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)nn building familial The End Comes For Old Central U . . . Mem! HE END CAME for Central University April 5, 1901, when Centre College and Central University merged. The campus was to he at Danville, but the name was to he the Central Univer- sity of Kentucky, a name that endured for seventeen years until Centre assumed its original title. During those years, Central Kentucky continued to ring with the then familiar cheer: Chew tobacco Eat tobacco Drink lager beer Central Uni-ver-si-ty We ' re all here. ' By then, wounds of war had healed sufficiently for the Presbyterians and the economy precluded the church ' s supporting two schools. Both Centre and Central had come to be controlled by synods affiliat- ed with the Presbyterian Church in the United States and the charter combining them said that the best interests of both institutions, and of the churches which control and sustain them will be conserved and promoted by the consolidation of said institutions ... The falling leaves of financial crisis spurred a brief winter of discontent as supporters of Central U rea- lized that those deep roots which bore their beloved institution through so many crises, would never give it life again. Richmond ' s . B. McCreary, the Governor of Kentucky, wrote, I introduced the bill in the Legis- lature which gave Central University her charter; I gave money when she was founded; and in the dark days of ' 79, I gave more money to this cause; and to- day I am willing to give again in order to keep the school in Richmond. Breck, the first chancellor, said, To consolidate with Centre would be a coward- ly surrender. But, the second chancellor, Blanton. sum med up the inevitability of the deed when he said, If we combine with Centre, you will not have to change the names on your football suits. You might as well try to stop the Kentucky River as to stop this movement. And the fanatic rivalry with Centre Col- lege in various sports no doubt left Central fans with many fond memories. The 1893 state championship game with Centre was described by the Louisville Courier-Journal as the greatest football game which ever took place in Kentucky in point of interest if not in sport ... The local paper, the Kentucky Register published a complete supplement on the game which Central won 20-18. Central University had built many traditions in its comparatively short existence, both in notable aca- demic achievement and socially. Early chapters of major fraternities had been chartered and the institu- tion, like others, refused to live in a vacuum. Inspired by the Spanish-American War, the Cuba Libre Club took the slogan, Cuba Must be Free, and sported the motto: Down With Spain, Remember the Maine, Red, White and Blue Look out for old C. U. And, only seven years after the first coeds were enrolled, the Leap Year Club of 1900 had the motto: A man, A man, My kingdom for a man . . . Any Man! 100 Years 25
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