Shocker pride points, part six

What are we proud of at 成人头条?

 

39. Wheatshockers

Kansas farmers shocking wheat, circa late 1800s.
 Kansas farmers shocking wheat, circa late 1800s. Notice the "shocks" of wheat bundled on the left and right of the image foreground, while farmers actively shock the wheat near the mule-drawn threshing machine in the background.

 

 

What does it mean to be a Shocker? It's deeply rooted - literally - in history.

If you're a student, you likely have a part-time job to help you pay for the semester's expenses, right? That hasn't changed at any point in the last 125 years, but the type of work has.

Students in the late 1890s and early 1900s shocked wheat during the summer and early fall.

A horse-drawn machine would cut the wheat at a certain point on the stem, and then farmers would bundle the wheat into "shocks" by hand. After bundling and bringing out a cart, farmers would load all of the wheat up and move it to processing and sale.

Our Shocker identity isn't something to leave behind or discredit - it's our calling card.

It's the working spirit of Shockers since our foundation that defines who we are. We work with our hands. We fund our own future. We hold true to our roots, even in times of great change or turmoil.

We may not shock wheat now, but we still have the ethic and spirit of those who did.

 


 

40. Miro - Ulrich Museum of Art

 

Joan Miro's "Personanages Oiseaux" on the facade of the Ulrich Museum of Art.
 

Ever noticed the colorful mural along Perimeter Rd.? That鈥檚 Spanish artist Joan Miro鈥檚 Personanages Oiseaux (Bird People) adorning the fa莽ade of the Ulrich Museum of Art. It鈥檚 one of Joan Miro鈥檚 largest works in the United States and his only glass mosaic mural, and was unveiled at WSU in 1978. Quite a treasure.

 


 

41. Campus trees

Fall trees outside of the Ablah Library in October 2018.
 

"I don't know if you've noticed, but we have a gorgeous campus."

-Dr. James Rhatigan, former Vice President for Student Affairs, 1970-1996

 

Trees have always been a big part of campus beauty. In 1895, the Fairmount College actually shipped trees onto campus from New England for planting. In the 1970s, around 25-30,000 more were planted in a widespread campus beautification effort. 


 

42. Shocker Bowling

 

 

 


 

 

43. GoBabyGo

 


 

 

44. Student Health Services

 


 

 

45. Research centers

 


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