Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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Develops Students and Research Dr. Ralph Coder is Dean of the Graduate Division, with a graduate faculty of 37, who teach courses in ! ! fields of study. Encouragement is given to students to develop understanding, accurate judgment, facility in independent thinking, superior knowledge of the study field and a desire to do creative research. Examining grosses which ore no! common in their native countrie s proves to be inter- esting to these students from India and Korea who are work- ing for degrees in baton . Graduate students spend uncounted hours each day in the library doing research which is a necessity in ony field.

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Bob Chism puls the finishing touches on o cost iron project which he has made as part of his graduate work. Much dose cooperation and endless checking becomes essentiaf as the finishing touches are put on o master thesis. Graduate Study In Knowledge Three advanced degrees are offered in the College ' s rapidly growing graduate di- vision. More than 200 are currently enrolled in either the five or six-year program leading to Master of Arts, Master of Science or Specialist In Education degrees. This study will lead to better teaching performance and higher salary schedules. Preporing charts for fcta is one of the many requirements these graduate students face in preparing a master thesis in botany. 28

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BUILDINGS A characteristic symbol of almost any col- lege is its architecture. Fort Hays State is recognized throughout the country for its beautiful campus and distinc- tive architecture. All academic buildings are built of native limestone, much of which was quarried on college land. Like an oasis in a desert is the abundance of trees on the campus, with a variety not found elsewhere In this part of Kansas. The devoted service of men like the late Dr. L. D. Wooster, former president of the college and a true na- ture-lover, lives for future generations of stu- dents in the memorial of a verdant campus. Buildings are named for individuals who have added to the history of Kansas and of the col- lege . . . Sheridan Coliseum and Forsyth Li- brary for generals stationed at old Fort Hays, and Custer Hall for Elizabeth Custer, wife of General George A. Custer. Other buildings bear the names of persons more directly connected with the college . . . Martin Allen Hal!, named for the man who was Instrumental In having the land of the fort given to the state for use as a college; Picken Hall, now in the process of being remodeled, named for the first president of the college; Lewis Field and stadium, named for the second president; Rarick Hall, the education building, named for another president who worked for many years for Improvement of rural education as well as for the college: Agnew Hall, a wom- en ' s dormitory, named for the first dean of women of the college. Others have more prqsrac names: Memorial Union, a tribute to Fort Hays Staters who gave their lives in the service of the country; Science Hall and Applied Arts, whose functions are self explanatory. Three service buildings were completed in the fall of I960 which are used primarily to house maintenance materials, shops and for lab- oratory space for botany classes. Also com- pleted for use second semester were the mar- ried student apartments, located just west of Hackberry trailer court. A four-story dormitory, with rooms for 124 men, will be ready for occupancy in September. 30