Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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.gn froolucing JOHN PEARSON Friendly John Pearson is known to all students and really needs no introduction. The picture at the left is a familiar sight as John is quite often seen carrying bouquets to instructors all over the campus for their desks and for decorations at campus activities. His two Cocker Spaniel dogs are his constant companions and follow him about wherever he goes. He is to be commended for his fine work in beautifying the campus and helping to make the surroundings of the students a little more pleasant. Page 15

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OCLI' of egeflfd . . . Standing: H it b er t Brighton, Willis N. Kelly, Drew McLaugh- lin, Grover Poole, L. B. Spake, and Oscar S. Stanffer, Seated: Fred M. Har- ris, Elizabeth Stephens Haughey, Lester McCoy, Jerry E. Dris- coll and Betty Reed. Mrs. Herbert H. Hoo- ver who is not in the picture, is now secre- tary to Mr. Brighton instead of Miss Reed. .giafe .fdclminidfrafion . . . 0U2l l'l0l 6dI'A0l'l . . Governor Frank Carlson of Kansas is one of the most wholehearted advocates of ed- ucation and through his never-ceasing efforts with the board of regents, the legislature, and general public has raised our state to its high and honored position in the field of education throughout the United States.

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Ifl Olfl Ulf' ODELLA NATION The name Miss Nation is synonymous with the word librarian to all students, faculty and alumni of our college. Miss Nation's long and faithful span of service to K. S.T. C. certainly merits her installation as Madame Chairman of our Quarter-Century Club. A sketch similar to this one could be written about each of the faculty members shown on the opposite page who have been with the college a quarter of a century or more. A native Kansan from nearby Neosho County, Miss Nation's desire to make library work her permanent vocation was realized when her application in 1903 to State Manual Train- ing Normal Cnow K. S.T.C.j was accepted. Evidently most versatile and energetic, she be- came financial secretary, taught shorthand and typewriting, kept records, and did library work. When the college was located in the Central Building uptown, Miss Nation became librarian, a position she held until 1941. She has been our catalog librarian since 1943. Miss Nation received her B. S. degree from K. S. T. C. in 1918. In addition to graduate work Page 16 at Chicago University, she also attended the University of Illinois Library School. Our congenial and efficient librarian states that the excellent opportunities presently exist- ing in the library field are inducing more students to work toward a library science de- gree. The erroneous attitudes and conceptions formerly held by so many students about library work are fast diminishing. Instead of monot- onous and routine tasks, students find the work diversified and interesting. It is Miss Nation's hope that all students, and especially those planning to enter the teach- ing profession, be required to take a course in library work. Knowledge derived would not only alleviate unnecessary burdens placed upon staff members but would immeasurably aid students who find their jobs as teachers closely affiliated with library work. In behalf of the students, faculty, and alumni of K.S.T. C., the Kanza staff members wish to take this opportunity to express their gratitude and appreciation to Miss Nation for her cap- able and thorough work these forty-seven years. -Lawrence Tarbell