Metropolitan Community College - Sunburst Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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, A K! -N X l 1 . . . in leisure. The loudest cries of exuberance are traced to Junior College. MJC is a pointed finger confusing the encaged lion at Swope Park, the afternoon stroll in autumn to the Volker fountains, and the ioyous moments of riding atop a float in the American Royal parade. MJC plays and learns . . . and builds enthusiasm for a greater tomorrow.

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f 5 Ciiy College I. Power and City Skyline Ligh1B ,4.J.C.NhI F T from KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI . . . Where The Missouri River Turns norTh, early WesTern immi- granTs disembarked To begin Their Treks on The overland Trail. Thus began The Two roaring TronTier seTTIemenTs-The Missouri River Town of Kansas and The bustling Town oT WesTporT. Men like Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, and Francis ChouTeau esTablished headquarTers near The TuTure ciTy, and as The newly-developed sTeamboaT demanded a major TransporTaTion arTery, Kansas CiTy began To prosper as a prominenT landing poinT. On Feb- ruary.22, I853, The CiTy of Kansas was given formal recogniTion. Henry Haskell aTTribuTes The greaT sTaTure oT our ciTy To Two chief TacTors- The greaT bend of The Missouri, and Nelson of The Star, These alone did noT generaie The rapid growTh of our communiTy, buT each played a prominenT role in The progress of a maiuring Kansas CiTy. The Kansas CiTy, Missouri School DisTricT devel- oped wiTh The demanding Town, and as The ciTy progressed and suburban areas grew, The need Tor oTher school disTricTs pasT The original bound- aries oT Kansas CiTy became imper0Tive. 2. I lr if