York College of Pennsylvania - Horizon Tower Yearbook (York, PA)

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WIDENING OUR HORIZONS By books Head Librarian, Mrs. Atwood, reports: that books at a rate of nearly 70 per week were added during the first semester; that her staff, led by Mrs. Holling- head, is preparing an e.xtensive magazine reference section; that monthly book reviews by Faculty are held in the library — all of which are the results of forward-looking planning in the library by the li- brarian and the- Faculty Committee. The two-year secretarial course prepares young women to become either executive or medical secre- taries. After completion of the course, students are eligible to do general secretarial or stenographic work in various types of business. A ne« ' course, secretarial orientation, is offered this year to secre- tarial majors. This course includes a review of social manners and practices necessary for the secretary in the business world. By practicing skills 20

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The Hour of Decision Banks Folks, or better known to the students as Pete-the-cook, is the most popular man on campus at 12 o ' clock noon. He plans, super ises, and sells us our noon-time snack. Each day Pete plans the specials that vi the student a varied menu. The students of YjC thank you, Pete, for vour culinary efforts and vour friendliness. give May I Help You? Our Lady in White, Mrs. Wilson, is a friend to each and every one of us students and Faculty. She is the person who is instrumental in securing rooms and apartments for the out-of-town students. Whenever there is an injury or a cold, a head- ache or a sore throat, Mrs. Wilson is always avail- able to lend a helping hand, or to give a little green pill. Isn ' t paper cheaper downtown: Under the direction of Mrs. Genevieve Baker, the Bookstore provides a valuable ser ice to the students of the campus. Along with the textbooks needed by the students, the Bookstore has drawing paper, notebooks, dic- tionaries, and engineering supplies. The student Mail Service and the Lost-and-Found service are also maintained bv the bookstore. Where ' s Lew? Mr. Achaj or Lew, our superintendent of build- irfgs and grounds, is a smiling man around campus. Lew, who hails from Mount Wolf, performs his helpful duties, ranging from tightening a bolt to moving a locker. His main duty is to supervise a crew of si.x. men. His helpers are: Lloyd Shumaker, David Sweatman, John Miller, Elwood Beach, Allen Keener, George Still.

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ACADEMICALLY AND AESTHETICALLY By field trip to international art exhibit An honors seminar dealing with the subject, Tensions in E ' ery Day LiFe, convened fi ' e times during the second semester. The seminar was open to selected students who had demonstrated an academic proficiency. The minimum quality point a -erage for invitation to the seminar was 3.75. Each student was assigned to a particular faculty mem- ber wtio was familiar with the student ' s subject area. The faculty member had the responsibility of sug- gesting to the student, sources of information, and the techniques of presentation, of a research paper. The students pursued research in various aspects of the general topic and made panel presentations hich were followed by a general discussion. By discussion