Cheyenne Business College was a trade school in Cheyenne, Wyoming that existed in the early 20th century.
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History
editAccording to the Casper Morning Star, Cheyenne Business College was incorporated in the early 1890s.[1] A biography of founder Daniel C. Royer says he first established the college in 1896, abandoned it to take classes at another institution, then re-established the college circa 1901.[2]
A 1903 U.S. Office of Education report listed Cheyenne Business College as having two instructors and 72 students, with Royer as the college's executive officer.[3]
On May 24, 1930, A. W. Johnston School of Business in Billings, Montana announced that they had purchased Cheyenne Business College to run as a second school, according to The Billings Gazette.[4]
According to a 1994 almanac, the college closed in the 1930s in the wake of the Great Depression.[5]
Basketball
editCheyenne Business College had a men's basketball team at least as early as 1903.[6] According to newspapers from the time, the Cheyenne team held the championship of Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming in 1903 and 1904.[7][8]
In November 1904, John Nolan, who played as center for Cheyenne, died in a train accident.[9]
On January 18, 1907, Cheyenne defeated the visiting Wyoming Cowboys by a score of 72–16, which remains the largest margin of defeat in University of Wyoming history as of 2019.[update] Wyoming's media guide lists 1 win and 6 losses to Cheyenne Business College between the 1906–07 season and the 1909–10 season.[10]
Game log
editDate | Site | Team | Result | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
1903-02-07 | H | Nebraska | W | 42–28 |
1906-01-25 | Colorado | L | 23–30 | |
1907-01-18 | H | Wyoming | W | 72–16 |
1907-02-17 | A | Wyoming | W | 39–11 |
1909-02-16 | H | Wyoming | W | 26–11 |
1909-02-22 | A | Wyoming | L | 17–26 |
1910-02-10 | A | Wyoming | W | 38–18 |
1910-02-11 | H | Wyoming | W | 43–30 |
Location
editCheyenne Business College was located in the Deming Building in downtown Cheyenne. The Deming Building was built in 1911 and is located at 1620 Central Ave.[13][14] The building is still standing today and a faded sign for the college is still visible on one side of the building.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Clipping from Casper Morning Star". Casper Morning Star. Casper, Wyoming. October 17, 1953. p. 12. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Progressive men of the state of Wyoming. A.W. Bowen & Co. 1903. p. 447. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Office of Education (1905). Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1903. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 2226–7. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Buy College in Cheyenne". The Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. May 25, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Phil; Roberts, David L.; Roberts, Steven L. (1994). Wyoming Almanac (3rd ed.). Laramie: Skyline West Press. p. 435. ISBN 978-0-914767-21-3.
- ^ "Basketball". ColoradoAggies.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Weber Stake Academy". Deseret News. December 19, 1903. p. 65. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Cheyenne dispatch, dated Feb. 1". The Fort Collins Express. February 8, 1905. p. 6. Retrieved June 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nine Killed in a Wreck; Fatal Collision on Union Pacific in Wyoming". Lincoln Nebraska State Journal. November 13, 1904. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Media Guide". University of Wyoming Athletics. November 4, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Nebraska Basketball: 2016–2017 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. 2016. p. 190. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ The Coloradoan. University of Colorado. 1906. p. 228. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Deming Building - Downtown Cheyenne District - Cheyenne, WY - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com.
- ^ https://archive.org/details/wyomingstatebusi01unse/page/n279/mode/2up p.280
External links
edit- Photographs of Cheyenne Business College at the Wyoming State Archives
- Cheyenne Business College at Sports Reference