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

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1UCK TALK-Freshman art student Greg nz describes his ideas for painting the sment truck to fellow art student Rob aines and art instructor Doug Hunter. le art students were asked to paint the ucks by Haynes Construction Co. hoto by John Bernhardt) HAT DO YOU THINK GUYS?-Art istructor Doug Hunter checks his udent ' s reaction to a design proposal itended for the cement truck. The truck one of several major projects Hunter ' s tudents are undertaking this semester, ' hoto John Bernhardt) Department Paints the town Members of the Art department, along with help from the gen- eral public, painted a cement truck in early October. Greg Hinz, Robbie Haynes, and Greg Atkinson were the art students who worked on the project. We were contacted by the concrete company to do the painting, said Doug Hunter, art instructor. They have done this before up in Nebraska and it ' s very popular up there. Clay Fisher, the new owner of Haynes Concrete, called up the College at the beginning of the semester, asking if the art department would be interested in decorating one of the cement trucks. Hunter agreed. If he had not, Fisher had planned to ask the high school and middle school art departments to do the honors. The new paint job is not only an eye-catching illustration, but also is quite an advertisement for Cowley County Community College and Area Vocational Technical School. The design depicts a raging tiger leaping over the barrel of the cement mixer. The artists were free to paint on any part of the back half of the truck, which they did during a party thrown by Hunter and the art department. The paint for the colossal task is not your ordinary run-of-the-mill enamel by any means. It is a special acid-resistant, rust-preventative paint used on this type of machine because of the acid cleaners used to remove excess cement after a job. This particular extracurricular art exercise is not unusual for Cowley ' s art students. Some of my students are working on a thing for the Kansas Lions. The Lions Club of Kansas wants a new logo for their letterheads and envelopes and such, Hunter said. Also in the works are a sign for the Dexter Senior Citizens Center, designs for a Knights of Columbus Fun Run tee-shirt, and a mural for the wall of the Arkansas City Memorial Hospital ' s maternity ward. We ' re working with the hospital, and they ' re wanting us to go in and do some cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck, up in the maternity ward, and do them in baby style. The busy artists also are planning to paint the dugouts for Ark City High School ' s baseball team, as well as creating a sign for the new 5th Avenue Bike Shop. We get 20 or 30 requests a semester wanting us to do things, says Hunter. Right now we ' ve got 11 things going. In the past, Cowley students have been involved in such p rojects as the Lotus Blossom mural uptown near the Munson- Austin Agency, and as far as can be seen now, Hunter and his students ' involvement with community art will not end. BY MICHAEL CARMODY Pulse 11

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We get 20 or 30 requests a semester wanting us to do things. Doug Hunter 10 F a 1 1 ' 87

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Education and family life Although going to school together was probably not part of their marriage vows, three couples have made their marriages complete by sharing classes at Cowley. The three Cowley couples, John and Jolene Coupe, Frank and Margaret Hunter, and Tom and Georgia Robison, spend more time together than most married folks. They study together, take classes together, attend the same club meetings and have become each other ' s best friends. It ' s a way of life for which they are willing to sacrifice convenience. John and Jolene Coupe travel 35 miles to class everyday from Rock. Because of an injury, John has come back to school and he persuaded his wife to come with him. It ' s been fun and helpful for both of us going together, says Jolene. The Coupes have just come through a tragedy in their life-a fire that destroyed their home. After buying a new home in August, they are slowly putting the pieces back together. Frank and Margaret Hunter are second year Cowley students. They are active in school clubs, such as Phi Theta Kappa and the Traditional-Non-Tradi- tional Students. Recently, they both participated in a makeover done by the Cowley cosmetology department. Tom and Georgia Robison live in Ark City and have a quite large family. We have eight kids, eight grandkids, and three more due this winter, says Georgia. Unfortunately, they do not get to spend the time they would like to with their family. When the Robisons are not going to school, working, or studying, they are selling fire wood. Lately, they say they ' ve had trouble finding the time to take care of the wood. Tom and Georgia enjoy going to school together, because they understand each others frustrations. We share the good day and the bad day, Georgia said. These special couples have prepared diaries to share the joys and the hardsh of being married students. Their day sU early and is filled with responsibilities. 5:00 John Coupe gets out of bed to to work. 6:00 Georgia Robison ' s day is j starting. She gets up and in and out of bathroom. Margaret Hunter rises at t time for prayer and meditation, wh Jolene Coupe prepares herself for the l| day ahead. 6:30 Tom Robison helps his son j ready for school. He and Georgia sh, the cooking, depending on who needs study and who does not. Margai showers, shampoos, and dresses. 6:45 Margaret washes pans from I STUDY BUDDIES-One of Cowley ' s married couples, John and Joiene Coupe, have fou that attending school together has been very helpful. (Photo by Julie Reed) 12 Fall ' 87