C M Y K 50 INCH A PAID ADVERTISEMENT BY THE MARSHALL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
FEBRUARY 28, 2012 |
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER | MARSHALLPARTHENON.COM
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1964: Professor entertains while teaching. 1972: The Memorial Student Center Fountain was dedicated to the memory of the plane crash victims on November 12, 1972. 1982: Physical Education building on campus undergoes demolition. 2003: Marshall Commons, located on Sixth Avenue between 17th and 18th Street on the south side of campus, opened in the fall of 2003.
Marshall celebrates 175 years of education
State’s oldest public institution continues to serve West Virginia proudly Chief Justice John Marshall would surely be proud of the institution that bears his name. 2012 marks 175 years since Marshall University was founded by local residents and soon thereafter located on the Maple Grove knoll in what is now Huntington, W.Va. Since its humble beginnings as a subscription school, Marshall University has grown to become West Virginia’s second-largest institution of higher learning and one of the region’s leading universities.
Marshall today boasts more than 14,000 students, an impressive research pedigree, an award-winning medical school, a beautifully landscaped 100-acre main campus in Huntington, another campus in South Charleston and academic centers in Point Pleasant, Beckley, Logan and Gilbert, W.Va. Marshall’s academic offerings now extend well beyond its original purpose as a teacher’s academy. Thirteen individual colleges offer two associate programs, 44 baccalaureate programs and
46 graduate programs. Marshall also participates in NCAA Division 1 athletics as a member of Conference USA. Male student athletes compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf and soccer. Women’s sports include basketball, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, cross country and volleyball. The Thundering Herd teams, proudly wearing the famous Kelly green and white uniforms, are led by mascot Marco the bison.
Marshall has certainly experienced triumph and tragedy in its rich history. While the university witnessed dramatic change in its first 150 years, its growth became more rapid after achieving university status in 1961. Led by stalwart President Stewart Smith, Marshall fought political battles for many years to earn the title of “university.” In their darkest days, Marshall and Huntington experienced unthinkable tragedy with the loss of the entire football team, coaches
and supporters in a November 14, 1970, plane crash that killed all 75 aboard on approach to Tri-State Airport. The story of the community’s painful, yet remarkable, recovery was shared with audiences around the world through the 2006 major motion picture, “We Are Marshall.” In recent years, under the leadership of President Stephen J. Kopp, Marshall and its Huntington campus have undergone record growth in student enrollment, infrastructure and academic
program offerings. Since 2005, more than $200 million in capital investments have changed the look of campus, with the construction of ultra-modern academic, student and alumni buildings. And, 2012 will be marked by more than anniversary celebrations. More than $100 million in additional new construction began in January and is already well under way. We’re proud of our heritage and even more excited about the future. It’s a great time to be at Marshall.
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Did you know? Facts about Marshall University
Compiled by Cora P. Teel
Two building currently on campus were named after former Presidents of the institution: Smith Hall (Stewart H. Smith, 1947-1968) and Corbly Hall (Lawrence J. Corbly, 1896-1915). The James E. Morrow Library was dedicated on January 30, 1931; Professor Morrow was Principal of the College, 1872-73. The Towers of Old Main were modeled after buildings at Cambridge University, in England. The Memorial Fountain in the student center plaza, designed by renowned sculptor Harry Bertoia, was dedicated on November 12, 1972.
Avenue, was established as housing for returning World War II veterans in 1947.
The Marshall Alma Mater was introduced in May, 1935; it was written by James R. and Dr. C. E. Haworth. The Alumni Association has had chapters as far away as Vietnam, and as close as Barboursville. Marshall’s appropriation from the West Virginia Legislature was $15,000 in 1899.
Dining Hall (now the Community College building) for returning World War II GIs and their families. It was dismantled in 1949. Gullickson Hall is one of the several facilities named for faculty members: Otto “Swede” Gullickson, who taught physical education and directed the intramural program from 1930 until 1963.
Prichard Hall is one of the three buildings on campus named for women, Lucy Prichard, Latin Professor, 1914-1941. Et Cetera, the campus literary magazine, was founded in 1953.
Marshall Academy was incorporated on March 30, 1838, by the General Assembly of Virginia. Dwight W. Morrow and Fielding Yost were the first recipients of Honorary Doctorates at Marshall, on June 4, 1928. Marshall awarded its first bachelors’ degree on June 11, 1921. Buskirk Hall, named for Lillian Buskirk, dean of women from 1942 to 1966, is one of the three buildings currently on the Huntington campus named for women. “Thundering Herd” was first adopted as an official nickname on October 18, 1933.
In the late 1890s and early 1900s men students lodged in rooming houses and ate at “Boarding Clubs.” “ B o oge rc a t s ” wa s once used as a nickname for the football team. The ornamental gates at the 4th Avenue entrance to the campus were built in 1935. The first Marshall yearbook was called The Mirabilia, published between 1908 and 1933. No Marshall yearbooks appeared between 1934 and 1940 because of the Depression. Marshall’s yearbook, The Chief Justice, began publication in 1940. Its name was chosen in a campus contest, won by Gene Slutz.
