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George R. Smith College was a historically Black college located in Sedalia, Missouri, it was attended by ragtime composer Scott Joplin, who was famous for the piano music piece "Maple Leaf Rag."




History


The institution was associated with the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society of the Methodist Church and played an important role in the lives of young people for several decades.
According to the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri edited by Howard L. Conard, the building was completed in 1882. The college operated from 1894 until it burned down in April 26, 1925, after which its assets were merged with the Philander Smith College in 1933. A photograph of George R. Smith College, with students, can be found among at the State Historical Society of Missouri.




Notable alumni



Myrtle Craig Mowbray, first African American woman to graduate from Michigan State University, in 1907
Scott Joplin, ragtime music piano composer
Arthur Marshall, ragtime composer and contemporary of Scott Joplin
Homer G. Phillips, prominent lawyer and civil rights advocate
T. Manuel Smith, president of the National Medical Association (1942 to 1943)




Presidents


P. A. Cool, 1894–1897
E. A. Robertson, 1897–1902
I. L. Lowe, 1902–1907
A. C. Maclin, 1907–1910
J. C. Sherrill, 1910–1912
George Evans, 1912–1914
Matthew Simpson Davage, 1914–1916
Robert B. Hayes, 1916–1925




Athletics


Throughout the history of the college, various men and women's sports teams were fielded. Athletic teams from George R. Smith were known as the Deweys. Their colors were purple and white. Men had the opportunity to play football, baseball, basketball and tennis, while women could participate in sports such as basketball, tennis, croquet, and swings.
The 1903 George R. Smith Deweys football team won the HBCU football championship of Missouri. In the championship-deciding game, the Deweys defeated the Lincoln Blue Tigers of Jefferson city by a score of 17-0, although the game was reportedly brutal and controversial.




References






External links



African American Methodism and Higher Education in Missouri
The Biggest Little Black College on the Prairie

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