request. An additional collection of paperback books will be kept on the lounge
floor to be borrowed on the honour system.
Other library services will include photocopying facilities, microfilm readers and
a student typing room seating six. Students may use their own tape recorders.
Assistance from the library staff in finding information will be available at all times.
A brochure about the services at the library and the regulations governing its use
will be issued to students at the beginning of the academic year.

The Language Laboratory

The most natural approach to learning a foreign language is through a progression
from listening and imitation to conversation — from this stage to reading and
thence finally to writing. To aid in this process, the College will have a language
laboratory seating twenty-four students and capable also of serving as a steno-
graphic laboratory.

THE COUNSELLING PROGRAMME

Counselling and guidance services help the learner use to the best advantage the
opportunities offered by Selkirk College. These services assist the student to improve
his self-understanding, his capacity for self-management, and his skills in formu-
lating realistic goals.

The services available are: educational guidance which includes help with study
habits, education handicaps, and selecting appropriate educational goals: vocational
and career planning consistent with the student’s abilities and interests; consultation
with respect to personal adjustment problems.

All students will receive counselling prior to enrolling in the College and through-
out their college careers. They will be encouraged to seek individual conferences
with qualified counsellors and to participate in the group guidance activities which
will develop as the year progresses.

In addition to the college counsellors, each faculty member will meet with students
on educational matters. This important service supplements the instructional pro-
gramme regarding matters which may affect the student’s progress.

The counselling service works closely with secondary schools to help prepare
students for college careers. Another important source of counselling help for stu-
dents comes from the business and community agencies who provide occupational
and career information, job opportunities and who work with special cases referred
to them by the College.

TESTING SERVICES

All students on entering the College will be required to take a number of standard-
ized tests. These tests aid in educational and vocational planning, measure aptitude
for college work, and proficiency in English and reading comprehension. Tests will
be interpreted to the student in conference with the counsellor.

Other tests which measure achievement, and special aptitudes will also be available
to assist the student in self-evaluation and to help him with problems of an educa-
tional, personal, or vocational nature. The results of these tests will be discussed
with students individually or in groups.

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