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

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You and the S. G. A. By Phil Thornton, S.G.A. President Hello once again from your Student Government As- sociation. Once again we will report to you on some of our past activities and those yet to come. Also, we will share with you some possible helpful bits of information concern ing your future months of education here at SCCJC. On November ll the hayride concluding Sadie Haw- kins Week was held and, with the weather permitting, it turned out to be a well-lenioyed affair with several students in attendance. The pep rally held before the game on the l7th was a great success, with many cars participating in the caravan down Main Street. After the game, a party was held for the players and the students. ln spite of the terrible weather that evening, attendance was very good. On the 27th an- other post-game party was held with approximately 70 to 80 students attending through the evening. We have found that these parties are extremely popular with the students of SCCJC and for this reason we are going to continue to hold these parties in the Student Union. You will find that these gatherings provide excellent opportunities for meeting new people and old friends. And besides, free pool and music is provided. Dates of SCCJC students are also wel- come. Because of only light attendance at our movies this year, we will be forced to cancel our remaining featur-es. We do this in order to conserve funds for bands that will be hired for three of four spring danc-es. We feel the dances and parties will more than make up for the movies. On Monday, December I8, we invite you all to attend our final party from 7:30 to lO:00 p.m. Take a break from work, studies, and come to the Student Union where we will serve free donuts and hot chocolate. Here is a little advice to all college students who are in need of money to pay for books or any other school need. S.G.A. loans will again be available to all students in the spring term. Now there will be new and better terms on the loans to better serve the student. Contact the -Student Ser- vices office or any Student Government representative for further information about this service. Also, inquire about other financial aids that are available to you. There are several. Remember, the Student Services office is the place to go. We in the Student Government would like to thank all the club members on campus who recently expressed their views to the Student Government on a recent issue that they felt affected them directly. Although the help we could give them was somewhat limited by laws we were able to clear the air substantially. This is the kind of thing it take to have a strong Student Government organization. Recently, S.G.A. initiated a program in cooperation with the Athletic Department that allowed us to invite stu- dents, any students, from the surrounding area to see a Saints game free of charge. Also questions, if there are any, could be answered. This will not be a lecture. We would hope that the students will enioy themselves and spread the word back home. This is an attempt to make all the surround- ing area aware of SCCJC and what it has to otter. S.G.A. would like to thank the hard-working staff of The Crusader for the space they have allotted us in this pub- chance they have given lication. We greatly appreciate the us to present our views and beliefs to all the student body. students of SCCJC the Also, we would like to wish all the best of luck on the upcoming finals. Don't forget the finals party on the 8th. ln conclusion, Seasons Greetings from all of us to all of you, the students, faculty, and adminis- tration of SCCJC. 119 Job class holds The final session of this term's How to Get a Job and Keep it class was held Nov. 27 in the Kansas Avenue classroom building of Seward County Com- munity College, with Charles Brisendine of, the Citizens State Bank as the speaker. The next class will begin in January, accordin-g to Mrs. Odes- sa Lewis, instructor, with the time to be arranged. Anyone in- terested should call Mrs. Lewis at 624-5965 or the Adult Educa- tion office of the college, 624- 1151. Brisendine emphasized giving of yourself, serving others, stay- ing with the task, maintaining pride and dignity, studying to prepare yourself to fulfill your dream. He recalled his childhood in Liberal when he saw dust storms, money shortages and hardships, yet some people, including his father, stayed and shared their skills and abilities with others, helping to make Liberal a city we now enjoy. Brisendine said that the ef- forts, desires, hardship and mis- ery his father encountered, work- ing with a physical defect, re- vealed to him that it isn't the limbs that make a man, but the desire. He also drew on his experi- ences in the Marines where he lived and learned under discip- line that regardless of how dif- final session ficult the task, stay with it to rise above the conditions. Brisendine advised always keeping your sense of values, setting your own standards, and staying with them. He gave the example of Dr. George Washing- ton Carver, great world-renown- ed black scientist who many years ago in a visit to the White House had to use the servants entrance, yet kept his dignity because his confidence was in God. To keep a job you need to love the job and make it a better position than when you took it, Brisendine said. He encouraged the class and Mrs. Lewis to forever use their God-given abilities, to be taught and to learn, and to help some- one else who needs assistance and share with others, as the class has done. The Rev. V. L. Bobbs, Mrs. Lewis' pastor, commended her for her work, including church work of house-to-house Bible study, and his baptism of 15 members claiming Christ through her teaching and for her college work and love and concern for all people in their spiritual, ec- onomic and social welfare. Class members presented Mrs. Lewis a set of jewelry as a gift and committed themselves to future fellowship with one another. The CRUSADER The Student Publication of .Seward County Community Junior College, Liberal, Kansas THE STAFF Editors Cheri Van Sickle and Carolyn Madden Associate Editors Martin Sizemore, Sharolyn Jennings, Phil Thornton, Jana Tuggle, Christina Hull, Dale Doll, Dennis Reed, Melva French, Marla Nix, and Jim Reneau. Photographer-Barry Dies

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The Crusader Seward Counfy Communify Junior College Liberal, Kansas

