Barton Community College - Spoke Yearbook (Great Bend, KS)

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Autumn Concert Features Burgundy Street Singers In an effort to provide more musical entertainment for the student body, the Senate sponsored the Burgundy Street Singers, a musi¬ cal group that originated at Kansas State University. Now nationally famous, the Singers represent the Anheuser-Busch Corporation in its advertisements and musical tours throughout the country. Held in the college gym¬ nasium, the concert was poorly attended, with an audience of less than 300. Regardless of the sparse turnout, however, the Burgundy Street Singers provided a variety of musical entertainment, ranging from explosive rock music, to nostalgic 1950 ' s tunes, to foot-stomping bluegrass. 1. Returning to the bygone era of leather jackets, ducktails, and bobby socks, the Bur¬ gundy Street Singers perform their rendition of Teen Angel. 2. Helping advertise the product which made them famous, one member of the group sings the often-heard theme song from Budweiser commercials. 3. Two Burgundy Street Singers display their musical abilities both vocally and instrumen- tally. 4. Despite a sparse audience, the Sing¬ ers provide another example of the talent that has brought them success. 22

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Hopes, Jitters Accompany Fall Cheerleader Tryouts Last fall, thirteen girls performed for a panel of faculty, student senators, and student body members in tryouts for positions on the cheerleading squad. The feeling of nervous anticipation, an element that accompanies tryouts of any kind, hung heavy in the air as only six regulars and two alternates were selected from the entire group. The cheerleaders, once chosen, readied themselves for the upcoming basket¬ ball season, when they would exhibit their vocal attributes and gymnastic talents before the crowd at all games. 1. Three cheerleader hopefuls work at con¬ vincing the judges to vote for them during the pom-pom portion of the tryouts. 2. Wendy White applies all of her concentration and ability as she performs for the panel in her attempt to gain a cheerleading position. 3. Cathy Smith, a member of the judging panel, carefully evaluates a candidate for the cheerleading squad before marking her vote.

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Baby Fascinates Audience As Students Fill Union Floor Fall activities on campus commenced with a Student Senate- sponsored dance in the Student Union. Baby, a well-known band in the Midwest, provided the music for the event, as over 400 people converged on the portable dance floor. Some spent the entire evening dancing, some sat and just listened to the heavy rock sounds of the group, and others did both. Appearing for the first time at BCCJC, Baby performed as a kind of experiment to determine how well they would be received on a junior college campus. By the response to the group, Baby, should perform at junior colleges more often. 1. One musician deftly plucks the strings of his electric guitar as Bab ' makes its first appearance at the college. 2. The percussion¬ ist is only a blur of motion while he works out on his drums. 3. The union floor is wall- to-wall people as the sounds of Baby capti¬ vate the listening audience. 23