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

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ADMINISTRATION Congratulatory messages, a huge cake, and a greeting from President Eisenhower helped Kansas State college cele- brate its 90th birthday last February 16. As one looks back over K-State ' s ninety years of service to the state and to the nation, one sees a school to be proud of. From one of the first land grant colleges established under the Morrill Act, K-State has grown to the second largest school in the state, and ranks high in the nation in many fields. Its School of Home Economics is the only one in the state, and ranks high nationally, it claims one of the outstanding Schools of Veter- inary Medicine, the second largest fieldhouse, the only de- partment of milling industry in the world, a top-ranking basketball team, and an Olympic star. The future is sure to be as successful. Happy Birthday, K-State, you ' ve come a long way!

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A feudol-like appear- ance is assumed by the spire of Fairchild hall and Danforth chapel, when viewed from the southeast campus. A map-like view of the animal husbandry barns may be seen from the third floor of Dickens hall. In Mathematics hall, one of the oldest class- room buildings on the campus, one of man ' s oldest courses of study is taught.

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Kansas State ' s President James A. McCain directs the many activities of the College and its associated agricultural and engineering experiment stations from his remodeled office in Anderson hall. Dr. McCain is the tenth Kansas State president. McCain Brings 3-Year Building Boom During the administration of President James A. McCain, Kansas State college has continued a program of educational and physical expansion unequalled in its history. New buildings on which work was begun dur- ing the past two years include the $375,000 addition to the Library, a $500,000 veterinary hospital, and a $60,000 greenhouse. Also initiated was the construction of a pilot feed mill for which approximately $200,000 was contributed by the nation ' s feed manufacturers. Construction of the $1,500,000 Student Union build- ing was begun in the spring. In the summer of 1952 Kansas State obtained the first television channel and construction permit allo- cated by the FCC to a college or university. The Col- lege has received an offer of 3100,000 from the Fund for Adult Education of the Ford Foundation to assist in constructing a television transmitter and prospects ap- pear excellent that K-State will be one of the pioneer institutions in the use of educational television. The President regards Kansas State as more than a 18