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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Formerly it has been the custom to look at the paper and see how near the bottom the Juco team was. This year, however, the basket ball team broke all precedents and won the Western division. There are several explanations why we won the Western division. First, we had a new coach, Hersh Cornwell, who really seems to know his stuff when it comes to basket ball. The second reason was that we had a wealth of good material, a veritable coach ' s dream. There was the tall lanky Beaumont who could flip a ball through the hoop with either hand. He, by the way, was an unanimous choice for the Junior College All Star Basket Ball Team. Then there was Hower, a shifty, clever, guard who always seemed to block the opponents ' moves. He also made the Junior College All Star Team. Turner, Wilmarth, and Hullihan were placed in the honorable mention column of All Stars. The whole team had a style that baffled their opponents. They stood back near the defense line and while the puzzled opposition ran dazzedly about waving their hands, the E.J.C. boys casually looped balls into the basket. Turner, Hullihan, Wilmarth, and Thompson seemed to be positive geniuses for making setups. We won most of the games played. One of the most thrilling games this year was the game with Arkansas City. The game was close until three minutes before the end. The score was 33-29. Then El Dorado woke up. In three minutes she made twenty-five points, the final score being 39-54. Parsons, our most important opponent, seemed to have a hoodoo sign on us. They were victors over us four times, twice in play-offs for the State Championship. Leo Cross, Larry Beaumont, Bob Hower, Leo Hullihan, James Logan, Jodie Ray Lowrance, Bill Moter, Arthur Thompson, Lewis Turner, and Tom Wilmarth were all this year ' s lettermen. — Oscar Brumback.