Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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Kanza Staff Introduction . . . President .... Administration . . The Class Album . . Organizations ..... Honorary .... Religious .... Departmental . . . Royalty ...... Greeks. . . . . Athletics .......... Organizational Index Student Index ..... Editor .....,..... ..... R ichard D. Slifer Business Manager .... Class Album Editors. . . . . . . . .jack Carter . .... Ann Compton Marlene Gray Organizational Editors ....... Nina Howard Greek Editors .... Athletics Iiditorl ..... Cover Design by Donna Sponsor ............. Kanza Ball Chairman. joe Porter . . .Dianne Dorsey Bob Trager ..........,RayLehr Boultinghouse . . . .Dr. C. E. Guardia . . . . . Sharon Haines

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1959 EWMX 3 , fd, KANSAS STATE COLLEGE OF 'PITTSBURG PITTSBURG, KANSAS

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hy Higher Education? What is the fundamental objective of a college or university? I am sure that we could find dozens of alleged definitions if we sampled widely enough. For example: 'to train better citizens,' or 'to train students to get better jobs,' or 'to train the leaders of tomorrow,' and the much debated 'adjustment to life philosophyf I could cite many other examples but these are typical and will suffice. These are not, and should not be, the basic objectives of a college or university. These are actually by-products which will result from the successful accomplishment of the true objective. What then is the true objective? The objective of a college or university is education. But what is education? In its true sense education seeks to train the mind. The fundamental objective of a college or university is to train minds. Information is important, but information and education are not synonymous. The dissemination and acquisition of information are vital processes in a college or university but they are not the ultimate goal. An individual does not become a success in any line of endeavor by virtue of spending four years listening to others describe how it is done and memorizing those descriptions.