Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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19-19 MIAA Basketball Champs: represented the Ozarks in NIAB Invitational Bas- ketball Tournament, Kansas City. Gene Ruble chosen most outstanding and valuable player in MIAA. Alpha Delta Pi replaced former ABZ Club, March. Tau Kappa Epsilon replaced former Tri-C Club. April. Ozarko Queen. Virginia Pummil. Interfraternity Council formed September. Wesley Foundation established, Decem- ber. Industrial Education Club formed, Feb- ruary. Tied for 2nd place in MIAA football with Maryville. French Club formed, September. Student Senate replaced old Student Council. A Boxing Squad made debut: reorganized in collegiate sport on campus. 1950 Women's Residence Hall completed, March. Construction started on Student Center Building. Ozarko Queen, Shirley Carr: Ozarko King, loc Sumners. Debate Squad for '49-'50 school years was largest in history of SMS and maintained 711, win percentage. Col- lected 5 single championships, one double and the first triple championship in SMS history. MIAA Basketball Champs: fell to cen- tral CMCAU Champsl in NAIB play- 0 S. PEM Club organized for Woxnen P. E. majors. 1951 Oznrko Queen, Barbara Langley. Basketball team won second place in MIAA. . Third consecutive championship in MIAA for golf team. Track team MIAA championship: Bears first conference championship in 18 years: second place in Outdoor Meet. Bears tied Kirksville for MIAA confer- ence title. Iohn Batton received MIAA FII-Conference title honors in back- ield. Special Education Club organized. S Nb 5. 1 0 fi mb X l gg. WORLD WAR II, 1943 Above: lflforld hlfar II brought the military to the campus. Nitmberiug as many as 500 men at times, the service personnel were housed in the Health and Recreation Buildings. Cots filled the arena, both. gyms, and the corridors making up the second floor. The first military courses were taught on July 1, 1942. Below: Dr. Sliamzon-, a Harrison Fellow in History and Harrison Scholar in His- tory during his period at the University of Petmsylrfa-Hia, discusses the war in Europe with three smdents. DR. SHANNON, 1944 i i r I i l I3

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OZARKO QUEEN, 1935 Albomr: The OZARKO Qiwivn in 1935 was Mary Gurton, Class nf 1937. Below: Coiinriictiorz was begun on the .vzuiimrzmg pool in 1937. The Olympic-regulation pool was completed in thc Spring of 1938. In September, 1939, the Hcallli mid Recreation Bieilding was dedicated. AERIAL VIEW, 1937 l2 -SS I -sg la 'S N I .U P .. E 5 -A 1946 Newman Club organized, Fall. Independents were formed, October. Bears won 20 out of 24 basketball games. Lyn Katovitch, Panola candidate, was Homecoming Queen, October. Bear Golfers won third in MIAA. May. New Agriculture building, Iunc. Treble Club charter signed, April. BSU founded. Alpha Psi Omega was established. TNT Club changed name to Pi Kappa Sigma. 1947 Ozarko Queen, Martha Murphy, April. Treble Club organized, April. Alpha Sigma Alpha established on cam- pus-formerly Merry-Go-Round Club, September. Agriculture Club organized, September. FTA was formed, September. Chi Upsilon Zeta flater Sigma Pij es- tablished, September. Student Christian Association was reor- ganized. Kappa Alpha Chapter formed, Novem- ber 5. 1948 Basketball team tied for 2nd in MIAA. Alpha Sigma Tau installed on campus- formerly Panola Club, Spring. Sigma Pi Chapter received charter, April. Ozarko Queen, Norene Ruddell. Industrial Arts Building completed, Sep- tember. Dolphin Club organized, September. MIAA Champs in football: team chosen as most out-standing small college team in Missouri: participated in Missouri- Kansas Bowl Game, December 3: placed 9 players on all MIAA eleven with Ray Haley as most valuable back. Basketball team, led by Andy McDonald, was the top defensive small college team in the nation.

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DEAN WILLARD I. GRAFF AND FOOTBALL COACH TOMMY 0'BOYLE, 1947 Above: Aclniinistrative Dean Wlillard J. Graff welcomed Tulane Uni'versity's former All-American Tommy O'Boyle in 1947. After two seasons, Coach O'Boyle, currently with the Duke University coaching staff, left SIMS for a coaching posi- tion at Kansas S tate. Dean Graff turned over the position of administrative dean to James E. Bane in 1952 and became superintendent of the Springfield Public School System. Below: Debaters Toni Strong and Yvonne Ray, accompanied by beloved debate mentor Virginia I. Craig, traveled to West Point in 1952 to become the first SMS team to enter the top-flight tournament since its inception six years earlier. Strong and Ray qualified to the semi-finals, making them one of the eight best teams of the thirty-fonr entered. FIRST WEST POINT DEBATE TOURNAMENT TEAM, 1952 I4 'I 5 'Ir A in fr 13 i fl fi fl 76 dll' QXVI. P X UI fl 1 01? f lf' if 1952 Ozarko Queen, Mary Lou Meir. Basketball team won MIAA Conference title: won National NAIB Champion- ship, Kansas City. Highest honor in SMS's 46 years of basketball history. In National Olympic Playoffs against Kansas University Iayhawks, Bears lost 92-65. Bears took 4th in pre- Christmas NAIB tourney at K. C. Three Bears made NAIB All-American group. Hamilton became an alternate to '52 World Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Champion Team Members: Iim Iulian, Ray Birdsong, Ierry Lumpe. Norm Siebern, Don Duckworth, Bill Lea, Ierry Anderson, Bill Thomas, Fred Stephens, and Forrest Hamilton. Bob Vanatta, coach, received Coach of the Year award from Utico National. Track team won MIAA Indoor and Out- door Meet. Sixth consecutive year as MIAA champs for Tennis team. Golf team, MIAA champions. 1953 Ozarko Queen, Vivian Arnaud. ROTC Military Ball inaugurated on campus. Basketball team set a precedent by win- ning NAIA National Championship for second straight year: MIAA champs. NAIA All-Americans: Forrest Hamil- ton, Don Anielak, Ierry Anderson, and Bill Thomas. Ierry Anderson received Chuck Taylor award for most valuable player of Tournament. Team members: Don Anielak, Art Helms, Forrest Ham- ilton, Ierry Anderson, Bill Thomas, Bill Price, Don Duckworth, Ray Birdsong. and Iohn Grimm.