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

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VARSITY CLUB In all universities and colleges there is an organization of the lettermen in the recognized sports of that school. El Dorado Junior College has such a club which is known as the Varsity Club. The purpose of this organization is to promote interest in sports, to make for clean and high standards in all athletic contests, and to instill a better school spirit in our Junior College. Until the school year 1934-35 there was no such club in the college. But at that time two of our college students and athletes realized the need for such an organization and with their aid and approval the club was born. This year has been one of special interest to members and the school since new sweaters were purchased and lettermen were given the privilege of choosing their letters of either purple or gold. In order to defray the expenses of these sweaters the Club presented a humorous play entitled, The Crimson Coconut . Also the traditional Varsity-E Club basket ball game, which was given more interest when the Varsity Club pushed the E Club into the cellar and rose to snatch the challenge trophy which they were permitted to keep and add to it a ring until next year ' s season declares the victor, provided more finance. The officers of the club this year were as follows: first semester; President, Grant Salisbury ; Vice-President, George Barker ; Secretary- treasurer, Harris Robison ; and Sergeant-at-arms, Tom Wilmarth. Second semester ; President, Tom Wilmarth ; Vice-President, Quentin Doty, Secre- tary-treasurer, Harris Robison ; and Larry Beaumont, Sergeant-at-arms. Coach Hersh Cornwell sponsored the club during the year. — Grant Salisbury.

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Scien ce EXPERIMENT MCXXXVII1 Record your notes and make your drawings on this page immediately on leaving Laboratory. Date May 1, 1938 Object of this experiment: This experiment was conducted in hope that boys interested in the mechanics of the world in which we live might gain, through discussion and research, an insight into this field which has such an important bearing on all our lives. Method used in performing this experiment: The El Dorado Junior College Science Club, chartered in 1930, went into its eighth year of organization with about thirty-five boys as mem- bers for the current year. Such a large field as is included under the term science meant a split in the club as to a project to be carried out during the year. The result of this split was a division of the club into two groups: namely, those interested in photography and those interested in radio. Complete equipment was purchased for the developing and printing of roll film. Setting up a workshop in the basement of Mr. Coffman ' s home was the usual thing each Monday evening for some time. There we developed and printed films on which to practice. Results were often times quite good and then at other times .... In another corner of the basement the radio group worked, supplying sometimes music and sometimes static. (Of course, the static was always due to weather conditions). These evening meetings were usually followed by a wiener roast. Drawings: On the regular meeting dates, the second and fourth Monday of each month moving pictures often constituted the program while other meet- ings were devoted to the discussion of photography and radio. Later in the year the telescope, made by former members of the club was set up and used for frequent inspections of heavenly bodies. Those who supervised the experiment first semester were Wendell Tarman, President, Bill Nelson, Vice-President, John Newacheck, Secretary, Alan Cowles, Reporter, and Milton Larsen, Student Council Representative ; Second semester Frank Harshman, President, Ardon Butel, Vice-President, Bill Nelson, Secretary, Alan Cowles, Reporter and Milton Larsen, Representative. Mr. Coffman was the chief director. Signed S. H. Coffman, Instructor. Date May 1, 1938. — Magers and Newacheck.

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