Seward County Community College - Trumpeter Yearbook (Liberal, KS)

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Phi Theta Kappa here since l97l One fraternal organization on campus is Phi Theta Kappa, a national jun-ior college honorary society. The Chi Alpha Chapter was chartered at Seward County Community College October 25, 1971. To be eligible for membership in Phi Theta Kappa, a student must have completed 15 hours with a 3.25 average. To remain eligible, members must main- tain a 3.0 average. Officers include President -- Cathy Glenn, secretary-vacant, Treasurer - Marla Nix, Student Government Representative - Charles Collins. Additional members of Phi Psych. Club meets Psychology Club had their first meeting October 3. The cl-ub is planning 9, membership drive for October and is sponsoring a Hal- loween Fun House Party. The party will be the last of October where a horror movie will be shown and other weird things will happen to stimulate the em- otions. Psychology Club will be rent- ing a booth at the folk art fes- tival to raise money for a field trip later in the year. They plan to sell Christmas baked goods, ornaments, and decorations. SGA meets Tuesdays Student Government Associa- tion has been meeting each Tues- day night at 9:00 p.m. in room 102. Phil Thornton, 1972-73 Pres- ident, presides at the meeting. Becky Strange is acting sec- retary, John Hibbert is Vice- President. Sophomore senators are Carolyn Madden, George Fisher, Barry Dies, and Debe Piderit. All subjects of student concern are take care of at these meetings and they are open to all students. TB 'lest All students who have not tak- en the TB skin test or had' a chest X-ray within the last year should plan to see the County Health Nurse when she is on campus, October 17. There will be no charge for the skin test. Final readings will be taken Oc- tober 19. Theta Kappa are Jean Crothers, Larry Howard, Rhonda Hubbard, Christina Hull, Phyllis Oehme, Randy Verble, Trudy Waggoner, and Hugh Williams. The Chapter will issue invita- tions for additional memberships during this semester. Their 72 emphasis Voices of Human Experience, involves study of the cultural aspects of life such as music, painting, sculpture, architecture, poetry, and drama. The years study convention will be held in the Honor's In- stitute held at Endicott College in Brady, Massachusetts. Mrs. Pauline Toland is the sponsor. Problems class hears panel The Social Problems class had a panel of guests Monday, Oct. 2, discussing crime, juvenile delin- quency and law enforcement. The guests were Liberal Police Chief Robert Morrissey and Seward County Attorney Robert Frey. The guests described the duties of the positions they hold and answered questions from the class. Both men indicated that one of the important problems in this area was need for some kind of detention home for ju- veniles. At the present, juveniles are incarcerated in the same jail as adult offenders. Questions included the debata- ble topic of capital punishment. Both approve of the recent Su- preme Court decision- with Mor- rissey stating that he Hdid not believe in capital punishment, and Frey saying that It would not make much difference in the crime rate. Science Club organizes early Science Club held an organi- zational meeting Sunday, Sep- tember 17. All members and in- terested persons attended. They took private cars and left from the Faculty parking lot for Meade Lake. Badminton, horse- shoes, and frisbee were played. At 5:00 everyone met at Mr. Bol- ton's house for a hamburger fry, with Mr. McConnell as cook. All Science and Math department faculty members and their fam- ilies attended. ,I Dr. Roland Wade Kirk Dr. R. W. Kirk has been hired by the SCCJC Board of Trustees to be the new Dean of the College. Dr. Kirk attend- ed Texas Technological College, where he otained his B.A. in 1960. In 1968 he received his M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. from there in 1972. Dr. Kirk was in the United States Marine Corps in 1960- 63. He attained the rank of captain and his primary duty was as a pilot He also maintained the jobs of Flight ln- structor, Squadron Training Officer, and C B R Officer. Dr. Kirk, who is married and has a 3-year old son, is a welcome addition to Seward County Community College. We, the students of SCCJC. wish to welcome him and offer our services to him for anything he may need. SGA Social success The Student Government As- sociation kicked off the school year with an Ice Cream Social on August 29. The get-acquainted Ice Cream Feast had 'approxi- mately 150 eager students stand- ing in line for the free ice cream. The SGA thus provides a diverse student body the opportunity to talk and establish rapport. SGA clance is big According to President Phil Thornton, SGA was greatly pleased with the turnout they had for the dance held Saturday, September 30. Freedom Express provided the music and the Liberal Youth Center had a concession stand open for students. At least 150 attended including the high school and Vo-Tech students. 34 Shakespeare to be The Liberal Humanities Coun- cil will host SHAKESPEARE, LOVE, AND DEATH - a three- man team involving Professor of English, Paul Chaffee, and ac- tors Cliff Goodwin and Kenneth Post - on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 16 and 17. The team will present several public programs incorporating dramatic perform- ances, audio-visual elements, and narrative formats, throughout the Liberal area. The programs are part of Lib- eral's National Humanities Ser- ies, and will involve area resi- dents in exploration of love, death, power, violence and other universal aspects of human ex- istence. The works of William Shakespeare wil be used to high- light many of the complexities encountered in these subjects.

