Kansas Technical Institute - Liasion Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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- CDIDPUTER TECH I if, i -1-1. -1-1.-...-1 ......-- ..,...i-- ,.......--- --.,......- ............. ...., --..---. -..s..,,,.- I.. earning about computers takes a lot of time. lt is not something someone can learn overnight. I've spent virtually every night at school until 8 or 9 o'clock, trying to get a feel for them, to be comfortable using one. l'm pretty comfortable with them now, but I have a tremendous amount of learning to do. lt is fun learning to run the different kind, such as the Zenith and the Macintosh. In a way, l feel like I have the world at my fingertips when I'm using one. There is so much a person can do with one, word processing, drawing pictures, making posters, and, etc. Those are just some of the little things you can do. lt's like an extension of mind to me. At times, I feel like a little kid playing with a new toy. It is a lot of fun and I get a great deal of satisfacion when the printer prints out my final result. lt is a feeling all it's own. if '4' 'i:i:7:?:3:f:?:7:1: 4 ' '3i:?:5:?:f:3:f'':3:i:3:3:3:f:' 7t3:''1:-:3:-:3:5:5:-:':-:-:-:-t-:-1-:?:4:-:Ar-it: '-:-:-:-:1:g:-:i:g:f 3132:-:::3:-3-1-f3:3:5 - 2? ABOVE.' The Harris computer is the main computer system that the CP and DP majors program on also known as Harry . RIGHT: Yvonne Singleton keys in a program onto Harry. HHHEHETEEHZQ

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ARE UFO'S FOR REAL? 'W f From NASA to comedians to.. Here at Kansas Tech we have many clubs and organizations to take us away from the hum drum daily schedule and routine. lf you're into electronics and radios, you can join the Ham Radio Club and talkto a voice thousands of miles away. lf you like airplanes you can join the Modelers Club and build your own radio controlled airplane to buzz the neighbor's pit bull. If you want to meet other good church going folks like yourself you can join the Christian Student Organization. If you want to get some experience at being the president or secratary or something like that you can run for an office in the Student Government Association. Kansas Tech offers a wide variety of clubs and activities for the student to enjoy. This year the SGA sponsored a comedy show to benifit an instructor's son that was badly burned in a fire. The Tim Cavanaugh Show was a night of both comedy and musical entertainment. Also this year a man by the name of Dr. Freidman gave a presentation on the topic of U.FiO.'s and tried to make everyone a believer .There was a NASA expert on campus to explain how to become an astronaut and told a brief history of the organization. There are many clubs, organizations and activities to enjoy while you're out here at Kansas Tech, so everyone can get involved and participate. Lili... .... . TOP RIGHT: nm hw 'i f Cavanaugh entertai- ining. MiooLE if V - ' I 'Z H .sl f nj In H W RIGHT: Dr. Milton Friedman discussing UFO's to a large 'standing room only crowd. RIGHT: The Ham Radio room. BELOW: A NASA presentation. - Quiz Bowl On May 5th a first -for Kansas Tech took place. ltwasthe day ofthe 1st Annual Salina Intercollegiate Quiz Bowl. On that dayKansas Tech battled Marymount College and Kansas Wesleyan forthe right to be named the Quiz Bowl Champions. Team members representing Kansas Tech were Dave Baldwin, Dan Morris, Dave Lilak and Melvin Longmire lll. It was a well fought battle with Marymount College dominating almost every question. When the final buzzer sounded the score T.V.'s read Kansas Tech 85, Kan- sas Wesleyan 105, and Marymount College victorious with 250. 28 HHHEHE TEEH - - wil

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