exhibit ( a ) The News-Sentinel, Friday, Oct. 20, 1961
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On October 21, 1961, the cornerstone of the very first Dale W. McMillen Library was laid on the campus of what was then known as Indiana Technical College. Carl Pierson, longtime member of the Indiana Tech Board of Trustees and chairman of the board of National Mill Supply Co., served as master of ceremonies that fall day. solid metal constr uction welded seems
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Mr. Pierson welcomed students, faculty and staff, alumni, community members and speakers such as Charles Buesching, chairman of Lincoln National Bank & Trust Co., Archie Keene, president of Indiana Tech, and Dale McMillen himself,
who was the founder of Central Soya Co. Pierson also presided over a special ceremony during the event: A “filling of the cornerstone” with a time capsule marking the year and the occasion. The time capsule was rediscovered with the move of McMillen Library from its 1961 location into Andorfer Commons in 2004. It was preserved in the library and opened in 2015 to help mark Indiana Tech’s 85th anniversary year. These pages feature just a few of the items contained within; many more are on display in Indiana Tech’s history exhibit in the Wilfred Uytengsu, Sr. Center on campus.