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College tv panel to look at town The Social Problems class being instructed this semester by Edward Berger at Seward County Community College will feature a monthly televised pa- nel discussion entitled Liberal's Problems, aired the first time Thursday, October 5, on Channel Five. The first discussion was on the subject, Racism and Preju- dice. Panel members were Cole- man Crawford, Magnolia Dun- lap, Gail Craftos and Debbie Piderit. Three other subjects will be covered this semester, according to Berger: Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, Drug Abuse and Alcoholism, and Poverty. Berger submitted the following explanation of the course and the televised discussions: The Social Problems class, in order to give the community a different perspective on local problems, will have a monthly panel discussion on Liberal's so- cial problems. The program's in- tent is not to be critical but to highlight social problems that the college student sees and to contribute possible alternatives, or solutions to these problems. Turkey shoot set A Turkey Shoot is to be held on Sunday, October 29, and Sun- day November 5 at the Airport Trap Range and is to be spon- sored by the Science Club. Mem- bers will run the trap shoot which will be from 2:00 p.m. un- til dusk both days. Everyone is welcome to shoot for the Tur- key's and practice rounds will be available. Present officers are: Presi- dent-Charles Collins, Vice-Pres- ident - Marla Nixg Secretary, Treasurer - Carolyn Madden: SGA Representative - Melva French. Everyone is welcome. Join To- day! 'f 31 Aviation Club O sets trip to meet FAIRFIELD, IOWA - The Aviation Club of Seward County Comm-unity College has been in- vited, along with 22 other fly- ing clubs, to participate in the Central Regional Flying Meet of the National Intercollegiate Fly- ing Association to be held at Parsons College December 1 and 2. Competition will be held in sev- eral events including Power-on spot landings, Power-off spot landings, Cross-country naviga- tion and aerial drop. The top three teams in total points will advance to the national flying meet at Southern Illinois Uni- versity next spring. The Central region of NIFA is composed of 23 college and university flying clubs in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. The Fairfield meet is sponsored by the Parsons College chapter of Alpha Eta Rho, national avia- tion fraternity. Hotel presented The Student Government As- sociation on September 9, spon- sored the movie Hotel , based on the novel by Arthur l-lailley, who also wrote Airport . The movie resembled Airport with its varied subplots and the per- sonalities involved. It is believed that the SGA had Hotel here as a Liberal First Run . Ap- proximately 50 students were in attendance. Wieners roasted On September 16, the Student Govern-ment Association Drovid- ed students with another oppor- tunity to mingle and meet one another at a free wiener roast on the college patio. With the cooperation of Tradewinds Inc., who loaned SGA the grill, ap- proximately 50 students were served on a beautiful September evening. 6 X ff -5 is 'itat t Q xii' S. V a 1,

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Seward Counly is unique college Seward Counly Communily College is unique in more ways lhan onie. The localion of lhe college, now in ils fourlh year of condu-cling classes, makes il accessible lo live slales. Anolher unique lealure of Seward Counly Communily College is ils ioinl degree program wilh lhe Liberal Area Vocational-Technical School. The schools will be nexl-door neighbors when lhe college moves lo ils new campus nexl fall, so board members and adminislralors of bolh insli- lulions gol logelher and agreed upon a program in which Vo-Tech sludenls cou-ld earn an Associale of Applied Science Degree in any of I8 major fields of sludy. The Vo-Tech slu- denls receive 42 hours of credil for lheir occupalional lrain- ing and complele anolher I8 hours of core courses from lhe communily college curriculum. ln lhis way, even Vo-Tech slu- denls can earn 60 hours and have a college degree lo show for lheir invesled lime and energy in schooling. . Seward Counly Communily College is also unique be- cause of lhree programs il offers in avialion, air lraffic con- lrol and dala processing. SCCJC offers lhe only air lraffic conlrol lraining cen- ler in lhe midweslern and soulhweslern Uniled Slales. ll is FAA approved and has ils own conlrol lower mock-up wilh complelely realislic simulaled air lraffic silualions for slu- denls lo gel praclical