Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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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.

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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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There is an old adage by john Heywood which says, 'A man may well bring a horse to water, but he cannot make him drink without he will.' l would apply that adage to higher education and it would go something like this. 'You can lead a student to education, you can even force hini to take a mouthful, but you cannot make him swallow it., To put it simply, true education cannot take place without the consent, cooperation, and participation of the student The great teacher is a teacher who is able to secure that consent, cooperation and participation from his students. The successful student is one who participates freely. He is one who also takes full advantage of the existence on the campus of hne libraries, concert series, art exhibits and theatrical productions. As the Bible says, 'Man does not live by bread alonef l'