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

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In the hands of a master, native stone becomes the noceable images thar bear the Pete Felron name. Though Felron never graduated from the university, he remains an integral part of the Fort Hays Campus scene. During class hours, Custer Bridge over Big Creek gets a lot of traffic. The famous site of years of graffiti links Custer and McMindes halls to the north end of campus. 8 “WE LIKE IT THAT WAY”

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a COMPELLING QUALITY OF LIFE . . . the people and their university . . by Clay Manes T JL here is a compelling quality of life at Fort Hays State which appeals to people of all walks of life; an air of unity formed in the collage of faces and personalities, each unique, which somehow melds together in wholistic fashion. And though the body of the people of the college is comprised of home grown folks, there is a growing influx of outsiders who find that Fort Hays offers an atmosphere which lends itself to everyone’s taste. And though these folks are not immediately akin to the col- lege community and its people, they soon find that the qualities which drew them to Fort Hays are the same qualities which they want in their academic experience. A strong and di- verse curriculum. An appreci- Kelly Cruise left Fort Hays four years ago with a degree in physical education, After teaching and coaching at a local high school he is back to get his mister ' s in Exercise Science. When I came out here from Ohio I was amazed at the vast openness. The towns are so far apart and there ' s just open range for as far as you can see. It ' s tike another planet. But now I cart see its beauty. The people out here are so laid back. They ' re never in too much of a hurry to stop and talk. What can I say? IVe been here eight years now Hays is home to me. ation of human character. And a dedication to excellence. These qualities bond the populace of the university. With them, the people of Fort Hays State bring the flavor of their varied and diverse cultures and characters. From the West Bank to Wichita, London and Leihenthal, the people not only color the make-up of this university, but are part and parcel the corpus of the college itself. In themselves, they find a common denominator that bonds them to the people and the people to their university. A COMPELLING QUALITY 7

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THE UNITY Z A PEOPLE . the pride of her patrons . . . by Clay Manes T JL he influx of newcomers to Fort Hays ' college communi- ty has sparked a booming ex- pansion in all directions. Though her physical growth is more visually perceptible, the maturation of her character is manifested in the outward and open pride of her patrons. In no one else is this feeling more evident that in those raised native to Western Kansas. These people, akin to our way of life, are at home in the comfort of the close-knit unity felt by the populus of the university and this country. Yet, Fort Hays State allows each one the space Mathtlle Connally , i life-time n t ivc of Kansas married hei high-school sweetheart after two years of college. Now a junior in finance, Michelle is working her way through school and looking toward a carter m the business world, ' 1 chose Fort Hays because a school of its size offers a friendlier atmosphere and the one- to-one student instructor relationship lends itself to a more positive learning environment fc ' We‘re going to go wherever our careers lead us, but we eventually want to come back to Kansas to raise our kids We’ll always think of Kansas as home 1 and time to develop his individ- uality, to grow within the struc- ture of his own character, and to pursue his own ambitions. And as Fort Hays State fosters the growth of her people, we are the catalyst of her growth. The college is undergoing continuous change — but at the demand of the people — who mold her, creating and re-creating an en- vironment which is modeled to the character of a proud citizenry.