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Cane Hill State College
This unique community gave
birth to the states first library, the first Sunday School, even
the earliest factory in the state which made furniture was
from Cane Hill. The first Steam
Mill of any importance in the state was constructed there. The
Arkansas General Assembly
established the University
of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1871 as the Arkansas Industrial
University. Under the authority of the Morrill Act of 1862, it became the state land-grant
institution and first state-assisted college in Arkansas. When the college opened
on January 22, 1873, there were only four teachers and
eight students.
In 1873 the University established a campus in Pine Bluff, which was designated as a land-grant
campus of the University from 1875 until 1927, and then uniting again with the System
in 1972.
In 1879, the University accepted responsibility for academic management and operation of a
privately established
not-for-profit medical campus in Little Rock. This campus
merged into the
University System in 1911, and is now known
as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
In 1969, Little Rock University joined the U. A. System, becoming the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
In 1971,
the Monticello campus was added, dissolving its predecessor, Arkansas A & M College. Phillips
Community College in Helena
joined the U. A. System in 1996, later adding campuses in
Stuttgart and
DeWitt. Also in 1996, Red River Technical
College in Hope joined the System and was renamed the
University of Arkansas Community College at Hope. In
1998, Gateway Technical College in Batesville
joined the
System and was renamed the University of Arkansas
Community College at Batesville.
How We
Became Hogs
Arkansas' athletic teams have
not always been called
the Razorbacks. During the early years of its athletic
history, the Cardinal served as the University nickname. More on the Cardinal connection coming up but first
lets tell you how the Hog came to be. It was in 1909 when then
Arkansas head football coach Hugo
Bezdek referred to the
team as a "wild band of Razorback hogs" after the then Cardinals
had beaten
Louisiana State
rather soundly by the score of 16-0. Coach Bezdek
noted the reaction from the players and
fans, when he
referred to the team as the" fighting band of wild
Razorbacks". Depicting the Razorback,
characterized by a jagged ridged back, and tenacious wild fighting ability, Coach Bezdek never
forgot
this reference and reaction, and often referred to the team that year as his " fighting band of Razorbacks."
This
new nickname became increasingly popular and the student
body voted to change the official
University mascot from
the Cardinal Bird to the Razorback Hog in 1910.
In the 1920s. "Wooo, Pig, Sooie" was added as the school yell, referred to more commonly now as
"Calling The Hogs." The Hog Call
A
chant of "Woo Pig Sooie" is known worldwide as the Hog Call. A properly executed Hog Call is
composed of three "calls," slowly raising one's arms from the
knees to above the head during the
"Woo." Traditionalists prescribe an eight second "Woo." The fingers should be
wiggled and the
"Woo" should build in volume and pitch as the arms rise. Upon completion of the "Woo" phase,
both
arms are brought straight down with fists clinched as if executing a chin-up while yelling, "PIG."
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The call is completed by thrusting the right arm into
the air, fist clinched, and exclaiming with great
elation, "SOOIE." A full Hog Call -- the kind one will always hear
victorious Razorbacks execute after
contests... requires
two more Hog Calls, followed immediately by the "Razor-backs"yell, coordinated
with the pumping motion of the
right arm after the third "Sooie" in time with the break between
"Razor"and "Backs."
The full and proper Hog Call is:
Wooooooooooooo. Pig.
Sooie!
Wooooooooooooo. Pig. Sooie!
Wooooooooooooo. Pig. Sooie!
Razorbacks!
The Razorback Fight Song
Hit that line, Hit that
line, Keep on going,
Move that ball right down the field.
Give a cheer, Rah! Rah!
Never fear, Rah Rah
Arkansas will never yield.
On your toes Razorbacks to the finish.
Carry on with all your might.
For it's A-A-A-R-K-A-N-S-A-S for Arkansas,
Fight, Fight, Fi-i-ight.
The Arkansas Alma Mater
Pure as the dawn on the brow of
thy beauty, watches
thy soul from the mountains of god, Over the
fates of
thy children departed, far from the land where their footsteps have trod. Beacon of hope in
the ways dreary
lighted; Pride of our hearts that are loyal and true; from
those who adore unto one
who adores you, mother of
mothers we sing unto you.
The Official
Colors
The use of Red and White came from the
very beginning
of varsity athletics with the original school
mascot. In the
beginning we were the University of Arkansas
Cardinals! The mascot was the Cardinal
bird and the
colors were Cardinal red and white. The color now used is slightly different than the
original however it is
still called cardinal red pantone 199. In web page applications the nearest color
used for compatibility with
the majority of browsers is CC3300. These letters and
numbers (code) are
meaningless to all but webmasters.
The numbers for graphic artists are Hue-10, Sat-240,
Lum-96, Red-204, Green 51, Blue 0.
LINKS
University of
Arkansas
Athletic Departments
Southeastern Conference
University of Arkansas Bookstore
National
Intramural-Rec. Sports Assoc.
Yahoo's Sports & Recreation
World Wide Web of Sports
ESPN
Sports Zone
Corliss Williamson
J. P.
Sports
Hog Calls
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