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Identifier
RT398_F666m_1958_07
Publication Date
7-1-1958
Description
An interview with James Richard Start regarding the history of FHSU and his experiences as a teacher at the Fort Hays Kansas State College.
00:00:25 - Early days of the college
00:05:53 - History of the location
00:08:08 - First teachers and Mr. Picken
00:10:31 - Anecdote about Chap Picken, son of President Picken
00:12:12 - History of campus buildings
00:16:47 - Model schools
00:17:34 - Mr. Picken
00:19:08 - Allowing dancing on campus
00:20:22 - Picken Auditorium
00:22:30 - Faculty
00:23:41 - Coliseum
00:27:16 - First athletic field
00:28:50 - Origins of the Quad and campanile
00:29:50 - History of the library
00:31:19 - Size of the student body
00:32:07 - Assemblies and songs
00:33:33 - Origin of the school song
00:35:16 - Lyceums and Literaries
Physical Description
reel-to-reel audio and accompanying documentation
Subject
Teachers, Fort Hays State University, Ellis County (Kan.), Buildings, Storytelling, History
Rights
© Fort Hays State University
Publisher
Digitized by FHSU Digital Collections
Collection
Repository
Recommended Citation
Decker, Treva, "Interview with James Richard Start" (1958). Samuel J. Sackett Folklore Collection. 17.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sackett/17
Language
eng
Comments
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