University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-10-24

netic needle? Because they have a
'vergency' to the Collegian in 1858
'vergency' to the north (Christian
COllege)." This question appeared
in the Collegian in 1858.
Throughout the years that have
passed since that time, themes of the
girls colleges have been omnipresent
in the student publications at the
University of Missouri.
Just as there was a Golden Age in
the literature of the world, so there
have been golden ages in the litera-
ture contributed by University stu
dents to leaflets, amateur newspa-
pers and magazines.
The COllegian was published be-
fore the Civil War by the Athenaean
and Union Literary societies. Five
numbers appeared, all in the year
1858. The poetry was contributed by
Christian and Stephens College girls.
All the longer articles were signed
with the writer's initials. A large
part of the jokes consisted of plays
on Latin words This would indicate
that the humanities were largely
studied at that time.
The University Missourian was a
monthly published under the aus
plces of the Athenaean and Union
Literary Societies in the seventies. 1t
had editorials and signed articles.
There was short local department.
The Missouri University Review
was be0un in February 1882. 1t was
a magazine of literature, science and
education" 1t contained serious es-
says on each of these subjects. The
size was sixty-fOur pages; the price
20 cents a copy. The staff was: Edi-
tor, S. S. Laws, LII. d.; managing
editor, ID. r. McAnalIy, Jr. A. NJ;
associate editors, B. F. Thomas. Phi.
D., and j. S. Blackwell, Phi. ID.
In 1887 was started the Universi-
ty Argus, monthly magazine pub
lished by the Union and Athenaean
Literary Societies. Short ESSAYS
poems and locals predOminated. In
1892 the Argus was changed from
two-column, 36-page monthly to a |
three-column, 16-page semi-monthIy
In 1898 this was changed to a two
column 6O-page monthly. H. B. |
now professor of Germanic |
languages in the University, was edi-
tor-in-chief of the Argus in 1894.
Stone was editor-in-chief
in 1898. The Argus was discontin-
led in 1895.
The Pan-Hellenic was published
semi-monthly in 1890 by the Sigma
\u, Zeta Phi, Phi Delta Theta and
Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternities.
This was almost a newspaper, as it
contained several columns of locals.
Essays and editorial comment had
large proportion of the space. The
Advertisements averaged about two
Inches each. The ad of a local bill
lard parlOr said: Students desiring
o calculate angles and study Eng
ish will find everything neat and
pleasant"
The Index was an annual published
II 1891 by the NJ. S. U. Athletic AS
with the cooperation of the
raternities and literary societies. 1t
vas an embryonic Savitar. Each of
he departments of school life had a
'lace in its pages. Curtis Hill, Miss
"ay Mansfield, William Robinson
4ittell and Rector Scholl Bogie were
he editors. One volume appeared.
The NJ. S. U. Tiger was started in
he fall of 1898. 1t contained Uni
ers'ty news and came out every
Wednesday. There We're three edi-
ors, eleven assistant editors and
wo business managers. Christian
nd Stephens College each had an
ssistant editor on the staff They
ID their part, as college Chat" was
ne of the most interesting columns :
L the paper. The '95 class at ,
'hristian College was given a sleigh !