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

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Man ' s existence is brief; he may die intellectually socially and emotion- ally, long before his physical being expires. As individuals we seek to come alive intellectually and socially in college; but In doing so, we sometimes forget to slow down and appreciate the beauty, simplicity and bounty which has been given to man so abundantly. Daily frustrations and anxieties are lessened when we paused to look, lis- ten hear, feel and appreciate God ' s creation. •

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The Individual. While 96 per cent of the students at FHS come from Kan- sas. individuals enroll from the four corners of the United States and rep- resent every continent. Each person is his own man — not just a number. There ' s a closeness spanning the age gap as we all face problems and five out the school year together. During the fall semester of 1 973. tor- rential rains and high winds caused extensive flooding and damage in eastern Kansas. Hays was more fortu- nate and escaped the finanical disas- ter. However, many students were concerned for parents and friends who were forced to evacuate homes, leave crops in the fields to rot, or who suffered other losses. Then came the winter with heavy ice and snow, snapping power lines and poles, leav- ing vast areas of Kansas in cold and darkness. For some students, it spelled eco- nomic disaster and altered college plans. For each individual it was a crisis of some sort. 5

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During the past year we have watched the Land of Plenty become a land of shortages, with natural resources depleted and commodities unavailable. The Energy Crisis interrupted the Watergate flood in the news media and affected every individual, Lim ited gasoline, reduced speed, cooler room temperatures, no Christmas lights and shadowy streets and hall- ways served to remind us of the need to conserve. But again, at FHS we were fortunate with sufficient fuel to keep operating. Rumors of fuel shortages proved to be exaggerations and the year moved ahead, almost as usual — with a little more bicycling, warmer apparel and less gasoline.