Aurora University - Pharos Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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DR. ORRIN ROE JENKS

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llSuch Skull as Dreams Are Made on Aurora College passed on important milestone in its his- tory on April 3, 1952, when it celebrated the fortieth anniver- sary of its coming to Aurora. The period between April 3, 1912, and April 3, 1952, was one of great progress for the school. In 1912 there was only one student taking fUIl-tirne liberal arts college work. There are over 250 on the campus daily and another 150 enrolled in port-time evening school work. There were 16 faculty members in T912, only ten of whom were in the college department. The college then operated an academy and a large commercial department both of which were clis- continued many years ago. Thirty-six teachers were listed for the winter quarter, 1952. Progress has not only been made numerically, but also academically. Between 60 and 70 different courses were listed in the collegiate department 40 years ago. Today the college catalog lists over 400 courses which are offered during the normal four year curriculum. This progress did not iust happen . It took the concerted efforts of many consecrated Christians to make our school what it is today. A group of men who believed that young people- could receive an education in a Christian environment founded