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Dewitt Clinton Huntington
President: 1898-1908

• 1900 - Foundation was laid for the First United Methodist Church at 50th Street and St. Paul Avenue.

• 1904 - The south wing for the first Music Conservatory was built, which was later named the C.C. White Memorial Building.

• 1907 - The school’s mascot was changed from the Sunflower to the Coyote.

• March 1908 - Classes were cancelled and students, faculty and friends paraded through the town and campus to celebrate the first $100,000 endowment.

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