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

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Building Repairs Unhampered by Short Funds of funds from the state and a decreased enrollment put a defi- nite pinch on the budget. Presi- dent Sustad tried streamlining the administration section and was forced to send letters to I 2 faculty members urging them to begin searching for other posi- tions pending the actual necessb tation of a release. In spite of the lack of funds, the campus at Fort Hays State finally received some well deserved and desperately needed sprucing up. Picken and Albertson Halls were graced with new roofing. The rain leaking through the roofs had begun to tire employ- ees, instructors and students with its constant drip and the sudden moves of people and equipment to drier quarters. The scaffolding surrounding half of a b uilding at a time, caused some inconvenience to those students who, while racing to a class, happened upon a blocked exit. Anyone walking along the sidewalk during the incredibly windy spring days often had to dodge flying debris. Classes held inside the build- ings were led by hoarse instruc- tors screaming over the racket of the hammers and the occasional crashing of roffed tile being dumped over the roofs edge, down a rackety wooden funnel. Yet, with all the improvements, the student teachers and others who had the opportunity of working in Rarick Hall hoped in vain for someone to summon a Pied Piper of termites. The shak- 5

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Johnson Dies Before Ceasefire A straw poll was held to meas- ure student feelings. Unfortu- nately, not enough students felt a neccessity to be measured. The spurt of action ended with black paint on sidewalks proclaiming stop ROTC by any means. In honor of former presidents Truman and Johnson, the flags were lowered and the days of their burials were declared holi- days. During the month of mourning for Johnson, while the flags on campus were at half mast, the Vietnam war was ended. As for the end of the war, Fort Hays State as a whole did nothing to celebrate the end of the longest battle in America ' s history. No speeches were given, no days off were granted to honor the war dead or the returning soldiers, no black proc- lamations stained the sidewalks. No special attention was paid by FHS to the end of the Vietnam war. Fort Hays State was tackling its own problems in 1973. A lack r vi 4

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Coliseum Makes Way for New Complex ing third floor threatens to send the overcrowded Ed. Psych, classes tumbling down into the basement. By far the biggest change on campus is the near completion of the new HPER complex that is slowly and painfully being paid for by extracting an extra $1 per credit hour from each student. Old Sheridan Coliseum snake pit saw its last basketball game — a defeat at the hands of Wash- burn. The building, built In 1916 and termed as much too large by the Kansas legislature, was filled to overflowing the first time it was used and the home basket- ball crowd has been filling it ever since. The Coliseum arena will remain intact and in use for some activities, while most of the offices in the building will con- tinue with their present services. The building will continue to stand on campus, unless the set- tling of the ground under the pool cracks the west end of the Coliseum beyond any hope of repair. 6