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

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AID STUDENTS ents, has charge of contact with freshman before they reach the campus. In addition to consultations with individual stu- dents, Dean Helen Moore and Dr. A. A. Holtz, as student advisers, lecture to new students on campus problems during induction week, as well as being prominent in College receiving lines. When collegiates matriculate at Kansas State, they are given a physical examination, followed by a more extensive one before they are graduated. Dr. M. W. Husband, director of this service, reports KENNEY L. FORD, alumni secretary, not only keeps an eye on College-alumni relations, but also keeps a hand on the alumni purse strings in the matter of loans for worthy students. that the Student Health department serves 95.73 per cent of the students during each school year. Besides the departmental offices in Anderson hall, student health facilities include the College hospital and annex, used for contagious cases and during epidemics. All six of these College notables can testify that it takes a great amount of patience and time to keep Kansas State running smoothly. S. A. NOCK, who received his doctor ' s degree at the University of Tartu, Esthonia, is the congenial and efficient vice-president of the College. REGISTRAR SINCE 1913, Miss Jessie McDowell Machir is an authority on grades, c. edits and diplomas, as well as warden of the fateful academic records. Page 27

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K S. OFFIC IALS DR. M. W. HUSBAND and his staff in the Student Health department listen to and advise students concerning their aches and pains. Dr. Husband ' s newest enterprise is his program to bring about better housing conditions for College students. Old and New Collegiates Find Friends Among Administrators SEPTEMBER 11. Enrollment at Kansas State College reached the 3,718 mark today as the doors of Nichols Gymnasium closed on the last regular registration period. This 1941 figure is a decrease of nearly eight per cent from last year ' s 4,032 students. Miss Jessie McDowell Machir, registrar, an- nounced that the Division of Engineering with 1,018 students led in the number enrolled. Miss Machir, in addition to supervising registration, is chairman of the committee on admission and secre- tary of the faculty. A total of 974 freshmen registered last Friday in the first day of their induction week. Preceding enrollment each year, prospective students are introduced to the campus during a freshman induc- tion week, including instruction meetings, tours of the campus and a series of examinations, both physical and mental. Dr. S. A. Nock, who edits the College catalog, handles the publicity for prospective K-Staters and corresponds with probable students and their par- DR. A. A. HOLTZ, in addition to his numerous campus activities, this year took on a new job, that of heading the Manhattan Defense Recreational council. He also heads the Y.M.C.A. CHIEF COUNSELOR OF women is Dean Helen Moore. She points a finger at what women students may and may not do, besides being responsible for advising them in individual cases. Page 26

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Agriculture Division Sponsors Annual Little American Royal FEBRUARY 5. Tonight marked the 19th an- nual showing of the Little American Royal, student livestock contest, which has long been one of the most popular features for visitors at Kansas State College during Farm and Home week. More than 100 animals, including dairy cattle, horses, beef cattle, hogs and sheep were paraded around the gaily decorated arena of the livestock pavilion in the fitting and showing contest. These animals were owned by the College and were assigned to the various student entrants early last month. The students, as exhibitors, were rated by judges on the basis of the appearance of the animals they were showing and the manner in which they displayed them. DEAN L. E. CALL (above) of the Division of Agriculture, is a friend of oil agriculture students with whom he comes in contact. Farming is his hobby just as agriculture is his profession. AS AN ASSISTANT to the head of the Division of Agriculture, Dean C. W. Mullen acts as administrator of curricula affairs for agriculture students. He is a master at remembering names and faces. Page 28