The first dean of the Graduate School was Avril E. Har ris, who ser ved from 1948 until 1964. February 27, 1867, the West Virginia Legislature designated Marshall as a State Normal School.
The football team used green and white school colors for the first time in the fall of 1902. Maxine Procktor was the first female to serve as a student marshal at commencement, in 1942.
The first class of the new State Normal School graduated on June 12, 1870, with four members.
Everett Hall was built at Elm Street and 5th Avenue for use as a dormitory, first for women, then for athletes, in the 1920s and 30s. It was the first Marshall building named for a woman—Naomi Northcott Everett, faculty member from 1901 until 1918. The Memorial Student Center now occupies the location. The first master’s degrees were awarded on June 4, 1940. Marshall was designated a University by the West Virginia Legislature on March 2, 1961. Allen Court, located at 7th Street West and Madison
The Journalism Department, now the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism, was located in the basement of the James E. Morrow Library from 1933 until the opening of Smith Hall in 1968. The Henderson Center is one of the several facilities on campus named for former faculty—Cam Henderson, who coached both football and basketball from 1935 until 1950. Marshall has a gas well on campus; it was plugged and capped in 1952. Harris Hall is another building named for a faculty member—A.E. Harris, who served as the first dean of the Graduate School. The first women to receive honorary degrees from Marshall were educators Winifred Neuman and Mary Titus, in 1955. Evelyn Hollberg Smith Music Hall is one of three buildings on campus named for women; she is the widow of President Stewart Smith. The first women to serve as academic deans were both appointed in 1978— Sara Anderson, of the College of Business; and Virginia O. Allen, of the School of Nursing. Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow’s $25,000 gift for the construction of the James E. Morrow Library, named for his father, was kept secret until after the death of the former in 1931. 53.
Enrollment passed the 1000 mark in the 1906-07 session. The Grand Mace of the University was first carried at the 1986 commencement.
Marshall’s Faculty Wives Club was founded in 1922.
Marshall graduates took an “Athenian Oath” at commencement, from 1924 until 1939. When President Lawrence Corbly’s first wife died, in January 1906, her body lay in repose in Old Main. Comedian Billy Crystal attended Marshall in 1965-66. The first enrollment for the Graduate School, in June 1939, was 57 men and 60 women. The first sorority house was established in 1925 – Phi Kappa Delta. Green Village was a group of trailers assembled on the campus just west of the
Marshall’s Victory Gong, located between Old Main and the Memorial Student Center, was installed on the eve of the Thanksgiving Day, 1933, homecoming game with West Virginia Wesleyan. The school fight song, “Sons of Marshall,” was written in 1936 by Ralph Williams (attended 1907). By 1948, 30 women veterans of World War II had joined their male GI counterparts on the Marshall campus. Admiral Richard Byrd presented the first program in the Marshall Artists Series, which was developed as part of the Centennial celebrations in 1936- 37.
In 1945, Marshall had 69 faculty members, whose top salary was $4,208.
“Freshman cannot chew gum from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.” –1960 student handbook.
residences: 1636 Fifth Avenue, from 1925 until 1966; 1515 Fifth Avenue, from 1966 until 1971; and 1040 Thirteenth Avenue since 1972.
In 1870, tuition was $10 per 12- week term, boarding $3.20 per week. Professor Joseph Jablonski’s sculpture of the bust of John Marshall was dedicated on May 9, 1959. In October, 1991, the bust was turned away from downtown to face Old Main. Hodges Hall was named for Thomas Hodges, Principal of Marshall College from 1886 until 1896. Morris Shawkey, President from 1923 until 1935, was instrumental in building a model for small campus student recreational buildings—the Shawkey Student Union (1933- 1972).
Freshman Beanies appeared on campus around 1913, but women weren’t allowed to wear them until 1925. They were abolished as “hazing” in 1966. Roy Edwards was the first African-American to enroll at Marshall; he entered the graduate school in February, 1951.
Laidley Hall was named for John Laidley, one of the founding trustees of Marshall Academy.
According to the 1895 College catalog, the dormitories for young men and young ladies had a water supply on every floor.
In 1895, 183 students were enrolled at Marshall College. In 1895, the Marshall Business College began operation as an adjunct to the State Normal School, using the same building, but employing its own faculty. Thirty-five men and eight women were enrolled. “Uncombed hair, unblacked boots,…. Walking or standing habitually with hands in the pockets, a slouchy walk, these are the marks of inexcusable carelessness… and go to help unmake a gentleman. – 1905 catalog. Marshall’s Presidents have had three official
Old Main is made up of five buildings constructed at intervals between 1870 and 1907: 1870, 1897 (two separate sections), 1899, and 1907. Dr. Ancella Bickley was the first woman to deliver a commencement address at Marshall, on May 12, 1990. John Laidley, one of Marshall’s founders, named the school for his friend, Chief Justice John Marshall, who had died in 1835.