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

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he beauty of buildings Part of the day-in, day-out life of everyone at Fort Hays State that cannot be overlooked is the edifices that have stood by the university since its first days as Fort Hays Normal School. In fact, they are part of the threads which bind the present to the past. Historic structures, such as Picken Hall, Martin Allen Hall and the Sternberg Museum were, for many years, the constitution of the campus. From the days when President and Mrs. Tomanek danced the night away in the gymnasium of Martin Allen to today, when that hall is being renovated to make way for yet another occupant, the computing center, these buildings have seen many differences on this campus. Other, more modern buildings now stand beside them. Slowly the physical characteristics of FHSU have altered. Even the people who make up the heart of the university are different. Their societies, goals and ideals have altered through the years. But the people themselves are basically the same. We possess the same affection for this land and the buildings upon it and the people within it as our predecessors did over a half a century ago. The walls that surround us have been permeated with this love, and it shows - in the people who occupy them now, and those who will inhabit them in the future. Our history is an integral part of our education. Although the people are different in some ways, in their hearts they are not. And through it all, the structures of our university have witnessed these subtle differences. -- Denise Riedel Standing amidst buildings over three-quarters of a century old, Forsyth Library is one of the newer buildings on campus. Bill Hieman, Hays graduate student, takes advantage of the quietness in the library to get some studying done, (photo by Monty Davis)

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mpressions leave mark on the future As we work our way through the toils of an education, we encounter attitudes and ideas which differ from our own preconceived notions. Likewise our ideas are decoded by other people in the same way. One aspect of this communication many Fort Hays State supporters contend with, is the misguided impression of people outside the confines of FSHU. Our institution on the Kansas Plains is in constant competition with our sister Kansas schools -- and with genres of people from other parts of the country - for the respect we feel we deserve. Many times the impressions these people receive of us have no basis in reality. In sports, academics and the job market we are constantly struggling to combat these notions and create the respect we deserve outside of western Kansas. Likewise, when we enter FHSU as freshmen, we leave behind us many aspects of our former selves. Four years later when we march across the stage in Gross Memorial Coliseum to receive our diploma, there is a marked change in all of us. A change which comes from our association with FHSU and our fellow students. It is impossible not to feel the pride of this institution when we realize the magnitude of its importance upon our entire lives. Finally, and most importantly, is the impression we leave upon the university. Perhaps the change we instigate may be nothing more than our affect on our instructors. Our experience may change a course or instructor for the good of future Tigers. If this is the only change we make, it is enough. However, we also make other, more significant changes. Many students induce alterations which affect everyone at FHSU. Student senators, campus organizations members, student journalists, graduate assistants and residence hall personnel are only a few of the students who have a profound affect on their fellow pupils and on the future of FHSU. Impressions - one of the subtle differences which make us special. - Denise Riedel Greek life at Fort Hays State does nol forget our importance lo the school and each other Jerry Brown, Dorrance junior and Sigma Chi fraternity member, washes his car in the shadow of a neighboring fraternity, the Alpha Kappa Lambda house. Greek life is one way students leave their mark on Fort Hays State, (photo by Monty Davis) Opening - 3

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In the shadow of the oldest building on campus, Lou Ann Kohl, Ellis junior, and Brian Atwell, Utica senior, meet at the intersection of sidewalks in front of the building, Picken Hall now houses administrative offices, student lounges, graduate student of fices and student publications offices, (photo by Monty Davis) The university farm is at the site of the original Fort Hays, Many of the buildings there still bear Ihe marks of long ago. Here a worker at the university farm feeds sheep, (photo by Monty Davis) Opening - 5