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

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Ttt ( 5 SPECIAL EVENTS 1, Hays sc lum I children dramatize a story during Ihv Plymouth School dedication ceremony Supr. 22 row nig Creek, 2. The American flag is raised by hvo Roy Scouts shortly before the ceremony. 3, Ringing the bell In signal I lie opening of Plym- outh School is schoolmaster Allan Miller, assue niale professor of education. 4 Former one-room school teachers ami student;; tour I hr building and try out the old- fash hmed desks. Plymouth School

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1. Country music performer Waylon Jennings sings against a dusky sky at his Aug. 36 concert at Lewis Field Stadium. 2. Enthusiasm sweeps a couple of country music fans onto their feet at the Waykrn Jennings concert 3. The outdoor Lcw ' is Field concert gives FHSU students an opportunity to enjoy country music and get react uainted in t he warm late summer weather 4. Charley Pride sings directly to the audience during his Aug, 26 appearance at Cross Memorial Coliseum. Waylon Jennings Charley Pride 17

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School dedication ‘on the banks of Big Creek’ celebrates relocation of one-room schoolhouse Tht; scene might have been taken out of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “The Banks of Plum Creek. But instead the setting was on the banks of Big Creek, about one hundred years later. The dedication of Plymouth School Sept, t ' l attracted a crowd of 300 who sang lurn-of-the-century melodies, toured the school and drank 5 cent lem- onade. The schoolhouse. built in 1074, was relocated to the campus as a four-year project of the Phi Delta Kappa educa- tion honorary. Originally located jpj miles northwest of Wilson in Russell County, the structure was removed piece by piece during many long work- days attended by Phi Delta Kappa members and others assisting with the razing. The carefully rebuilt schoolhouse was relocated on the FHSU campus near Big Creek east of Forsyth Library. The project, initially begun to com- memorate the 1976 American bicenten- nial, was the brainchild of Dr. Allan Miller, associate professor of education, and Dr. Nancy Vogel, professor of Eng- lish. “The schoolhouse has already been used for meetings by groups like Phi Delta Kappa and other honoraries. Miller said, “it has also been used by graduate students as a research center for the study of old textbooks, Lack of funds encountered during the undertaking of the project were solved by grants from such sources as the national Phi Delta Kappa organization and the Garvey Foundation of Wichita. Dr, Robert Luehrs, associate profes- sor of history, coordinated and directed the dedication ceremony. Children from six Hays grade schools sang, recited and participated in an old-fashioned spelling bee. Little boys clutched their straw hats nerv- ously and little girls attempted to walk normally in the unfamiliar ank- lelenglh skirts during their perform- ances. A barbershop group also per- formed under the direction of Dr. Donald Stout, associate professor of music. The audience sang along on songs like “Daisy, Daisy,” and “The Sidewalks of New York. Following the ceremony, those attending toured the interior of the school, which featured a pot-belly stove, slate chalkboard and old-fash- ioned desks. I think Plymouth School is worth- while as a symbol of how education was a hundred years ago. Miller said. Y4 Plymouth School 19