Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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North campusaids health students We work toward helping people, said Bon- nie Tharp. That statement seemed to sum up the philosophy of the Mental Health Technicians CMHTJ program at the Winfield State Hospital and Training Center CWSHTCJ. The MHT program was run through the service technology department of the college and ac- cording to Tharp, director of nursing education, the program was geared toward helping both patients and students. We're helping people do as much for them- selves as they are physically and mentally able, Tharp said. Students who completed the MHT program worked with the mentally retarded or mentally ill. The program trained students to help patients perform to their greatest capacity but students were also expected to perform to their highest level. Our program was a training for people who need a skill, Tharp said. It's designed to show students as they move through the academic program, how what they have learned could be Conrad J imison, Agriculture Bob Lawson, Chairman Social Science Dept. Mary LeHew, State Hospital Everett Malan, Drafting used practically. It's an academic experience without failure. And apparently the program wasn't failing either. Since the beginning of the program, over l,l80 students have completed at least part of the program. One hundred to l5O have come through each year for some kind of training, Tharp said. The MHT program employed six full time in- structors and was taught at three levels. Level one was a basic nursing care course and all WSHTC nursing employees were required to take level one. We taught the students to give medications. They learned to bathe the patients and how to litt them, said Mary LeHew, instructor. To learn the skills, students first worked with a life-sized doll. The lab area was like a patient's room and students worked with real medication in the learning process. Though may miles may separate the regular campus and the north campus, for MHT students getting a college education provided a chance to help others. ni as :ii , -... , , , .,,, ,.-,, , ., . 7 '- .... ' .f 45 yi, I' ent l 1 , Mu.. ' i Betty Martin, Librarian N Jim Martin, Related Courses Walt Mathiasmeier, Director .,, gy., P Community Services ' b V Pat Mouzey, Cosmetology 7 if ' ' ' ff f- ft-P ti Gary Mountz, Machine Shop Pauline Nichols, State Hospital Art Ogden, English Director of Housing Linda Puntney, Journalism 'Director of Public Relations I . , A I ,, , t-. Sandy Rush, Cosmetology Larry Schwlntz, Agriculture Forest Smith, Counselor Hope Steiner, Counselor 28 PEOPLE Jimison!Steiner I x s i ff P I, W 64- it , A a Mww-q.....,... ...,...,,,,,, f L A s.M.H4--'i:::::1 V--t .

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You can find anything at the Student Center Nelson Student Center was a hub for extra and sometimes during curricular activities. As you walked through the doors, you were faced with a glass-encased show shelf with spor- ts schedules, newspaper clippings and other college day paraphenalia. The room where most of the Student Center inhabitants spent their time was the game room. Almost any time during the day you could walk in and see students wielding pool cues, feeding quarters into the iuke box and cursing each other at the foozball table. Chris Waldorf held the honor of the most time spent in the Student Center. He also profited more than most of the other students. Waldorf is a self-professed pool shark. l imagine l spend two or two and a half hours a day in here, he admitted as he chalked up his stick and prepared to take another victim. Waldorf said he spent the time for two reasons. Social improvement, said the aspiring far- mer. Also it's a means to financial stability, he said. The Student Center also had a T.V. room. ln here are numerous boxes of kleenex for those who stop to catch up on their favorite soap opera. And, ofcourse, the dreaded cafeteria. Despite the change of food services, there were still complaints about the food in the cafeteria. Like mid term exams, complaints about college food will probably always be a part of student life. Still, the complaints were nowhere near as numerous and vehement as they have been in the past. Thanks should go in part to Mike Cher- ches, the manager of the cafeteria. Cherches was employed by American Food Management of Marshall, Missouri. The quality of the food was also a vast im- provement. This is food anyone would feel good about serving, said Loretta Glidewell, Cherches' daytime cook. Glidewell was a veteran of the Canteen operation. She was glad to see the change. Nobody likes to hear complaints all day long,'b' she said. .J 'C Q V ' f A' fir T S , , . is in ,,....ns-ual 'Q fe? aw , M . ..,, g g 4. TOP: Foozball is one ofthe attractions ofthe Student Center game room. Students Chris Waldorf and Brett Billiter play as partners in the competitive game. ABOVE: For a hot meal and a time to be with friends, the cafeteria in the Student Center provides meals for students. RIGHT: The pressure is on while Ernest Mitchell and Greg Berry work for a win.