Community honors division students

The Public Awareness Com-mittee of Fort Smith has honored six students for their outstanding academic achieve-ment.

The honorees include Brenda Castillow, 33, of Greenwood; Gregory Falleur, 20, of Paris; M e l i s s a G r e e n , 20, of Booneville; Demra Hubbs, 40, of Van Buren; Thoai H. Lien, 22 of Fort Smith; and Bonnie Miears, 35, of Fort Smith.

The students were presented certificates from the committee and their photographs appear in the display case in Fullerton Union.

The students are selected by the faculty in each division on

academic achievement and leadership ability.

Each student represents a different academic division.

The divisional represen-tatives and their major within that division includes business, Bonnie Miears whose major is secretarial science, natural science, Thoai H- Lien whose major is chemistry; social and behavioral science, Demra Hubbs whose major is educa-tion; humanities, Melissa Green w h o s e m a j o r is music ; technology, Gregory Falleur whose major is mechanical technology; and health oc-cupations, Brenda Castillow whose major is RN nursing. WET WILLIE

ffCo© Vol. 32, #4 Thursday, Oct. 18, 1979

Westark Community College g.O. Box 3649 f o r t Smith, Ar 72913

Wet Willie conceit set next Tuesday Wet Willie is coming to the

Municipal Auditorium on Oct. 23, sponsored by the student ac-tivities council.

With their biggest hits "Keep On Smilin" and "Say You Got The Blues," the Alabama based group will bring their "one of the best southern bands" label to town for a 7:30 p.m. concert that Tuesday.

Wet Willie originated as a result of what they call a spiri tual music revolution movement during the 1970's.

They represent a combina-tion of rock, rhythm and blues,

and soul music. "Honey Child" and "Gypsy

Rock" are others of their pop-ular single releases.

Their sound has been describ-ed as a combination oflhe styles of The Doobie Brothers and Boz Scaggs.

C u r r e n t l y , t he s ing le "Weekend" from their latest album is number eight on the national charts.

Tickets are$5.50 for students with ID cards and $6.50 for non students.

Catch Wet Willie, and "keep on smilin."

next Friday night

'Ail My Children' star featured in Dinner Theatre

William Mooney, who stars as Paul Martin in the ABC d a y t i m e series "All My Children," will appear Friday, Oct. 26, in a dinner theatre presentation.

Mooney will do a program called "Half Horse Half Alligator," a rendition of original and famous American humor.

The 7:30 p.m. steak dinner will be followed by the show at 8:15 p.m.

Tickets are available through the Student Activities Office, located in Fullerton Union.

Prices are $4 for students and $7 for non-students.

Mooney, who was born in Missouri and raised in Arkan-sas, participated in a daily radio program in Malvern, Arkansas, while he was still in high school.

He also had lead roles in high school dramatical productions.

After some study at the Un-iversity of Colorado, he launch-ed an assault on the New York, stage.

After summer theatre roles in Pennsylvania's Standing Stone P l a y h o u s e a n d an o f f -

Broadway debut in Yukio Mis-h i m a ' s " T h r e e M o d e r n Japanese Noh Plays," Mooney banded together with some other actors to create jobs.

They assembled a musical revue that became part of New York's "Talent 61" and won the creator a six-month U.S.O. tour in Europe and the Far East.

Mooney toured with various shows, still developing his one-man show of American humor idea.

He haunted libraries and old book stores from Boston to San Francisco, discovering the rich, but little-known, tribe of 19th century hyperbolists.

He appeared in Austria in "Spoon River Anthology," which opened there to excellent notices.

It ran for 10 weeks, until the producer became ill. The theatre manager needed an emergency attraction to finish his season, and Mooney was offered a chance to do his one-man show there.

Tickets are being sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.

WILLIAM MOONEY

Two Thursday, Oct. 18, 1979

TTDd@ 00®rag OPINIONS, LETTERS, EDITORIALS

Concerts . On Oct. 23, the Student Ac-

tivities Council will sponsor a concert a t the Municipal Audi tor ium featuring Wet Willie.

Some of you may be disap-pointed in the choice and wonder why this group was chosen as opposed to a bigger name group.

The answer is very s i m p l e -money.

The SAC operates on a budget of 20,000 dollars a year. This sounds like a lot until you realize that a top group may receive over $100,000 per

performance with half of the money up front.

Even if the SAC could get a big name group for $20,000, it would have to charge over $20 a person just to break even at the municipal auditorium.

