Grayson College - Saga Yearbook (Denison, TX)

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Wesl' Campus Adds 24 Buildings To Grayson Counly College Wi+h 'rhe acquisilion of 24 buildings and 465 acres, classes on The Wes? Campus, formerly Perrin Air Force Base, were able To slarrimmedi- alely aller ils closing. The main reason for Jrhe smoolh 'rransilion from air base 'ro an educalional inslilulion was Jrhal Jrhe buildings and The equipmenl acquired lil 'rhe courses +o be offered. labovel Wifh approximalely IOO sludenls living on lhe Wesf Campus, +he exisfing cafeleria was slafled and ready for operarion from Jrhe beginning of rhe fall semes- fer. lrighfl Parr of 'rhe inferior of Jrhe cafeferia was con- verled inlo a recrealional area wi+h pool Jrables, ping pong 'fables and pin ball machines. H0

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ln The raduo and TV repair classes sludenls can enroll anyhme during The se E C Cryer air conduhonung and reiriqerarion sludeni mesler The class as slrucrured around conlacl hours When a sludenr enrolls he pufs 'rhe finishing Touches on a braclcef he made 'lo mounl begins wllh basic soldering an evaporaior The air condlhonunq class covers all phases of malnlenance repair and consrruchon. Wesi' Campus Courses Offered Skills And Training A major parr of rhe class Time deals wilh acrual laborarory work. One of lhe major problems encounrered wirh reiriqerarion uniis are leaks. Arron Hoffman, Carroll Sie-ven, Huberi l-lull, Joe D. Rirchie and David Hamnercheclc a unir for leaks prior To reassembling il. 'I09

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T I 1 6' -SV THA. , v f--gl 1' lv- ,W -Dhjtqgs' ,A 5 i Y Z, M K ,' .R ' . , . i - ' ' i,,1 . J I -0 4 T ', z.' V1 g 1 J' l 3 The TirsT TaciliTy To sTarT operaTion under The guidance of GCC was The WesT Campus golT course. The nine-hole, 6,464 yard course was opened To The general public in June of I97 I . The course had a compleTe pro shop and snack bar, wiTh a compleTe line of renTals Tor The golfer. labovel The largesT building on The WesT Campus houses The auTo mechanics class. The building was Tormerly The moTor pool Tor The base so iT was ideal Tor The mechanics class. lleTTl A Two sTory building wiTh approximaTely 50 rooms and a lounge was one oT The buildings acquired on The WesT Campus. The building is now being used as accommodaTions Tor visiTing baslceTball Teams or any oTher groups which sTay overnighm' Tor college acTiviTies.