Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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l Wings as U1 y Wmf . . . ln i905 an act of the Missouri State Legislature created Southwest Mis- souri State College as Normal Number Four. A committee was appointed to find the most beautiful spot in Southwest Missouri,and Springfield was chosen as the future home of the college. The citizens of Springfield gave 525,000 and forty acres of land. ln the fall of l906 the first regular session began. It was held in a building located at the corner of Cherry Street and Pickwick Avenue. The present Administration Building was completed in i909 and on july 4 of that year the students, faculty and maintenance men moved the books and equipment. , 1 The first OzarkO appeared in l909. ln looking through this book we found that Virginia l. Craig, j. W. Shannon, Anna Lou Blair, Norman Freuden- berger, C. P. Kinsey, Mrs. Kinsey, and Mary Davis were listed among the names of the Faculty. We also found that N. Bertha Wells and Mary Woods were seniors in the class of l909. One paragraph of particular interest appeared: Although the school has existed but three years, the record of these years is excellent and is an honor to the school. Surely with such a magnifi- cent and well equipped building, with such a well chosen faculty, and with such a splendid student body, a future more glorious than the past lies before this Normal School . The writer of that paragraph was right. Their future, part of which is our past, was a glorious one.

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u I . U lf it can be truly stated that a college is only as progressive as its leaders, then the record of our progression since l926, speaks very favorably of President Roy Eliis. Since that time, when he was appointed to the office, Dr. Ellis has seen many forwarding changes on our campus. The Science building has been completed and fully equipped. The establishment of the student lounge, the cafeteria, and the health and recreation facilities, has served for the betterment of student health and entertainment. An improved plan for training music teachers has greatly stimulated interest and achievement in music throughout the service area of the college. The staff training and standards of instruction have steadily improved, and the name of the college was changed to Southwest State College, a title which more clearly indicates its traditional function for general educational service on the undergraduate level. Today, Dr. Ellis is forwarding greater plans for our college. Better living conditions have been, and are being established. New facilities for work and study, among them a new library building, are included in the future outlook. With such ideas in mind, the public owes a vote of thanks to Dr. Roy Ellis, who has been so largely responsible for the progress of our college during the past two decades. LlLLlAN EDMONSTON S1'z'rf'fr1ry I0 fbr' PP'f XiK1l'l1f