So don't think the SAC wouldn't love to get a really big name group, but the facts are that it is impossible with the present facilties available.

The SAC tries to bring the students quality entertainers many of which are on the verge of making it big.

Entertainers like William

Mooney have already made a name for themselves, so the SAC is very fortunate to be able to have them on campus.

Just last week the SAC signed the biggest entertainment in history of Westark to perform here in December.

Next issue we will have all t he information and details of what's to come—it can't be an-nounced yet.

So instead of complaining about the quality of entertain-ment available, sit back and en-joy what you're getting.

Nooners What is a "nooner"? According to Stacey Jones,

Student Activities Director, "A nooner" is entertainment

provided by the SAC during the hours of 12:00 to 1:00 Monday, Wednesday or Friday."

"Noone r s " are here to provide students with new ex-periences and activities, that is the reason that people such as Gil Eagles pr Barry Drake, are scheduled to perform.

These are performers that many students have never been exposed to before and the SAC

gives them a chance to see different types of performers.

Alot of people seem to forget that the median age for Westark students is 26 and not 18.

The SAC tries to provide - different types of entertainment

to reach all types of students. You may not find a per-

former such as Barry Drake entertaining but a great many students did. \

It's your responsibility to be mature enough to let others en-joy the show.

If you really can't stand the

program, then leave. It would be alot betterthan to

stay and disrupt the show for others .

It's hard enough on per-formers without having to com-pete with ping pong games and pool.

From now on the pool and ping pong tables will be shut down during nooners in order to b^ fair to entertainers and the students who are trying to watch the show.

The Lark Congratulations to everyone

i nvo lved in the theat re department's production of T h e Lark."

Everyone, the students, the staff, the high school students, the community members, the parents, and the friends who

spent all that time working deserve a tremendous amount of credit.

It was a beautiful production. Good luck to the troupe next

week as they pack up the set, the costumes, the make-up, and the people to go to Little Rock.

"The Lark" will be presented next Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the American College Theatre Festival at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Ten other Arkansas colleges will also be participating.

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, T m k L , I ° > r S P R I D E » s k e d students what they thought ! ? d 0 n e 1° I m p r o v 6 t h e c u ™ u l u m «t Westark to better luuui their needs.

We received many different suggestions and ideas, the follow-fof curriculum P 0 s s l b , e i m P r o v e m e n t s suggested by students

11 ' i k e t 0 see more foreign language courses offered." I think all incoming students should be encouraged to enroll

in appropriate level reading improvement courses." .'"!' S h ° U , d o f f e r b r » i l l e «nd sign language courses."

Westark needs some special education classes." Some classes need more than one instructor so that the stu-

dent has a choice." "The art department should receive more funds so that art

classes will not be so expensive for the student." More education instructors are needed "

at W«ta!k < 0 ^ G e ° , 0 g y a n d P h y s i c a l Geography offered "I think courses in self-defense should be added." "There should be specialized history courses such as Russian

mstory. "I like Westark so much that I hate to leave after two years, I

m l h W . e s t a r k w e r e a four year school." "I think more commercial art classes should be offered " The shorthand classes should be taught by the instructor and

not the individual progress method." "I would like to see more College of the Ozarks classes offered

at Westark." "1 would like to see a radio broadcasting course offered."

fast ° f t h C i n S t r u c t o r s t r y t o c o v e r t o ° m u c h material too

"Westark should offer an accounting major instead of just a general business degree."

"Instructors should slow down." •I would like to see interior decorating offered." "There should be more systems courses offered " "J w i s h Westark offered courses in dental hygiene."

I am satisfied with all my teachers and classes." We need dance courses such as jazz and ballet."

finance*"* b u s i n e s s c o u r s e s Particularly in banking and "We need more algebra instructors."

£ U1 would like to see more visual aids such as slides and films used.

-I would like to see a Russian Literature course offered." „ M o r e science courses should be offered."

1 t h , t c'*sses called Intro should be just that and not " u e"d y k H 0 W "» «boutthe subject!" I like Westark just the way it is."

Input on this or any other subject is encouraged.

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The Lion's Pride, the official student newspaper of Westark Community College, is publish-ed every other Thursday during the regular academic school year except for vacation periods. Offices are located in BB 109.

