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

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inside... intr2oauction student Life 10 academics 82 spouts 150 ouflanizatiorn; 210 housing 242 closing ather uncomplimentary labels have been licked and stamped on K-State ' s face, mak- ing fun of its conservatism and agricultural basis. But K-State is not to be made fun of. K-State represents the practical, productive part of our society. It is the part that puts the cries for change and the useful ideas to work, It stands as a model of constructive change. So, the 1980 Royal Purple Staff decided we wanted to demonstrate the role that K-State plays in our society. We wanted to demonstrate, not only K-State as a producer of practical inte111- gensia, but the research and the contributions to higher education that it makes. We wanted to show the impact of K-State in the collegiate world. We also wanted to show what was happening at K-State from Spring 1979 to Winter 1980. We want to show that when it counts, K-State is there.

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I When it counts, K-State is there in a valley, encased by the Flint Hills, where the Blue and Kansas rivers greet each other, K-State continues in its own individual direction. Labeled Cowboy University, Silo Tech and Dairy on the Prairie, K-State has been considered as redneck, conservative and backward in attitude. Yet, when it is important K-State Sunrise-The morning sun casts a healthy glow on the K-State campus. counts. Not only leading in agriculture, the University houses one of the top veterinarian colleges in the nation. Strong, positive reputations have also been earned in the areas of engineering, architecture and home economics. The small music department has the internationally recognized jazz band and the Queen of England ' s choice of entertainment for the world championship Wembley Cup soccer game, the Pride of Wildcat Land June, 1909. the Kansas Board of Regents proposed the beading of a new gym-armory to be named niter E.R. Nichols. president of the college A year liter, a solid slab of reinforced concrete was lad as the gym floor, a building innovation for the time. And in 1911. Nichols Gym opened. The Junior class was given permission to host 4 banquet for seniors. (No dancing was allowed) In 1915, swimming pools and a society room were added and in 1965, the music department moved to Nichols after the auditorium was destroyed fire. The spirit of college basketball reigned in Nichols for 39 years, students had to stand in line for hours, much like today, to got tickets for good seats. As enrollment increased. access to games decreased. Two sections of tickets were sold. This meant that half the student ticket holders would see half the games while the other holders would see the other hall. Ilngutted-Nichols in a before look that many students on campus have never seen, the entrance isn ' t boarded up and glass is in the windows. 191K) Royal Pantile Kansas State University Volume 71 Manhattan, Kansas