Delta College - Gnosis Yearbook (University Center, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1968 volume:

ffff A COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOLDS WITHIN ITS WALLS THE DREAMS AND FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. AND FROM THESE DREAMS, AIMS AND IDEAS DEVELOP; FLOW INTO EXISTENCE. WHEN THE AIMS FINALLY BECOME AN ACTIVE, MOVING REALITY, THE COMMUNITY REALIZES THAT ITS IDEAS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING UPDATED. THE COLLEGE MUST BE THE FORE - RUNNER IF IT IS TO SERVE THE STUDENTS OF ITS COMMUNITY EFFICIENTLY. 2 3 he m EVERY STUDENT SOON REALIZES AFTER BEGINNING HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION THAT HE IS INVOLVED IN A LEARNING PROCESS DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER HE HAS KNOWN. 5 COLLEGE STUDENTS DISCOVER THAT THEY CANNOT MERELY MEMORIZES DATES, STATISTICS AND THEORIES. RELATING, RESEARCHING, QUESTIONING AND DEEP THINKING ARE ALL PART OF THIS NEW PROCESS. 7 8 THE COLLEGES OF TODAY STRIVE TO GIVE THE STUDENT NOT ONLY AN EDUCATION BUT KNOWLEDGE. WE, THE STUDENT BODY OF DELTA COLLEGE HAVE A HEAD START TOWARD KNOWLEDGE. DELTA HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE 12 MOST INNOVATIVE AND PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE NATION. 9 EXPERIMENTS IN LEARNING HELP TO ACHIEVE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND SATIS¬ FACTORY MANNER OF ATTAINING KNOWL¬ EDGES. THAT IS THE AWARENESS AND REALI¬ ZATION OF ALL MATTERS AROUND US. INTRODUCTION LIFE . COMPETITION PEOPLE CLOSING 10 1 12 48 60 76 ■ Gnosis II 1968 Volume I Delta College University Center, Michigan “the 1968 GNOSIS II IS AN EXP ERIMENT. IT IS A COMPLETE INNOVATION; A LOOK AT THE YEAR 1967-’68 AND A STEP INTO THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE YEARBOOKS.” Adviser Mrs. Pauline Drumm Editor Kristine Meyer Activities Editor Darcie Beall Photography Editor Ray Mclnerney 11 LEARNING THROUGH INVOLVEMENT. . FUN ENTERTAINMENT 12 LIVING. . . DELTA COLLEGE OFFERS I TS STUDENTS EVERY FORM OF GROUP AND ENTERTAINMENT THAT WILL BETTER THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. 13 14 ' V V CULTURE CAME TO DELTA’S STUDENTS IN A VARIETY OF FORMS RANGING FROM SYMPHONIES TO FOLK ROCK. STANDING ROOM ONLY AUDIENCES VIEWED THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY, THE NEW CHRIS¬ TY MINSTRELS, AL HIRT AND THE LETTERMEN. 15 CAPACITY CROWDS THRILLED TO THE POPULAR MUSIC OF THE LETTERMEN AND THE WILSON BROWN TRIO. AUDIENCE PAR¬ TICIPATION SPICED UP THE CONCERT FOR EVERYONE GOT INTO THE ACT. = 21111 = GASPS OF JOY ARE HEARD FROM PAM BERGEN AS SHE LEARNS SHE IS MISS DELTA. SHE WAS CHOSEN FROM A FIELD OF TEN FINALISTS AND WILL BE THE FIRST MISS DELTA TO ENTER THE MISS MICHIGAN JUNIOR COLLEGE CONTEST. 19 BLUE SKIES AND THOUGHTS OF IRISH GREEN MADE THE ANNUAL ST. PATRICKS DAY PARADE IN BAY CITY A TIME FOR DELTA TO MAKE A GOOD SHOWING. DELTA WAS REPRE¬ SENTED BY THREE QUEENS AND A FLOCK OF HANDSOME BOYS AND BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. 20 ' ? 111 B I 21 AN OLD GREEK CUSTOM RETURNED WHEN GREEK WEEK STARTED OFF WITH A SLAVE SALE. PROFITS FROM THE SALE WERE DONATED TO THE COLLEGIATE OR¬ PHAN FUND. 22 I SLAVES WHO WERE SOLD AT THE SALE DID THEIR MASTER’S BIDDING. TALENTED GREEKS PRE¬ SENTED SKITS AND PROVIDED FUN FOR ALL. 23 GREEKS KEPT IN SHAPE PLAYING BASEBALL AND PARTICI¬ PATING IN OTHER SPORTS GAMES. A TEST OF STRENGTH IN THE FORM OF A TUG-OF-WAR BETWEEN THE FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES WAS HELD DURING GREEK WEEK. 24 k 25 r 26 THERE ARE SO MANY IRRESISTIBLE BOYS ON CAMPUS THAT THE GIRLS HAD A HARD TIME PICKING THEIR FAVORITE. AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION A VOTE WAS TAKEN. A GREEK KING AND A MR. IRRESTIBLE WERE FINALLY ANNOUNCED, AS THE SIGHS OF GIRLS ECHOED THROUGH THE COMMONS. 