Forum Flashbacks: Sept. 19-25
MARYVILLE DAILY FORUM, SEPT. 19, 1974
50 YEARS AGO: Annual apple exodus fills bags, tummies – Give some bags and buckets to a bunch of kids, set them loose in a yard of apple trees and sit back and watch the action. What you’ll get is a lot of apples, a lot of full tummies and a lot of smiles. Eugene Field kindergarten students made their yearly exodus to the apple-tree-filled yard of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Brown and came away with at least six grocery bags full of ripe, bright red apples. … Mike Wilmes found a bagful of apples almost too much to handle, but Stacey Wilmes found a fast way of disposing of her armful.
10 years ago
Maryville Daily Forum, Sept. 22, 2014
Saturday’s re-naming ceremony at Northwest Missouri State University’s Hubbard Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship wasn’t just about unveiling a new sign in front of a building. It was about honoring a legacy embracing a quarter-century of service that will be remembered for decades to come.
Alumni, faculty, staff, students, families and friends of Northwest gathered at the CIE the morning before the traditional Family Weekend football game to honor the life and career of former President Dean Hubbard, whose name the center — the Dean L. Hubbard Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship — now bears.
“What better way to celebrate Family Weekend than to celebrate the legacy of Mr. and Mrs. (Aleta) Hubbard,” said Hubbard’s successor, President John Jasinski.
Hubbard served as president of Northwest for 25 years, and is the longest-serving chief executive in the university’s history.
He was instrumental in the creation of the $23 million CIE, which he envisioned as both an academic training ground for biotech scientists and engineers and a proving ground for technology-based corporate startups.
Opened in 2010, the 47,000 square-foot center contains three lab analysis research areas, a shared scientific instrument room, 9,000 square feet of tenant office space and 16,000 square feet of specialized teaching and research labs and offices.
The university’s Board of Regents voted unanimously in Dec. 2012 to rename the facility the Dean L. Hubbard Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Over his two and a half decades at Northwest, Hubbard was recognized for stable leadership during a period of steady growth both in terms of programs and the size of the student body.
100 years ago
Maryville Daily Democrat-Forum, Sept. 24, 1924
“OH! VIRGINIA” HEARD FREQUENTLY
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If girls having the same given name should conclude to organize at the Maryville High School there would be a strong band probably identified as the “Virginians.”
It is not uncommon to hear the name Virginia announced in the Assembly Room, in the class room, or echoed through the halls between periods.
L. L. St. Clair, the principal announces that Virginia “so and so” will report at the office after assembly; Miss Hawkins calls upon Virginia to give an oral composition and some chum calls “V-i-r-g-i-n-i-a”; in fact the Virginias are so numerous that their number can not fail to draw notice.
However, in spite of all the publicity they get, there are only eight Virginias in the Maryville High School, but regardless of all, Virginia is by far the most popular name there (perhaps in the estimation of some of the male students.) Ruth runs a close second with a total of six. Among the boys, John is the largest in numerical strength with a total of seven.
Virginia Dean, Virginia Braun, Virginia Curfman, Virginia Curnutt, Virginia Nicholas, Virginia Wright, Virginia White and Virginia Tulloch are the satellites in the Virginia constellation.
Ruth Bush, Ruth Dragoo, Ruth England, Ruth Hammond, Ruth Jensen and Ruth Hughes constitute the list of Ruths.
Of the name, “John” there is John Smith, John Sorrie, John Sewell, John Thompson, John Dooley, John Hartness and John Kurtz.
The derivation of this name or word comes from the Latin word “virginalis” meaning maidenly. Queen Elizabeth of England was known as the virgin queen, consequently the name Virginia came to be used among her subjects as honorary given names.
The state of Virginia was named after the English queen.
(Editor’s note — Although the given name “Ray” is not mentioned afore the Democrat-Forum is cognizant of this fact that there is at least one at the Spoofhound headquarters.)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 50-year and 100-year flashbacks are courtesy of the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project from the State Historical Society of Missouri, accessible at shsmo.newspapers.com.
