University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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,l fx l ll ,K . I,-,L . ,I 5, W4 AN AIR VIEW OF ONE OF THE NEW AGRICULTURE FARMS. ls SHE rs, on is SHE A1N r? 20 The gentlemen were now provided with a place to live. This was the beginning of a dormitory system with Greek overtones. Three one-story cottages were built, headed by an impressive list of officers. A two-thirds vote was necessary for admission and an initiation fee of 554.00 and a weekly fee of 251.65 completed the residence contract. Read was ready for the opportunity for Mo to make bigger and bigger holes in the ground. Definite structure was laid out for the development of departments and professional schools. Both bachelors and graduate degrees were offered. There was to be a new scientific building, Switzler Hall, new apparatus, and an addition to the library. In 1872, the medical school opened in Columbia proper. Attempts were made to beautify the campus. Progress was slowly being made through Nlo's construction plans, but with much assurance. Student life at last emerges with some clearness. The literary societies were gradually modified by oratorical contests, and com- petition was offered by secret social greek letter fraternities, stemming from the boarding clubs. ln addition, each class had an organization. B

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te-- ' -.0 . nc. zz 4..,... V vl3,.1..xw M 4,94-',45'?fi'4? THE wan YEARS-SUPPOSEDLY TEIXIPORARY Domrs AND HTHE GIRLS THEY LEFT BEHIND. The very survival of the University depended on the location of the land grant in Columbia, and many in the capital wanted to abolish the present University and set up a new site. Boone County was a center of strife- Not Columbia, the C-em of the Ocean, but Columbia, the Gem of Rebellion! Finally, in 1865, a new constitution came into existence. This cleared the way for the Rollins' Bill of Loca- tion at Columbia, passed in 1870. The ground had softened, and the community turned out to celebrate the rebirth of their University. With the University on its feet again, several significant changes occurred. One was the admission of women. The girls appear first in the l868 catalog under the Normal College as the 'iLadies. They were not admitted to chapel, classes, or even the library except at hours not allotted to men. But, finding that the young women did no harm, they were cautiously allowed to attend with the men, providing they marched in order with at least two teachers, one in front and the other in the rear of the columns, as guards. The Ladies at last were Hin. Another change was seen in the literary societies. The old rivalries and dignity were considerably lessened. Fines were now given for shooting wads, dancing, or sleeping. Subjects were on the Every Man Should Marry Before 21 order, but student dis- cipline was strict. Stamping in chapel, frequenting billiard halls, and keeping late hours were all offenses. The men were not to whisper, crowd doorways, or use profanity. They were to be Ngentlemenf' 19

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