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

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Geology Department Shows Progress W DTN itofivaos' -.:: Q.cn,m UINDJ -. ui 3:4 3-5.a,g.:,r-13 U',,,?,m LQ-4 0:5 -- o. -ngQ,'4:52 Q,-+G' mg 063,33-v 9'2i 2 mmf fiom can r'0Qu,mn.t 5' W3-Zo' ..n,m5'N: 'ul3lgg.Q. 0 ui I: - IL -.?og2.g' .-gn,-w:.r m-m,3 Qfgomg 212- 5,70 n 0 3 Q3 Q-Q3-Q-1m mn 2,21 -F950-+. 25' mn? ..mm-4. iii iii Each rock you have kicked from your path or skipped along a placid stream might very well have told you much about the early history of the earth. By studying the formation, distribu- tion, and alteration of a rock, a geology student is able to discuss the earth in its primitive stage. Offering courses for the first time in 1954, the GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT is a testimony of pro- gressive strides taken each year. Within two years, enrollment has increased by 50 percent. The modern equipment recently added, such as improved microscopes and films, aids the students in their studies. I04 Fossils seem to be the center of at- tention for Alie Balridge as he examines molluska and brochiopod imprints under a bio-optic microscope. Inez Thompson, assistant comptroller, adiusts a slide to put the specimen in better light.

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Journalists Edit Papers, Yearbook Top, with all the inquisitiveness of an English honor student, Vivis Lemmons asks Miss Rosamond Biles, instructor of English, to explain verbal con- structions. Right, digging deeply into the stacks, Josephine Briseno is surrounded by volumes and volumes of books as she searches for term paper material. Below, one of the many library facilities available for research is the microfilm machine. Nancy Herring views pictures of past issues of periodicals for her English homework. In courses ranging from the first epic to contemporary poetry, Creative Writing, freshman Honors English, and Report Writing are enrolled 2,700 students in the Day Division alone. This development is further illustrated by the addition to the library of resource material, microfilm apparatus, record players, ancl an opaque projector. in the field of mass communications, two accredited and two terminal iournalism courses are offered. As laboratory projects students produce El Alamo yearbook, The Ranger and The Night Ranger papers. The latter is the only night school paper published by a iunior college. ,,H3E:Ei: il-I lil' .1-v-A-unzr,-:: 2g..1l

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Students Prepare for Specific Jobs 'U' 4 JQTQT- ,Q COLT. EGE ln addition To The basic courses in General Geology, Paleontology, Stratigraphy, Mineralology, and Petrology, and Principles of Oil Geology permit Those who are interested to explore The deeper truths ofthe earth. Under The chairmanship of Dr. John R. San- didge, serious students begin studying for specific iobs. Comparing the many types and kinds of minerals and rocks in the large classi- fied selection in the Geology Department are Dr. John Sandidge and Dwight Miller. The nature and properties of rocks and minerals are studied in General Geology. l sr-322 gre 3593 m4 355-r 82.0 0.1110-,gg 30 CLETU5'-ggi. ro'o -h Q-rn: fox SQQ 20 C-B-o-3-I'43 3 fDoco-o-Q- mm Suv Omgcom 5 C+ scam- o 11:0 So 1010-. n ?V-3-+ 5-'o fp 3-5012-O 01?DmrTC9eCD gopig-.3 Q.g3S-3-, 05.30 9-3 -r-.3-5.5-.C QQ Jw-h m D-,grim C'moO:,:f'5'Q- V' -h5'Curm g3 m2'Z'l-lx: ngglgw- mow-i-Vin 43 3-'Tm o9LQm 83- fnm 3222 85 ICDCDT' TCD Dr. John Sandidge, Joyce Stendebach, and Stephen Judge inspect a selection of rocks and minerals, which emit different colors of light when placed under ultra- violet rays, in the display cases in the Chemistry-Geology Building museum. I05