Culver Stockton College 1853–Stockton gifts and growth
This history notes Culver Stockton College in Canton Missouri originated as Christian University, chartered 1853, to promote equal educational rights for men and women. It highlights key figures like D Patrick Henderson, building gifts from Mary Culver and R H Stockton, and the college’s evolution through presidency, endowment, and affiliations with Missouri and national colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Mississippi
Culver-Stockton College
Canton
United States
Culver- Stockton
Christian University
D. Patrick Henderson
Christian Church
Henderson
Christian Church At
Columbia
Christian College
Board of Trustees
Chauncey Durkee
James Shannon
University of Missouri
Shannon
Young Ladies of Christian University
The
State University
B. H. Smith
Pletely
Johann Carried
John H. Wood
North Central Association
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Debut of Oakland Symphony Orchestra Led by Alfred Hertz
San Francisco conductor Alfred Hertz will witness the Oakland Symphony Orchestra debut at the Oakland Auditorium Theater on January 28. Orley Lee, director, organized the group from a 40 member nucleus in 1933, now numbering about 75, growing from YMCA sponsorship and community support.
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Lee
Chautauqua, N. Y. Assembly
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski
San Francisco Symphony
Hertz, Isaac
Dobrowen
Stockton Symphony Orchestra
Sacramento Municipal Symphony Orchestra
Oakland
California
Tribune
San Francisco
Alfred Hertz
Oakland Symphony Orchestra
Oakland Auditorium Theater
Hertz
Orley Lee
Oakland Y. M. C. A
Oakland Symphony Orchestra Association
Timely Topics and Local Scandals Highlighted in Briefs
A Southern columnist’s jokey call to hang lawyers drew protests and a retracting explanation that only three fourths of lawyers should be hung. An Oklahoma youth named William Jennings Bryan Goodman is described as student athlete and robber by night. A wife sues revealing a model husband who cooks, cleans, works, and remits all wages, keeping his wife by day and night.
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Frank Priebe
Oklahoma
William Jennings Bryan Goodman
Notice Our New Low Prices on Groceries
Advertises price reductions for FLOUR and MEAL bundles, 48 Ibs at 1.85, Early Bird 48 Ibs at 1.85, FA 48 at 2.00. SUGAR C&H 10 Ibs at 51c. CHERRIES and PEACHES offered in gallon units at 5c and 4c respectively.
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C&h
Car Load of Old Corn No 2 Yellow on Track
A car load of old corn variety No 2 Yellow is reported on track by a yard crew. The note lists a contact phone number 158 for inquiries or delivery arrangements.
Odd Human Foibles and Local Scandals Across Slides of Life
A miscellany of quirky incidents and legal foibles from North American towns. A Brooklyn driver cites a windshield sticker as a factor in a pedestrian collision. J. E. Bettis of Vancouver buys a trunk containing an embalmed man. Minneapolis chimes prompt confusion over a hymn. France recalls three bath rituals at St Cyr. A Glasgow judge limits a would‑be mother‑in‑law’s interference. A Hungarian woman demands a duel after a taunt. Bournemouth’s Benning Arnold ends bowling after decades of play.
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North East Missouri
Kirksville
L. S. Bean
National Forestry Area
South Missouri
H. H. Krusekopf
Urbana
Illinois
L. D. Bauer
Missouri College of Agriculture
R. B. Browning
State Planning Board
Jefferson City
J. Robert Hall
Linn
Linn County
Ed Harriman
R. P. Nickerson
Bucklin
George McNish
Hans P. Dreyer
Roy L. McCollum
Brookfield
J. L. Welsh
Laclede
Randall Davis
New Boston
Bertha Banning
Mary Alice
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Auditorum
Edwin W. Ehmann
Jubilee
Ben Hur
North Star
DAIRY
International
Browning Farm Club
M. T. Scott
Mgr
Brooklyn
J. E. Bettis
Vancouver
Minneapolis
France
St. Cyr
Madame de Mainenon
Glasgow
G. H. Stewart
Grace Leighton
Bening Arnold
Bournemouth
Eng
Browning
Jack
John Deere
McCormick Deering
Crosby
Walt Lease
Hugh Campbell
Ladies Aid
Lee Brantner & Son
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