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

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Campus Encompasses 80 Acres The campus of Butler County Community College is located on 80 rolling acres on the southwest edge of El Dorado. Twelve buildings com- prised the physical layout at the be- ginning of the fall term; but at the end of the spring semester, three new buildings were in place. The new buildings included a warehouse and two buildings for dormitory annexes. The annexes house eight students in each build- ing. No additional buildings had been built on the campus from 1966 until this year. No tall trees grow on the campus, even though the campus is 16 years old, for a unique reason. The cam- pus sits on a covered oil slick, and tap roots for large trees simply do not exist in oil slicks. Nevertheless, the campus is well-groomed and at- tractive.

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Oil Helps College With the energy crisis upon us, Kansas has been doing its part to cope by cutting its gasoline consump- tion six per cent over the usage of last year. Car- pooling is becoming ever so popular with students and faculty because gasoline prices are inching up to over $1.25 per gallon. Students are even trading in their Trans Ams for smaller, economy cars. Faculty mem- bers are hanging on to their pickup trucks but driving them less. Because of turned down thermostats in the class- rooms, people on the campus are dressing more warmly indoors. The combination of no ventilation in the classrooms and warm spring days causes everyone to complain about the heat before the administration allows the air conditioning to be turned on. But as individuals suffer from all-around higher en- ergy bills, the county of Butler generally prospers. New oil wells are being drilled every week. New em- phasis is being put on oil and gasoline, and the refiner- ies are prospering. As the oil industry prospers, so prospers Butler County and Butler County Community College. The school reflects the economy of the coun- ty.