Cheyenne Business College
History
According to the Casper Morning Star, Cheyenne Business College was incorporated in the early 1890s. 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.
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.
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.
According to a 1994 almanac, the college closed in the 1930s in the wake of the Great Depression.
Basketball
Cheyenne Business College had a men's basketball team at least as early as 1903. According to newspapers from the time, the Cheyenne team held the championship of Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming in 1903 and 1904.
In November 1904, John Nolan, who played as center for Cheyenne, died in a train accident.
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. Wyoming's media guide lists 1 win and 6 losses to Cheyenne Business College between the 1906–07 season and the 1909–10 season.
Game log
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| Date | 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 |
Source: Opponents' media guides
Location
Cheyenne 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. The building is still standing today and a faded sign for the college is still visible on one side of the building.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
- Photographs of Cheyenne Business College at the Wyoming State Archives
- Cheyenne Business College at Sports Reference