Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

Page 10 text:

I. A. TAYLOR MEMBER OF THE ORIGINAL FACULTY Above: Mr. J. A. Taylor, father of the school plz-ysiciah, Dr. William E. Taylor, was presidci-il of the Private Normal Sehool. Tlzir iiistit-ation leased ils building to the Stale Normal School in 1906. Mr. Taylor coz-itimled with the new school as director of one of the two dirx-isions, the NSIID-1l07'7HfIl department -fthe less ad- wcmcedj. Below: A special 'instructor for baud and o1'che.vti'a was hired in 1908, The year before, lzoweiler, Stale Normal had a band which was made up of eighteen 1111i.ricia11.v. . THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BAND, 1907 4 I A Q 0 0 l I ZW O ' s I Q rl Z ,. 4' I AU ,fa IZ ' .fifth 1913 First May Day celebration, May 2. Greenwood School located on Kingshighf way. September. Boys' Glee Club formed, Winter. S. Phelps named principal of junior high school. 1914 Emersonian Library Society organized, Ianuary. School entered Missouri Athletic Con- ference, Fall. Extension courses temporarily abolished, lack of funds. 1915 The historic football game with the Coach and President both ill. Normal beat Drury, November. Undefeated football season, George Dan- enhour, captain. First Varsity letter awarded. 1916 Entered Missouri Inter-collegiate Asso- ciation Conference, Fall. 1917 First annual Music Festival, Springfield. Class Day Exercises first observed, Au- gust. Booster Club, forerunner of student gov- ernment, organized, Fall. Red Cross Chapter formed, Fall. Championship basketball team, Horace Robins, captain. Winter. 1'

Page 9 text:

1909 Classes met in the newly completed Aca- demic Hall, Ianuary 1. First oratorical contest, March 20. First edition of 'Ozarko distributed, Flora Silsby, editor, Iune. First inter-school debates with Pittsburg Manual Training Normal and .Cape Girardeau. 1910 German Club organized, April 17. First annual athletic meet, April 30. Dramatic Club formed, Spring. Inter-normal Debating League organized by Cape Girardeau, Kirksville, and Springfield. Spring. First football team organized, September. 1911 First Southwest Standard printed. Mar- tha Mellor and I. B. Denton, editors, Fall. 565,000 appropriated for gymnasium and auditorium. Greenwood Training School began oper- ation of first eight grades. First Athletic Director assumed duties. 1912 First inter-normal oratorical contest won by W. S. Stephenson, March 15. First track meet, April 26. New addition occupied, September. A. W. Briggs, football coach, Fall. Iunior High added to Greenwood, Fall. Girls' Glee Club organized, Winter. FIRST FOOTBALL CAPTAIN FIRST STANDARD EDITOR Above: Harry H. Knight, left, was the first football captain when the sport 'was officially organized and recognized on the campus in 1910. In 1912, the first STANDARD editor, Martha Mellor, was named. The paper that year appeared as a monthly publication. Below: Flora Silsby served as first editor of the OZARKO. For four years after its first edition in 1909, the yearbook was pub- lished by the senior class. The juniors then assumed the responsibility until after World War I, when it was first publish-ed by the student body as a whole. FIRST OZARKO EDITOR I 3

Page 11 text:

1918 Dr. Clyde M. Hill named president. First rural demonstration school estab- lished. Greenwood kindergarten organized. By act of Federal Government. school was made training camp for 330 sol- diers, Fall. Christmas candle used for first timc, VVinter. 1919 Name changed to Southwest Missouri State Teachers College, Fall. Greenwood Senior High School estab- blished, Fall. First high school basketball tournament, Winter. 1920 First Student Council inaugurated. Fall. French Club and Story Telling Club formed, October. Faculty Council organized. 1921 Champion track team captained by Paul Matthews. Spring. S Men's Club organized. Iuly 17. 4 LA TERTULIA formed, Fall. 1922 Cornerstone laid for Education Building, April 10. Track championship. Herbert Collins, captain, Spring. Football team won Missouri Conference championship. Paul Matthews, captain. English Club organized, Fall. 5250.000 appropriated for training school and Education Building. STC became affiliated with North Cen- tral Association of Schools and Col- lcges. First extemporc speaking contest. X7 .fl .f Z fly x fl? -f Q71 O ,az ft! Q O l f-Ni O O 2 STATE NORMAL SCHOOL ACADEMIC HALL, ARCHITECTS DRAWING Above: The C0l'1lfCI'.i'l0IlC of the Arade-mic Build-ing of State Normal School, Dis- trict Four, 'was laid on August 10, 1908. Classes C011-'L'8ll8d in the new ba'ildi1z-g on January 14. 1909. Below: Basketball and temzfix were deemed the best games for .i'l1ldL'1'll.YU from the begillnmg of ilzc school. The first basketball team used the city YMCA gfW7l7lClA l1L'lll for il.: practice .ves.rion.v. BASKETBALL TEAM, 1909 5