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

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Add StciffM mbers, ew Equipment Geared to those desiring to be IBM accountants, II courses in Data Processing are concerned with the operations and wiring of punched card equipment, IBM systems and procedures, and computer program- ming. To accommodate the annual 2O to 40 percent increase in The depart- ment enrollment, at least one new teacher has been added to the staff each year. Mr. William Waterman and Mrs. Janet Ladner ioined the staff in the fall of 1962. Just this year such equipment as the Edison Voice Writer, Automatic Calculator, computer, new tape recorders, and I2 new type- writers were acquired. Although deluged by the many jobs to be handled, Kathleen Weisse, secretary to Dean Culwell, remains seemingly calm as she assists Officer Lee Thornton, Dr. Culwell, and Dwight Miller with their various problems. 41.1 To acquire a profession, Raymond Suire, a deaf mute, is taking an Evening course in IBM operation under the instruction of Mr. Don Huntley, right. The two use sign language to converse. The actual gaining of practical skills is one of the main facets of the secretarial and business administration courses. Here prospective secretaries practice typing and transcribing shorthand notes. . f ii i ? 97

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B A Offers Three Training Programs In addition to doing his class assignments, John Tiernagel works part time in the area of his major-Business Administration. John is seen here with his aunt who is also one of his bosses. To make each student more than employable, whether he spends one, two, or four years in college, is the goal of the BUSINESS ADMINISTRA- TION DEPARTNIENT. Its three differ- ent training programs are formed to accomplish this end. In the one-year secretarial pro- gram, high concentration is placed on skill subjects, business English, com- munications, and introduction courses, whereas, outside academic subjects receive more emphasis in the two- year study to develop better-rounded individuals. The two-year academic program provides the basic back- ground necessary for entrance at the iunior level in a four-year school.

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Growth Keynotes Chemistry Department Top, radioactivity is an important part of Chemis- try, Dr. Charles Howard explains the functions of a scaler with a counter to Janet Ewing and Don Thompson. Above, the department library provides a studious atmosphere and many sources for re- search. Doing research before meeting their lecture instructors are Don Lopez, Daniel Garcia, Hubert Armstrong, Susan Blakey, and Alexander Peralta. At right, by using an isotope and a cloud chamber, Mr. Alfred Matocha illustrates radioactive decay to Albert Gary and Ann Makrocki. 98 Electrons, protons, and neutrons are the topics discussed by Evening Division students William Ciesynski, Diana Wintrode, and John Toley as they study the structures of various atoms. Growth and progress have been the watch- words over the years for the modern CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT which has added 540,000 worth of equipment during this year, a great advance over the original Alamo Street facilities. More than 800 scientifically-minded students are attending classes in the two-year-old Chemis- try-Geology Building. They meet in elaborately- equipped lecture rooms and laboratories under the guidance of trained instructors. Mr. Joseph Rush and Mr. Alfred Matocha were added to the staff as lab instructors this fall.