27 CANDIDATES FROM ALL THE SO¬ RORITIES COMPETED IN THE GREEK GODDESS CONTEST. A GODDESS AND HER COURT WERE CHOSEN AT THE BEGINNING OF GREEK WEEK. 28 29 PAZZAZZl! THE LECTURE THEATRE COMES ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE. DELTA ' S STU¬ DENT BODY LETS LOOSE AND SHARES THEIR TALENT WITH FRIENDS. k 30 THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY. DANCING RELEASES YOUR TENSIONS AND LETS YOU FORGET ABOUT BOOKS AND LECTURES FOR AWHILE. 31 32 STUDENTS LET THEIR TENSIONS LOOSE ON DRESS DOWN DAYS. THEIR INGENUITY IS SHOWN BY THE UNIQUE AND COLORFUL COSTUMES THEY WEAR. 33 34 STUDENTS DEBATE ONE OF THE HOTTEST ISSUES OF THE YEAR, THE WAR IN VIET NAM. THE VETERANS IN BEARDS FOUGHT FOR THE WAR, THE BEARDLESS AGAINST. STUDENTS INTEREST WAS HIGH FOR EVERYONE IS AFFECT - ED BY THIS CURRENT EVENT. r 36 LECTURES AND SPEAK-OUTS GAVE STUDENTS A CHANCE TO HEAR FACTS AND OPINIONS ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE IN ALL OUR LIVES. 37 m i ni DELTA COUSttATE Editors.Bonnie Bishop Rod Merten News Editors . . . .Jill Baird Mike McCauley Editorial Editor . . Jim Schutt Feature Editors . . Kris Meyer Terry Rock Photo Editor . . Ray Mclnerney Sports Editors .... Bill Hewitt Dan Schmidt Copy Editors . . Barb Newman Jim LeMat Exchange Editor . Gail Howard Ad Manager .... Joe Fulgencio Adviser . Mrs. Pauline Drumm The Delta Collegiate is published weekly, on Fridays, throughout the Fall and Winter semesters. The views ' ex- pressed in the Collegiate represent the opinions of the Edi¬ torial Page Staff. 39 GNOSIS II IS AN EXPERIMENT. IT IS A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE OF COLLEGE YEARBOOKS. EACH YEAR THIS KIND OF BOOK PROMISES TO IMPROVE. 40 m m m in ip in Ml THE DIALOGUE PUBLISHED PROSE AND POETRY WRITTEN BY THE STUDENTS OF DELTA. AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION EACH PIECE WAS JUDGED ON ITS OWN MERITS BY A CONSCIENTIOUS DIA¬ LOGUE STAFF. DELTA’S COLLEGE COUNCIL DEDICATED ITSELF TO THE CORRECTION OF POOR ROADS COMING TO DELTA. THE COUNCIL TOOK MEASURES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DELTA ROAD IN PARTICULAR. a a s TALENT FLOWED FREELY IN DELTA ' S PLAYS OF THE YEAR, “THE GIANTS DANCE ” AND “PURE AS THE DRIVEN SNOW.” STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWDS WERE THRILLED AT THE EXCEL¬ LENT PORTRAYALS OF THE COL¬ ORFUL CHARACTERS, SEEN IN THE PLAYS. 45 tf ' TTU. ' K r BROKEN ARMS DON’T HINDER STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING IN GYMNASTICS. THE GYMNASTICS CLUB THRIVES ON SUCH DE¬ VOTION. 46 I 47 EXERTING. . . STRAINING. . WINNING. . . LOSING. . . COMPETING.. A TEAM CAN’T ALWAYS WIN IN THE NUM¬ BER OF POINTS. BUT IF THEY DO THEIR BEST, EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM CAN WIN IN SPIRIT. 49 .. 50 ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SCARCITY OF FANS DELTA ' S PIONEERS FIGHT ON TO A 12- 12 SEASON WITH THE SUPPORT OF A FEW LOYAL FOLLOWERS. 51 CROSS COUNTRY SEPARATES THE MEN FROM THE BOYS FOR THE PACK SOON THINS OUT. 52 IT’S A LONG, HARD ROAD TO THE END OF THE CROSS COUNTRY COURSE. YOU PUT EVERYTHING INTO THE RACE UNTIL YOU FEEL THERE ISN’T ANY MORE MUSCLE TO STRAIN. 53 54 S t0l WUCAMN HAVING AN ALL-AMERICAN ON DELTA’S SOC¬ CER TEAM PROVES THAT RECRUITING A TEAM FROM GYM SOCCER CLASSES DEFINITELY WORKS. FLYING DROP KICKS, FULL AND HALF NELSONS, AND ARM HOLDS KEEP DELTA’S WRESTLERS BUSY. IF THEY’RE NOT APPLYING HOLDS THEY’RE AVOID¬ ING THEM. 57 3-11 3 IT TAKES COURAGE TO GET UP IN FRONT OF BLEACHERS THAT ARE NEAR EMPTY. THE TEAM KNOWS THE CROWD IS SMALL, BUT THE CHEER¬ LEADERS KEEP YELLING AND PUSHING ON TO VIC- TORY. 59 LEARNING. .. EXPLORING. . . RESEARCH. . . CONCENTRATING. . . EXPERIMENTING. . . KNOWLEDGE. 