Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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qfzeetings. It is with pleasure that I accept the invitation from the editor to write a state- ment of greeting for one of the pages of the 1948-49 edition of the Kanza. Kansas State Teachers College in Pitts- burg is an institution with an interesting, impressive, and inspiring history. First or- ganized in 1903, it grew rapidly, not only in number of students, but in its importance to the state and in its standing as an in- stitution of higher learning. Teaching cre- dentials have been earned by 22,430 stu- dentsg Bachelor's degrees have been taken by 6,397, and Master's degrees by 887. Thousands of others, while not completing requirements for graduation, have taken col- lege work here. K. S. T. C. is included in the approved lists of all of the chief agencies accrediting colleges and universities. However proud we are of past accom- plishments, we must at the same time be aware of our obligations to the present and future. We must be vigorous in our endeavor to improve the services of the College, both for students and as an institution of the state. The current program of the College is an active one and is forward-looking in in- tent. The campus is dominated by a cordial, democratic, friendly spirit. A scholarly at- titude prevails throughout the classrooms, well equipped laboratories and shops. Study and research are stimulated in the well-equipped library which recently has been completely redecorated and relighted. Personnel and curriculum matters, under the leadership of the Dean of Students and the Dean of In- struction, have undergone considerable re- organization and have shown noteworthy progress. Counselling and guidance services now available to students compare favor- ably to those to be found in any institution of higher learning. Our participation in the cooperative study program sponsored by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities contemplates continued revision of the curriculum and classroom practices. The faculty has inaugurated an improve- ment of the instruction project. All of these are important, not only for the present, but as they broaden the foundation for future services of the College. The expansion of College offerings since the War, together with retirements and res- ignations, has required the appointment of many new members to the faculty. These new members, carefully selected, because of their personal qualifications, background, training, and experience, may be expected to contribute and stimulate a high grade of educational leadership and professional prestige in the College. The new building program contemplated for the immediate future includes a secondary practice school, student union building, ex- tension to mechanics arts building, and re- modeling of others. It is hoped that the acute need for dormitory and housing facilities will be reflected by an appropriation during the present legislative session for a sizeable ad- dition to Willard Hall. The men's dormitory now in use furnished by the Federal Works Agency, while temporary in nature, has been of noteworthy assistance in supplying hous- ing needs for men. Instructional and operational equipment has been greatly expanded and improved by purchases made from legislative appropria- tions of more than S100,000 and by acquisi- tion from the various governmental agencies of War Surplus items valued at many thousands of dollars. The College is a joint agency. Its suc- cess is dependent upon cooperative endeavor. The state, through its governing Board of Regents, the Administration, the faculty, the students, the alumni, and the public general- ly are responsible for the quality and quan- tity of its program of activities. Careful plan- ning, diligent effort, enthusiasm, and con- fidence are essential. We trust that students who continue their educational training here will always find it challenging and enjoyable, and that intellectual, social and spiritual ex- periences will enrich both their own lives and the services they will render for others. REES H. HUGHES Page 6

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L6 Page 5 e icafion . . . Each year, a yearbook editor looks around, inquires and tries to find a fitting dedication to which he points the object of his efforts. So let us take a minute, look around and inquire about our life on the campus of Pittsburg State College. We see building improvements, campus changes and enlargements in the faculty. We see added recognition being given to the school as a faithful administration, faculty and student body gear themselves together and work for a greater future. ls it wishful thinking to assume that we are growing by leaps and bounds and may someday become one of the leading educational institutions of the Middlewest? We don't believe so! It is to this movement, this growing and mounting effort to make us great, that the 1949 Kanza is hereby dedicated. JOHN HUDSON, Editor

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