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

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Governor Visits Campus Frequently TOURING the year Kansas Staters had many oppor- tunities to see Gov. Andrew Schoeppel. He took part in the annual Homecoming events and presented the crown to the Homecoming Queen. Governor Schoeppel was on the campus several times during the year to attend meetings and conferences that had headquarters at the College. He showed a high degree of interest in the work being done at Kansas State to further the agricultural and industrial interests throughout the state. Among the conferences that he attended was the first annual Industrial-Agricultural Week that was held on the campus. This conference brought many of the leading men in agriculture and industry throughout the state and nation here to study ways and means that industry and agriculture could progress and add to the wealth of Kansas. When the state-wide corn show was held in Manhat- tan, Governor Schoeppel was on hand to participate in the event. The corn show was conducted to study the improved varieties of corn and the new methods of raising corn in Kansas and the other great plains states. GOV. ANDREW SCHOEPPEL (right) discusses the corn show with Fay N. Seaton, Manhattan editor. Governor Schoeppel was a frequent visitor on the campus this year. This is the home of the Kansas official governing body. The capitol is located in Topeka.

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Farrell, Price Assist The President HILE all these changes are being made on the campus, President Emeritus F. D. Farrell remains active in the affairs of the College. After serving as President for 18 years, Doctor Farrell felt that a younger man was needed to direct the College through the war years so he resigned in July, 1943. Doctor Farrell took an active part in the first annual Industrial-Agricultural Week last fall. He regularly teaches several courses in agricultural industries and in the conservation of natural resources, as well as conduct- ing research on rural institutions. Besides his regular duties. Doctor Farrell serves on several important College committees, including the Federal Post-War Relations committee. The work of this group is designed to aid the President in securing much needed federal aid for the construction of new buildings and to help in the education of returning vet- erans. Another assignment is as a member of the com- mittee that manages patents and promotes research carried on by the College. Doctor Farrell received his bachelor ' s degree from the Utah Agricultural College, and his doctor of agri- culture degree from the University of Nebraska. The degree doctor of laws was conferred on him by the Washburn Municipal University of Topeka. Assistant to the President is C. O. Price, now in his twenty-sixth year as presidential adviser. A large part of the business that passes through the President ' s office is handled by Mr. Price. Whenever the President is called out of town it is the assistant ' s job to keep the machinery of the College running smoothly. Mr. Price has served as adviser to three Kansas State Presidents, and is an experienced hand at the job. In the time that he has been at the College he has watched it grow, and has done his part helping with plans and projects which promote the interests of the school and its students. Last year the Presidential office suite was remodeled to obtain additional space and to make the entrance to the outer office face the long corridor through An- derson Hall. When the porches were removed from the front this year several more offices were provided. Dr. F. D. Farrell is President Emeritus and a professor in the Department C. O. Price, genial assistant to the President, is the man behind the of Economies and Sociology. He also has several important committee scenes, keeps things running smoothly. He is serving under his third assignments having to do with College administration. Kansas State President. 22

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Regents Determine College Policy THE BOARD OF REGENTS members are Uitling, left to right ), F. M. Harris; Mrs. Elizahelh Haughcy; Lester McCoy; Jerry C. Discoll; Betty Reed, stenographer; (standing, left to right), Hubert Brighton, secretary; Willis N. Kelly; Drew McLaughlin; Grover Poole; Dr. L. B. Spake; Oscar S. Stauffer, chairman. ' I ' he ruling control board of all state schools is the Board of Regents, composed of nine prominent Kansans who are appointed by the governor for a term of four years. The board meets every month to determine the policy of each of the state schools which they govern. All new plans for building or expansion at Kansas State as well as matters of policy must pass through the Board. Serving as head of the Board this year was Willis N. Kelly. Several times during the past year the Board or some of its members have been visitors to the Col- lege campus; during Industrial-Agricultural Week the Board met in Manhattan. Kansas State has been under the control of the Board of Regents sirce 1863. One of the first changes it in- stituted was tl le shift of College teaching policy from emphasis on the classics to practical and technical training. BOARD OF REC JNTS Chairman Willis N. Kelly of Hutchinson ail- dressed the studei . body at the opening convocation last fall. After the assembly he met several students, including Ben Stewart, a veteran and fellow Hutchinsorian (left). 24