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

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Engineering Courses Numerous Mr. Francis Brogan explains a schematic drawing of receivers to John Esquivel and John Magness during a laboratory class in Basic Electronics. The class is of- fered for terminal credit. One of the largest technological programs available at SAC is offered to engineering stu- dents. Of the 16 catalog listings, eight were found on the Spring Semester Evening Division Schedule. Three of these were offered exclusive- ly to night students. Industrial Engineering, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, and Sur ' eying are on the night agenda in addition to Engineering Descriptive Geometry, Engineering Problems, Mechanics, and Electronics I and II. Industrial Engineering presents the engineer ' s approach for determining the most efficient meth- ods of performing work, while the Air Condi- tioning and Refrigeration class teaches the basics and techniques of refrigeration. On Saturday mornings, those interested in Surveying converge on campus for a four-hour session. Lester Evans and William Lowe read electronic meters while testing tubes. H. B. Bullington and J. R. Perkins measure electronic equip- ment as instructor watches publications cameraman. 21 A

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Physics Curriculum General Diligently pursuing the most efficient method of assembling a stapler are Jimmy Stone, Don Compton and W. G. Voigt in a Design and Measure- ment of Work Methods class. This course offers a mathematical study of time-saving procedures for simple jobs. As the shadows grow long on the campus of San Antonio College, the lights from the win- dows of the Department of Physics and Engineer- ing grow bright. The rooms are filled with men and women learning the nature of the forces around them such as light, heat, gravitational force, and energy. These men and women are students of Pre-Medjcal and Pre-Dental Technology, Engi- neering, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics. Students wishing to pursue further the science of Physics, find specialized courses on Electricity and Heat as well as Electricity and Magnetism. In the spring term, 11 faculty mem- bers instructed three physics and eight engi- neering courses. Teaching the basic concepts of air conditioning and refrigeration, Mr. Michael Valtierra illus- trates to James Browning, Jim Colewell, and David Barajas the fact that higher gas pressure in an air conditioning system will produce lower temperatures. 20 A

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Social Science Enrollment 1,276 Martha Copeland explains some of the little-known facts about India to Ethel Burns, Elton Davenport, and Barbara Chandler during their class in Elements of Geography. This introductory course in the science of geography shows the re- lationship of human groups to their nat- ural environment. With a night enrollment of 1,276 for the spring term, Social Science emerges as the largest department on campus. Available on the Evening Division schedule are 26 classes in the History of the United States, nine in American Government, six in Economics, two in General Geography, and one in European Civilization. Mr. Roy Hillenbach, instructor in European History, eagerly gives special assistance after class to students Salhe Grimes and Kenneth Allen. A native of Germany, Mr. Hil- lenbach studied in his homeland where he received his master ' s degree. 22 A