<P> The efforts to get a four - year university in Sacramento date back to the 1920s; however, legislation repeatedly failed . Local supporters blamed "pork barrel politics" by Bay Area legislators trying to monopolize higher education . Sacramento State was formally established in 1947 through legislation by State Senator Earl D. Desmond, by playing hardball to get it done--convincing the Senate's finance committee to withhold funding for the University of California until he had a commitment . Later on, Desmond eventually had 11 children and grandchildren graduate from the college . </P> <P> Founded as Sacramento State College on Sept. 22, 1947, during a time of intense demand for higher education after World War II, Sacramento State shared space with Sacramento Junior College . Sacramento State's first semester of classes consisted of 235 students enrolled in 44 sections . During December 1947, the official mascot "Herky" (short for Hercules) the Hornet was chosen over the Elk, which wasn't considered to be aggressive enough . The college's colors--green and gold symbolizing the foothills and trees, were also established . The next Spring, the college held its first graduation ceremony . A single student, history major John J. Collins, who had transferred from UC Berkeley, graduated . By 1948, the college was already fielding intercollegiate teams in basketball, baseball, and tennis . In Spring 1949, the winning "Fight Hornet Fight" song was composed by Donald McDonald . The State Hornet and Statesman yearbook were first published in 1949 . </P> <P> Several sites for a permanent home for the college were considered . A site at 5th Street and Broadway, a site near Fruitridge and Stockton Boulevard, and a site in the Pocket Area of South Sacramento were all rejected . In 1949, the state purchased 244 acres of what was then peach farm land to be the site of the new college at $1,650 to $1,800 an acre . In December 1952, the school left the Sacramento City College property and moved to its permanent location on the banks of the American River . On February 9, 1953, the then 289 - acre campus opened to approximately 2,400 students with a parade through town called "GO EAST WITH WEST," in reference to President West . Parking has notoriously been a problem at the university, and since the beginning, drivers were confronted by a sea of mud . Students would simply drive as close to the buildings as they could and park . </P> <P> Construction began in 1951 . By 1962, 30 new structures had been built and occupied . A campus landmark was created when the Guy West Bridge was erected--a bridge modeled after the Golden Gate Bridge and named after the college's founding president . </P>

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