Due to a horrible headache, I didn't do a post yesterday, it seems Wednesday has become trivia day, so it's just a wee bit late.
The first classes at OSU begin on September 17, 1873. We were always late starters.
Two women enrolled on the first day, Harriet and Alice Townshend, daughters of professor Norton Townshend, the first professor of agriculture.
25 total students enrolled on the first day of classes.
The OSU marching band began in 1878.
The marching band did not start doing Script Ohio until 1936.
R.L. Stine wrote Goosebumps and many others is an alumnus of OSU.
Roy Plunkett invented teflon and is an alumnus of OSU.
OSU dorms became co-ed in 1972. Poor 1971 grads.
The record of the football team in its first season at OSU was 1-3. Wonder if I could have gotten tickets then--not likely. *frown*
The true American sport, baseball was the first athletic team at OSU, 1879.
And now you know
2 comments:
Just to point out some things about OU
The first classes at OU begin on 1808.We were always early starters.
3 total students enrolled on the first day of classes.
In 1873, Margaret Boyd received her B.A. degree and became the first woman to graduate from the University.
The OU marching band began in 1923.
The name "Marching 110" originally referred to the number of band members in 1967 but the band has since expanded. The 110 now stands for the 110% effort expected of all members at all times.
Richard Dean Anderson, actor, most known as MacGyver and many others is an alumnus of OU.
Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2009)alumnus of OU.
In 1967, Women are eliminated from the OU Marching Band. Yep that's right we kicked them out. In 1975 they were allowed back in. Just in time to be the first marching band to perform at Carnegie Hall.
Ohio Bobcats football began in 1894 with an 8-0 loss to Marietta College.
GO OHIO UNIVERSITY!!!!!!!! :-)
SirchKismet...Thanks, I may have to borrow these facts for a Wednesday Trivia day.
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