Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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;gistrar Miss Jessie McD. Machir Registrar IF TREES and stones could break their silence what fascinating stories they could tell us of the past 60 years on the campus of the Kansas State Agricultural College! Stories of romance, of lo alty to purpose, stories of intrigue and plotting to destroy, stories of conquest and victory- over adverse circumstances, stories of glorious increase in power and influence, stories of the generations of students who ha ' e come and gone during more than the half century! They would tell us that in 1867 friendships were true among the 178 students who composed the student body: that the seeking after knowledge was keen in 1877 among the 234 gathered here; that interest in education was on the increase in 1887 as e ' idenced b ' the 481 students; that the College had grown to be an important institution in 1897 when there were 734 students crowding its halls, but it would be in 1907 when the enrollment sprang to 1937 that the trees and stones would ha ' e the most thrilling story to tell — a decade of unusual accomplishment when the attention of the people of Kansas was attracted in a spectacular way to the College by the political forces then at work. Appropriations were increased, an enlarged building program was carried out, college work was changed from one general curriculum to several specialized curricula, the short courses were established, and an era of unusual growth resulted. In 1917 the story would be of continued quiet growth up to an enrollment of 3,340 and from 1917 to 1927 a decade of acti -ity on the campus resulting in higher academic standards, broadened curricula, enlarged facilities for instruction, and more ' aried student interests. The story would recite the events of the early part of the decade when the shadow of the World War hung over the campus and the pulse of the college community quickened to the tramp of young soldier feet. What, we wonder, would be the [)ro]ihec - of the next decade — ■ 1927 to 1937— if the trees and stones could break their silence? Another decade of quiet growth and gradual raising of standards? .Another turbulent decade such as 1897 to 1907, when the increase in enrollment was so rapid that the increase in facilities could not keep up with it? Another — -but the future alone will determine the story that will be told of that decade to come. C O. Price Secrelarv lo the President Page 27

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)tate Board of Resents b Harger, Spencer, Evans, Tod, Culp Merriam. Patrick. Morgan MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Term Endino June SO, 1927 C. W. Spencer Sedan C. B. Merriam . Topeka Tern: Eudiirj, June SO, 1928 Bert C. Culp Beloil W.J. Tod Maple Hill Term Endiw June SO, 1929 Earle W. Evans Wichita Mrs. J. S. Patrick Santanta Term Endin:- June SO, 19S0 W. Y. Morgan Hutchinson Charles M. Harger Abilene George H. Hoixies Olathe Page 26

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The Division of Dean J. T. Wu.lauu THE Division of (General Science is a college in itself. It enrolled this year 1,321 students, the largest number in any division. This is be- cause of the general character of the curricula in its charge and of the courses offered. It consists of 18 departments, including Bacteriology-, Botany and Plant Pathology, Chemistry, Economics and Sociology, Education, English, Entomology, His- tory and Government, Industrial Journalism, Librar ' , Mathematics, Military Science, Modern Language, Music, Physical Education, Physics, k U-Wi, Public Speaking, and Zoology. Simph ' reading the Ib gH ' . 1 li names of these departments is sufficient to show the iKgl B Ir ||M| broad range that one ' s study might take in if he il PL S H were restricted wholly to this division of the college. About three-fourths of all the teaching done in the institution is the work of the faculty of this division. This is due to the fact that fundamental ■work in general subjects required in curricula handled by other divisions is taught by this facult - in addition to most of the work of the curricula in its own charge. These curricula are: Gener al Science, Industrial Journalism, Industrial Chemistry, Rural Commerce, Physical Education for Men, Physical Education for Women, Public School Music, Piano, Voice, and Violin. It may be noted that the courses taught by this division not only provide much that is neces- sary in technical and professional occupations, but also the culture that insures satisfaction in one ' s leisure hours. ith the increased efficiency that man has attained in the production of the necessities and the luxuries of life it has become possible to meet these needs and desires without the extremely long hours of daily labor. Use without abuse of the remainder of one ' s time calls for rational and cultural, or at least harmless, channels toward which spare time may be diverted. The curricula in Music and in Physical Education offered in this division are distinct contribu- tions to the opportunities which this college affords for those wishing to fit themselves for the enjoyment of music and sports, and participants, spectators or auditors, and also for those who ■wish to become thoroughly qualified teachers in these fields. Space does not permit a review of the 10 or 12 curricula in charge of this division. It may be noted, however, that they cover a considerable range of occupational interest. Most of them by means of elective opportunity or specif c requirements enable the student to qualify for teaching Hage IS