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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
© University Archives, Forsyth Library, Fort Hays State University
Publisher
Digitized by Forsyth 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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