San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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NURSING EDUCATION-Miss Pauline E. Davis. This is 'Phe depar+- men1 s fifih year. The enrollmenl in- cludes s'ruden+s from +wo local hos- pi+als, pre-nursing schools, and de- gree s+uclen+s. This yearhas broughi' +he inlroducfion of advanced courses providing for specializafion in 'rwo fields of nursing educafion -leaching and psychiairy. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY- Miss Mary D. Boo+h. ln +he eighl' years since +he occupa+ional +herapy course was organized, col- lege enrollmen+ has increased +o I24 plus 22 s+uden+s in clinical irain- ing. Our graduafes are serving in +he armed forces, Veierans Admin- is1'ra+ion hospifals, s1'a're and pri- va're ins+i+u+ions. lMiss Boo+h is af lhe lefinl NATURAL SCIENCE--Dr. Carl D. Duncan. The Science Depar+men+'s guiding philosophy is 'ro mee+ ihe science needs of s+uolen'I's. Forfy-six courses wiih majors in more +han +wenl'y 'fields plus sanifalion and conserva+ion programs are offered. The full-'rime equivaleni' of more +han a sevenrh of +he sfudeni body who are irained by +he deparimenl' prove +he deparimen+'s usefulness. ln 'rhe phofograph, Dr. Duncan is explaining +he ana+omy of a June beefle using a large scale model. 1 SC.

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MUSIC-Dr. Lyle Downey. A small building which once housed 'rhe campus elemenfary observa+ion school now houses 'lhe Music De- parfmenf, one of +he mos+ acfive deparfmenfs on 'rhe campus. A sfaff of 22 specialisfs, covering all branches of music, offers a wide variefy of courses and supervises a large number of ac+ivi+ies. In adclifion 'I'o 'rhe major s+uden+ organizarions--Symphonic and Marching Bands, A Cappella Choir, Symphony Orcheslra, and Choral Ensemble-chamber music groups and performing combina+ions pre- senl programs on and off campus. MODERN LANGUAGES-Mr. L. C. Newby. The Modern Language Depar'I'men+ has for many years been unique among insl'i'I'u1'ions of higher learning in Hs emphasis upon +he spoken language. This develop- menl' is of even grea+er imporiance in +his shrunken world. This year, 'rhe French honor so- cie1'y, lola Della Phi, presenfed, un- cler +he direcforship of Dr. A. B. Gregory, one of Moliere's plays, Le Malade lmaginaire. Mr. Newby, a+ lefi, affends one of 'rhe rehearsals.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION-Mr. Glenn Har'l'ranH'. The lvlen's Physi- cal Educaiion Depar+men+ is recog- nized 'for Hs ou'l's'l'anding program. OF 'rhe 400 P.E. maiors enrolled, 70 are in 'rhe presenl' graduaiing class. San Jose P.E. men are in demand ai' high schools and junior colleges -Ihroughoui' +he s+a+e. One new s+a'Ff member appoinied 'rhis year is Bill Perry who handles ihe in+ramural program ancl is foof- ball line coach. One maior change was iniiiafed when men were supplied wi'I'h gym clofhing by 'Ihe college .... Tiny Har+ranH and Coach Mumby are shown in rhe gym. PHYSICAL EDUCATION-Dr. Irene Palmer. Big news in fhe Wom- en's Physical Educafion and Recrea- 'rion Depar+men+ was +he comple- 'lion of 'iheir new building in Janu- ary. Our women now have a dance s+udio, a gymnasium 'For baskeiball, volleyball and badminion, a folk dance and fencing gymnasium, an adap+ive gymnasium for posiure and body mechanics, an open courl' for ping pong and a swimming pool. These faciliiies are used for regu- lar class work, Women's Afhleiic Associaiion acfiviiies and in +he Co-Recreaiion program .... De- parfmeni Secreiary Mrs. Luede- mann, le'F+, is shown here wi+h Dr. Palmer.