Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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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

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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'

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ACADEMIC HALL REAR ENTRANCE, PRE-1913 Above: The original Academic Hall, now dubbed the Administration Building, had no gymnasium or auditorium. In 1913, an appropriation of 365,000 enabled the school to coin-plete the original plan of this building. To the west side of the building were added the gymnasium, the auditorium, and four small practice rooms into which the music studios were soon crowded. The gymnasium has served as a students' lounge and presently houses the bookstore. The practice rooms have served as student publications and faculty offices. Below: Campus social life in the formative years included all-school hay-rides. The first-year students in 1906 were transported to the first picnic by four hay wagons. Class day exercises were started by the class of 1917. SENIOR PARTY, 1913 6 S l i S in X I. -S.. IZ nb l- .flf ' 1923 Gansc Little won Inter-collegiate Ex- tempore Speaking Contest, May fl. First honorary, society, Omicron Club, established, Spring. Won track championship for third straight year. Max Cherry, captain, Spring. - Class organizations take definite shape. Fall. 5250.000 appropriated for Science Build- ing. November l. First inter-class debates. Polity Club and Library Club organized. Q 1924 Country Life Club organized, February 20. Education Building occupied, April 14. Russell Baugh won state championship in oratory, April 27. Track championship. Raymond Lipe, cap- tain, Spring. Football championship. Efton Henderson, captain, Fall. Basketball championship, Clyde Iamcs, captain, Winter. Commercial Club organized. Dramatic Club formed. 1925 Aaron Botts won state oratorical contest, March 20. Cornerstone laid for Science Hall, May l. Fifth straight track championship. Ivan I-Iembree, captain, Spring. First Dads' and Mothers' Day. Honorary Home Economics Club, Science Club. and Spartans iWoman's Ath- letic Associationl organized. . A 1926 Bruin Booster organization formed. Senior Sneak Day initiated, Summer. High School work discontinued except in training school. Lyle Owen Won State Extempore Speak- ing Contest.