University of South Dakota - Coyote Yearbook (Vermillion, SD)

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Because the University was Incorporated 100 years ago by the first Dakota Territory Legislature, the 1962 COYOTE staff decided to take a backward glance at our school ' s humble beginnings by scattering reproductions of old photographs throughout the annual. The actual building and organization of the University was not under- taken until 1882 when Vermillion citizens sponsored an association which raised $10,000 to begin construction of Old Main. Until classes could be held on campus in 1883, sessions were started In the old courthouse and Rev. E. M. Epstein was selected as the first president. Symbolically, because many of South Dakota ' s governors have been SUSD graduates, the first student to enter that first class- room in 1882 was Carl Gunderson who later became gov- ernor. The Legislature of ' 83 accepted the gift of the partly completed Old Main structure and made a hand- some appropriation to continue the work of building a fine University. The State University of South Dakota has ex- panded rapidly in recent years and we think it is fitting to pause as we leaf through this record of the fast-moving 1961-1962 school year and consider the foresight of those early day pioneers who recognized that higher education is an integral part of an area ' s growth and progress. uian ( oli in, (Laifor

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STT-ATT Editor-in-chief Susan Colvin Assistant editors Judy Kruse Karen Rabusch Art and layout editor Mitzi Holmoe Photographers Bill Christian Bernie Herzog Dick Bigelow Copy editor Rosemary Hafner Business manager Linda Green 6

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