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

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lit ( Eisenhower, Darby attend June graduation exercises Distinguished guests at the University ' s 103rd commencement were Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and Kansas industrialist Harry Darby. Both received an honorary Doctor of Law degree during the annual June exercises. Replacing the traditional com- mencement address. President James A. McCain issued a short charge to the 2,042 graduates. The 1966 summer session attracted a record 3, 872 students. In early June a tornado ripped Man- hattan, displacing residents of Jardine Terrace and destroying outlying University buildings. Workmen labor during August to complete a street cutoff by- passing Aggieville to help relieve campus traffic congestion. Honored guests, including Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. Sen. Har- ry Darby and Gov. William Avery. march to graduation exercises photo by Don Richards in Ahern Field House. Eisenhower was flown by heli- copter from Abilene to Memorial Stadium for the ceremonies. 17

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photo by David von Riesen Fewer class hours carried by summer school students give many of them time to enjoy the beach at Tuttle Creek, five miles outside of Manhattan. Termed Tuttle Puddle. the lake may be used by those willing to pay the $5 annual state park permit fee. 16

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Lines of students whose class schedules had been rejected by the new IBM 1410 data processing system, stand waiting to resend cards through the computer. Lengthening the lines were 2.000 who had not completed the pre-enrollment process. Computer enrollment debuts during fall registration Introduced at the University fall semester, com- puter enrollment eliminated the former time-con- suming registration process for many students but caused confusion and frustration for others. Of the record 11,285 students who enrolled, about 1,800 had to revise schedules rejected by the computer. After re-arranging classes with an adviser, these students stood in line for hours waiting for repro- cessing. For those whose schedules were accepted, the procedure required less than 30 minutes. With en rollmen tfiguresat6 04 more thanthe previous fall semester, six of the eight colleges regis- tered gains. Arts and sciences showed the largest growth with a 200-student increase. Graduate School gained 120 students; agriculture, 100; com- merce, 80; home economics, 80; and veterinary medicine 10. Engineering and architecture enroll- ment figures remained about the same. Spring registration was swift and systematic for all but 150 of the 10,446 students who enrolled. After picking up grade cards and class cards, stu- dents fill ed them out, paid fees and received their schedules. Only two percent of the 9,512 who pre- enrolled in December received rejection slips. 18