Conley House Dedication Plans - 9/12/86
2:00 p.m. ceremony begins
1. Department of Music will provide brass band before ceremony.
2. Stage for program will be on the front porch of the house
unless it rains. If rain, we have tent set up on grounds.
3.
a. Traffic has been stopped for ceremony and people
may stand around front porch and street.
Folding chairs will be available for anyone who
wants to sit down.
Purpose of the program:
To emphasize the history of the house and to celebrate
the completion of its renovation and restoration. To also
celebrate the results of a long time study and plan for the
Conley House to become a part of the University of Missouri-Columbia
campus. The project is an example of the commitment
the University has made to preserve the heritage of the
community and to restore/renovate and adapt old buildings for
modern day purposes whenever possible to do so. Another
purpose of the program is to focus on the current users of
the house -- The Honors College in the College of Arts and
Science and the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center in the
Graduate School and Office of Research.
4. Background (Also see printed program and brochure which
will be handed out at program)
The Conley house is associated with a long standing Boone
County family with many of the descendants continuing to live
in the area who are friends of the University and leaders in
the community.
Official records reflect that Sanford F. Conley purchased
the five acres of land on which the house is located, from James S.
Rollins in 1868 for a cost of $2000. (You will recall that
James S. Rollins was Representative from the area who played
an important role in locating the University in Columbia.)

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Construction on the house began immediately thereafter and the
family moved in about 1870. There were six children born to
Sanford Francis and Kate Singleton Conley, but one died in early
childhood. Those remaining children (all deceased now, of course)
who grew up in Boone County were:
Sanford F., Jr.
Milton R.
William T.
Dudley S.
Catherine Conley Miller
Dudley S. Conley, one of the sons, served as dean of our School
of Medicine from 1933 to 1948. His portrait is among several
family pictures that have been given to the University by various
members of the family, and his picture hangs on the second floor
of the house.
Many of the Conley descendants are with us today to help celebrate:
Several of them may have lived in the house at one time or another.
5. Recognize:
All of the Conleys who are present by asking them to
raise their hands. (crowd probably will be standing) Family
members will have red ribbons pinned on their lapels.
(APPLAUSE)
Others to Recognize:
Curators:
Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson from Springfield, Mo.
Mrs. Jeanne Epple, Columbia who will be on program later.
(Will give others when we know names.)
Legislators if present - (will let you know that day.)
Architect for the project:
James Darrough of Darrough & Co.in Columbia.
Reinhardt Construction Company, Centralia, Missouri
Susan Elledge of our University Department of Facilities
Management was the interior designer. Many other University
personnel assisted in the entire project.

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6. Mr. Dalton will introduce Chancellor Uehling to welcome
guests and to thank all of those who have made the project
possible. You may want to make some special comments of
praise about the Chancellor's leadership in making this entire
project possible since the University has been bargaining with
the Conley family since at least 1968 trying to acquire the house.
It was in 1980, that she was able to finalize the agreement
and have George Miller sell the house to us.
7. Chancellor will make comments telling a little bit about the
University's acquisition of the house and thank the family for
their interest and support.
8. Mr. Dalton will introduce Dr. Howard Marshall and Dr. Ed
Kaiser using theme of Heritage of the Past and Promise of the
future. Introduce at same time to avoid hopping up and down and
to save time. (See each of their brief biographical sketches
attached.)
9. Dr. Howard W. Marshall, Director of the Missouri Cultural
Heritage Center, will share with the audience information
about the Center and the work it is doing. 2 minutes
10. Dr. Edwin M. Kaiser, Professor Department of Chemistry
and Honors College Director, will share with the audience
information about the Honors College and will recognize all
Honors Students and faculty present and any Honors Alumni???
2 minutes
11. Dalton will introduce President Magrath who will express
his thanks and make any appropriate comments.
12. Dalton will make any closing comments he wants to make.
Thank the students from the Department of Music for providing
the music before the program and the Missouri State Old Timers
Fiddlers Association for the music during the reception.

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Tours will be self-guided, but students and faculty and staff
will be in each room to answer any questions about the house.
Invite audience to enjoy the refreshments of ice cream, lemonade
and cookies under the tent and enjoy the music.
Ask people to please not take refreshments inside house.
13. Dalton will introduce Mrs. Jeanne Epple, member of the Board
of Curators and representing them at the request of Tom Smith,
President of the board, to make the official dedication.
Jeanne is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia
and a long time resident of the community having worked and
known members of the Conley family for many years. She has served
on the Board of Curators from the Mid-Missouri area for the
past three years.
14. Jeanne will make appropriate dedication comments and
make the ribbon cutting as symbol of officially opening the
building for the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center and the
Honors College.
Program ends and tours and refreshments begin.