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

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Mr. Donald Martin explains to students some of the basic elements and variables taught in Business Psychology which aid professionals in winning consumer confidence. Noted Psychologist Visits Campus One of the main events for the PSYCHOL- OGY AND SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT this year was the visit of Dr. Irving Alexander from Duke University on March 30, 31. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation of American Visiting Scientist Program under the American Psychological Foundation, Dr. Alexander spoke to psychology majors and other interested students about this particular field. Another event, sudden and sorrowful, was the death of Mr. Charles Williams, assistant pro- fessor of sociology. Mr. Williams, who died of a heart attack April 5, had served the college for three years. He will be remembered by his stu- dents as sponsor of numerous field trips. 142 This class of cultural anthropology students listens attentively to Dr. Charles Burrows, who is a visiting professor, as he explains the role as well as the development of primi- tive man.

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Physics Equipment Meets New Needs This year special attention has been given to the needs of hberal arts students. Physics 605 has been revised for their benefit. The new look fea- tures emphasis on the everyday application of physics and uses only high school mathematics to do so. Topics covered are treated from the stand- point of their historical, cultural development with attention given to current scientific advan- ces. To keep their facilities as modern as possible, the Department has more than doubled its teach- ing equipment in the electronics laboratories, purchased several items of advanced equipment for the physics laboratories, and engaged two ad- ditional instructors. Physics 812b students James Powel, Joe Arguello, and Virginia Smith per- form laboratory experiments illu- strating Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Background Radiation, and the use of a Spectrometer. Radio Hams Richard McKibbon and Fred Brown operate the Radio and Electronics Club single side-band transiver, call letters K5UAS. QSL cards on the wall confirm contacts made throughout the country. Physics 812 student Robert Almaraz keeps a healthy distance away as classmates Pa- tricia Parish and George Leal perform a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance experiment us- ing a 10,000 guage electromagnet, a linear amplifier, and a five-inch oscilloscope. 141

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Janelie Dietzman and Zandra Alvarado receive special valuable financial instruction from Mr. William Cope in their Marriage and the Family course which helps students foresee problems which may arise. Introductory Section Largest in U.S. Twice this year, classes of Psychology 313 students visited the State Hospital and the Half Way House, where patients are sent after their re- lease from the State Hospital to help them adjust to non-institutional life. On December 5, a group of Sociology students visited Huntsville State Prison. Four new members have been added to the Department staff this year. Mr, Donald Martin and Mrs. Anselyn White are now numbered a- mong the psychology instructors; Mr. William Cope and Dr. Charles Burrows are included in the sociology faculty. The Department boasts the largest section of Introductory Psychology in Junior Colleges in the United States, with 17 day and seven evening classes. Students appear engrossed in the lecture on psychological reactions during this TV course. However, the front row seats have their disadvantages here as indicated by the student ' s posture. 143