Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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TOW[|{ STAFF Seofed: Don Herren, editor; Lois Alexander, typist; LoDonna Baldwin, fypisf; Donald Robertson, art editor. Standing: Carol Gamble, assistant art editor; Shirley Motsinger, assistant editor ond busir sponsor. Not shown: Dr. Frank Grube, lite noger; Howard Ringold, (acuity Illustrated above is only one nor mal evening of labor for the TOWER Staff. To be sure, activity was not often so concentrated. Business manager Shirley Motsinger ran thither and yon— searching, contacting, interviewing; accumulating data, records, facts. Art Editor Don Robertson likewise made frantic trips to photographers Lafferty and Green, and to lesser con- tributors before appropriate photos were located. Editor Herren pounded some pavement, too, but mostly he pounded his typewriter. Correspondence, correlation, and copy, monopolized his assiduous time. Nearly all of the text of the TOWER is the work of his pen or came under his meticulous editorship. But when the important decisions were to be mode, or big jobs to be done, cooperation was the keynote. The staff was especially proud of the success of the TOWER Dance. Other demanding situations were shortly dispatched once everyone got their heads together. The staff ' s own personal dedication goes to its two faculty advisors: Mr. Howard Ringold — with always the logical solution to any difficulty, and Dr. Frank Grube— untiring as proof-reader and contribu- tor of pertinent literary suggestions. Certainly the most faithful volunteer worker was Carol Gamble, assistant to the Art Editor. Typists LaDonna Baldwin and Lois Alexander were on hand at the merest beckon. The Misses Barbara Don Tyer, Marcia Woodcock, Jean Swanson, and Florence Loose also contributed some time when the load was heaviest. Page 4

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TO THE mm H55 1956 TOWEP

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D[Dii; iiiiK THE i;OLI)E m There is a thrill in the expression Golden Anniversary which signifies that an institution is fifty years old. When that institution is the college of one ' s choice, it evokes a sincere appreciation of the services which have been rendered by all those who have made the college one of high quality. A college is the result of the cumulative work of many people. To rank individuals or groups as to their relative importance in the growth and development of this college would be an impossible task. At some time in the history of our state there was someone who must have said, It is time to establish a college in Northwest Missouri. That person talked the matter over with interested friends. There developed a group of people willing to work for the realization of the Northwest Missouri State College. We know that for at least thirty years before the passage of the act by the General Assembly which established the college in 1905, there were citizens in Northwest Missouri striving to create interest in their belief that a college was needed. As time drew near for the final decision, these people put forth a united effort which resulted in the location of the college in Maryville. During 1906 there was a second group of people working for the welfare of the college. This was the first Board of Regents, which is the legally constituted governing body of the college. This Board selected the first president of the college, and employed the first faculty end other personnel. Since that beginning there has been a long list of Board of Regents members, appointed by the governors and serving without pay. These persons have unselfishly devoted their energy and talents to their duties, which have resulted in the advancement of the college. They have chosen men as presidents who were qualified as college administrators and whose recommendations have effected the selection of faculty of high quality. The Faculty has always worked with a steadfast purpose of ever improving the instruction of the students. The thousands of young men and young women who have been educated at the Northwest Missouri State College during the past fifty years are evidence that the confidence and faith of those people who demanded on institution of higher learning for Northwest Missouri have been justified. The Golden Anniversary Year is a year of appreciation of all those people responsible for the founding and progress of the college. It is also a dedication toward the Golden Future of the College. Those of us on the campus in 1955-56 desire to do two things: first, to dedicate this Golden Anniver- sary Tower to all those who have contributed in any way to the establishment and development of the college; second, to pledge that, motivated by their work and by the oath of the college, we shall pass it on to future generations in a spirit of devotion and reverence. J. W. Jones, Presideni Page 5