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

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%A arguments published in a national oratory maga- zine, and one member placed second in the National Republican Oratorical Contest. Two members of the British debating team were on the campus for a match with the State team. The livestock judging team came home champs from the International Livestock Exposition at Chicago for the third consecutive time, therefore winning permanent possession of the bronze bull trophy. The women ' s meats judging team maintained the perfect record they have held since 1931 by winning all their matches, and the poultry judg- ing team won first in the intercollegiate contest at Chicago for the fourth time. Champion Two-milers Although left lagging in basketball and foot- ball, the athletic department redeemed itself by gleaning the two-mile championship for the third straight time. Then the wrestling team proved themselves champs in the Big Six. A record was broken and the national intercollegiate shot put champion ship was won by Elmer One Man Gang Hackney. CROWDS LINE the sidewalks near Anderson Hall to view the floats in the Homecoming parade. Interest in School Affairs Much interest in the affairs of the school was aroused among the student body and among people all over the state when the Collegian took the initiative in campaigns to remove the deadwood from the faculty, to improve the athletic situation, and to expose certain college buildings as fire traps. Thousands of visitors came to the campus to make this year ' s Farm and Home Week the big- gest and best ever. Events of this nature show the increasing interest of Kansans in education in agri- culture and home economics. When plans were announced to put air schools A NEW SECTION of the college greenhouse, built of native limestone, was nearly completed this year. Page 23

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tr Staters. In the fall the Board of Regents recom- mended to the legislature a plan for such a build- ing, emphasizing the need for it, and stating that but few state schools are without such a recreation spot. The plan provided that a grant be made by the state and that part of the debt be paid by a small amount added to each student ' s enrollment fee, a measure originally proposed by the students. Proposed Plan Killed A death blow to the idea was struck when the attorney general ruled that the proposal was un- constitutional. He also killed an alternate plan presented by President Farrell. Refusing to give up, students then suggested that the old chemistry annex be revamped into a union building after the occupation of Willard Hall. But this plan died too when a committee investigating the situation reported that the idea was impractical. Student feeling was further evidenced when a small out-building appeared on the campus one morning LONG LINES of students wait in Kedzie for the 1938 Pacemaker Royal Purple. FRESHMEN STUDENTS tour the campus during Induction Week con- ducted early in September. NEW STUDENTS file out of the College Auditorium after the ordeal of aptitude tests. in March with the title K. S. C. Student Union Building above the broken-down door. The Greeks copped almost all offices in the fall class election, but the independents came back in the spring and carried away a majority of offices on both the student council and the board of publications. Christian Mission Here Kansas State was one of the 30 large state schools visited this year by the University Christian Mission and a group of seven internationally known leaders headed by Dr. E. Stanley Jones. These speakers spent nearly a week here. National honors of all kinds were captured by the college this year. Several deba ters had their Page 22

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PROFESSORS OF CHEMISTRY inspect the modern laboratories housed in spacious new Willard Hall. in colleges and universities all over the United States, Kansas State put in her bid. The city of Manhattan went so far as to make plans for an airport to help the college, but when the decision was made, Kansas State was left out. Slash in Appropriation Another blow came when the legislature made the appropriation for the coming year. The deep slash made in the amount asked for meant that many of the campus dreams and necessities will go unrealized. The slight increase in salaries was not enough to insure keeping first class teachers, and already several men have announced that they are STUDENTS HAUL a discarded coal-shed on the campus as a symbol cf their student union building hopes. taking better positions. No hope for building pro- jects can be seen in the future until another legis- lature remembers that there is a college at Man- hattan. The new science building, named Willard Hall in honor of J. T. Willard, college historian, neared completion this year and will be put into use by rhe fall semester. A new greenhouse was nearly finished and had been used for several months when most of the glasses were demolished by a hail storm, resulting in a damage to the college of $7,430. What Next? This year has been a conglomeration of succes- ses and defeats. Honors were brought to the college by various individuals and departments, and con- tributions were made in the field of scientific re- search In contrast, K-State lost several out- standing men and had her figurative ears knocked down in her plans for building and expansion. The year 1939 is obviously a turning point in Kansas State progress ... the outcome is left for future interpretation. Page 24