Our Denco MISSOURI Sport's Team Luggage 27" Rolling Duffel Bag CL300-Missouri features:

◦27" Duffel Bag

◦Ballistic Nylon

◦Push Button Telescoping Handle

◦Fully Lined Interior





School History:

In 1839, the Missouri legislature passed the Geyer Act to establish funds for a state university for the state's many aspiring students.[10] It would be the first public university west of the Mississippi River.[11] To secure the university, the citizens of Columbia and Boone County pledged $117,921 in cash and land to beat out five other central Missouri counties for the location of the state university.[11] The land on which the University was eventually constructed was just south of Columbia's downtown and owned by James S. Rollins, who became known as the "Father of the University."[12] As the first public University in Louisiana Purchase, the school was shaped by Thomas Jefferson's ideas about public education.

In 1862 the American Civil War forced the university to close for much of the year.[14] It was during this time that the residents of Columbia formed a "home guard" militia unit that became known as the "Fighting Tigers of Columbia". This name was given because of the group's steadfast readiness to fight against any form of invading force that was hoping to plunder the city and university. Later, in 1890, the name suggested the University's newly-formed football team be called the "Tigers" for those who fought to defend Columbia.[15] In 1870 the institution was granted land-grant status under the Morrill Act of 1862.[13] The act also led to the establishment of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy as an off shoot of the main campus in Columbia; This institution became the present-day Missouri University of Science & Technology.[13] In 1888 the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station opened. This grew to encompass ten centers and research farms around Missouri. By 1890 the university encompassed a normal college (education), engineering college, art's and science college, school of agriculture and mechanical arts. school of medicine, and school of law.[14] On January 9, 1892, Academic Hall, the institution's main building, fell victim to a disastrous fire. The fire completely gutted the building, leaving little more than six stone Ionic columns standing.[16] The university's rebuilding, under the tenure of Missouri Governor David R. Francis laid the foundations for the modern university.