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i - 1 A Dog ' s memory lives after 66 years i. To the right of the drive as one ap- proaches the turn-about at the east en- trance of the Administration buildirigs is a tiny monument bearing this in- scription: MIKE To the Memory of our Dog Died May 15, 1917 The monument honors the little tramp dog that came to the campus one day, liked college life, endeared himself to students and faculty alike, and became an integral and indispen- sable part of the institution, accor- ding to contemporary reports. But the little grayish dog, whom somebody The Bearcat ' name debuts during 1916 Before 1916, the athletic teams of the Fifth District School had no real name. They were usually referred to by local newspapers as the Normals ; by newspapers in towns putting up- town or high school teams against them as the Pedagogues ; and fre- quently, in a somewhat derisive man- ner, as the Ham Fats. A name was needed, but nobody seemed to think of a good one. By 1915, Coach Walter Hanson had developed some pretty good fighters in his team. In that year the basketball team had played the Panthers from Drury College, Springfield, in Maryville, tying the vistors 14-14 at the end of the first half and losing to them in the second half, the final score being 33 for Drury, 28 for the Normals. On February 25 of that year Coach Han- son ' s team tied Drury for the state pen- nant by defeating Missouri Wesleyan at Cameron. The next day, however, they were beaten by William Jewell, thus giving the year ' s pennant to Drury. But the rugged Normals had made a reputation for themselves with the Drury coach and his team. On January 20, 1916, Coach Hanson and his team arrived in Springfield to meet the Panthers on their home court. When Dan Nee, The Drury coach, met Mr. Hanson, he said, Heilo, Walter, have you got your fighting bearcats all keyed up for the big game tonight? Mr. Hanson on his return to Maryville told the story: and the Normal School- now the State College-adopted the ap- pelation Bearcats, for i ts own. By the beginning of the football season that year, the pep squads were yelling, Eeeeeeeat ' em up Bearcats! Only once in the history of the Col- lege has the name been challenged. In 1926, when two coaches, H. Frank Lawrence and Paul R. Jones, tried to get the College colors changed, they tried also, in the petition, to induce the College to replace the name Bearcats with the name Wildcats, on the argument that there was no such animal as a bearcat and, therefore, the name was mean- ingless. It was not meaningless to students and alumni who had seen the fighting spirit of the Bearcats, and they told the coaches with no uncertainity that they would not change the name for wildcat or any other animal. Some of the students did some research and came up with the an- nouncement that there really is an animal known as the bearcat. His characteristics, they declared, is that he is hard to capture and harder to hold when captured-a fitting description of College sportsmen on the gridion or the basketball court. -Behind the Birches by Mattie Dykes christened Mike, Visted around at night, first at the home of one faculty member and then another, returning frequently to the homes where he like his bed and board. Mike was athletic minded, never missing a home game and proudly wearing his green and white blanket with its M on either side. Sometimes he went to classes, usually on cold, blustery days. His favorite seat was under the instructor ' s desk. He often made field trips, sometimes by himself, often with classes. On May 15, 1917, he joined the agriculture class that was spraying fruit trees with arsenate of lead. Mike got thirsty. Not being very good in chcniistry, he did not know the charcter of arsenate of lead and tied it to quench his thirst. Nothing that the students or the veterinary they called did could save the life of the college pet. A little box bearing the phrase For the Love of Mike appeared shortly in the Administration building; and with the money it collected the students erected the monument that marks the spot where they buried Mike. Since 1917, dogs have come and gone on the campus, but only Mike has had the distinction of being universally known as the College Dog. -Behind the Birches by Mattie Dykes Bobby Bearcat bears the name for NWMSU ' s varsity teams. He helps raise crowd spirits at all home games. 2b
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ie Dykes Title page artwork for Behind the Birches as drawn by Olive DeLuce shows the Administration Building as seen through the campus birches. Below, the Bell Tower can be seen through the campus birches. Northwest colors change to estabUsh identity G Green and white, the colors of the Northwest Missouri State College [now NWMSU], were not always the school colors. In 1906 when the Fifth District Normal School opened, red and white were selected as the school colors. The whole town of Maryville decorated in red and white for the laying of the cor- nerstone of the Administration building on October 12, 1907. Sometimes among the keepsakes, a red and white pennant appears. In the summer of 1910, two girls who wanted a pennant and could not afford to buy one, got scraps of felt and made one for their room. Before the year was out, the colors were changed and their pennant lost its significance. When the colors were chosen, nobody seemed to realize the confusion that would arise from the fact that red and white were also colors of the Maryville high school. The Normal School students, wanting to establish their identity, asked for new colors, and Hettie M. Anthony, head of Domestic Science department, as it was then called, and Frank Zimmerer, head of the Art department, were asked to be a committee to make recommenda- tions. They suggested green and white, and their selection was approved in the fall of 1910. Pennants were ready for the trackmeet in the spring, and rings and pins with the Missouri seal and the Normal School colors were made. A lama Mater Let your voices loudly ringing, echo far and near. Songs of praise thy children singing to thy memry dear. Alma Mater! Alma Mater! tender, fair and true; Grateful sons with love unfailing all their vows renew. Years may dim our recollection. Time its change may bring. Still thy name in fond affection, evermore we ' II sing. Alma Mater! Alma Mater! tender, fair and true; Grateful sons with love unfailing all their vows renew. first sung Wednesday morning, October 4, 1922 The College Oath We will never bring disgrace to this, our College, by any act of cowardice or dishonesty. We will fight for the ideals and sacred things of the College. We will revere and obey the College laws and do our best to incite a like respect and reverence in others. We will transmit this College, to those who come after us, greater, better and more beautiful than was transmitted to us. 27 u
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