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

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Department Gets Equipment Grant WfA ' ' Ik rj DSfg ' • ill H| Bi fcfc « H H K i „ ■ .; J|!P!i5 ' H ' v ' m SIl - Ronald Bridges uses a Beckman DB Stectrophotometer to aid him in discovering the contents of a sample in Chemistry 810, Quantitative Analysis. Octaviano Castillo, in foreground, Gayle Gayoso, Ralph Hight, and Stephen Jones make use of Mettler balances in weighing their samples in 810 lab. Hulon McLean, handling the glassware, and James Merritt, working a pump, use a microanalysis. technique to measure samples on a minute scale in organic lab. 123

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Ralph Hight received one of the most distinguished awards ever given to a SAC student when he was pre- sented the Chemical Rubber Company prize. Hight Receives Chemistry Award Two firsts, a $9,000 grant from the Atomic Energy Commission to purchase radio-isotope equipment, and the selection of student Ralph Hight as South Region winner of the I6th Annual Awards Program sponsored by the Chemical Rubber Company, spotlighted the year for the CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT. The school was awarded $100 worth of chemistry books as a re- sult of the contest. Another highlight was the visit of Dr. P. R. O ' Connor, carbon dating expert, who represented the American Chemical Society. During his stay, Dr. O ' Connor was main speaker at a schoolwide assembly, visited the chemistry laboratories, and lectured to several classes. Almost $2,000 in new equipment was ob- tained by the Department under Title 111 of the National Defense Education Act. Under this stat- ute, the school pays for half the cost of the equip- ment and the Federal government pays for the other half. Among the new items are a Coleman pH meter with a micro electrode, two Mettler bal- ances, 12 triple beam balances, and two film se- ries, Chcm Study Chemistry Films, and Under- standing the Atom. The latter series was made by the Atomic Energy Commission. Several other items have been approved including a set of over- lay transparencies for the opaque projector. Students taking Chemistry 80lb use all available lab equipment ire determining by use of qualitative analysis what elements are contained in their sample solutions. 122

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Above, Albert Sabeter delivers his speech as his debating partner, Jarrell Knowles, . diUgently prepares to give the opposing team stiff competition in rebuttal. At left, Josie Whitley provides special effects, with the aid of the new sound effects panel, during a perform- ance of Beggar on Horseback. Drama, Speech Department Expands Since its beginning the DRAMA AND SPEECH DEPARTMENT has continued to ex- pand its facihties. Included in the .plans for the immediate future are the addition of three ad- vanced classes in theater. Although it is not as large as some of the other departments on campus, the field of Speech and Drama plays a vital role in the SAC Scene. Department, of poise and self confidence along with the fundamentals of oral communica- tion are the teaching aims of the speech depart- ment. WSAC, the school ' s closed circuit radio station, is offered as a practical application of theories learned in the radio and television class. 124 Members of the A Cappella Choir take advantage of the Drama and Speech Departments ' new revolving stage, constructed under the supervision of Mr. Allen HoUe) ' .