Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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t ,' , awe ff' , , N A .. gQ24pQ'i.z:ji it .1 a 1 ' 1 -in ai - l - f lf! - s -V' L-i f fr Br, P The Missouri School for the Blind at St. Louis provides an excellent opportunity for those unfortunates who are afflicted with total blindness and for those whose' sight is so. impaired that they can make no progress in the public schools. The grades range from the kindergarten to fourth year high school. In addition to the regular school work, the children learn some useful occupation which will enable them to be self-supporting. The Missouri School for the Deaf at Fulton is another divison in our remarkably complete system. Students who have lost the language of words are given an opportunity to overcome their handicap and to develop mentally. The two above-named schools render a priceless service to the corn- munity in making productive, self-supporting citizens of those who other- wise would be a burden to society. Lincoln University was established just after the Civil War by far-sighted men who were aware of the necessity of educating the newly-freed negroes. The project has been successful, and the university has grown as steadily as has the entire system. And as the process of growth advances, the system is enlarged in size and scope to the greater welfare and glory of our own Missouri. Twenty-three

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H nb, nr em -X R.. 3 - gp as W W 1 WLJIQYQ M l W if Q Ill -ff .1 E , 'fix Q QQ' mn. qi, ga' -A ' X- sv li.-N I A , L-, - 3 Y, Y, , V ,W L .4 Q W' ight 1 ' ' EfY 2 Yffhlgix i 7? fd r Along with the School of Medicine, which now approaches in rank the John Hopkins Medical School, being one of the most completely equipped medical schools in the west, the College of Engineering next came into being. The School of Journalism, which claims the distinction of being the first of its kind to be founded in the world, was then added. Men and women from this school are engaged in newspaper work or kindred occupations throughout the country, and the quality of our dailies and periodicals attests the thoroughness of the course. The School of Business and Public Admin- istration followed soon after. The Missouri State Military School has been the latest addition with the purpose of training young men to become leaders in time of war as well as leaders in civil life. Distributed throughout the state are the various other branches of the system. The Rolla School of Mines and Metallurgy is favorably located in the heart of the lead and zinc mining district in the southern part of the state. The students obtain a practical knowledge of their subject by the learn-by-doing method, which is the policy of our entire state school system. An important part of the system is the five teachers' colleges, situated so as to serve all sections of the state conveniently. Twenty-two

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1- - - If - ' 1 ' ,H ffl' x V' I 'W . 4 m v' ' 4-'J ' 'V I -Je .rr 1 Q ,- X. n .e u MISSOURI STATE CAPITOL By ELIZABETH CLELAND l,.qn1,N the evening of February 5, 191 l, a Hash of lightning struck the 5 5' dome of our state capitol building. The fire burnt gradually, but I Q65 surely, and within an hour the building was in flames. Despite all efforts the structure with most of its contents was consumed, leaving only the walls standing. The Forty-sixth General Assembly, being then in session, passed an act authorizing a 53,500,000 bond issue. Of this amount, 5I5300,000 and in- terest were to be used in furnishings, and S200,000 for the purchasing of additional grounds. The proposition was submitted to a vote of the people at a special election held August l, I9I l, and was ratified by a vote of l44,664 for, to 45,468 against. Under the law authorizing the construction of the capitol it was provided that it should occupy the site of the old one. No state capitol building of equal size and value has ever been finished in so short a period. The building, including the furnishings and terraces and all necessary equipment, could not be duplicated for double the amount today. The work was done at an unusually low cost, most of the large con- tractors, it is claimed, losing money on their work. The exact location of the new capitol is a little south of the former building. The site is commanding, overlooking the Missouri River for many miles and a wide expanse of landscape of wonderful beauty. No state capitol is more finely situated. As it is sufficiently removed from the railroad tracks which skirt the river in front of it, noise and smoke which gave the occu- pants of the old building so much annoyance are entirely avoided. If the appropriation made by the state had been sufficient to permit the construction of a viaduct or arcade over the railroad tracks and of a descent by steps to the river, it would have been a unique and attractive feature. By all means this striking and beautiful improvement should be made. The grounds upon which the building stands cover seventeen acres. The only other building upon them is a power house of handsome design and architecture. The building is of the Roman Renaissance style, surmounted by a dome of unusual beauty. It has practically four fronts, the northern front facing the Missouri River, and the southern or main front, facing High Street. It stands opposite the Supreme Court Building. The effect from all sides is strikingly beautiful. The exterior of the building is constructed of Carthage stone, a pure white crystallized limestone marble of hard and enduring texture. The ex- terior of its Walls is formed by fluted columns, which surmount its north and south porticos and its eastern and western fronts. i Twenty-four