Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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F. D. Farrell President Tlie President KANSAS State Agricultural College was founded in 1863. It is one of the oldest in the national system of land-grant colleges created hy an act of Congress signed by Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. These colleges serve a great national purpose. They help to promote the eco- nomic and social welfare of the American people through their scientific and edu- cational contributions to agriculture, the mdustries, the industrial sciences and the home. They have an important part in the nation ' s program for maintaining national military fitness. All of them are supported by every taxpayer in the United States. Each of them receives both linan- cial support and supervision from the national government, as well as from the state in which the college is situated. Because of their helpfulness in solving the practical everyday problems of the entire population, these colleges frequently are referred to as colleges of the people. It is doubtful whether any of the land-grant colleges serves its purpose more effectively than does K. S. A. C. Her eight thousand graduates are represented in nearly five hundred occupations — agricultural, industrial, commercial and pro- fessional. Many of her sons and daughters are eminent in the scientihc and industrial world, and her daughters are leaders in that greatest of all professions — homemak- ing. She is proud of the records of her sons in the defense of their country in time of war and of the achievements of her sons and daughters in the arts of peace. f U ' C )

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ADMINISTRATION

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The State rf .egeiits npHE Kansas State Agricultural College, includ. mg the experiment stations at Colhy, Hays, Garden Citv and Tribune, is under the control of the State Board of Regents. This Board, established July 1, 1925, has, in addition, control of the Uni- versity of Kansas, the State Teachers College of Emporia, the State Teachers College of Pittsburg and the State Teachers College of Hays. It consists of nine members, appointed by the governor for four vear terms each, who receive no salaries but are paid actual expenses v ' hen on school business. The members with the expiration dates of their terms are: V. Y. Morgan Chairman W, Y. Morgan, Hutchinson, Chan-man June 30, 1930 Mrs. Jas. S. Patrick, Satanta June 30, 1929 Earle W. Evans, Wichita June 30, 1929 C. M. Harger, Abilene June 30, 1930 M. G. ' incent, Pittsburg June 30, 1930 C. B. Merriam, Topeka June 30, 1931 C. W. Spencer, Sedan June 30, 1931 B. C. Culp, Beloit June 30, 1932 W. E. Ireland, Yates Center June 30, 1932 An assistant to the State Business Manager is ex-officio secretary of the Board. Mrs. Lola K. Crow is the present secretary. In Kansas ' earlier history each State school had its own Board of Regents, later there was a Board of Administration of three members for all schools; to this Board for a time was given charge of all State institutions including schools. The present svstem was finally adopted with two primary objects: To take the schools entirely out of politics. To operate all the State schools as a unit of higher education, eliminating unnecessary duplica- tion of.courses. The Board holds four stated and several special meetings annually, keeps in touch with the schools through committee visitations, prepares the budgets and acts upon matters of policy and practical priihlems of management. Wi Gulp Harcer Mrs. Pvtrick SptNcr-.H