San Antonio College - El Alamo Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Physics and Engineering .f . ICF 'Vi Most dynamic and expansive among all the varied departments is the Physics and Engineering Department, with more than one-fourth of all the male students at San Antonio College electing its program as their major field of concentration. It is also the department in which the mortality rate is highest, as only about 20 per cent of the aspirants actually become practicing physicists or engineers. The rigorous course of study outlined for physics and engineering majors includes chemistry, physics, advanced mathematics, and engineering, ln addition to the aura of the SCh0larly WhiCh they have always held, students majoring in these areas have, in recent years, attained a reputation vaguely patriotic, and the steady and growing demand for their services out-distances hy far the demand for graduates in any other one field of endeavor. asf'- .-.a Duke, Leo S. Lincoln, Jas. P. Roland, Floyd M Professor Instructor Assistant Professor En Garde, shouts a physics student as he attacks with a fluorescent tube When George Washington was your age he wa surveying the virgin wilderness, and these student are doing the same to a section of the SAC campus

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Music ond Educotion QS Elliott, Mrs. Eileen Stone, Charles Tomlinson, Elaine Wagner, Mrs. Miriam Weaver, Robert E. Assistant Professor Instructor Instructor Assistant Professor Instructor The McAllister Auditorium is the setting for any fine shows each year, but perhaps none are o worthy as the ones sponsored by the Music De- artment Recitals are held for small groups of upils Other programs demonstrate every facet f thc Music Department, offering selections by he two choirs as well as by representatives from he various classes. One of the more notable proj- cts is the bringing of the San Antonio Symphony rchestra to perform for San Antonio College. his is the main fund-raising project, and proceeds ugment the scholarship fund. One may have the knowledge, but until he nows how best to present his knowledge to others, e has not earned the right to be called teacher. rom the beginning of time, the teacher has oc- upied an honored and respected position in so- iety because of the responsibility which he carries. I hrough the new theories and methods of teaching, his position is given even more meaning. Because AC is a two-year college, emphasis is placed on lementary education. Courses in the teaching of rt music and physical education are among these 359 Y -I fferedi i F If K rj ii' ,iff ,tif S Zak. rn. - ,f li 3 G al l Walthall, Dr. Marjorie Professor I' Bruckman, Instructor Mrs. Idel Above: Singer and accompanist practice during one of the many private, individual sessions available to music students. At left: Music and education are joined together in this Music Education class where a rhythm band demon- strates its skill to the class. 27

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l . T ' l ,. T . p 7 ti .w,4i,,p T 4' ' i :LA,.t':,QJ4Q3g,q 'fi . W ' Us if uw - Q, A - -Q so x Q:-.2 'S' .Lg- I u Q , .I Xa. 'Q R L J . ' -iq. i . 4 Wahl! T' rr, . - ' 51 r ' ' These three students refused to glance up and smile for the photographer so absorbed had they become in an experiment measuring torque. The physics student on the right, sights in during an experiment on light and optics, while Professor Leo Duke and an in- terested student observe closely. A class of physics students observes a demonstration of the principles of electro-magnetic induction, as involved in a testo coil. I-Iuh? Whod he say? Physics oncl Engineering Electricity, magnetism, mechanics, heat, light, and sound all come under the careful scrutiny of the students both in the classroom and in their laboratory periods where calorimeters, electric fields, weights, balances, and pulleys occupy the three hours a Week devoted to practical applica- tion. The eager young students in the department may be spotted easily--slide rules at their side, strange muttering from their mouths about stresses, forces, volume, expansion, and all kinds of laws. They constitute America's hope for the future-both economically and militarily. It is the constant advance of technology and science that has made this country superior to any other in the history of the world. Its continued dominance lies in large part with its scientists and engineers. In this monumental task, San Antonio College and its Physics and Engineering Department is playing a not inconsequential part.