UIHistories Project: A History of the University of Illinois by Kalev Leetaru
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PROGRAM O F T H E D E D I C A T I O N EXERCISES Friday Afternoon, October 17 2:00 Parade to Stadium, headed by Illini ex-service men. 3 :oo Dedication exercises at the Stadium. Mr. Robert F. Carr, '93, master of ceremonies. Introduction of members of Stadium executive committee. Dedicatory Address by President David Kinley. Reading of names of men and woman to whom columns are dedicated, Col. William T. Merry, U. S. A. Reading of Stadium Ode by the author, Mr. Lew Sarett, '16. Pageant illustrative of athletics and physical development.

Saturday Afternoon, October 18 1130 Flag Raising Ceremony in the Stadium. Presentation of Stadium to the University by Mr. George Huff, Director of Athletics. Acceptance by Dr. William L. Noble, President of the Board of Trustees. 2:00 Football Game: Illinois vs. Michigan.

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