University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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THE CAMPUS

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Harvard, One of the Earliest American Colleges, was Founded in iSj6, by a Vote of the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony. The University of Missouri, as the first state university west of the Mis- sissippi, and one of the first state universities in the nation, righteously as- sumes a position among the leaders in the university movement in America. The founding of the University of Missouri in 1839, defined the progress of education in the New West of that day, and aided in the recognition of the capabilities of the newer states by those in the east. The first building of the University of Missouri was erected in a semi- wilderness, and in the southern portion of the west campus now stand giant trees which saw the laying of the cornerstone of the first University build- ing in 1840. They add a touch of mellowness to t he atmosphere today, and serve as reminders of the days when the University was in its infancy.

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Princeton was First Established as the College of Neiv Jersey in 1 74s. by the Presbyterian Synod o A ' (! ' York. The Name was CVian.eci to Princeton in iSbg. If one saunters into the campus — past the gateway — and up the drive, under the canopy of boughs which are blended and intertwisted together — the Columns arrest the attention. Standing as emblems of strength and endurance, they symbolize the longevity of knowledge. They were the columns of the first Administration Building of the University, which was de- stroyed by fire in 1892. They stand on a terrace, and the freshman passing by envies the sophomore who is privileged to walk on the grass about the mounds. The junior may trod the: first terrace and the senior in his austerity may ascend up the terrace to the very base of the pillars. Nearby is the Engineering Building, and in it, engineers, whose paddling squad is the guardian of the traditions of the Columns.