Labette Community College - Parkan Yearbook (Parsons, KS)

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YYT- . Y ,,..-- L, TEACHERS USHER STUDENTS UP AISLE OF KNDWIJEDGE Ushering Junior College students up the aisle of knowledge is ust a part of the duties of the faculty of Parsons Junior College. The faculty have always displayed a willing- ness to act as advisors to the members of the student body, lending their knowledge and ex- perience to help solve the problems of the students. Serving as sponsors of the various club orga- nizations is just another phase of the responsi- bilities assumed by the faculty members. The college Y. M. C. A., college Y. W. C. A., W. A. A., Cardinal Coeds, and the Draruatics club being among thc organizations sponsored by faculty members. Tending the gates at football games, and keeping the doors, and selling tickets at the basketball games are still other added duties of the ushers, appreciated by the student body. Providing the necessary leadership, together with progressive and conservative ideas so as to guide the students in their preparation for fu- ture citizenship, is the main ushering job ad- ministered by the faculty Inembers. They too, have their get-together social meet- ings. Last fall a picnic for the entire faculty group of the Parsons city schools was well attended at Lake McKinley. No students got near enough to observe it, but it was reported that the teachers practiced the games they teach students to play. The above picture shows the instructors in a faculty meeting where they discuss problems of the students and administrative affairs. FACULTY PROVIDES SOCIAL ACTIVITIES EOR COI,LEGIANS Added to their administrative and instruc- tional duties tbe faculty members have provided what they consider thc necessary leadership to- wards sociability. D It is the custom of the college faculty to hold a reception in the early part of the year, at which the various teachers and students are in-- troduced to each otherg in order that the stu- dents may feel more at ease in their relation- ships with the various instructors with whom they come in contact during .the year. This year's reception was held in the base- Inent of the Municipal building, where the stu- dents were met by a receiving line of the var- ious faculty members, deans, and the superin- tendent of the Parsons school system. After the initial reception, a general get acquaintedi' session was held in which the teach- ers and students enjoyed a. sociable evening. Besides the reception, the men teachers of the college entertained the college ITICU at a steak fry at the Parsons Country Club grounds. The teachers and students played baseball, pitched horseshoes, showed their abilities as archers, and enjoyed an excellent meal. -0-. BETTER LOOKING TEACHERS hVhcn Bob Immich. based his campaign for the prcsidmzcy of the Junior College Sill-t'ZE77,t council this ,year on the platform, Better look- ing teachers, he started something. Books on beauty secrets have found ready sale, drug sto-rcs report increasccl sale of beau- iifiers, and even the beauty srzlons fond barber .s-hopsj have enjoyed crzhrmccd re'Ue1z.ueS. Even the cafeteria, patrons can see the old beauty adage carrier! nut, Eat green 'vege- tablc.S'.', PAGE 9 X X

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-v.. l K Titles for snaps, reading from top to bottom: News noses. In the spring- Bright and smiling faces. Our Pauline. VVhatta. you think? Between classes. .lust pals. It's a story book. Rousing pep meeting. Aspiring to liighcr things lVe can't explain. And this is Leap year. Smith-Hester. Office cuts. lhxou 8

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REBS H. HUGHES Mr. Rees H. Hughes has been superintendent of the Parsons city schools nine years. During these nine years, he has been instrumental in establishing the Junior Colleges as an educa- tional unit in the state of Kansas. It was large- ly through the- efforts of Mr. Hughes that the Junior College was established in Parsonsg and under his guidance, it has grown to an institu- tion whose standing surpasses requirements of the state colleges. Because of these efforts, Mr. Hughes is admired and revered by the Junior College students. E. F. FARNER Mr. E. F. Farner has been dean of the Junior College for seven years, he having become dean in the second year of its organization. During his administration, the college has grown from infancy to a smooth working institution with great potential possibilities. Dean Farner has always provided an efficient administration, working toward the betterment of the student body, as his prime object. The variety of courses offered are due largely to his efforts to enhance the value of the training given. As a leader, he is well-liked by the students, his ad- vice and counsel being highly beneficial. PAGE 10