University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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ater went into planning. After many meetirys witFLgreat dwer- ences of opinion Being expressed; it was tlie Clin's tian Coffege group tftat prevailed over tliose wad Eackecf a non-sec tarian colfege. 'Two years later in 1851, Cfm'stian femafe College opened witfl Jofm Zugustus WIIIiams as president. Instructors taagftt at tRe Cliristian Cliurw until a Euifding could lie remodefedfor 1158. rWhn tlie Californiagofd rusft Qf 1849 came along more tlian 500 people left Columliia to seek tEeirfortunes in tEe West. 'Very few achieved wealtft, andsome 80 qf them died tryiry. Slavery was always a Heated issue. 30m County residentsgave Lincoln 12 votes, whicfn illustrates tlie division on tEe slavery issue tHat prevailed among tHem. Many heal residents liefzfsllwes. Eut many mercfamts Hadstrong Easiness ties to tHe anIi andfast anJSoutfxwest, going 6aekto tlie Santa :71: trade Jays. 'Boone County resicfents were sentimntalfy witli tlie sfave states, Eut from a practical viewpoint, they were witH tlie maintenance of tEe anion. iventuall'y, onafties were split and' manyfamify memEers and frienisfouglit on 50th sides of tEe Civil War. Mo actuaffiqhing tookpface in Colum5ia. It was undefendecf, and tRere was no cause for any Kind of skirmisft to occur. ,qfter tlie war, rail connections witH Centrafia Erouglit renewedprospen'ty to CaiumEia. QHe Wu again W reliaEIe contact me tHe outside worfd. Mercliants coufdgetgoocis fromSt. Louis and tHe ltast quickfy and' reasona6ly. Tie railroad also Erouglit a 600m in reaIestate in northeast Cofumliia. 7711's area was Colum- Eia's most exclusive sulidivision, and many of the Wn's wealtliy and cultured'peopfe Iivedalong Trice Flvenueu now Nortli Colfege 212mm and tfie streets to :8: east. Q7142 insurance industry Began to grow, and town leaders forgot a50ut tHeir originalplans ta Erirg in Heavy industry. QHe coffeges were 6eginning to increase enroflments, attracting peopfe from all over tHe state to settle in Colum6ia. On Jan. .9, 18.92, Zea- cfemic 912111, the Zlniversity's main Euilding, Eumdrfown. Otlier towns in Missouri immdi'atefy Eegan to Eizf for tlie transfer qf Me rUniversity from Columliia. Once again, Colum5ia Had to raise moneyfor tlie institution. Np ot8er Wu couIJcome up witH as mucR as Me $50,000 Mat CofamEid residents raised; and th state w Bd. of Curators de- cides not enough teaching is being held, William Hudson serves orders each faculty to as acting hold six lectures daily. president for 77 days. 1 w! 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 James Shannon of , Bacon College be- comes president. All-time high in pre- Civil War enrollment: 181 students.

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tHe Missouri State 'Teacasrs Association on South Sixth Stree t, was Eougfltfor $300, and a EuiIding was erected. 7E8 academy was caIIeJColumEia Coflkge, not t0 6:: confused'wiM present-zfay ColumEia College wliicli Eagan as Cfnistian Coffege in 1851. In 1839, tlie state awardidMissouris top educa- tional institution to ColumEia. 7718 Jefferson City commission Opened Eicis mat summer. 'Boone County came in first witli tag most Wiley and landcontriliutedu $118,300. C aIIway came in second, andewarJ County was in third Piace. Cooper, Cole andSaIirw fanatics declined to 5M for tHe mStitution, In 1834, 13 years after tlie Wu was Wont, CofumEia Wanut 700 residents. 'Efijali T. Lovq'oy, a 1,er terian minister andeditor qf tlis St. Louis OEserver Jescn'Eed Me town: CofumEia hm nine stores, two taverns Moteid, four grogsaops, and 6ut one mac ting- 5ousena Erickliuifding housing tlie Trcs5y terian C liurcH. four years earli'er, tlie Missouri I nteflggencer ofCqum6ia spokg of westward migration over tEe Santa 92 and Oregon trails: 'Ngwr witHin our recofl'ection Has tliere Been sucft an influx qf emxyrants as are now, and Rave for some weeks, Eeen passing througR tais place to tlie more western part of Me State. ?Hem appears to 58 an aImost unErokgzn line qf wagons, carts, carriages, cattfe, slaves, etc. ' 'Wlien James .95an was offered taejoli as president qf tlie University in 184.9, lie at first declined Eecause lie wanted to move to a city tHat Wagiris scaooffor Fu'sfive Jaugfiters. Organizing a giris scaool' immedi- x--------------- President Lathrop First advanced de- retires. grees recorded. 1845 1846 ' 1847 1848 1849 First course in civil engineering offered.

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smaIIHospitaI in Ink Home at 5th university did not move. Street and$roadway in 1822, tne rm town wgeen in tHe WW 171w? WWW from tnzs Iocatton. dddrums for 25year5 after tHg courtnouse was Euift along witn . Civif War. It took tHe 54cacfemic a new post 019958, tag ?Iamifton- Transportatwn was to 58 Wfire to Bring it out qfits grown Shoe factory and new an important element in th Maggy. To Keep tlie university sugdimm, grown ofCofumEia. Tiarfy in Colum5ia, m oftHe provisions 'ZHe town was Eustfing, Colum6ia was only 12 miles from was tliat tne Wit mus t provide and tIie popufation approacligd th MBSOlLTi River, a transporta- ampfefire protection. 731's meant 10,000, tion advantage of tliat early day. an 00ch1111! qf its water system, GW- 7122117115. Caulfiefcf, Mo, th toum was on tne Boone's and tHe City 6uift a dam on in 1929, estaElisHerf a commission LicKTrail taut connected it witft me CTCCK- to study educational institutions. 1358 Nationaffipacf t0 tge east and In 1904, Eecause ofsilting r1713 comnulmion proposed a four- W Santa :75 and 0739M traiLc t0 dEave tlie dhm andslauglitering year medicafprogram ancfa mcy'or tHe west. 25 tlie river traffic Pemtions upstream tnat were teacfu'ng flospitaf to 5e Iocated in suEsiJed; Me railroads tookover CO'lttlminating tn: water, Colum- CofumEia. anJCqumEia again fiacfconnec- 5ia Midents voted to aEandon tlie In 1951, tHe legisfature W Wita tat 01351.er world: lam, Elly tHe pfant and move tEe approved .5 6 millionfor t0e But, $8 most s'ymficant Operation to th cumnt site on construction dd medicaf claangc came 70115 tfw 65W5E55- $Wims Loop 60, witn deep wefB center, rivaling tlie Mayo Complex ment of tlie nminfederdnzyn- Providing tlie water. at Rchester, Minn. Bufier, ways, 'East-West 115. 40 and Colum6ia's mdsmets Tarker Menwrialipritaf opened NMFL'SWM U5. 53. We roads now were Eewming an ernEar- its doors in 1900. 7H8 $00118 pWJCofumEia at tlie crossroads Tasment. In 1906, $roadway 10115 County Hospitaf was compfe ted 0f two main Eigftways ofxqmen'ca, p amdfrom Sixtli Street to antn for service 21 years Iater. and tne city still 6enefit5 from tftis Street. In tfw earfy 19005, a new from William Jewell? location. by George Matthews serves as acting president in his First normal pro- position as faculty fessorship. chair. 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 William Hudson Civil Engineering inaugurated as department organized president.