playing field into a football field for the university's football team. With new bleachers built to accommodate a crowd of one thousand, the Saratoga Field was home to OU's football team until 1951. The school building also served as OU's science hall from 1917 to 1926.
=== Change to public university status ===
The university became a public municipal institution in 1930, and it moved from the North Omaha campus to its present main location at 60th and Dodge Street in 1938. The old campus buildings were redeveloped for a time as apartments and offices. In June 1964, Jacobs and Joslyn Halls were the last two original OU buildings at 24th and Pratt Streets to be demolished. They were taken down to make way for a 12-story Omaha Housing Authority apartment building for the elderly, which was completed in 1965.
Dr. Milo Bail became president of Omaha University in 1948 and served until 1965. During that time, Omaha hotel magnate Eugene C. Eppley's foundation gave more than $1.2 million to the university. After …