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End-of-the-semester pep talk Trustees review North Central visit Well, here it is, iust right at the end of the first semes- ter, and everyone is ready to move on to the next. For be- ginning freshmen, it's been an exciting four months: for re- turning veterans, it's been a continuation of the educational pursuits they initiated somewhere back in time - before the present semester. This is the time of year when people start having warm thoughts about Christmas, and the chance to start over in another year - more or less a reiuvenation, if you will. And look at what is happening at Seward County Community College. The little school in far Southwestern Kansas is gradually coming of age. A new campus is taking shape north of town. The Saints' basketball team is smoothing out the rough spots and getting into winning condition. More and more students are attending Seward County, becoming loyal Saints, working with a pioneer spirit to get SCCJC off to the right start, toward becoming the best community college in Kansas. The students and faculty and staff of Seward County Community College have a lot to be proud of. We went through an evaluation visit from North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges this fall. It appears that we received a very favorable rating, from initial comments. Last year, SCCJC received full accreditation from the Kan- sas State Department of Education. We're moving on. No other college in Kansas is as unique as Seward County. We are doing things that other schools haven't thought of yet. Like offering degrees in coniunction with the Liberal Area Vocational Technical School. Like doing away with the F grade and placing an X grade on a student's transcript instead. Like involving the students on all of the college committees. Like having women in intercollegiate sports, competing with other colleges just as our men do. As we get ready to go into I973, Seward County Com- munity College is emerging from the fledgling stage and ap- proaching the level of an outstanding institution of higher education. And it couldn't have been done without people. The people who are students here. The people who are instruc- tors. The people who help to run the administrative and physical facets of this college And the eo le who a The November meeting of the College Trustees included a re- view of the visit of the North Central examining team in Ofc- tober and quick disposal of a n-umber of items of routine bus- iness. Trustees of Seward County Community College also looked ahead to their 2 p.m. bid open- ing on November 28 on con- struction of the activities center and swimming pool. This will be phase two of the bulding plans for the campus now under con- struction. A three-building complex for phase one is well underway on the campus site north of Liberal. Trustees heard of administra- tion plans for a regular review of the insurance program, a re- port on how out-of-district tui- tion is coming in from other counties, and voted to have a board committee review and up- date the board's policy hand- book. The board also renewed its recognition of the Faculty As- sociation of the college for neg- otiation purposes. The request for recognition was endorsed un- animously by the 31 faculty members. Dr. Dale Gibson, college pres- ident, distributed to trustees a written report of oral comments made by the North Central ex- amining team in their exit in- terview after their three-day visit here. He explained that within six weeks the team would file a written report. This report and the findings of the team will play a large role in the college successfully com- pleting the final steps in gain- ing full North Central accredi- tation. Dr. Gibson's written report listed areas of strength in which the team praised the college here, and areas of concern for corrective action before the North Central hearing in Chicago next spring for a hearin-g. FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE December I8 thru December 21. 1972 NOTE: Regular classes will not meet during final examation week. MONDAY, DECEMBER I8, I972 lf your class meets for the first time Mondays at: is 7-45 9'45 7:50 your eXam 8:55 your exam is I0:00-I2:00 2:20 your exam ' is I2 I5 2 I5 I:l5 your exam is 2:30-- 4:30 TUESDAY, DECEMBER I9, l972 If your class meets for the first time Tuesday at: is 7 45 9 45 taxes in Seward County and show in sopmaiiiy ways tllhaif they believe we have the best school any small city in the midwestern United States could want. So, Merry Christmas! And, Happy New Year! And, come back in I973 and help make that part of the history of SCCJC even better. Mrs. Brown, librarian, is Leader Mrs. O. D. Brown, Director of Library Services at Seward County Community College was elected secretary-treasurer of the Junior Members Roundtable of the Mountain-Plains Library Association in its annual meet- ing last week in Omaha. The MPLA is an organization of librarians from Kansas, Ne- braska, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Utah, Nevada and Colorado. The JMR consists of members who have been in li- brary work less than five years. Theme this year was the util- ization of television by public and college libraries. Those pre- sent heard consultants discuss the capabilities of television as an educational resource. It Was emphasized according to Mrs. Brown, that, if libraries don't utilize television as an educa- tional vehicle commercal tele- vision interests will. 50 7:50 your exam ' l0:00 your exam is l0:0O-l2:00 l2:l0 your exam is l2:l5- 2:I5 I:l5 your exam is 2:30- 4:30 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, I972 lf your class meets for the first time Mondays at: II:05 your exam is 2:30- 4:30 l2:l0 your exam is I2:l5- 2:I5 It your class meets for th-e first time Tuesday at: 8:55 your eXam is I0:00-l2:00 II:05 your exam is 7:45- 9:45 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2I, I972 It your class meets for the first time Mondays at: l0:00 your exam is 7:45- 9:45 If your class meets for the first time Tuesday at: 2:20 your exam is I0:O0-l2:00 If your class meets for the first time Wednesday at: II:05 your exam is l2:l5- 2:I5 7:50 your exam is 2:30- 4:30 All evening classes will have final examinations at regular class time the week of December I8 thru 2l. All classes meeting at a time other than those specified will hold final examinations when announced by the instructor.