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Managing Editor Activities Editor . . . " i i . v S X X J Feature Editors Stephen Bagley

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Williams Photographers James Groves

Xang Ngo Myra Porter

Jim McNinch Terri Brown

Pam Howard David Minchew

5 Bob Nelson Faculty Advisor Tom Walton

Oct. t8....lntramural Sign-ups for 5-man, 5-woman basketball opens Oct. 23....Wet Willie Concert Oct. 24....Blood Services 9 am to 2 pm Oct. 26....Dinner Theatre with William Mooney in "Half Horse Half Alligator" Oct. 28....WCC Choir Concert 2:30 pm Oct. 30...."Family Planning Program" Oct. 31...."Family Planning Program" Nov. 1....Lion's Pride

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This week's category: 1970's

1. What album appeared on the Billboard charts for the most weeks? 2. Who were George McGovern's two running mates in the 1972 presidential election? 3. What year did M*A*S*H* debut on TV ? 4. What team has won the most World Series this decade? 5. How many Vice-Presidents have served under this decade's three presidents? 6. Where were the 1976 Summer Olympics held? 7. When did President Nixon resign from the presidency? 8. What year did the first live/color pictures of Mars begin? 9. What is the oddity of the 1976 and 1979 NCAA college basketball finals? 10. How many former Presidents are still alive?

C A N T H E S E LIPS BE SAVED?

by STEPHEN BAGLEY

I have a deep, dark secret that now I'm confessing: I can't! whistle.

I hear you saying, "Everyone can whistle."

Well, I can't And, I've tried. I even bought a book (Whistl-

ing and Kissing: the Pucker Arts) and did the exercises out-lined in it.

You know the exercises Fm talking about: you go outside and suck on a trailer hitch; you kiss a fish five times a dayf or 10 seconds each time; you hook a Hoover vacuum cleaner up to lips; you stick the Goodyear blimp into your mouth; etc.

None of them worked. I went to a positive thinking

course and heard the teachers chant,"You can whistle; all you have to do is believe you can!"

I came home after the course, tried to whistle, and ended up in the hospital with inflated lips.

I went to a gypsy who said, "Go home and drink this brew."

I went home, drank it, and tried to whistle.

My breath burned down the house.

Not being able to whistle began todestorymy social life.

Instead of whistling to get a girl's attention, I threw rocks.

I started to feed lemons to canaries.

I began to d y n a m i t e , trains I went to a plastic surgeon

and said, "Can you fix my lips so that I can whistle?"

"Yes," he smiled. "Good, do it." "It's very simple," he con-

tinued, "all we will do is sew the lips of a monkey to yours."

Even whistling isn't worth that.

Besides, I might not be able to whistle, but can I kiss! ~

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Answers to Trivia City. 1. Carole King - Tapestry 2. Thomas Eagleton - Sargent Shriver 3. 1972 4. Oakland A's 1972, 1973, 1974 5. Four, Spiro Agnew, Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller, Walter Mondale. 6. Montreal 7. August 8, 1974 8. 1976 9. 1976 Indiana vs Michigan; 1979 Indiana State vs. Michigan State 10. Two, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford.

Thursday, Oct. 18,1979,

CLUB NEWS/ ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Financial Aid

Two financial aid informa-tion seminars will be held up-stairs in the Student Union on October 24.

One will be presented at 12:15 p.m. and ther other 5:30 p.m.

All students are encouraged to attend and find out about the f inancial ; aid available at Westark.

Group encounter Looking for a greater un-

derstanding of your fellow man?

Here's your chance. Dr. George Woodley is

developing a "group encounter" class for interpersonal effec-t i v e n e s s , m e e t i n g every Wednesday in the union at noon, beginning October24th.

This class is designed to provide an opportunity for per-sonal development.

Experience an authentic, honest, trusting relationship.

Accept the invitation, "A moments insight is worth a life's experience."

For further information, con-tact Dr. Woodley in the guidance center, upstairs in the union.

The last day to join will be Monday, October 22.

"Today something we do may touch your life," said Woodley.

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Spanish club Sigma Delta Mu, National

Spanish Honor Society for community colleges, will pre-sent the 19th-century Spanish drama Don Juan Tenorio on Friday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m. in the Gardner Building Lecture Hall.

Written by Jose Zorilla, this p lay is presented every November 2 in most Spanish-speaking countries.

Nfany Hispanic people can quote from memory the most popular passages.

The protagonist Don Juan is a rich, handsome, spoiled, young nobleman who dares everything and cares about nothing.

Possibly the model for today's "macho," the legend of Don Juan originated in Europe during the Middle Ages.

