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

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EARL WALKER Dean, 1927-1946 H. A. SHUMWAY Dean, 1946-1947 EJC salutes the deans who have guided the school through thirty-five years of successful educational leadership. MAX BICKFORD Dean, 1947-1955 TILGHMAN ALEY Dean, 1955-1960 KM l The EJC administrative offices and most classes, except the science department, were moved into the formei; Jefferson Grade School building in the fall of 1946. EDWIN J. WALBOURN Dean, 1960

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Our Buildings In September of 1927 El Dorado Junior College opened its doors to higher education in classrooms on the third floor and part of the sec- ond floor of the present Junior High Building. 1927 to 1946 Science and library facilities were provided in the old Senior High building, the basement of which is the north end of the present gym. This building was razed in 1936 to make way for the present Senior High building. The EJC classes moved into the McKinley Building, a grade school building converted for college use, in 1933. This building stood about where the present auditorium now stands. Classes returned to the Junior High building when the Old Senior High and the McKin- ley buildings were being re- placed by the new Senior High building. The new Senior High building was completed in the spring of 1937, and EJC classes moved into the first floor in March. The library and the science classes were located on the upper floors.

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Remembering significant events of the first thirty-five years at El Dorado Junior College has been made possible largely through the able assistance of Lester W. Nixon retiring speech and English instructor, who has been a member of the college faculty since September of 1929 . His devotion to the school, his personal recollections, and his continued interest in those students who have attended EJC have greatly helped this year ' s Grizzly Growl staff to record the activities and achieve- ments of our school ' s - history. As Mr. Nixon has re- called for us many of the events of the past, stu- dents also have done some remembering. Some in re- ferring to an appreciation of literature that began in his American literature classes, have frequently expressed the desire to listen once again to his reading of some particularly favorite selection. Others have mentioned the many artistic displays of his excellent collection of art prints . Still others have remembered his skillful arrangements of flowers, bottles, candles, and other items which have added color and variety to the sometimes monotonous task of securing an education. Perhaps the best remembered feature of Mr. Nixon ' s classroom has been his numerous books and magazines which have aroused the intellectual curiosity of his students and have challenged them to find a scholarly satisfaction in pursuing an education through the printed word . We remember our friend and instructor with sincere appreciation. The heritage that he leaves us will continue to enrich our lives, for Gladly did he learn and gladly teach. LESTER W. NIXON, 1962 8