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Standing Proudly on the Hill

Standing Proudly on the Hill. A Brief History of Wichita State University. Alma Mater. Our alma mater Wichita, Stands proudly on the hill. Our sons and daughters bow to thee, Our hearts with praise we fill.

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Standing Proudly on the Hill

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  1. Standing Proudly on the Hill A Brief History of Wichita State University

  2. Alma Mater Our alma mater Wichita,Stands proudly on the hill.Our sons and daughters bow to thee,Our hearts with praise we fill. Chorus:Then, hail our Alma Mater!Hail, Thee, grand and true,Long wave the yellow and the black,O Wichita, Here's to you! Around our lives are memoriesThat tenderly entwine,And thru the midst of the rolling years,Of thee we build a shrine. Chorus Thy call to all that life holds dearIs a clear and shining guide.With love and truth and loyaltyAnd may they e'er abide.Chorus

  3. “College Hill” Original vision: Three colleges along the ridge east of downtown. Wichita Ladies College/Congregational Female College (“Vassar of the West”) Central University Wichita University

  4. Fairmount College1895-1926 Founded by Rev. Joseph Homer Parker Congregational Church Trees shipped in from New England

  5. “Old Main” burned in 1929

  6. WSU’s Oldest Building Fiske Hall, built 1904 Originally a dorm Served as a TB hospital Now home to the departments of History and Philosophy

  7. Football at WSU 1905: Fairmount Wheatshockers won the first-ever night game west of the Mississippi Played under Coleman lanterns Later that year, the team instigated the first forward pass in collegiate football

  8. Municipal University of Wichita1926-1964 Financial difficulties prompted a movement for the City to purchase the college. MUW was the first in a new era of city institutions of higher education in the American west. Enrollment: 1926: 569 1964: 7,000 (even then, 1/3rd were part time) Lots of new buildings post-WWII

  9. Wichita State University1964-Present Joined the Kansas Board of Regents System “University of Kansas—Wichita” was resisted 1965: Final Four basketball appearance 1970: Football plane crash 1986: Football closed due to finances 1989: College World Series champions

  10. Oct. 2, 1970Football Plane Crash 31 players, administrators and supporters died in Colorado.

  11. What in the World is a WuShock?

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