University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-10-14
History ofhe Sauitar

notes all the good and evil deeds o.
men. His power is irresistible. Age
cannot touch him. Nothing can WITH
stand his will.
In 1894 H. T. Cory, a professor CT
civil engineering at the University OF
Missouri, suggested to the members
OF the Junior class that they issue ar
annual publication. Acting upon this
suggestion staff of editors was chos
en- by the class, l.. j. Marshall was
chosen editor, r. r. Fowler assistant
editor and ii. H. Rutherford business
manager. The first book was issued
in the spring OF 1895.
There have been sixteen Savitars
published at the University of Mis-
souri,. These sixteen books are per.
haps the best illustrations that can
be found today that show the growth
and development of the University
The growth is shown in the Savitar
itself but more distinctly in the sub
ject matter Of these books.
The first Savitar contained 160
pages. 1t was published by E. w.
Stephens and was sold for $1.5O a
copy. There were but few pages of
advertising in the book and they Were
chiefly of schools and colleges.
The first Savitar and many of the
early ones contained the names of all
the students and all the Alumni of the
University. There were but few pic
lures as compared with the books of
the last five years. There were but
eight students taking post graduate
work, according to the 1895 Savitar.
In the College of Agriculture there
were but % students and five men,
bers in the faculty.
The School of Education at that
time was called the Normal depart
ment. The Conege of Agriculture,
Mechanic Arts and Engineering was
a.. under the direction of Dean H. j.
Waters, now president of Kansas State
Agricultural College. The first Saw
itar contained a detailed story of the
burning of the University in 1892. writ
ten by George Armstrong Wauchope.
The book was dedicated to the STU
dents who were instrumental in get
ting it out.
A picture of the Tiger football team
shows three members had mustaches.
All of the players looked older than
the players of today. In fact the pic
lures OF students all the way through
shows older men and women attend
ing the University. All one need do
is look at the pictures OF the general
run OF students then and now.
Another most noticeable feature in
the first Savitars was the dress of the
students. The men wore dress suits,
high silk hats and queer oldish look
ing clothes. Perhaps the clothes are
partly responsible for making it ap-
pear that the students were older.
The clothes worn by women are also
interesting-so are the women. One
could hardly say girls after looking
at the pictures.
The second Savitar was edited by
Morton H. Pemberton, now represen.
tative from Boone county in the state
legislature. The book was dedicated
to Eugene Field who had died that
year. There was a sketch of the life
of Field with many pictures of the
poet. some of him as a student in the
University. Also, there was a letter
from Field giving a brief outline of
his life. The book also had many of
Fields poems-nearly all of his best
ones.
The University was referred to nj
ways in the early books as Missouri
state University. The pictures Of
~-NS iiiSh-pSto VI lie faculty are also
very interesting. Many of the men, !
Ders of the faculty are still here. Mary
Of them would be hard to recognize
now either from the removal of facial
growth or else the changing of the
styles in that line. Many have ac-
lulred those growths in later years.
The football team of 1895 was called
The 1nvincibles OF '95." A record
u all the games played up to that
.ime was in the Savitar. Literary
societies were very prominent and
much space was devoted to their activ-
ties. There were many literary pro-
iuctons in the books also.
The football yells and songs of the
University were far different from
hose now in use. None of the pres
mt day songs are contained in the
I'D books and nono of I'll, o,d $780,.