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K-State Keepsakes: K-State In World War I, Cliff Hight
K-State Keepsakes: K-State In World War I, Cliff Hight
Kansas State University Libraries
As World War I raged in Europe during the summer of 1918, U.S. leaders had no way of knowing how long it would continue. In preparation for a long-term conflict, created the Students’ Army Training Corps (SATC) at over 500 educational institutions across the U.S., including K-State. Since the armistice occurred on November 11, the SATC lasted for less than three months. Despite its short life, the SATC helped K-State strengthen its relationship with the military and recover enrollment losses from earlier enlistments.
K-State Keepsakes: King At K-State: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. 50 Years After His Historic Campus Visit, Cliff Hight
K-State Keepsakes: King At K-State: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. 50 Years After His Historic Campus Visit, Cliff Hight
Kansas State University Libraries
On January 19, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. gave an All-University Convocation speech titled “The Future of Integration” at Ahearn Field House at Kansas State University. In his last university-wide address before his assassination on April 4, 1968, King reflected on the nation’s struggle for racial justice and the challenges that remained.
K-State Keepsakes: A Forgotten Wwi Casualty, Cliff Hight
K-State Keepsakes: A Forgotten Wwi Casualty, Cliff Hight
Kansas State University Libraries
In 2017, communities throughout the United States will commemorate the centennial of U.S. involvement in World War I. At K-State, we have traditionally said that 48 Wildcats died in the Great War. One way they have been remembered is with the “Lest We Forget” memorial that resides in Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall. However, a handful of individuals were not included in that list. One member of that overlooked group was the first World War I casualty with a connection to K-State: Private Otto Maurer. He was a German infantryman who died in Belgium in November 1914.