conlroller experienc-e. From lhe lwo- year air lraffic conlrol program, sludenls may go direclly inlo GS-7 lhrough GS-ll posilions wilh lhe federal govern- menl as qualified conlrollers. ln lhe school's avialion program, sludenls may complele lhe commercial pilol's license qualificalions and pass lheir examinalions wilhin a special lwo-year program. The privale license can be obtained in one year And lhe college has a Fransca ground lrainer for inslrumenlalion lraining Licensed pilols in lhe .Soulhweslern Kansas area oflen use the Frasca lrainer for logging lime for inslrumenl ralings and inslru- menl refresher sessions. Seward Counly Communily College, lhrough ils dala processing program, offers exlensive lraining for lhe person who wanls lo learn compuler languages, keypunch melhods, dala processing cenler operalions, programming lechniques and compuler science lheories and methodologies. ln one- year and lwo-year programs, SCCJC can give ils sludenls lhe foundalions for a successful career in any area of com- pulers or compuler lechnology. Also unique is lhe school's liberal arls curriculum. And lhe physical science division even fealures a geology field lrip lo localions in Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado. And lhe college offers lhe G.E.D. program for sludenls in Liberal and surrounding lowns so more people can have lhe oppor- lu-nily lo complele high school and conlinue college sludies or employmenl opporlunilies. One of lhe mosl forward-looking faclors in SCCJC's uniqueness is lhe school's new grading policy in which no sludenl ever fails a course. The F grade was lhrown oul dur- ing lhe l97l-72 school lerm. Now, if a sludenl does nol meel lhe requiremenls for a course, he receives an X, which means he did nol gel credil for lhe course: however, lhere is no punilive measure, such as sublracling poinls from his successful grade average. So, lhe sludenl merely lakes lhe course again, il he wanls credil - or he may choose lo by- pass lhe course if il is nol required for his degree program. Mock eleclion lo be held There will be a mock ,presi- dential election held for the SCCJC student body and faculty on October 25, 1972, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. This election will be sponsored by the American Government class of Mr. Mathias. A voting booth will be set up in the Student Union. 1 35 Brundidge beals Knoll lo lake pool championship The third annual SCCJC sin- gles Pool tournament is now in the past with Donnell Brundidge coming -up from the loser's brac- ket after losing his second game to J. Wooden, to beat Blaine Knott. With a field of 32 entries the tournament took almost three weeks to complete. The tournament was double elimin-ation with the separate games being arranged by the players at their own convenience, which accounted for some of the delay since several of the games were delayed because of players not being able to get their sche- dules to match. In the quarter finals in- the winner's bracket it was Blaine Knott beating Mike Williams, while in the loser'5 bracket it was Donnell Brundidge over G. Orm- iston. For the semi-final round it was the loser of the winner's bracket game, Mike Williams, against the winner of the loser's bracket game, Donnell Brun- didge. The semi-final round was close as Brundidge edged past Mike to go on to meet Blaine to deter- mine who would receive the tro- phy. The final round was also described as a real good one as Donnell beat Blaine to receive the first place trophy. Other entries in the match were C. Crawford, T. Hill, Mike Williams, B. Simmons, G. Ed- mission, D. Bailes, R. Thurman-, F. Rauoeh, D. Doll, D. Wagnor, R. Joslin, N. Volz, J. Johnson, A. Keller, G. Ormiston, J. Kan- ton, D. Carlile, C. Glenn, A. Scott, K. Andrews, J. Taylor, S. Vaugh, D. Gerstenkoin-, J. Finch, B. Dies, N. Abernathy, B. Knott, K. Brown, D. Kimberly, J. Wood- en, D. Brundidge and V. Akins. The tournament was sponsored by the Lettermen's Club. n i i l 2 l l z i i Q1 l Coleman Crawford congratulates Donnell Brundidge on his SCCC singles pool tournament win. Pep Band has ll members The college pep band now has eleven members according to Mr. Clarence Hooper, director. The band is primarily used for bas- ketball games and performs reg- ular pep band type songs to promote spirit. First appearance for the season is November 20. Pep band is open to any col- lege student who has had band experien-ce in high school and would like to play for one hour's credit. All instruments are need- ed, epecially clarinets and saxa- phones. Any interested students should Contact Mr. Hooper.