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

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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

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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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Students Elected to Senate; Record Number Cast Votes As the campus settled into the routine of first semester, elections were held to select eight additional students to serve on the Student Senate. In order for their names to appear on the ballot, the candidates were required to collect 50 signatures on their nominating petitions. Four freshmen, four at- large candidates and two Student Union advisers were chosen for pos¬ itions on the Senate, joining the six senators elected during second semester last year. Two hundred ninety-five students cast votes in the lobby of the student union, making it the largest turnout to vote for Student Senators in the four-year history of the college. » 1. Searching through the computer list, Nancy Kincaid looks for the name of another stu¬ dent wishing to vote. 2. After voting in the Senate elections, Karen Penka deposits her ballot in the box as Winona Schultz makes her selection. 3. Jim Buffington takes time between classes to mark his choices for Stu¬ dent Senate. 24