The complex personality of Don Juan has fascinated writers and composers for centuries, in-spiring, for example, plays by Moliere and George Bernard

Shaw, an opera by Mozart, a poem by Lord Byron.

Cast in the drama are:

Don Juan Dennis Cortez Don Luis Freddy Lizardi Don Gonzalo Dr. Evert Pickartz Don Diego.Pable Or-machea Dona I n e x . . . Frances Rush Dona Ana. Gabriela Aviles Butarelli Bob Pritchett Ciutti . . Marie Antonia Betan-court Brigida Ava Fry Centellas Ramiro Basaure Avellaneda Juan Frias Lucia Norma Meadors La abadesa . . . Doris Johnston La tornera . . Gladys Pritchett Esculptor Fred Kinslow Alguacil 1 Louis Korenz Alguacil 2 Robert Jerrell

Background music will be furnished by Steve Rickman, classical guitarist and Steve Miller, cantor.

Admission is $1.00 for the performance sponsored by the foreign language department of the division of humanities.

Ensemble The vocal ensemble travelled

to Hot Springs to sing at the Council of North Central Com-munity and Junior colleges meeting last Monday.

Student recitals were held October 10 in the Breedlove rehearsal hall.

Students participating were Sharon Scott, Philip Costner, Cindy Lowder, Tammy Yocum,

Tina Shiflett, Steve Rickman and Andy Caperton.

Six Westark voice students will attend a three state contest in early November.

Those students attending will be Andy Caperton, Billy Hewett, Lyndal Green, Melissa Green, Greg Gordey and Clayton French.

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Business division totals over800 majors by TERRI SCOTT

Did you know that there are more declared business majors on campus than any other division?

It's true. There are over 800 students

majoring in business. The Division of Business is

also the only division that con-sistenly grows according to past records.

One of the reasons for the continuing popularity is the ad-

dition of several new courses. They include: Principals of

Insurance, Human Relations in Business, Personnel Manage-ment, Tax Accounting, Adver-tising, and Basic Programming.

As of May 1979, a new program was added to the divi-sion.

It's known as an Associate of Applied Science Degree.

It's a terminal two year p r o g r a m t h a t is n o t transferable to a four year in-stitution.

It is designed for the student who wants to attend college for two years and then enter the business world.

Because it was approved just last spring the listing was not in-cluded in the fall catalog.

However, response to the program has been very good and many more students are ex-pected to enroll in in second semester.

Anyone interested in the program should contact Nolan Lickey, chairman of the Divi-

sion of Business. Along with the division's 11

full-time instructors and 17 part-time instructors, there are also people f rom outside speciality occupations who lec-ture students about their profes-sion.

New equipment has been in-stalled in the division including 35 IBM typewriters and three new Micro-computers the data processing lab.

Also, the outdated shorthand reel to reel tapes have been

replaced to cassettes which enables up to four different lessons to be taught at the same time.

There is a special club for business students known as Phi Beta Lamda. PBL members are sponsored by instructor Bill Lacewell and attend annual state conventions and com-petitions.

The job placement rate of Westark business majors is 95 per cent.

Connally brought community campaign by MALINDA LAREY

"What we need is more energy, not more taxes, "John C o n n a l l y , Republican pres iden t ia l hopefu l told reporters in a press conference Oct. 12 at the Sheraton Inn.

Connally spent 30 minutes answering questions from the press on topics ranging from relations with the Peoples Republic of China to nuclear power.

Conally urged the need for exploration and expansion in the search for energy.

"I would rather have nuclear power than no power.

I'd rather have nuclear power than shut down plants and schools and hospitals and do without jobs in this country.

And I'd rather have nuclear power than be a hostage to OPEC countires as we are to-day," was his stand.

Connally criticized President Carter as being "weak" in his dea l ing with the Cuban problem and the relationship we have with the Peoples Republic of China.

Concerning Carter's dealing with the presence of Soviet

t roops in Cuba, Connally stated, "I think he got into his own trap in a way.

The week before he addressed the nation Carter said the presence of Soviet troops in Cuba was an unacceptable situation, then a week later when he addressed the nation and in fact said I accept the presence of Soviet troops in Cuba."

Connally said he would appeal to the young voter by offering "some hope and some promise that there is going to be opportunities in this country.

That all these problems that we talk about—inflation, big government, big bureaucracy, big deficits are not going to rob you of a future in this country.

That there is nothing essen-tially wrong with America.

If we get back to some fun-damental and basic values that have always been meaningful to the United States.

