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

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Plans Nearly Set For Union Addition Pending approval of federal loan funds and letting of contract, construction will begin this summer on an addition to Memorial Union. To more than double current space, the struc- ture will spread to the south and west of the present union and will provide additional dining facilities, meeting rooms and basement space. Guiding the project will be Lynn Rogers, who replaced Gerald Ruttman as union director after Ruttman resigned March 1 to join the staff of the student union at Oklahoma State University. Ruttman, Gerald: Asst. Prof., Dir. of Memorial Union; Mizell, Phayee: Instructor, Asst. Dir. of Memorial Union; Rogers, R. Lynn; Instructor, Asst. Dir. of Memorial Union. Whether one be a college president or merely an infrequent visitor to the campus, he may take advantage of the facilities and services of Memorial Union, Faking a breather between classes, students relax and visit in the snack bar of Memorial Union. 13

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FHS Officials Toil Behind the Scenes Supporting the administration but frequently working behind the scenes are those individuals who handle the college ' s recruitment, public rela- tions and financial aids for students. One of the many personal and productive duties of those persons managing Field Services is par- ticipation both on and off the campus in the annual Career Day which provides help and guidance for high school seniors. People behind college publications build the FHS image through news and publicity. Through the various scholarships and loans made available by the student aids and endow- ment offices, needy and promising students re- ceive the help necessary to attend college. Disagreeable weather greets students on campus election day. Arfman, Ethel: Asst, Prof., Exec. Sec. of Student Aids: Burnett, Hugh: Prof, of Pol. Set., Dir, of FieFd Services; Collier, Kent: Asst, Prof, of Pol. 5oi., Exec. Sec. of Endow- ment Assn. Huffman, Ralph: Assoc. Prof- of Ind. Arts, Asst. Dir. of Field Services; Johnson, Jerry: Asst. Prof, of Pol. Sci-, Asst, Dir. of Admissions; Tow, Ted; Asst. Prof of Journalism, Dir. of News and Publications. Shooting a picture through the pillars of Piclten Hall, a photographer captures the bleak atmosphere of a wintry day on campus. 12

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Bird watchers seek to identify a specimen they have spotted. Biological Science Changes Introduced In Biology Program In an effort to vitalize biology offerings, ex- tensive changes were introduced In the program. The most significant alteration Included a core of five courses which Is now required of all biol- ogy majors before they begin to specialize. Women have joined the men In the agriculture program. Three coeds were enrolled in agricul- ture courses, and one, Bonnie Brooks, received a degree in the field at spring commencement. Three research programs were carried on by the division of biological science during the year. They included a study of prairie remnants of the central Great Plains, an investigation of phrea- tophyte (a deep-rooted plant which obtains its water from the water table or the layer of soil just above it) vegetation around Cedar Bluffs Reservoir and a mapping of the patterns of this vegetation along the Arkansas River, 14