Christian College - Ivy Chain Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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The only threat to Christian College's survival came at the time of the Civil War. Joseph K. Rogers was president of the college at this time and tried to keep the college neutral by banning all newspapers from the campus. Often girls would gather together and talk over the news from home. One girl wrote in her diary: Our glorious Ship Union is a ground. Her traitorous pilot Lincoln with the rest of her crew have be- trayed her passengers and now we are beating against the ter- rible shoals of Revolution. God protect us . . .U During the Civil War Christian became an isolated world. Girls who had stayed in spite of the war led a very routine existence. Every morning at five a hired man came into the room and built a fire in the pot-bellied stove. After dressing, girls took unchaperoned walks over the college campus and then returned to study for an hour before breakfast. Food for the meals was grown on the campus, and girls were given a hoe and seeds to plant. The diary of a young student shows how reluctantly the girls started the routine Mondays: Early to rise as usual. That gong is never tardy. It is still dark yet I am dressed and ready to begin the duties of the week. Oh how steep and arduous is the hill of knowledge? One summerday in 1862 the girls of Christian had their closest contact with the war. Union soldiers stationed in Columbia, cer- tain nothing dangerous would happen, failed to post sentries on the roads leading into the town. Suddenly a detachment of Confederate soldiers rushed down Broadway, stormed the jail, freed the prisoners, and escaped out of Columbia past Christian College. Under the guidance of Joseph Rogers, Christian came out of the Civil War prosperous and academically strong. His roles as teacher, president, and trustee truly made him worthy of the title Father of Christian College. Fashion in the l880,s dictated that bangs be pasted on the forehead in flat ringlets held in place by gummy quince seed and covered with a scarf. The girls appeared at breakfast in this manner so that their bangs would be stylishly curly by dinner time. ' 3 F M Z 52 :Aux l l A K s 2 F , Q X , i l 1 1

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Times were changing, however, and a new era was to find a woman president, Louella St. Clair, a vivacious and capable young woman who took over the job of president in 1893. Her theme was expansion. In 1900 St. Clair Hall was completed. During its construction Mrs. St. Clair had each girl carry a brick as she left her classes. The auditorium was erected in 1903, the classroom building, Dorsey Hall, was completed in 1911. Andrew Carnegie contributed 325,000 to the project. The advent of the First World War halted the am- bitious building program for a time. The girls spent a great deal of their time contributing to the war ef- fort. They knitted, rolled bandages, and rode floats in Liberty Loan Parades. They also adopted a war orphan and raised money for the Armenians. After the war President St. Clair continued her build- ing program. In 1920 Missouri Hall was completed. The swimming pool was dedicated in 1919. Not only did this energetic woman change outward appear- ances, but she also gave Christian something just as valuable-traditions. The first Ivy Chain was held by the class of 1900. Perhaps modeled after the daisy chain of Vassar, the chain was made of flowers in the early years. In 1914 a new tradition was begun: the May Queen with all the pageantry retained in the Commencement Pageant of today. Christian has had its famous and not-so-famous as stu- dents, faculty, and administrators. Singer Jane Froman attended in the 1920's. Riding classes were taught by noted Missouri horsewoman Mrs. Claude Drew. Former student Artie Mason Carter established the Hollywood Bowl in 1922. 543-if.142:-i-1-isp.:-.fs.Q:il-gg..-Zg5f1g3f1-Q-1..-Zig.:-Q,' ','.',.-'l Lg 'fi-L-51,.fi-QqZ51g.1i5 ...l.PQ,I5Z, 5..Lg,Z