Butler Community College - Grizzly Growl Yearbook (El Dorado, KS)

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CI a sses And such an one were glad to know the brine Salt on his lips, and the large air again, So gladly, from the songs of modern speech Men turn, and see the stars, and feel the free Shrill wind beyond the close of heavy flowers. The history of the two classes in E.J.C. reveals the fact that, in the sojourn through college life, there is a sharp analogy between collegiate activities and the activities of Odysseus, the Greek, the steadfast and the goodly, who wandered in many queer places after the fall of Troy. (Praise to the imagination of Homer! Had Odysseus been a normal, home-loving husband, there would have been no Odyssey, and no theme for the ' 29 Grizzly.) Since you ' ve read Homer, (and who in E.J.C. hasn ' t?) you will recall that the blind Greek bard etched Odysseus in bold lines, in stark glory, and in strong colors, giving to him a life of amazing glamour, vividness, and activity. (Pity Ludwig doesn ' t do him.) There are various legends about Odysseus, the wily, the man of many devices. There is the one of his feigning madness while he was yet a young man, because he objected to going to the war — of his plowing a salt-strewn field with an ox and an ass harnessed together. Then there are the glorious legends of his might in battle, his bravery, and hL wisdom in council. In truth, his life may be said to be divided into two periods; his life of inexperience before the Trojan war, and his life of achievement and activity during and after the war, during which time his life was a myriad of human experiences. So with the classes of E.J.C. The freshmen come into E.J.C. little experienced but possessing latent abilities and talents which come into full power under the guiding stimulus of college life. The sophomores, although of necessity curtailed from wandering as far and in climes as vario us as did the steadfast Greek, are fairly launched en a long and tortuous journey. These people are on the verge of coming into a life as many sided and as full as was that of Odysseus after the fall of Troy, and before he regained Ithaca. As to what will come after Troy, after the Odyssey of these students of E.J.C, there are a hundred answers, each different from all the rest. Postus Scriptum, and other learned Latin phrases: When this copy was all ready to go to the printer, the august copy reader crashed mightily on the table with his fist, and roared, See here, this won ' t do. You ' ve left the Gods clear out of the story. And the disconcerting thing was that it was disgustingly and terribly and smitingly true. It seems that in Greece and its environs, they couldn ' t have a war or a story or even a kidnapped wif e without the Gods of Mount Olympus interfering. Odysseus had his share of them, friendly and otherwise, just as we have their modern counter- part here in E.J.C. Well, there ' s Zeus, the God Head. He sits enthroned, not on the heights of Mount Olympus, but at the head of the stairs. Zeus, you will remember, zealously espoused the cause of Odysseus, and spent his every effort to frustrate the well laid plans of Poseidon, the angry sea God. So with our Zeus. When many-shaped devils beset our journey, (especially numerous they are, just about exam time) Zeus, with the assistance of the other Gods and Goddesses, succeeds in most instances in steering our boat away from all evil doers. (Sometimes we wish for the chance that Odysseus passed by — that of staying on the Island of the Lotus Eaters, where every- thing was oblivion.) Page

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The Sophomore Class The sophomore class of ' 29 has the distinction of being the first class to complete the two vears of El Dorado Junior College. As freshman, the class of ' 29 set many precedents such as wearing green caps, the football banquet and many lesser events which all go in making up an interesting year. The spirit of the class has always been excellent, both m class organization and in extra-curricular activities. The sophomores have set a good example for the classes to follow. Beryl Hix Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself. Class Officer ' 29; Debate ' 29; Dra- matics Club ' 28, ' 29; Y.M. Cabinet ' 29; Oration ' 28, ' 29; Student Council ' 29. Marion Caldwell ' Ye son of E.J.C. now is come the time our former fame to rival, or surpass. Annual Staff ' 29; Class Officer ' 29. James Victor Benton Earth sounds my wisdom, and high heaven my fame. Annual Staff ' 28, ' 29; Class Officer ' 28, ' 29: Y.M. Cabinet ' 29; Student Council 28. Pagt i)