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

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Mrs. Moss reminisces over her 1927 yearbook. First student 5

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60 years later First student amazed at college Helen (Ruth) Moss is still on the move after sixty years. ; Mrs. Moss was in the first class at the newly founded El Dorado Junior College ( BCCC ) in 1927. She graduated in 1929. There were two reasons why Mrs. Moss chose to attend El Dorado Junior College: chiefly, because of its availability; the other reason because like many today, many, many of her classmates decided to attend. Mrs. Moss and her classmates enjoyed the warmth and informality of everyone. She states that there weren ' t any snobs and everyone was on the same social status. Extra-curricular activities sponsored by the college included: dramatics; girl ' s glee club; forensics; newspaper; annual; YMCA; football; basketball; Young Women ' s Christain Association to which Mrs. Moss was elected vice- president her freshmen year; girl ' s pep club, every girl could be a member and like most girls Mrs. Moss was a member; and the Science Club, in which she was a member of also. While being interviewed, Mrs. Moss telephoned a fellow classmate, whom she called Rabbit, alias Maurice Gwin, about the cost of tuition for the year. Both decided there wasn ' t any cost because if so, how could they have af- forded it? Mrs. Moss is very proud of the college although neither she nor her former classmates ever ex- pected it to grow as much as it has. Most students in those days wore whatever clothes were obtainable. Money was hard to get so they couldn ' t afford to buy many fashionable school clothes like today ' s students can, Mrs. Moss commented. The college has changed in many ways over the years, but one item that hasn ' t is the Grizzly loyalty. One can still find college sports fans shouting for their number one team just like they did sixty years ago. For entertainment students went gomping in 1927 Model T Fords. Amazingly enough, this sixty year old activity of going gomping is still around today, except nowadays it is called ' cruising ' . w w$± Helen Ruth Moss in 1927. There were only thirty graduates from the class of 1929 (compared to the hundreds today). Some went on to be lawyers, dentists and presidents of oil refineries in Kansas. Eight of those first year students, including Mrs. Moss, still live in El Dorado. They include: Maysel McLemore, Kenneth Burgert, Eva (Genntz) Cour, Maurice Gwin, Bill Poole, Opal Reed, and Samuel Unger. Every credit from El Dorado Junior College transferred to Wichita State University. She majored in political science, a field in which women were uncommon. After graduating from W.S.U., Mrs. Moss tried to help her father bring their little family store back to life during the Great Depression or the Hoover Boom as it was called. Later she married Dutch Moss and helped at his family ' s store Mrs. Moss hopes everyone at Butler County Community College appreciates hearing how it was sixty years ago. Jolena (renter 4 First student

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fe A ' ; Activities vary The students here engage in many activities before, during, and after their classes: studying in their dorm room, looking for in- formation in the library, and just relaxing. Other activities for students to participate in on cam- pus include playing pool, video games, and ping pong. They can watch a favorite soap in the Union or talk in the lounge. They can also see the art shows in the art gallery. Students who do not play varsity sports can participate in intramurals. B.C. also offers a computer center for those in com- puter classes. Upper photo: Jonna Fry, El Dorado fresh- men, and Tiel Palivan, Wichita sophomore, participate in an experiment for psychology class. Lower photo: Jim Pence, Augusta sophomore, spends some time in the computer lab. 6 1987 Student