Blackburn College - Beaver Tales Yearbook (Carlinville, IL)

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Eloii-1e's gong calls stildents to dimzer. Gerry sees that supplies are on Izumi in the jzmitress closets. ten exam, three persons try out for each position on the committee. The final selection of a new work com- mittee is made by the old members. This year's work managers were Ann Kremer and Don Ralcy. Their job required not only skill and tact, but also an infinite amount of patience. They were re- sponsible for scheduling regular work, Sunday work, and special work weeks. They listened to complaints by the hundreds, and tried, by talking to the various members of the committee and their adviser, Dr. Hood, to keep each person happy with his work. Another job with much responsibility was delegated

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ork Committee As any Blackburn student can tell you, the work plan is a vital part of campus life. Not only do the students do a major part of the upkeep of the college, but the supervision of the work is delegated to a group of twelve students who compose the work committee. Each mem- ber of the committee is responsible for the performance of the work in his or her area, and the committee as a whole sees that the entire work program runs smoothly. Each spring a number of students are chosen to at- tend worl: school by a selective process involving both the student body and the Faculty. After passing a writ- f Tony checks the baking. Dcm and fl171'L perform the weekly chore of signing work cards. Tom checks the cash register.

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At the and of the clay, Jolm loalomces the bookstore re- ceipts. O11 Tlzcmksgivirzg, faculty memlvers get a taste of work. Peggy mrrrlnges the lmmclry. to Don Bellm, construction head. He worked closely with Mr. Lernaster and Mr. Hemphill to see that the construction of new buildings and rnaintenace of old buildings ran smoothly. Gerry Olson and Dave Bearden, janitress and janitor heads, saw that the buildings were kept clean. After be- ing burned out of their janitor shop in Robertson base- ment, they moved to Stoddard basement and set up headquarters. Besides overseeing regular work, they were oftentimes the grim taskmasters over students with workfine time. Seeing to it that meals were prepared and served and that the kitchen was cleaned up were the multiple tasks of Tony Hoover, kitchen head, and Elaine Seeley, din- ing hall head, together with their respective co-workers,