Missourian's first edition

By TRUTH LEEM

September 13, 2008 | 9:46 p.m. CDT

The Columbia Missourian began on Sept. 14, 1908, as the University Missourian. Its first edition coincided with the opening day of MU’s journalism school, the first in the country. This is a photograph of one of the few copies of this first edition, with some markings.

RELATED STORIES: The news from 1908, Since 1908: The Missourian's story

Like the Missourian?
Support us with Kachingle!