Savitar, 1911
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1930 - Track at Brewer Fieldhouse
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The opening of Brewer Fieldhouse allowed runners to practice regardless of weather. Different teams--track, football, basketball--shared the Field House according to the seasons of the year. With the addition of the field house, the track team season started at the end of the football season, continuing to the end of school. In years before, however, all the athletes could do before warm weather was maintain their condition. The extra practice was a deciding factor in many meets.
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1929 - Construction of Brewer Fieldhouse
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Construction of Brewer Fieldhouse began in 1929, but the facility was not declared open until the following year. Compared to the modern Hearnes Center--which cost $10.5 million to build--Brewer only cost $225,000. Rough stone walls bordered the building, the floor consisted of dirt, and sounds echoed back from the wooden roofs. The building, though, was one of the best back in 1929.
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1892 - Burning of the University of Missouri
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The Columns weren't always just columns. Before Jesse Hall was erected, "Academic Hall" stood at the epicenter of campus and its activities. However, in 1892, this building burned down, leaving the six columns.
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1894 - The surviving Columns
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A look at the Columns right after "Old" Academic Hall burned down in 1892.
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1920 - Ivy on the Columns
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Company A of the University's R.O.T.C takes a picture for the yearbook in front of the Columns. Addition the 1920 copy of the Savitar.
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Homecoming "Romp, Stomp, Chomp!" Rally in Brewer Field House, 1946
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Homecoming "Romp, Stomp, Chomp!" Rally in Brewer Field House, 1946.
Lambda Chi Alpha Greek House Decorated for Homecoming, 1960
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Lambda Chi Alpha Greek House Decorated for Homecoming, 1960.
Columns after Academic Hall fire
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The six columns still standing in front of what remains of Academic Hall after a fire destroyed it in 1892.
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1959 - North wing addition to Memorial Union
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A face-view of Memorial. Notice how on the right side of the photo, Memorial seems to be missing a wing. This south wing wasn't constructed until two years later.
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1930 - Memorial Union Tower
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This picture from the 1930 displays the complete construction of the original tower. However, the tower stood alone for quite sometime. It wasn't until 1950 that the north wing would finally come about.
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1920 - Planning construction of Memorial Union
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The 1920 Savitar shows a sketch of the prospective "Student Union." The monument was erected in honor of the former students who lost their lives during the World War I. Construction on the tower began three years later.
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1953 - Planning the south wing of Memorial Union
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This drawing from the 1953 edition of the Savitar proposes a look at the completed Memorial Union. At the time, though, on the north wing had been built. Only in 1962, with the addition of the south wing, would Memorial Union resemble this drawing.
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1897 - First look at Jesse Hall
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This is one of the Savitar's first looks at Jesse Hall. Though this photo was taken in 1897, the University constructed Jesse Hall in 1895.
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1953 - East wing auditorium addition to Jesse Hall
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Construction on Jesse in 1953. The East Wing Auditorium was completed in 1954. The original entrance to the auditorium was from the quad on the north side and seated 1,200 people. However, its wooden balcony was removed after being proclaimed a fire hazard. In 1953, renovations took place, and today it seats 1,732 people.
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1915 - "The New Library"
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Taken from the 1915 edition of The Savitar, this page details the need for a new, separate library due to Academic Hall's inability to house the rising number of books. Construction of Ellis began in 1913.
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