Missouri Western State University - Griffon Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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Ye terday' pursuit tomorroufs reality Yesterday's pursuit . . . the goal of education has been thousands of students' dream for over 60 years in St. joseph. Starting as the St. joseph junior College in 1915 and becom- ing Missouri Western College 50 years later, Missouri Western State College has provided the opportunity of making dreams into reality. As the St. joseph junior College was formed, an idea was planted in the minds of students in St. joseph. A college edu- cation was now a possibility for any resident of the area. Miss Nelle Blum, Dean of the junior College for many years, had a larger dream for St. joseph and the junior College. But for many years that dream, becoming a four year institution, could not be achieved. The college has weathered many national challenges and disasters. The great depression hurt many people. But the ju- nior College kept its doors open. And in 1933 moved to a new location at 10th and Edmond. World War ll was also a hardship for the college as 61 for- mer junior College students lost their lives in the fighting. Demand for a four year college goes back to the year 1947. With record enrollments at the junior College, it was evident there was a need for further educational opportuni- ties in St. joseph. In 1954, junior College became the first public school in the nation to desegregate. Two weeks after the Brown vs. Tope- ka decision the junior College opened its doors for the sum- mer session to all people. The turbulent 1960's also had an effect in St. joseph and the junior College with protests of gym uniforms, hair lengths and Vietnam that echoed the halls. But the junior College 2!Opening 4 Craig Drath continued to grow along with the dreams. Missouri Western junior College District was established in 1965 by a vote of the people. By the end of that year land had been purchased for a new location for the junior Col- lege. With the appointment in 1967 of Dr. Marvin O. Looney as president, the dream grew closer to reality. Ground breaking for the college took place and construction started. Two years later, the dream became reality with the open- ing of the campus and accreditation as a four-year college. The dreams continued in the following years. So the past leads us to the present. Actions and reactions through the years have brought us to the threshold of the future. Dreams have become reality, but reality needs new dreams for it to continue. The education may end, but the dream carries on. - DARRELL RILEY An aerial view shows the campus lrightj after the college first opened. The Fine Art and P.E. building are still under construction. Ground had not been broken for the college center, and the idea of the Student Services classroom building was years away, The junior College today labovej scarred by broken windows, now stands empty and desolate.

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