If we reassert a sense of pride. If we regain our self-respect. If we rebuild the strength of

the country, economically and militarily then I would say to the young people that the horizons of the future are

broader and brighter than they've ever been in all of this nation's history.

We've only begun to see what changes we can make in the ways people live and how they live.

We've only begun to cure the illnesses that plague man.

We're gonna change this world.

It's gonna be the most ex-citing, promising world that you can imagine if we preserve the free market system.

If we preserve the right of in-d i v i d u a l s t o decide for themselves, to use their own talents, use their own hearts and hands to build, to create, to in-vent, to innovate and to uplift.

That is. the exciting future of this country."

Connally would support a cons t i tu t iona l amendment prohibiting deficit spending at the federal level, provided it had a provision that would provide an escape clause if the president declared a national emergency.

Connally reviewed his nine point plan for peace in the mid-dle east.

"Unless we, the United States, through providing a

militarily secure environment in the area, air force element in the Sinai, a fifth fleet in the ocean and unless we secure the area then the nation of Israel is always exposed."

When questioned about reinstating the military draft Connally said, "If all four

branchesof the service came to

me and said they could not ade-quately provide for the defense of our country without the draft, then I would be in favor of reinstating it."

Connally concluded the con-ference by saying that the cam-paign would be a hard one, but one worth fighting.

Student Activities Council officers for the fall semester are (left to right): Frances Rush - Vice-President, Lolita McGee - Secretary, Trolene Pitts - President, and Margie Hamilton - Vice-President. (photo by David Knight)

JOHN CONNALLY (photo by Pam Howard)

Gallery features paintings, drawings

Paintings and drawings by Debra Moseley are on exhibit in the Breedlove Gallery through the month of October.

Hours for the Gallery are 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thurs-day and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Weekday hours are 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Moseley, a native of Arkan-sas, attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.

She did undergraduate work a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Massachusetts in Amherst, and received her final BFA degree from ASU in 1976.

She has worked in commer-cial art, visual merchandizing

and free-lancing as an artist. She taught art classes in a

Community Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, and worked on *a major one-man show of her work exhibited in 1977.

Moseley also teaches art classes for children.

Her basic approach and visual study of art is through nature in its varied forms.

She feels that the outdoors is the ultimate classroom.

Moseley's work is figurative and manifests itself in large compositions of bright colors.

Her work has been mainly canvas and paint-oriented, but she also works in pencil.

There is no admission charge.

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photos courtesy KFSM, KFPW, KLMN

Co-op Ed bridges gap between school, work Want to get class credit just

for working? Check out Co-op Ed. "Cooperative education is a

program in which the college, the students and the local business community combine their efforts to provide the students with a more practical and meaningful educational ex-perience" said Sandy Anderson, director of Cooperative Educa-tion.

The co-op program combines academic study with a related work assignment, which helps students see the relationship between the classroom and their future professions".

Co-op students are pre-professionals who are employed in, and are learning about, their future careers.

Co-op Ed fills two valuable functions for students—salary plus valid training.

Anderson interviews and screens student applications to the program.

The college then assists in es-tablishing the training program and helps oversee the student's progress during his terms of e m p l o y m e n t , p r o v i d i n g guidance and counseling to both students and employers as requested.

Once the student has been assigned to the off-campus job, periodic evaluations are made by the cooperating employer as well as the co-op coordinator and the students, faculty ad-

visor to determine the progress of the student.

Also, the student evaluates the employer and the total co-op work experience assignment.

As a result of compiled evaluations, a letter grade is determined for the student in Co-op.

Students receive up to three hours credit per semester.

The employer assumes the role of adjunct professor, using his company as a learning laboratory.

"Hopefully, the employer will establish a program which provides the student with max-imum exposure within his field and to the entire business opera-tion," she safd.

Employers throughout the n a t i o n have found that cooperative education is a valuable source for well-trained employees.

The employer can observe a student in a real-life working situation and the student has an opportunity to explore his or her chosen career without a commitment to permanent employment.

According to Anderson, cooperative education enables business and industry to par-ticipate and influence higher education and it creates closer ties between the business world and the educational communi-ty.

Students who participate in cooperative education benefit

several ways. Co-op Ed adds meaning to

their education, increases motivation and develop maturi-ty, clarify career goals and provides the opportunity to gain experience, increases job market appeal and provides needed income to meet educational and personal ex-penses.

There are four advantages to the employer.

