Millikin University - Millidek Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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Millihek Enarh Uhr millihrk Ehfillrial 5185 lgng Editor-in-Chief - - - E. Starr Cole Assistant Editor - Ruth Bicknell Literary Editors - - Bonnie Blackburn llertha Eaton Department Editor - - Lottie Lamb Katherine Trautman Organization Editors - - Ray Kirk liertha Eaton Art liditor - Lnlalou llefiroat Class Editor - liranees lfell Athletic Editor - - Verne Ross R0aStS and firindS - Arthur Van Cleve Cartoons - - - - Ellen Stone Niwiuraa Stud' ,Ilnsincss Manager - - Tfliram Shumway Assistant Manager - Ansel Magill Secretary - - Cyrus Hnggatt JXSsiSi21l11 ' Masnji Matsumoto 21

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SIPNP5 Eihlillf BPEEIHII' The St, l'.ouis bridge over the Sangamon is located about one mile south of the University, on the main line of the Wabash Railroad. 'It is a handsome steel struc- ture, and on this account is of general interest' to the stu- dtents. lt has become a favorite place for stutclents hav- ing a few spare minutes to wal'k to, in order to see the river and observe i'ts beau-ties. ln the spring-time many favorites take strolls to this bridge and back for exercise. Steven's Creek is another fa-mous resort, but is not reached quite so easily as the Sa-ngamon River. lt tlows about two miles 'west of the University and is easily reached by Inter-urban. lt is a beautiful stream, the toliage in the summer-time being of the most gorgeous kind. Students delight in taking -advantage of the oppor- tunities afforded by its nearness to the city. The large stone shown in the picture is located a few miles west of the city, and marks a spot which the people of Ill-inois will ever ho-ld dear to their hearts. Abraham Lincfoln in the early days of his life walked down the very street upon which the University is located. This little remembrance is not the only 'thing which keeps our minds centered upon this great character, but- we may view every day in Fairview Park, two blocks from the University, the court house in which Lincoln is said to have tried and argued cases. VVl1at is considered an engineering feat of local inter est is also shown,-the new double-tracked concrete bridge across the Sangamon River on the main line of the Wa- bash to Chicago. It is a gigantic structure and rr.-pre- sents the very latest type of engineering, skill. Uhr illllillihek 1 9 U H