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

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Complexities of Universe Challenge FHS Scientists From the observatory of Albertson Hail, where astronomers watch the moon and the stars, to the feedlot on the college farm where agri- culture students tend stock— students strive to understand the complexi- ties of our universe. The demand for people trained in the biological and physical sciences is constantly growing At FHS tins demand is evidenced in the addition to Albertson Hull- constructed two years ago, which doubled its size and added modern and extensive science facilities Last spring the building- was dedicated to Dr. Fred Albertson, long-time faculty member who was known inter- nationally as an authority on grasses and range management The subject fields for classes in this building are agriculture, astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, geology, mathematics, nurse education, physics and zoology Future scientists resea rch in a world of lest tubes and laboratories at Albertson Hall.

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I I W ork ecu O O Q The students at our college come from everywhere and to each Fort Hays State is something different. Yet all are hound in the pursuit of one common goal— attainment of an education . This is the force which directs our lives . We work hard in conferences with instructors, in lecture classes, in individual study and in special research projects . lief ore we can realize, another year has slipped away — -another year in preparation for a lifetime of work. 9

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1 Professor Eugene Fleharty diagrams th e sexual stages of moss for a large group of biology stu- dents. In human anatomy class, Lynmi I vda inspects the human skull and com- pares her findings ’with a checklist o parts. Zoology students Lynnay Pammenter and Jackie Flake examine the internal organs of a slightly mutilated starfish which failed to survive an amateur dissection job. Johnnie Locke weighs chemicals for an experiment on an analytical balance, one of the more sensitive scales used in chemistry courses.