Co-op education provides a ready-made recruitment and training program at greatly reduced cost, it frees high-salaried professionals from time-consuming but essential tasks it enables business and in-dustry to participate in and in-fluence higher education, and it creates closer ties between the bus iness world and the educational community."

The college also benefits by having a good co-op program, since the program increases realistic involvement with socie-ty, it provides an opportunity to offer student experiences not available in the classroom, it aids the college program of career guidance and placement, it helps students clarify academic and career goals earlier in the students college careers, and it demonstrates the college's commitment to ac-countability to society.

"It's the best device for recruiting new students that I have" stated journalism instruc-

Developmental Ed division preparation courses

by MARY ANN STRAUSS

"Help," yells the student sink-ing under piles of books.

"No one, NO ONE," he grimaced, "told me college meant this kind of reading."

However, reading is a must; and a helping hand is extended to the drowning student (or the buried) by Margaret Efurd, M a r g a r e t Newell, Peggy Rosenberg and Amanda Smith of the Division of Developmen-tal Education.

Reading problems, like other problems in life are no respector of persons: it affects ALL.

Reading may not make the man, or woman, but it sure will change the grade.

If you find mathematics a must for your major but it isn't your "cup of tea," you'll find help from Harold Cameron and Terri Smith.

Math, like reading, is an es-sential part of living—not just for that degree, but figuring how to cut down the family budget to building the small fry a dog house for their pet beagle.

Or, for the single, how to figure to get from here to there (probably the blonde or brunett's home you met in the library) on your alottment of gas for the week.

Even the single guy has to watch that budget.

A student stops chewing his

pencil and frowning, bears down hard on it in an effort to put thoughts on paper.

It was not lack of study preparation or understanding of the lectures; thoughts would not flow from the brain, through the arm, to the hand, to the pencil into written words on the paper.

Writing is easier for some than others and if you have a problem—don't hesitate—it may mean credit or no credit for a course.

Don't lose out, get help in classes by Judy Christian, Mike Cooper and Sherron Shuffield.

And for the student who has added English to his native language, a special class has been developed for you in writing.

William Hutchinson will help you understand certain nuances and idioms or structures of the

English language. Preparation for college is the

aim of Development Education but there is another aim: Career and Personal Development.

Elizabeth Cooper and Robert Felder will help you understand the "how-to" to get that job.

M a r i l y n . Myers , skills laboratory coordinator, helps the student and instructors in many areas: placement testing, peer-tutoring program and just a listening ear.

However, the best has been left for last, which should have been first: Study Skills.

All should take this course: the incoming freshman and students who have been out of school for several years.

It is designed to develop basic skills in outling, notetaking, un-derlining, taking tests, organiz-ing time, listening, and preview reading.

tor Tom Walton when asked about how the Cooperative Education program is view from his faculty standpoint.

"Students want jobs, and they want them now, and Co-op Ed is the means I use to fulfill that need with them.".

For example, televisions and radio stations, newspapers, and advertising agencies operating in the area, the field is open for journalism students to find work.

"The key is developing good relationships with the area employers so that when they have an opening they will come to use first for workers.

"If we can train them well in the classroom, then it can be a 'step in and do the job' situation for the student whe he is plac-ed," continued Walton. "Then, the employer will trust our abilities as educators, or trainers, of future workers."

"The media is such that there is always going to be a frequent turnover of workers and we can a lways feed them new prospects."

Another advantage to Co-op is the way it helps faculty members to improve their teaching methods.

"Often students come and tell me what was good or bad about a course based upon how the material presented was used in their working job.

So, I can adjust my classes to key in on exactly what these

students will be doing when they get a job," said Walton.

Since a community college can only offer freshmen and sophomore level courses, students don't have an oppor-tunity in some two-year programs to be exposed to all areas of their academic field here.

They must transfer to a four-year institution to continue.

The journalism program here is an example of this type of limited program.

There are no broadcasting courses here, so when students wish to pursue that interest, I can always turn to Co-op Ed and get them a job in the local media.

"What they would have learned in class they now get right on the job," commented Walton.

"Plus, they get paid for it." In conclusion Walton stated,

"Co-op Ed is great because it gets a student a job in his field whil he's in school, it gives the employer a secure feeling know-ing he can always turn to the college for good workers, and it helps the teacher keep up-to-date on the practical job related I side of the material he teaches in class."

For more information con-tact Sandy Anderson, ext. 333.

Her office is located upstairs in the student union.