Special Collections and Archives, part of the Missouri State University Libraries, presents a new exhibit on the third floor of Plaster Student Union focused on campus life during the upcoming centennial of 1923.

With an estimated enrollment of a whopping 3,000 students, life at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College (now Missouri State University) was very different in 1923 compared to today. This exhibit shares photos and information from yearbooks, student and local newspapers, and other university publications to offer a glimpse into the past.  

Memorable moments from this point in time, aside from the low costs of attendance, were the construction of Hill Hall (then called the Education Building and officially completed in 1924); events and festivals such as May Day; and on July 2, the library (then located in Carrington Hall) contained an exact count of 23,693 books.