Missouri Southern State University - Crossroads Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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A STUDY IN PROGRESS cron:-' .. me-ftrrrffesif SWK? t a .. , , ,-f Tw'f'A I- : , T' .J ' VF 7 - . . ' ,, 4- ,f - V . W- i -f r f 0 'JG , S, 1+-.Mt - Q ,. . r V -...M N 6 . . . N -, , ' . ' ml'-52. 'I -I-5 , 3 . .. M, , , , . . ...., , I ,Q ' ,.,15'.aL,4.------M '25, 'gf I - . .. .V 4 ,, 'Ps-,Q 4,21 . Vi' .P - -- as - s-'Nl , '-il .Rim 'W' Today, Joplin, a city of nearly 50,000 population, is known as the Cross- roads of America and the Gateway to the Ozarks, the Land of a Million Smiles, because of its location at the intersection of highways 66 and 7l. Long recognized as one of the world's greatest lead and zinc mining capitals. Joplin recently has emerged as an important manufacturing, dairy, poultry. and livestock center. lt is now a marketing and distribution point for people of the four-state Empire district. The city has an excellent transportation system. fifty-four churches, repre- senting twenty religious faiths, four broadcasting stations, twenty-six hotels. three hospitals. a comprehensive library, eleven city parks, numerous civic and fraternal organizations. modern facilities for water, gas. and electricity. and desirable social and living standards. lts excellent system of schools includes twenty public schools, two parochial schools, two high schools. a junior college, a business college, and the Ozark Bible College. lts location near the beautiful Ozarks makes recreation facilities convenient. The mushroom 'Atown that jack built has become a center of trade and culture for the surrounding area. Joplin Today

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Um 14 ma flffalea Our Alma Mater We honor Thee, Shaping and Guiding Our destiny. After we have parted, As the years roll hy, We'll keep each memory Hail, hail, to Thee. SCHOOL COLORS: GREEN AND GOLD Nun.