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10-January-2000 
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    College News 
 
    by Evan Silverstein 
 
MONMOUTH, Ill. - Former President George Bush will deliver the commencement 
address to the Monmouth College Class of 2000 this spring, school officials 
have announced. 
 
    Bush was elected the nation's 41st president on Nov. 8, 1988, serving 
until Jan. 20, 1993. During his term freedom prevailed in the Cold War, the 
threat of nuclear war was drastically reduced, the Berlin Wall fell, and an 
international coalition force liberated Kuwait from Iraq. 
 
    "This will be an exciting, historic and special occasion for Monmouth 
College and our community," said Monmouth President Richard Giese. 
 
    Among the measures Bush signed into law were the Americans with 
Disabilities Act and the Clean Air Act. Since he left office, Bush has 
visited 54 foreign countries and helped raise millions of dollars for a 
variety of charitable organizations. 
 
 
BATESVILLE, Ark. - Dr. Bruce Johnston, vice president for student life and 
dean of students at Lyon College, has been elected to the Board of Trustees 
of Presbyterian Children's Services. 
 
    Presbyterian Children's Services, based in Waxahachie, Texas, provides 
services for young people and families in crisis. The organization is "a 
recognized leader in helping children and families become productive, 
Christian citizens," Johnston said. 
 
    Services offered by the organization include family environments for 
dependent children, parent skills training, training other professionals in 
dealing with "at-risk" children, therapeutic foster care, consultation for 
families, and campus facilities available for group meetings and outings. 
 
    Before taking his current posts in 1990, Johnston worked at Hope 
College in Holland, Mich., for 13 years. 
 
 
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. - A couple that attended Illinois College has bequeathed 
$5.8 million to the school to be used for financial assistance to students. 
 
The gift, from the estate of the late James and Anna Margaret Merrill, of 
Santa Barbara, Calif., is the second-largest ever received by the liberal 
arts college. In 1991, it received $9 million from the estate of Lew and 
Mary Cummings of Chambersburg, Ill. 
 
The Merrills were Jacksonville natives who attended the college. 
 
"We are overjoyed by the generosity and vision of James and Anna Margaret 
Merrill," school President Richard A. Pfau said. "By their actions, they 
have assured a brighter future for countless numbers of young men and women 
who seek the best in what a college education can offer." 
 
The gift was made in the form of cash and real estate. 

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