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University of Missouri University of Missouri June 3, 2012 | Author: jasmingilbert | Posted in Education
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History br Main article History of the University of Missouri br Establishment and pre fire br In 1839 the Missouri legislature passed the Geyer Act to establish funds for a state university for the state s many aspiring students It would be the first public university west of the Mississippi River To secure the university the citizens of Columbia and Boone County pledged 117 921 in cash and land to beat out five other central Missouri counties for the location of the state university The land on which the University was eventually constructed was just south of Columbia s downtown and owned by James S Rollins who became known as the Father of the University As the first public University in Louisiana Purchase the school was shaped by Thomas Jefferson s ideas about public education br Francis Quadrangle featuring the Columns and Jesse Hall br In 1862 the American Civil War forced the university to close for much of the year It was during this time that the residents of Columbia formed a home guard militia unit that became notoriously known as the Fighting Tigers of Columbia This name was given because of the group s steadfast readiness to fight against any form of invading force that was hoping to plunder the city and university Later in 1890 the name suggested the University s newly formed football team be called the Tigers for those who fought to defend Columbia In 1870 the institution was granted land grant status under the Morrill Act of 1862 The act also led to the establishment of the the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy as an off shoot of the main campus in Columbia This institution became the present day Missouri University of Science amp Technology In 1888 the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station opened This grew to encompass ten centers and research farms around central Missouri By 1890 the university encompassed a normal college education engineering college art s and science college school of agriculture and mechanical arts school of medicine and school of law On January 9 1892 Academic Hall the institution s main building fell victim to a disastrous fire The fire completely gutted the building leaving little more than six stone Ionic columns standing The university s rebuilding under the tenure of Missouri Governor David R Francis laid the foundations for the modern university br After the fire br After the fire there was a campaign to move the University to Sedalia however Columbia was able to rally against the move The columns which still stand today became a symbol of the campus and form the center of Francis Quadrangle the oldest part of campus At the southern end of the quad is Academic Hall s replacement Jesse Hall named for Richard Jesse the president of the university at the time of the fire Built in 1895 Jesse Hall is home to many administrative offices of the University and to Jesse Auditorium The area of campus around the quadrangle where the buildings are built of red brick is known as red campus br Fire at Academic Hall 1892 br East of the quadrangle many buildings were built in 1913 and 1914 of white limestone This section is known as white campus In 1908 the world s first journalism school was opened at MU It became famous worldwide for its Missouri Method of hands on experience based teaching In 1910 George Kessler implemented a City Beautiful design of the grounds In 1911 MU held the first homecoming when Athletic Director Chester Brewer another alumnus of Acacia Fraternity invited alumni to come home for a spirit rally a parade and the football game between MU and the University of Kansas After World War II universities around the country grew at an extraordinary pace and MU was no exception This was due in part to the G I Bill which allowed veterans to attend college with the assistance of the feder.
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