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On Sept. 14, 1908,
the great experiment began.
Founding Dean Walter Williams opened the world's first school of journalism, and by the end of the day, students and faculty editors had published the University Missourian. It was complete with advertising, which Williams knew fueled a free press. The following years were marked by many firsts, including the first female graduate, international graduate and Journalism Week. Above all, the pioneering students and faculty proved that the Missouri Method of hands-on journalism education worked and was here to stay.
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1908
University Missourian students faced the same pressures as working reporters, from tight deadlines to rushed editors.
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1910
Mary Gentry Paxton (later Keeley) was the first female graduate. She became the first female reporter in Kansas City and eventually returned to teach journalism at Christian College (now Columbia College).
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