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

were pictures of seniors in cap and
gown. An evolution of the uniform
of football players can be seen in the
pictures also can the fact that the
Iplayers are younger men.
The first calender of events was
published in 1898. In this Savitar
there is picture of the University
Pipe Club and the University Chess
Club.
Many other clubs and organizations
mark the term of their existence IN
the annals of the Savitar. Some of
these clubs. especially the literary
clubs still exist but not in the stren-
uous fashion they showed in the old
days. The life of some of the frater-
mites and honor societies is easily
traced through a perusal of Savitar
history.
The Savitar of 1899 is dedicated to
the University of Missouri students
who went to the Spanish-American
war. Company / of the Fifth Mis-
souri, volunteers was made up of Uni
versity boys. The tone of the Saw
itar for that year is all military. In
all the pictures military uniforms are
predominant and there are pictures
of all of the companies of the cadet
corps. A letter from one of the boys
who went with Company l tells the
story of the soldier life they led.
The Savitar of 1900 was dedicated
| to William Lewis Parker, founder Of
the Parker Memorial Hospital In
this book the color pages first ap-
pear. There is an improvement in
the engravings and the pictures and
roasts are more cleverly handled. in
the section devoted to University
sports is the account of boating club
then in existence here. Where they
rowed their boats it does not tell.
There is also an account of fight in
the University auditorium between the
law and academic students.
The 1901 Savitar was dedicated to
Dr. Abram Litton. One of the features
of this book is an account of foot
ball game between the faculty of the
engineering department and the stu
dents. In 1902 the Savitar was dedi-
Gated to Senator George Graham Vest
and had letter reproduced that Sem
ator Vest wrote to the editors. A
new department in the roasts was
made in which they gave the principle
fault and principle virtue of each per-
son roasted. This book was bound in
old gold burlap. There were individ-
ual pictures of the members of the
football team.
In 1904 the newer class of Savitars
started. This book was dedicated ITO
the New Missouri Spirit which was
evidently as, marked as the new spirit
OF last year. The Savitar was replete
with poetry. The business manager
of that Savitar, c. G. Ross is now
an assistant professor in the School
OF Journalism. 1t was probably he
contributed most of the poetic inspir-
alton to the book.
The 1905 Savitar was dedicated TO
David R. Francis who it described az
The greatest living Missourian.' The
Savitar of 1908 was dedicated to Mark
Twain. The 1907 book was dedicated
to former President Jesse. In 1909
the Savltar was dedicated to Presi-
dent Hill. The book gotten out last
spring was dedicated to all who loved
the University and football and who
prayed or swore or yelled or played
with the team during the game last
Thanksgiving.
The 1909 Savitar was another epoch
making book for it was of the new
est type. 1t was edited by Walter
Stemmons now doing newspaper work
IN Joplin. Another Savitar editor-in-
chief was Walter Stewart now an in-
structor in economics at the Uniyer.
sity of Missouri. Mr.. Stewart also
urlited into Journalism for a time.
The editor-in-chief of the Sayitar
last year, Francis Stewart, will take
his degree in journalism next spring.
one OF the associate editors of last
years Savitar, Warren Griffin, is work
ng as a reporter on the Kansas CITY
star. This would seem to indicate
hat there is facination in the work
u the Savitar that leads into wanting
o continue dabbling with printers
nix.
lhe members of the Savitar staff
ire elected by the sophomores lust
'eiore the end of their year. Each
school or college is entitled to one
representative. The College of Arts