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

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Officials Govern K S C Dr. Samuel Albert Nock has been vice-president and contact agent of Kansas State College since 1936. He is the youngest member of the administrative- staff. It is his job to see that the public becomes ac- quainted with the activities of Kansas State and to handle correspondence with prospective students. The induction and registration of students and a large number of administrative details fall to Doctor Nock, too. His office is responsible for editing the College catalog. Doctor Nock has received degrees from Haverford college, Carleton college and holds a doctor ' s degree from the University of Tartu, Estonia, which he re- ceived in 1929- The business of governing the affairs at state schools falls to the State Board of Regents. Acting usually upon the recommendations of President Farrell, the Board works tirelessly to direct the course of events for Kansas State and indirectly, for all the students and teachers. MEMBERS OF THE Board of Regents are: Silling: Osrar S. SlaulTer. (It Reijiarl. W. T. Markham. Slaiidiiif:: Miss Kallierine Moot. Drew McLoui; r S. A. NOCK, Vi Dr. La Verne B. Spake of Kansas City, Kansas, re- placed Mrs. Elizabeth Reigart on the Board this year. The other members remained the same. ;r Poole, Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens Hanghev. F. M. Harris. Mrs. Elizabeth n. Lester McCoy. Willis N. Kelly, Hubert iiri;:hton.

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Kansas SEAT OF KANSAS law-makini: is the slate capitol at Topeka. Here Gov. Andrew F. Schoeppel (below) carries on liis adminis- G. rOVERNOR Andrew F. Schoeppel of Ness City succeeded Payne H. Ratner as governor of Kansas in an inaugural ceremony January 11, at Topeka. He is the twenty-ninth governor of the state. Much of the impressive inaugural ceremony was eliminated because of war conditions. As chief executive of the State, Governor Schoeppel has already shown that he intends to carry out a program to meet war-time conditions. Governor Schoeppel, once an All-American football star at the University of Nebraska, was guest speaker at the annual football banquet given by the Chamber of Commerce for Kansas State athletes.

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X HE diversified curricula that is offered in the School of Arts and Sciences requires the able direc- tion of genial Rodney W. Babcock, who since 1930, has been the guiding hand of the former Division of General Science. L. E. Hudiburg, associate professor of physics, is his assistant. The fall semester showed a decrease in enrollment to 938 students from 1,041 in 1941, but the greatest drop came after school had been in session. War serv- ice, war work and marriage caused the additional loss of 103 students. A further drop in second semester enrollment was felt, especially among the men stu- dents. Losses of faculty members due to the war number twenty. Some are in actual military service, while others are doing war work. ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR of sev eral hundred students in the School of Arts and Sciences is Dean Rod- ney W. Babcock. Prof. L. E. Hudi- burg (below) is his assistant. New- est building on the campus is the physical science building, shown on School of Arts - P.ge 12