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

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Gary Green and Tom Klocek work as part of the maintenance crew on campus. (Photo by Darren Demel) Kevin Forssburg assembles papers in the Fine Arts Office during a break between classes. (Photo by Darren Demel) Tracy Wheeler works with mailing labels as part of her work study job. (Photo by Darren Demel) 10 Jobs

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Mike Lane displays the fashion of dress pants and jacket. (Photo by Darren Demel) Casual look ‘in’ style Barton County Community College is basically a tee-shirt and jeans campus which sets a casual and comfortable atmosphere. The dress code is a thing of the past. Students are no longer re¬ quired to wear their Sunday best every day of the week. This has been in evidence on campus for a long time. The casual look helped students feel more at ease. Comfort was the word. Many students wore warm-ups to classes. This sometimes gave the impression that the alarm clock did not go off or worse yet their roommate turned it off or even worse yet, they had not done their laundry for a few weeks. Many simply felt more comfortable in sweats and this was not a reflection of their laundry habits. The casual feel of the campus encouraged students to feel com¬ fortable and in turn they felt in style when they wore their athletic attire. The informal atmosphere however did not discourage students to dress up. When students did put on their finest, the women chose low heeled shoes with anklets, big bulky sweaters, and bright colored bows in their hair. For the men, dress slacks, big sweaters, leather jackets, button-down shirts with sweaters in brilliant colors were worn. Other than sweats, jeans were still a very popular item. In the early fall and spring, hawaiian shirts with big patterns and prints, bermuda shorts, and jumpsuits with the peddle-pusher look of the fifties were very popular with the students. No matter what the students wore, it was included in an unoffi¬ cial dress code of almost anything goes. Two concert-goers display the ever-popular Madonna” look.

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Jacque Wheeler works in the Registrar’s Office in the Classroom Building. (Photo by Darren Demel) Jobs provide expense money College is an expensive prospect. Televised college games often show students holding signs saying Hi Mom-Send Money.” Letters home often begin, College could be more fun if I had money.” Many students find jobs in order to avoid sending these messages home. The College Placement Service helped students find jobs in part-time, summer, and often career employment. Students registered with the service and submitted a personal data sheet and letters of reference. They received help in writing resumes, letters of applications and interviewing techniques. The placement service maintained a list of openings from em¬ ployers in Barton County and other Kansas areas. Many openings were posted on the placement bulletin board in the Classroom Building. On campus, jobs were provided through work-study and campus employment. According to Jerry Reid, Dean of Ad¬ ministration, the maintenance department is the largest em¬ ployer of students on campus. These students planted trees, mowed the lawns, fertilized and watered the grounds, and did repair work. Through all this hard work the campus appear¬ ance was something to be proud of. Many students have work-study jobs on campus. These jobs are handled through the financial aid department. The students worked as secretaries, which included sorting, fil¬ ing, typing, and delivering mail. They also gave tours to pro¬ spective students and their parents. ii Zink answers the phone as part of her work study job in the Stu- Services Office in the Student Union. (Photo by Darren Demel) Jobs 11