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

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' Road kills ' Upper left: Keeping a watchful eye out for traffic while straddling the yellow line is Dr. William Langley. Finding the road kills is the easy part; attempting to free it from the road surface is achieved by the aid of a steel spatula which is carried under the car ' s front seat. Lower left: Many forms of wildlife are cut down on highways as shown by this Bobwhite quail who lost its life trying to cross Highway 254. Lower right: Dr. Langley peers through the side of the vehicle window while scraping up a road kill. Brett Perry ' ■ Langley 17

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' Road kills ' Instructor liveslife in fast lane Awakening to the static of the clock radio, Dr. William Langley eases out of bed to the start of another long day in the field of research and work, while his wife casts aspersions on the whole race of scientists, and scientific study. As he steps into his slacks, he reflects on the ordeal of collecting road kills of all forms of wildlife on his way to a steady job that starts at 8:00 a.m. at Butler Coun- ty Community College. Dr. Langley has had an interest in wildlife from the age of thir- teen, when he first visited the American Museum of Natural History. From there he went on to get a degree in a biological scien- ce and physical science. He taught at Wichita State University for seven years before coming to Butler, where he has been teaching for approximately three years. Not wanting to waste his time driving to and from school, he decided to do some research on the number of wildlife that was killed on a twenty-mile stretch of Highway 254. Collecting road kills, including birds, snakes, rabbits, opossum and box turtles, or all forms of wildlife, is not just a pastime for Dr. Langley, but a research project. He is trying to establish the harmful effects of highway kills on wildlife currently, and compare this with the effects 20 years from now. Many of the road kills collected by Dr. Langley are identified and thrown off the road so they will not be counted again. A few of the road kills, still intact, may be kept by Langley for research by his students at Butler, or sent to a university. Eventually all of this data and research collected will be published in a scientific publication. But not before he has analyzed the effects of certain factors such as weather, traffic flow, etc. So don ' t be surprised if some day you are cruising home from school on Highway 254 from El Dorado to Wichita and you happen to see some crazy guy straddling the yellow line with a spatula. Just swerve and don ' t look back. Brett Perry Upper right: Traffic flow can sometimes be very harmful to most forms of wildlife as they are usually hit when trying to cross the roadway in their nightly journeys. Lower right: After scraping up the remains of a rabbit, Langley prepares to disperse the remaining into the ditch. 16 Langley

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Yesterday and Today . . . A look at 1927-1987 An El Dorado man named J.H. Tolley lived on soup for six months because of stomach problems. But, due to the invention of Glycas, a remedy for upset stomachs, he was once again able to eat regular foods. A sale at a local El Dorado clothing store allowed customers to purchase mens boots ranging from $3.00 to $5.50. Nowadays a pair of boots can range anywhere from $35.00 to $235.00. Mrs. Ruth Snyder, of New York City, was executed on Friday the 13th, 1928, for killing her husband. She was given three shocks of 2,200 volts each before being pronoun- ced dead. The last thing she said was, Forgive them father for they know not what they do. According to the El Dorado Times, in 1928 one could buy three loaves of bread for 25 cents. Today the average cost for one loaf of bread is around 80 cents. The El Dorado Junior College won the first game it ever played. The team played the Oklahoma Chiloccos Indians, with a 7-6 vic- tory. For $45.00 a month, a person could rent a five bedroom, modern house in El Dorado. For a tighter budget, a person could rent a bedroom in someone else ' s house for only $3.00 a month. The average cost for renting a one room apartment nowadays is around $210.00 a month. A very upset Owen Oberst sup- posedly murdered his father, mother, and five younger siblings on April 20, 1928, in Burns. After allegedly shooting them all, he supposedly poured gasoline around the house, burning it to the ground. What made him do it? The story goes that Owen asked his father if he could borrow the family car to go see a picture show in a nearby town. When the father denied him the privilege, Owen r mr -w AND fulnesst PQrtlNATjQN l MP: . P13E55 lIpS If- Jf hi ' Jf y vSUOoeKr H i mm; efn-iNG of • . mMm¥ k w RATHER THAN STRENGTH OR DETERMINAT Jt DTQ9m WHILE NEO IS HEAW AND OTHEfi FEATUF?E$ TOWAyRD£ TI E SENSUAL v THERE IS MOTftfNQ • IN FACE h • TO INDICATE INHUMAN - :T?ypE that| COMffl»T !P ST, V Left: Suspected Mur- derer, Owen Oberst supposedly killed seven family mem- bers in 1927 near Burns , KS. became upset. His trial was the largest media event ever witnesed in Butler County with newspaper correspondents in town from throughout the country. Three trials were held, all ending in a hung jury. Oberst was freed. On Feb. 16, 1928, Clara Bow, famous silent screen star, gave a lecture, in El Dorado, on how to Get Your Man. According to the El Dorado times, one could buy a brand new Whippet car sedan for $535.00. The car included the following: big four wheel brakes, rear gasoline tank, 164 inch springs, long leg room, silent timing chain, 4.75 balloon tires, National economy record, force feed lubrication, lower center of gravity, most ef- ficient engine, greater speed and pick up, and finally a more modern body style. According to the Wichita Eagle-Beacon a new 1987 Lincoln costs $21,999.00. Boxer Jack Dempsey fought at the El Dorado Park in 1927. In the Jan. 12 paper of 1928, the El Dorado Junior College an- nounced that it was planning on publishing its first yearbook. Miss Clementine Bacon, freshman, was elected as the editor for the year- book. Money was supposedly donated from previous graduates from the El Dorado high school. The college announced that the book would contain 56 pages and be ... an attractive and in- teresting publication... Since 1927 the college has published a total of fifty -eight yearbooks. For only 20 cents one could run down to the El Dorado rnovie theatre and see Bebe Daniel in She ' s a Sheik. The El Dorado Times ad read, ...Remember the Sheik who got his gals by hook or heck? Imagine Bebe as a Shebe who gets her men young, trains ' em well, treats ' em swell, and tells ' em nothing! She ' s a Sheik. ..It ' s a scream! To see a movie today it would cost a person $2.50 if he went before six o ' clock in the evening. After six o ' clock the price jumps to $4.50 a person. Darren Little 18 Yesterday and Today