The school bell from Bluemont Central College (K-State’s earliest incarnation) sits on the west side of Bluemont Hall. Older than all the buildings on campus, the bell was donated to K-State in 1861, the same year Kansas became a state.
Memorial Stadium, on the southwest corner of campus, was completed in 1924 to honor students who died in World War I. It housed students from 1946 into the 60s and served as the football stadium until 1968. Today it’s home to classes, club sports, pep rallies, and other activities.
In 1989 the gate was added to K-State's historic limestone wall. Today it’s a popular spot for graduation photos. Modern grads want to leave K-State with two forms of documentation: a diploma and a cap-and-gown photo at the gate!
Two 80-foot-tall letters overlook Manhattan near the Kansas River bridge: the K was constructed for $350 in 1921, and the S was added in 1930 by the Sigma Tau honorary. Engineering students whitewash these mammoth letters every year. Weird fact: The U was never built.
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The clock north of Holtz Hall was purchased by the graduates of 1968, 1971, 1973, and 1974. Each face of the four-sided clock is inscribed with one of these class years.
More than 1,000 students have personalized stones in the senior sidewalk, located on the east side of Memorial Stadium.
