Francis Quadrangle Sketch

Every true son, so happy hearted, skies above us are blue. There's a spirit so deep within us, Old Missouri here's to you. When the band plays the Tiger war song, and when the fray is through, we will tramp, tramp, tramp, around the columns, with a cheer, for Old Mizzou... HIT IT! Hooray, Hurrah! Mizzou, Mizzou, Hooray, Hoorah! Mizzou, Mizzou, Hooray, Hurrah! And a "Bully" for Ol' Mizzou! Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah! Mizzou-RAH! Mizzou-RAH! Mizzou-RAH! TIGERS!

So October 25 will be my first college homecoming. Not only that. but I'm going to the school that created homecoming: Mizzou, or the University of Missouri in Columbia, the first public university established west of the Mississippi. The university was founded in 1839, making this year its 175th anniversary. What a cool way to begin my time at the Zou! I'm pretty excited for homecoming. So today I sat down on the famous Francis Quadrangle and decided to sketch it. It was a perfect October day. The trees are turning different colors and the leaves are falling...so peaceful. The Francis Quadrangle is famous for its six freestanding columns. Academic Hall caught fire and burned down in 1892, leaving all but the six limestone columns. Alumni supported leaving the columns in place, and they have remained standing ever since. Some hope they will stand for a thousand years. The building behind the columns is Jesse Hall, which is the rebuilt academic hall, although obviously not as big as the first. Banners hang in between the columns with the four key values of the university: respect, responsibility, discovery, and excellence. Students like to sit on the bases of the columns to study. I've done that several times. It's relaxing. So anyway, I just wanted to upload the sketch before homecoming. I might touch it up and color it later. I'm not sure...

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