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THE DREAM FULFILLED On May 13, 1900, Millikin took the first step towards fulfilling his dream. He made formal offers to Dr. W.J. Darby, the Secretary of the Educational Presby- terian Church and Rev. A.W. Hawkins, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to establish a university with ties to the Cumberland Presbyterian denomi- nation. Millikin made one major stipula- tion with his pledge; this new university was not to be narrowly sectarian and should welcome students of any sect or creed. As part of the offer, he also agreed to donate his land holdings at Oakland Park and give $200,000, providing that the synods of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa would raise $100,000 and the city of De- catur a like amount. January 1, 1901, saw the conditions of Millikin ' s generous offer met, and on June 12, 1902, the cornerstone of the Liberal Arts building was laid by the Ma- sonic Fraternity. Millikin had an intense dislike of public notoriety and refused to appear on stage at the ceremony. On June 4, 1903, the three buildings com- prising the Liberal Arts Hall, the power house and machinery hall, all constructed at a cost of $216,000, were formally dedicated. President Theodore Roosevelt delivered the dedicatory address, saying, We are all as Americans to be congratu- lated that there are among us men who so worthily apply the fortunes that they have made, in devoting a portion of them to the cause of education in this country. Mr. Millikin, I feel that as an American it is proper for me to express to you and to those like you, the obligation that good Americans feel for what you and they have done in this university and in other educational institutions throughout the land. Classes official ly began on September 15, 1903, and 300 students arrived to take the Millikin educational challenge. The same holds true today. Millikin pres- ently enjoys an enrollment of approxi- mately 1,600 dedicated young men and women striving for greatness in an ever- changing world. On November 25, 1985, Millikin Univer- sity was recognized for its excellence in education. In a U.S. News and World poll of 1318 four-year college and univer- sity presidents, Millikin was ranked fifth out of all small colleges in the Mid-West and Far-West regions of the United States. Founded on a dream, Millikin has exceeded beyond the dreams and expec- tations of its founder. Mr. Bill Kreuger says farewell after 30 years of teaching The towers of L.A. I h.»W [14 mii their re- •km nth the |M i ile. MM h and eighth f h4fl|(ed |„ programs i oflayMiMl part of ilu .r [(f..li i.i-.ii.i ■ III a unxle tnak ■ ' « [M-OpW l among I In ' •oted ri.i.l ' ...l. ■! I 111, M W ilium |«w«l . n. . . an lake O.foril ■ . 1. Harv yMu l (Calif ) 27 7 2. Co. (low.) , 48 3 AhwmofWw) 14fJ H »d»t» (Mich.) 14 9 H? » t O r «C-) -- 12 B Carrol (tm.) — .... , . • MurtUngum (Ohto) s» StM«ry. ind B9 Qoatttn find i g » Miindalajn. (HI ) . . . eg r . T-ULHOt atudenti plaium tend graduate arhool. Harv Cra Vga j th m top choir mm ■Mato rurnprehrrnivr Kaaok Mfalweii and Wax— c.» l f u n •o apply On. of I he (.Win,, lege . Harvrry Mudd «| r. , ,1,. nawfng, charaiatry. mai , bait require, a third of «JI roune badona tn the liberal ,„, ,),., TO. reboot tead. the aaa of uoeWrgradualer—nearly cent— who went on to earn docl Other arborx. uaa .hfrWranf m. Cm oftWt an open choree run program! Alveeno a development of linden l. »h Muaktngni I Mundrlafn ha. a u « mm a ••O It l.fl 4 THE DREAM
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