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

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And one day you found yourself in a line .... again .... but there was something different about this one .... why, of course .... faculty, instead of students, made up this one .... and so you found yourself almost going to a faculty meeting. Yes, college was designed for you and your fellow students. Its policies, curriculums, activities and everything connected with it, were centered around you. Though you were the focal point, you wouldn ' t have received these college benefits had it not been for the administration behind them. From the time you enrolled as a scared freshman until the time you graduated as a bold senior, your activities were guided and directed by these administrators. While they were in the faculty meeting, you de- cided that it was as good a time as any to drop in to some of their offices and find out a little more about them and their work. Dropping by the President ' s office, you noticed a picture of the Board of Regents. Now those were people you ' d heard of but about whom you didn ' t know too much. The 195 5 appointees were McDill Boyd, Phillipsburg; Ray R. Evans, Kansas City; and Lawrence Morgan, Goodland, succeeding Grover Poole, Drew McLaughlin and Dr. L. B. Spake. Boyd is a former student and Morgan a graduate of Kansas State college. Members who will continue on the Board include chairman Lester McCoy, Garden City; Walter Fees, Tola; Mrs. Haughey, Concordia; Arthur W. Hcrshberger, Wichita; Willis N. Kelly, Hutchin- son; Oscar S. Stauffer, Topeka; and secretary Hubert Brighton, Topeka. The management of the eight state institutions of higher education was delegated to the Board of Re- gents on July 1, 1925. To select heads of these insti- tutions is one of the Board ' s most important tasks. Board members are appointed by the governor and then must be confirmed by the state senate. These non-paid members are appointed for staggered lengths of time. Their monthly meetings are usually held in Topeka. The Board is mainly a policy-making one, but it fixes faculty salaries and student fees. It gives local administration maximum authority on matters con- cerning them. The main reason for establishing the Board was to take the administration of state schools out of politics. It was hoped the colleges would be conducted as a unit of higher education to serve students and to avoid too much overlapping of curricula. In order to do this, the Board has worked closely with the schools and has tried to integrate the educational system. A 1 954 meeting of the Kansas Board of Regents finds the group on the K-Stjte campus. Seated from left to right around the table are Arthur W. Hcrshberger, chairman, secretary Hubert Brighton, Grover Poole, Mrs. Elizabeth Haughey, Dr. L. B. Spake, Willis N. Kelly, Lester McCoy, Drew McLaughlin, Walter S. Fees and K-State President James A. McCain.

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. . . and the president and top brass Planning speeches and the finishing touches on the Student Union occupy much time for Kansas State college ' s President James A. McCain. But his schedule isn ' t complete until he ' s met people f I ' om A to Z, con- ferred on about as wide a range of subjects and work- ed in a few athletic events in his spare time. Completing his fifth year as president of K-State on July 1 of this year, Dr. McCain is the College ' s tenth president. Worm greeting on behalf of the College administration and students is extended to new students by K-State President James A. McCain in the opening assembly. A limestone home, east of Anderson hall, houses the College ' s first family. Brisk days may find the presi- dent walking across campus to many of his activities. Characteristic pose is assumed by K-State ' s Presi- dent James A. McCain before a painting in his pri- vate office by noted Kansas artist, Birger Sandzen. ;f m :.. : W ' P ' Pl T Pii HP P lF ' i W W

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Kansas ' newly-elected Governor Fred Hall has more than a full schedule at his Topeka office, but still finds time to visit the K-State campus. Probably the first time you saw Governor Fred Hall, who took office in January, 195 5, was at the special student assembly about a month later. At this time Frederick Andrew Seaton, administrative assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, received the 65 th hon- orary doctorate degree conferred by K-State. Governor Hall extended greetings to you and your fellow students at the assembly, and then President McCain introduced the other guests on the program. You often marveled how you got from class to class on time, but you decided that yours was a shghtly easier schedule than the Gover- nor ' s .... you just had to go from one end of the campus to the other but often he went from one end of the state to the other. Amid requests for painting an office, re- placing a light bulb or turning up the heat for winter days, you found R. F. Gingrich, main- tenance superintendent. Curing aches and pains was the job of Dr. Benjamin Lafene, director of the Student Health. You didn ' t have too much occasion to see him during your stay at K-State, but when you did, he v as a mighty welcome sight. When your organizations turned in requi- sitions for funds, they went to Ralph Perry, comptroller. He also was in charge of clearing all checks and bills going through the College. Repair problems come to R. F. Student health facilities con- Dollars and cents take comp- Gingnch, maintenance head. cern Dr. Benjamin Lafene. troUer Ralph Perry ' s time. 18