In awarding him the 1960 Medallion of Merit, the University of Arizona cited him for his part in the develop- ment of the profession of pharmacy in Arizona. A member of the Phoenix College faculty since 1926, Mr. Phelps is listed in American Men of Science, Who ' s Who in Education and Who ' s Who in the West. He is chairman of the Chemistry Department, has written several textbooks, and was collaborator for the text currently used by PC chemistry students. To encourage high scholastic standards, he originated the Phelps Trophy, which is presented to the women ' s Greek letter organization maintaining the highest grade average during the year. Founder of lota Sigma Alpha, scholastic honorary fraternity, he was also first sponsor of Phi Alpha Chi, oldest fraternity on campus. Students of Mr. Phelps will long remember him for his tireless devotion to duty and sincere friendship. 26