Oklahoma Panhandle State University - Plainsman Yearbook (Goodwell, OK)

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ee wears if i J eS 6¢4 wH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!” This colorful scene depicts the campus in the early fall with its large trees, green lawns, and plentiful sunshine. These students have paused for a chat on the way to or from class. They, plus the many other students and faculty members, have given P.A.M.C. the name of “The South- west’s Friendliest College.”

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OLD HESPER HALL Old Hesper Hall, completed in 1910 as the second building on the campus, was the classroom administration building. Hesper, meaning “evening star’? was truly a shining inspiration for two generations of students before being replaced by New Hesper in 1949. New Hesper Hall con- tains a student union, a cafeteria, and a Home Economics department—all of such luxury to have seemed only a dream to students of P.A.I. EARLY LIBRARY SCENE PRESENT HESPER HALL The modern library pictured on the left page, with its extensive facilities and its thousands of volumes, offers quite a contrast to the library of the early days when one classroom and few volumes served as the library ( left ). The present library building was constructed exclusively for library purposes; it was completed in 1952 and named for the college president, Dr. Marvin E. McKee.

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A LATE AFTERNOON TENNIS I HETHER PLAYING tennis on an unimproved out- door court or swimming in an indoor pool with all its luxuries, collegians derive amusement and entertain- ment from physical activities. Interests of college students are much the same now as they have always been, but with added facilities on the campus, they take somewhat dif- ferent forms. Outdoor sports, chautauquas, and school- sponsored parties, at which all students and faculty had “rollicking good times,’ were chief sources of entertain- GAME ON THE PANHANDLE COURTS OF 1914. ment in the early days of the school. Prominent among the few social organizations were the Earlene and Sewell literary societies. Today the college offers a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Through a well-balanced program of athletics, students have opportunity to partici- pate in intercollegiate and intramural sports. An im- pressive roster of more than 35 curricular and extra cur- ricular organizations offer students unlimited social op- portunities. HAPPY TIMES IN THE AGGIE POOL OF 1959. ee EEEEEEEEEEEEEeEEEOEOEOEOEeee