Black Hawk College - Sauk Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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Zvlftol. V ' rs. ' 1,7411 ' ' l it l , V . l ,. i wg , L9 W, it g'j'5F94n5?5ft 'J f . Evelyn Swanson takes u call in Mr. Schiess's office during the , . . bond issue election. Bill Ellison, news director at WHBF, reports back to the station on the progress of the election. Ellison, along with several other reporters were at Black Hawk to cover the election. Evelyn Swanson, Rey Brune, Marvin Schiess and Seymour Golden are all smiles as the final precinct vote comes in. I -1, 1 so I . utxtgv . I' O .,. Y isps K . ,Q 3. ..l',5.j '-Fw? .-fe if E- f , f ,yi X, .J 3 V -... W-,T,f,...-1149 9

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5 Bond ssue Passes F : 55195 5 t , 2 isa , t ff? all ,it X , I XX - rv- wx I I W x 9 3' Q 'Khrsa 4' T 1 ..,..,,,m r Z P11 'W wwe Q NGN una 'twig-?3.'.2.': '- QR f anna H UURRYR I if-we can 9,21 5951 lv 0-3f4i'mQ -.-up-.5 at mu ..a. '22 un an an it 3,133 Z? ,5: 5 ,, 3 i,,...4fA There were ll polling places set up for the special More than 5,600 people voted at the special electiong these are but a few of them. election concerning the bond issue. 5, Vice-President Schiess and Board President Seymour Golden confer about the voting as the results of election were coming in, 8 April 26, 1966 will go down as a very im- portant date at Black Hawk College. More than 4,319 people voted yes to support the sale of 53,500,000 to help finance the new college campus. The final vote was 4,319 people in favor, 1,295 against and 56 spoiled ballots. The new campus will be located on a 106 acre tract' of land east of Moline, on John Deere Road. On May 19, 1965, the Black Hawk College Board approved William F. Bernbrock Associ- ates as architects for the building program. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare approved Phase lA on June 13, 1966, for preliminary plans and allocated 51,000,000 for construction. On August 15, 1966, the State Junior Col- lege Board approved Phase lA preliminary plans and allocated 53,667,477 for construction. The State Junior College Board, on Novem- ber ll, 1966, approved Phase IB preliminary plans and called for emergency legislation to provide for allocation of 53,788,399.93 for construction.

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Cele Cornelis learns that luck favors the learned mind , The strength of Black Hawk College lies in its faculty and staff. Each of the ninety-two members is a professional, a specialist in his field. The combina- tion of their individual competence in a perfect blend of excellence gives a unity and quality of education of which college and community can well be proud.