Millikin University - Millidek Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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Editors-in-Chief: MARILYN BINGMAN BETTY HARRINGTON Business Manager: JIM VIANI

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Km The Millidek ' 53 has woven a magic pattern all its own. In the past there has been little change in the organizations, the faculty, the activities, and the advertisers, but the Millidek ' 53 is a different milestone in the last half-century of Millikin education. This is our Semi- centennial issue. This issue marks the progress of education in an institution dedicated to increased learning through Christian ideals. W© have watched the increase of faculty members; we have seen the student population grow. We have seen our men go off to fight in two World Wars; we have seen a depression and an era of prosperity. And nov , in our time, again we have a bitter conflict raging, but we have courage and faith in the future. We have seen our University weather other storms, in other periods, and we are not afraid of the future because we have survived through other trials of life and because we are sure of our place in life at Millikin and in society. Therefore, it is appropriate that we say, FORWARD . It is appropriate that we continue to go FORWARD through the future years, not reluctantly, but with confidence in our ideals and aspirations. The pattern which students follow is— work, enjoyment, disappointment, and accomplish- ment. We have begun to build a new science hall, our athletic teams have done well, and our graduates are making good records. The pattern for Millikin is the same: WORK, PROGRESS, AND DEVELOPMENT. Let us go FORWARD!

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To Davlda McCaslin PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGLISH The Millidek staff here express their appreciation of your forty-five years of devoted service to Millikin. You are known to many students now in school and to many more alumni as a great teacher and a great person. As Millikin goes into its second half-century, we may well take your charm, your gracious scholarship, and your fine integrity as examples for the future. To you. Miss McCaslin. we dedicate this book.