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

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Phillip Ginn, freshman in biology, and his dog, Nakaita, watch the crowd while listening to one of the bands playing at the Welcome Back (Photo by Gary Lytle) Two parachutists give each other the high-five after successfully landing in KSU Stadium during the halftime of K-State ' s game against Army. (Photo by Andy Nelson) 3

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What began Feb. 16, 1863, as one structure and one idea has evolved into a University covering 315 acres with 127 structures and 18,000 students. In 125 years, the faces and places have changed, but not the expectations. The years, changing the entire world, left intact the simple idea for an institution — that of higher learning. Through the invention of the first automobile, electricity and two world wars, this University has endured. Other aspects of college life also endured. Books, homework and finals were as much a part of the students ' lives then as they were during this anniversary year. We were part of a tradition begun by the founders of Bluemont Central College and the first students Trailing a string of balloons, Kevin Hochman, senior in electrical engineering, waits for the start of K-State ' s Homecoming football game. (Photo by Steve Wolgast) 2

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Jason Lilly, senior in mechanical engineering, and Jerome Nadel, graduate in psychology, prepare to finish the Alpha Gamma Delta bike race together. The two often compete against each other, only this time, the competition waned. (Photo by Jim Dietz) A Wildcat football spectator has plenty of room to sit in the uncrowded stands at KSU Stadium during the K-State-KU game. (Photo by Gary Lytle)