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As far as anyone has been able to determine, the school colors of purple and white were never officially selected \u2013 they just happened. They were the colors named by Basil Brewer in Old Missou when he wrote the school song in 1902, and they stuck. Everyone must have thought they were okay, because they seem to have been accepted along with the song.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The School had no official song until Basil Brewer (1901), was inspired to write one while working as a Student Assistant in the<\/span><\/p>

Science Department the summer of 1902. According to him it happened this way:\"\"<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI was called upon to substitute for Professor Weatherly, head of the Science <\/span><\/p>

Department. In between classes, I attended music classes now and then, <\/span><\/p>

and at one of these sessions, the subject came up that the college had no school song. <\/span><\/p>

The Princeton song, \u201cThe Orange and the Black,\u201d always had been popular,<\/span><\/p>

and in between classes on the laboratory table, and as I recall it, in one to two days\u2019<\/span><\/p>

time I wrote the words of \u201cThe Purple and the White.\u201d A year or two later, the name was <\/span><\/p>

changed to \u201cOld Missou,\u201d the change being, you might say, by common consent.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cOld Missou\u201d and Old Missouri<\/p>

And Normal Number One*<\/p>

Fondly cling we to the memory<\/p>

Of Old Misouri\u2019s son<\/p>

Gladly thee our hearts we tender<\/p>

By the dim and flick\u2019ring light,<\/p>

Every lad a proud defender<\/p>

Of the Purple and the White.<\/p>

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In debates or feats athletic<\/p>

The broader fields of life<\/p>

Midst the shifting scenes of progress<\/p>

Where the fiercest fights are rife<\/p>

Taught by many a glorious vict\u2019ry<\/p>

From many a hard fought fight<\/p>

They have learned they have to reckon<\/p>

With the Purple and the White.<\/p>

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Hark the sound of yells exalting<\/p>

From out the Tigers\u2019 den!<\/p>

Did ye hear the shout of triumph<\/p>

\u2018Twas Warrensburg\u2019s brave men<\/p>

Far above them hark the tumult<\/p>

Like the triumph of the right<\/p>

As we give the Kirksville Normal<\/p>

And the Purple and the White.<\/p>

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Through Harvard, Yale, or Princeton<\/p>

Should we onward still pursue<\/p>

As adopted \u201csons of Eli\u201d<\/p>

To the violets prove true<\/p>

Shall we never cease to love thee<\/p>

To tremble with delight<\/p>

As we mark the gallant flutter<\/p>

Of the Purple and the White.<\/p>

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\u201cOur hearts the school has won.\u201d<\/p>

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In 1996, it was decided that not only was \u201cOld Missou\u201d outdated and gender-biased, <\/span><\/p>

it was also confusing since \u201cMizzou\u201d is the University of Missouri\u2019s nickname. <\/span><\/span><\/p>

And then there was the fact that the song had not been played at <\/span>Commencement<\/span><\/span><\/p>

and other<\/span>ceremonies and programs for several years or at sports events for at least <\/span><\/p>

five. So, at the urging of Student Senate, President Jack Magruder\u00a0asked<\/span> the <\/span><\/span><\/p>

Traditions Committee to review the situation. <\/span>Three years later, in 1999,<\/span><\/span><\/p>

the new alma mater, <\/span>music by Claude T. Smith, arrangement & lyrics by <\/span><\/p>

Thomas J. Trimborn, Associate Professor of Music, was finally selected <\/span><\/p>

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In the heartland of America,<\/span><\/p>

In the place we are all as of one.<\/span><\/p>

Namesake of our Alma Mater fair<\/span><\/p>

\u2018Tis Missouri\u2019s pride and favorite son.<\/span><\/p>

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Spirit his o\u2019er our University,<\/span><\/p>

Let our song ever decree.<\/span><\/p>

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Gaining knowledge, wisdom, truth today.<\/span><\/p>

Courage for life, set forth, decide.<\/span><\/p>

Keep the Truman dreams alive!<\/span><\/p>

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For the future we shall pass the torch,<\/span><\/p>

