University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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qu, f ' 5 I I li lr, I Q X ' an 'lx Pig-A I, . L A x 1' .41 ' ff X . , gp 1' j ,f x V Tw NEI' ,, 'Ni . , 3 1 up ' f ,A ig f' ff n . j ' 4 Then on to the 50s, and a complex higher education. More buildings added -a Student Union, a Medical Center, until today the campus covers more than 1,000 acres. But, physical growth alone cannot tell the story of the prog- ress of a university. It must- also be seen through the students. Now almost 10,000 students stroll along the walks of Red and White Campuses, 10,000 people learn through a modern insti- tution. And, this is growth, also. This student body must meet high stand- ards. They are learning in more ways than from the printed pages of a book. Outlets are so varied that one can derive much through participation in extracur- ricular activities. New traditions have been established-a UN Week, and perhaps even a revival of an elusive school spirit. All of this, surrounded by the framework of an intricate system of campus government, clarifies the picture of growth. Mo Pioneer has done his job well, but he hasn't stopped. This buck- skinned giant is still wielding his shovel. There has always been digging in Co- lumbia, those holes have moved. Even now Mo can be seen on Sixth Street and Kentucky Avenue, still digging. His job now is a group of housing units for over 2,000 students. This Pioneer fel- low has learned since he dug that first hole, Mo is air-conditioning a multi- storied structure, which is complete with cafeterias, elevators, and sundecks. But, as soon as this construction plan is done, he will have another job. Mo has the blueprints of the University of the future in that hip pocket. His hands still have much to dog more dirt must be moved with the aid of that all-impor- tant spirit called M-O-N-E-Y. 5 f w I 27

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l.VlICROSCOPIC VIEW OF MISSOURI'S CONTRIBUTION TO IVIODERN MEDICINE. Then the '3Ols with Memorial Tower, honoraries, and organizations. Time passed, Mo digging, the college growing. The '4O's brought World War ll. Suddenly M. U. was an all-girl institution. Training programs were set up, shells were made, guns were fired, the war was won. Mo put down his gun. With the return of servicemen, the pattern became large classes, TDs, and thousands of graduates. G ll!! 1 ag. lei 1958 LIBRARY WITH LAWN, A FAR CRY FROIX1 AN 1800 LITER- ARY SOCIETY COLLECTION. .

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fa --- -- Y . DRAWING BOARD CONTRIBUTION TO A IXIODERN MISSOURI NEW HOME FOR FINE ARTS- Plans are now being made for a new fine arts building on Hitt Street with an adieu to the tem- porary dorms and frame houses. New apartments for married students are in the offing. Mols shovel is needed to enlarge and improve the library and to add a chapel to the unfinished wing of the Stu- dent Union. i After this, what about Mo Pioneer? There will al- ways be more holes to be dug, because this Uni- versity is expandingg it is a growing, evolving achievement. There are more diplomas to be awardedg more knowledge to be offeredg much ac- complishment to be made for Missouri University. And, Mo will be ready to do the job that progress demands. Always behind that shovel, eyes looking forward, is Mo Pioneer. His tall shadow will loom over the campus as he lifts the dirt .... He's building a university.