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

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COMPLETING his sixth year as chief executive at Kansas State College, President Milton S. Eisenhower continues to take an active part in national and international affairs as well as college administration. QUofU i Otte. ADMINISTRATION iJc -FLOYDSAGESER NCE again this year, a record number of stu- dents jammed classrooms and laboratories at Kan- sas State College in quest of knowledge. A senior class of 650 students left the ivy walls last spring but their places were more than filled by an influx of freshmen and transfer students. An all-time enrollment high of 7,435 students en- rolled for fall semester classes. But there was a change apparent on the campus. For the first time in three years, veterans of World War II were in the minority. However, they were replaced by younger high school graduates who found their niche in the college picture with surprising rapidity. Before the start of the spring semester, college offi- cials all over the country were predicting a large drop in second semester enrollments. But at Kansas State this was not true. A record enrollment of 6,945 stu- dents answered roll call at the start of the second ADMINISTRATION HEADS LEAD THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION, FOLLOWED BY GRADUATING SENIORS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS. •- § F ir -J 9 %?-H. % y ys

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of stu- arKan- ioc class wttbeir reshmea Entscn- change a three lioority. 1 school pictuie semester. This was nearly 300 more than were on hand at the start of the spring semester last year. Kansas State also had its largest number of teaching personnel on the payroll. The budget for the current fiscal year provided for 508 members of the teaching faculty. This provided for a ration of 1 instructor to every 14.5 students. The ration last year was 1 to 20. The administrative machine was also increased and improved. The college set f orth on the largest building pro- gram in K-State history. The new small animal labor- atory was completed — as were two home management houses. Work was begun on the new $1,775,000 field- house and an addition to the chemical engineering building. Plans also were advanced for a new class- rcxjm building, an addition to Engineering Hall, a connecting wing between the two ag buildings and new women ' s domitories. GOVERNORS, SENATORS and multi-starred generals were among the visitors during the year. The Eisenhowers entertained continuously. FACULTY MEMBERS meet frequently during the year. A record num- ber of teaching-faculty was on the Kansas-State payroll this year. SENIORS WALK IN THE SNOW TO MID-WINTER COMMENCEMENT. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER discusses plans for the year with a small faculty forum at the start of the 1948 spring semester. ARTS AND SCIENCES Dean Rodney W. Babcock meets with his department heads and faculty members in a Willard Hall classroom.