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

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Metamorphosis from foliage to foundation by Pam Grout It was Old College Avenue and in the time of having you, I remember it as if it were today The tangled trails of time have led us far astray, the memories seem to stay And through all the roads that led me and through all the years you have been gone, I have found that it would never go away. Old College Avenue Harry Chapin A memory remains etched in the mind forever. To many alumni, K-State is still that small agricultural college. Others see it as the land of purple power where Vince Gibson reigned supreme. Some remember Aggieville as candy shops and dance halls. But time chisels away these familiar visions. Some changes are never noticed; others make profound alter- ations in lifestyles. Each year the campus ' face changes bit by bit, building by building. The athletic dormitory is no longer. Granted, only 35 out of 200 residents are non-athletes, but the dorm is now under the jurisdiction of the Department of Housing rath- er than the Department of Athletics. Besides advantages like a sauna and swimming pool, and disadvantages like higher rent and distance from campus, Edwards Hall is organized like any other dormitory. We ' ve got a government now, Vince Parette, social chairman, said. Since we ' re under the housing depart- ment, we can ' t tear the rooms up. We ' ve got hours. Girls must be escorted. We ' ve got new furniture, Parette added. The rooms were painted. They patched up every hole that ever was. The doors are burglar-proof, and now we ' ve got maids; ' he said. $400,00 was spent on capital improvements, according to Paula Cooney, hall director. Considerably less was spent revaming a scholarship house for University for Man—approximately $380,000 less. Last year, Staube Scholarship House was closed, not meeting building code specifications. University for Man needed a larger facility, so it bought Straube, took out a loan and started ripping down walls, rebuilding stairs, patching holes and plastering to meet the code. The new place (Straube) used to house 40 people so it ' s much bigger; ' Jean Goldman, crafts organizer said. The Fone and Drug Education Center have more room in the new place. They used to be cramped into a tiny room with one little desk. Change is often caused by the need for expansion. The new Stone House Child Care Center was created out of a similar need. Before moving, Family and Child Development only had two labs and could not train enough students. For the past three years, we have been trying to find ways to solve the problems ... the present conditions make it impossible to meet the needs of the students, John Chalmers, vice-president for academic affairs, said. We had trouble getting teachers placed because of a lack of experience. A two story, 100-year-old house was converted into the day center and opened in the fall. The day care center serves two purposes, Lou West, director of the Stone House said. It accomodates stu- dents in Family and Child Development without having to send them off-campus, and it helps parents who need all- day care. West said the plastering and painting has yet to be completed. We incorporate these repairs into a learning exercise

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mb- shoving and hurrying up just to wait. Registration ' s human processing line is the way to become a bona fide student. With a record high this year of 19,045 students, the already frenzied process becomes a circus. On the way to a higher edu- cation, it ' s just part of a student ' s trials and tribulations. But wait a minute---pushing? Shoving? Hurrying up just to wait? Sounds like the same process the masses go through hunting for a job. Later, these same 19,045 students will become tigers out on the job market. And they ' ll be after YOUR job. To make matters worse, the largest enrollment increase came in Continuing Education. That means everyone already out on the market is polishing his act. But don ' t panic — things may not be as bad as they look. The job mar- ket is always changing, so what is true today won ' t necessarily be true tomorrow. Administrators and cor- porate executives alike hate making predictions for fear of being proven wrong five minutes later. Planning for pavement-pounding day may be difficult since no one will make job forecasts. The first step has already been taken once a student chooses a curriculum. Traditionally, K-State has been ac- claimed for its science and agricul- tural programs. In addition to con- tinually high enrollment in these areas, recent trends show an in- crease in the number of students in the Colleges of Business and Engi- neering. In the last year, enrollment in both rose 10 per cent. Fortunate- ly, or unfortunately, not everyone is cut out for these two fields where future prospects look good. There is a myth circulating that students in curriculums which aren ' t as technical or scientific, such as lib- eral arts or humanities, will have trouble acquiring a job. But Bruce Laughlin, director of Career Planning and Placement, doesn ' t believe it. Many students don ' t realize the possibilities open to them in liberal arts .... Some people have the nar- row view that students in liberal arts and humanities are not prepared for work in a particular area, Laughlin said. They may have trouble getting a job in their particular field because the question is, ' what exactly is their field? ' . When a person ' s curriculum seems obscure, their personal quali- fications will assume a greater im- portance, Laughlin said. Their intelli- gence, personality and course of study are focused on more closely qualities the potential employer can see, he said. One complaint of Laughlin ' s: Just don ' t have the attitude that when you go in to the liberal arts you want knowledge for knowledge ' s sake, and then complain when you find what you really want is a job that pays well. Students can succeed in a num- ber of different fields and can be happy in many. There isn ' t just one right career and the others are all wrong, Ellsworth Gerritz, dean of admissions and records, said. There is at least a cluster of voca- tional pursuits that an individual can be successful in, Gerritz said, and most people get into their vocation by chance. Gerritz illustrates: I love my wife dearly ... but if I hadn ' t met and married her, I would probably have married someone else and have been happy, he said. Gerritz also noted that knowledge students gain in one area of study can be applicable and beneficial to another. Nearly all curriculums have com- mon bonds to another. Our society is accused of being more specialized than it really is, Laughlin said. Both Laughlin and Gerritz age students should learn the ability to learn if nothing else. They suggest learning to understand others, not just by attending class and trying to figure out how to butter-up that nit- picking English teacher, but by tak- ing advantage of extra-curricular ac- tivities, living and social situations. Enrollment is expected to climb steadily, at least for the next few years. Competition will become keener than ever. People already on the job are updating their profes- sional skills, branching off in new di- rections, re-enrolling, pushing, shoving and hurrying up just to wait ....

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for the kids, she said. Not far from the Stone House, another change was seen on campus. Instead of renovating an old building, K-State opted to build. The International Student Center, housing for the For- eign Student Office as well as a gathering place for foreign students, is located west of Moore Hall in the Quinlan gardens. The center provides room for teas, conferences, semi- nars and tutoring programs. Facilities include a lounge area, offices, assembly room, kitchen and dining room. Another new building still in planning stages prompted another face-lifting operation. The site chosen for a new education building was al- ready occupied by the conservatory and rose gardens. The problem was solved by moving the gardens to a new foundation northwest of the dairy barns. Memories remain etched in the mind forever. Despite changes made in the name of progress, many students won ' t forget the loss of Straube Scholarship House and the disappearance of the rose gardens. new buildings-31