Grayson College - Saga Yearbook (Denison, TX)

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Lf. Governor Ben Barnes As Seen . af fhe faculfy recepfion af fhe press conference backsfage onsfage Barnes Speaks Af Porfraif Dedicafion Lf. Governor Ben Barnes flew in by helicopfer from Dallas fo speak fo fhe sfudenf body af fhe formal dedicafion of Dr. Sfarlcs' oil porfraif fo fhe college on November IO. Affer a brief inferview af KXII-TV sfafion Barnes affended a press conference and faculfy recepfion before speaking fo fhe sfudenf body. The candidafe for Governor in fhe 72 elecfion expressed his views on The lmporfance of fhe Youfhful Vofer fo fhe many eligible I8 year old sfudenfs. Barnes ouflined a plan for fhe rewrifing of fhe sfafe consfifufion, which he feels is oufdafed. Barnes also gave his sfand on ofher issues before opening fhe fallc fo quesfions from fhe sfudenfs. Lf. Governor Ben Barnes and his wife Nancy sfopped af fhe local felevi- sion sfafion for a brief inferview abouf recenf polifical issues before con finuing fo GCC for a scheduled fallc fo fhe sfudenf body. 132

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. N., is sg ss , s a' x L L I , 1 -Q 'N fy. a iii ..:1 For lhe firsf lime in fhe hisfory of fhe college, married sfudenls could renf aparrmenfs localed on The Wes? Campus. The aparfmenfs, complefe wilh a kifchen, gave The married sludenrs a feeling of living away from school, while sfill being close enough fo commufe on lhe shuffle bus. The married sfudenrs' apar+men+s, alfhough economical +0 live in, Jane Willis, ar+ major, prepares an afler-class snack for her and her kil- had adequafe space for children. len. Each aparlmenr is equipped wi+h a kilchen uni+, u'rili+y room, rwoml

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l97I SAGA Named Winner AT TJCPA ConvenTion The l97I SAGA, was named SweepsTal4es winner Tor Division I oT The Texas Junior College Press AssociaTion yearbook compeTi- Tion aT The 47Th Annual TJCPA awards assembly OCT. 24, I97l. This year The convenTion was held in coniuncTion wiTh The Associ- aTed CollegiaTe Press ConvenTion aT The STaTler l-lilTon in Dallas. The I97I GRAPHIC, GCC's sTu- denT newspaper was also judged in The assembly. Jim PouTs, lasT year's phoTographer was awarded TirsT place and honorable menTion Tor his phoTos. Carl Duvall placed Third Tor his TeaTure phoTography, and Ken Cogburn, sporTs ediTor Tied Tor Third place wiTh his sporTs column. lTopl lT was a Time Tor pride, as Dana Phillips, I972 SAGA ediTor, and Gary D. Green, SAGA sponsor, displayed The TruiTs oT Their labor . . . The SweepsTalces award won by The l97l SAGA. lleTTl A solemn accepTance oT an award well earned was The reacTion oT Ken Cogburn, sporTs ediTor Tor boTh SAGA and GRAPHIC sTaTTs. Cogburn received a Third place award Tor his sporTs column in The GRAPHIC.