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NESBITT HALL, named in honor of Miss Mary Neshitt who was the college ' s first teacher and only instructor its first year, and her brother, Orla, who was instrumental in founding the college. The beginning of a dream . . 7s[esbitt Hall In order to meet the steadily rising pressure for enroll- ment, Olivet is now engaged in a ten-year expansion program to construct five buildings— two residence halls, a Science building, a Chapel-Fine Arts building, and a Student Union building. This year a part of the dream begins to materialize. Nesbitt Hall, the new women ' s dormitory is under construction. Much of the progress in the expansion program is due to the dynamic leadership of J. Harlan Milby, Assistant to the President. The Kankakee phase of the drive for funds was organized No- vember 11, with Donald Gray, a local attorney, named as honor- ary chairman. Here, Walter ]. Charlton, Vice President of the First Trust and Savings Bank and a vice chairman of the fund drive, gives his contribution to Mr. Milby.
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The President of Kankakee Federal Savings and Loan Associa- tion, Wm. A. Schneider, gives his contribution to the fund that Kankakee has pledged to the building program. Charles A. Mueller, President of the City National Bank, gives to the development campaign. He is also a vice chairman in the drive in Kankakeeland. J. H. Brinker, General Manager of the A. O. Smith Corp., joins hands with the many other businessmen of Kankakeeland in con- tributing to the expansion of Olivet. On March 2, President Reed mounted an excavating machine to signify the start of the new dormitory. From left are, Dr. Reed; Charles Henderson, College Business Manager; Ray ]. Benoit, General Contractor; and Adelard Besaillon, Bourbonnais Village Board President.
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