61 OSCAR M. ANDERSON FREDERICK J. CHAPIN WILLIAM R. COLLINS A. F. LIPPERT JR. MRS. PAUL N. SUTTON DONALD D. HALL 62 SSI THE ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES THE TIE THAT BINDS. FOR THESE PEO¬ PLE KEEP DELTA COLLEGE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND EFFICIENTLY. PRESIDENT DONALD CARLYON DEAN PALMER KERN 63 64 M Hi SOCIAL STUDIES GIVE THE STUDENT KNOWL¬ EDGE OF THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THE EX¬ PLORATION OF MAN’S CUSTOMS MAKES THE STU¬ DENT MORE AWARE OF THE SOCIETY IN WHICH HE LIVES. 65 66 TO MAKE THE STUDENTS REAL HUMAN BEINGS AND LEAD MEANINGFUL LIVES IS THE AIM OF THE HUMANITIES. HUMANITIES TAKES A STUDENT INTO THE REAL MEANING OF THE LIFE WE LIVE. 67 THE NURSING DIVISION TRIES TO DE¬ VELOP THE BASIC ATTITUDES AND KNOWL¬ EDGE THAT EVERY NURSE NEEDS TO GIVE HER PATIENTS THE PROPER CARE. 68 Ml m IMPROVEMENT DIVISION TRIES TO EX¬ TEND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO OBTAIN PRE¬ REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE. THE DIVISION PER¬ MITS FLEXIBILITY IN MEETING THE INDIVI¬ DUAL NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT. 69 MATHEMATICS PROVIDES THE• GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF NUM¬ BERS THAT A STUDENT WILL NEED IN HIS CURRICULUM. SCIENCE OBSERVES REALITY. STUDENTS IN THE SCIENCE DIVISION DEVELOP THEIR MINDS AND TECHNIQUES TO OBSERVE THE SCIENTIFIC AND MATHEMATICAL WONDERS OF NATURE. 71 DELTA’S TECHNICAL DIVISION MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR DELTA STUDENTS TO KEEP PACE WITH THE EVER CHANGING TECHNICAL DEMANDS OF OUR SOCIETY. 72 III 11 SCHOOL ISN’T JUST TO GAIN INTELLECTUAL KNOWLEDGE. IT IS ALSO TO ENABLE YOU TO CONDITION YOUR BODY AND MIND PHYSICALLY. DELTA’S PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROMOTES SUCH GROWTH. 73 CHANNEL 19 BROUGHT EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION TO THE COMMUNITY. DELTA COLLEGE IS ONE OF FEW COM . MUNITY COLLEGES IN THE NATION TO HAVE ITS OWN TV STATION. CLOSED CIRCUIT TV ADDED TO CLASSES AND UNDERSTANDING OF ALL FIELDS OF LEARNING. 74 EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON PREPARATION FOR ADAPTING TO A FAST CHANGING BUSINESS WORLD IN THE BUSINESS DIVISION. ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND ETHICAL CONDUCT ARE ALSO BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF EVERY BUSINESS STUDENT. TO THE READERS OF THE GNOSIS II, 1968 INNOVATION IS THE KEY WORD AT DELTA COLLEGE THIS YEAR. DELTA IS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT IS AHEAD OF THE COMMUN¬ ITIES’ DREAMS. THE 1968 GNOSIS II HAS TRIED TO FOLLOW THE MOOD OF INNOVATION. WE HAVE TRIED TO PRESENT THE STORY OF THIS YEAR IN AN INTERESTING, TRUTHFUL, PICTORIAL ESSAY. THIS KIND OF YEARBOOK IS THE NEW TREND IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE YEAR¬ BOOKS BECAUSE OF THE LARGE TURN OVER OF STUDENTS. WE SIN¬ CERELY HOPE THAT THE 1968 GNOSIS II MEETS WITH THE SATIS¬ FACTION OF ITS READERS. AS EDITOR, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAITHFUL STAFF MEMBER, MY ADVISER AND MR. SHUMAKER, OUR PRINTER. OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY AND CAME THOUGH WHEN WE NEEDED THEM. THE ’68 GNOSIS II WAS FUN AND HARD WORK. IT TOOK LONG DAYS AND NIGHTS, BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT TO SEE IT FINALLY FINISHED. KRISTINE MEYER EDITOR, GNOSIS II 1968 76 Ill II