St Pat's Celebration Committee
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   In the spring of 1908 the University of Missouri Columbia extended an invitation to the School of Mines to send a delegate to witness their ceremonies. As a result, a mass meeting was held in front of the post office, where all matters of importance were settled at the time, and J.H.Bowles was elected to be the delegate to the ceremonies in Columbia

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       The Miners, however, were not content to let the situation remain at that. A committee consisting of G.A.Easley ('09), Clay Gregory ('10), and D.L. Forester ('11), was appointed by the student body to arrange a celebration in Rolla. However, since March 17th was a school day, the committee had to meet and make its arrangements in secret.

   On the 16th the committee had their assistants spend nearly all night decorating the huge entrance to Norwood Hall while taking care of the night watchman. Other deputies were busy posting the town with bills declaring a holiday for the following day and requested all students to meet at the depot at 8:00 the next morning.