Strive to always follow paths of right.<\/span><\/p>

With ideals to stand the test of time,<\/span><\/p>

Soar on eagle\u2019s wing our dreams take flight.<\/span><\/p>

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Spirit his o\u2019er our University,<\/span><\/p>

Truman\u2019s song of harmony.<\/span><\/p>

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With a pledge of our allegiance firm,<\/span><\/p>

Ne\u2019er the road of life divide.<\/span><\/p>

Keep the Truman dreams alive!<\/span><\/p>

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Click to hear the current school song:<\/span><\/p>

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According to President Emeritus Walter H. Ryle, the term \u201cbulldog\u201d was first used in connection with the school\u2019s football team in 1908 when Coach O.C. Bell called his players bulldogs \u2013 it wasn\u2019t an official term, just a description.  <\/p>\n

In 1915, after several losing seasons \u2013 and no wins at all in 1914 \u2013 a committee, including student Walter Ryle, was formed to see what could be done about reviving school spirit. The student body had stuck with the team, according to team member and later coach H.L. \u201cCurly\u201d McWilliams. \u201cThat 1914 team \u2026 did not quit. They instilled a spirit of enthusiasm in the student body \u2026\u201d who gave them a hearty send off to every game played away from home and were at the train to greet them when they returned.<\/p>\n

The students had become discouraged, though, and the committee decided that some type of emblem to inspire enthusiasm was needed. They suggested that the bulldog be adopted as the team mascot \u201cbecause of his tenacity and ability to hold on and fight desperately until the end. A bulldog does not quit…\u201d The exact words that McWilliams later used to describe that 1914 team. The next spring, the baseball team played under the Bulldog name for the first time and the football team began using it a year later.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lore has it that the concept of the gum tree originated in the 1920s when it was against the rules to chew gum in class. You had to get rid of the stuff somewhere, so students who had classes in Pickler Memorial Library found the perfect repository. An antique suit of armor was on display just inside the front door and good ole Oscar, as the armor was affectionately known, was just standing there, all hollow and so very convenient.\u00a0<\/p>

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In later years, Oscar was replaced by a tree on the east side of the Quad, handy to both Kirk Building and Ophelia Parrish. Some folks said that adding your gum to the sticky mass would bring good luck. Others were more specific and swore that a contribution on the way to an exam was the way to ensure an A (or at least a passing grade).<\/p>

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That particular gum tree met its demise at the hands of axe-wielding vandals in October 1999 – but you can\u2019t keep a good tradition, even a slightly disgusting one, down! Within days a new tree had been appointed and anointed. This tree, unfortunately, was recently lost due to the Summer 2012 drought (it was cut down in 2013)–but the tradition still continues on, as yet another tree has become the designated “gum tree.” As for the original, it made its farewell appearance as a \u201cfloat\u201d in the 1999 Homecoming parade.<\/p>

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In 1930, the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats lost their annual football game with the Northeast Missouri State Bulldogs by a score of 20-7. In recognition of that resounding defeat, Northwest\u2019s President, Uel Lamkin, sent Northeast\u2019s President, Eugene Fair, a polished hickory stick which would become the trophy of the annual game between the two schools – the president whose team won the game each year would take possession until the next meeting. President Lamkin got the stick back in 1931 with a 7-0 win, and it has continued to travel between Kirksville and Maryville ever since.<\/p>

The stick, which came from the farm in Harrison County where President Fair was born, is about two & a half feet long and tapers from a diameter of 1\u00bd\u201d to about 1\u201d.\u00a0 It was polished and lettered in the wood shop at Northwest and lists the scores of all the Northeast-Northwest games that had been played (1908-30), up to the time of its creation.<\/p>

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Purple and White Why these colors? As far as anyone has been able to determine, the school colors of purple and white were never officially selected \u2013 they just happened. They were the colors named by Basil Brewer in Old Missou when he wrote the school song in 1902, and they stuck. Everyone must have … <\/p>\n

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