********************
Alexander Copeland Millar
was:
* Methodist M
* Educator
(elected one of the nation's
youngest college presidents)
* Publisher
********************
Alexander Millar was SON to
FATHER - William John Millar
(drug business)
MOTHER - Ellen (Caven) Millar
*********************
EDUCATION
Alexander Millar achieved
college several degrees:
* Central College in 1885
(a Methodist school in Mo.)
* Central College - MA degree
in 1889
* Wesleyan College - honorary
doctorate in 1907
* University of Arkansas -
honorary doctorate in 1922
* Hendrix College - honorary
doctorate in 1940
**********************
Millar was HUSBAND to
#1 WIFE - Elizabeth Harwood
D.O.D. - 1924
They were wed on June 27, 1887
He was FATHER to
3 children
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#2 WIFE - Susie McKinnon,
( a professor and author)
They were wed on October 15, 1925
*********************
Millar toured U.S. colleges
in 1889.
He wanted to find ways to
improve teaching. Through
this sojourn he gathered many
ideas regarding education and
inspired his 1901 book:
"Twentieth-Century
Educational Problems".
Millar became a Methodist
Minister in 1888.
He SUPPORTED:
* Overseas church missions
* Moral behavior
He OPPOSED:
* Delection of U.S. senators
* Sunday baseball
* Liquor sales
* Ggambling
* Divorces
He held several positions
within the Methodist Church
organization.
Millar was concerned with
Arkansas's quality roadways.
He also stressed an interest
in the timber industry, seeking
to preserve much of the natural
areas in Arkansas.
In 1904, Millar bought the
'Arkansas Methodist'
publication along with his
friend, Dr. James A. Anderson.
He served as Associate Editor
and Business Manager for the
company for a decade.
He composed the song:
"My Own Loved Arkansas,"
a song approved for use
in public schools.
In 1910, Millar :
"Hendrix, O Hendrix."
Millar became editor-in-chief of
the 'Arkansas Methodist'
publication in 1914. He held
this job until his death.
********************
## MEMORIAL WORDS ##
"Riches fade,
but 'Good Deeds' live on
long after life is gone."
UNKNOWN
********************
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
********************
Alexander Copeland Millar
was:
* Methodist M
* Educator
(elected one of the nation's
youngest college presidents)
* Publisher
********************
Alexander Millar was SON to
FATHER - William John Millar
(drug business)
MOTHER - Ellen (Caven) Millar
*********************
EDUCATION
Alexander Millar achieved
college several degrees:
* Central College in 1885
(a Methodist school in Mo.)
* Central College - MA degree
in 1889
* Wesleyan College - honorary
doctorate in 1907
* University of Arkansas -
honorary doctorate in 1922
* Hendrix College - honorary
doctorate in 1940
**********************
Millar was HUSBAND to
#1 WIFE - Elizabeth Harwood
D.O.D. - 1924
They were wed on June 27, 1887
He was FATHER to
3 children
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#2 WIFE - Susie McKinnon,
( a professor and author)
They were wed on October 15, 1925
*********************
Millar toured U.S. colleges
in 1889.
He wanted to find ways to
improve teaching. Through
this sojourn he gathered many
ideas regarding education and
inspired his 1901 book:
"Twentieth-Century
Educational Problems".
Millar became a Methodist
Minister in 1888.
He SUPPORTED:
* Overseas church missions
* Moral behavior
He OPPOSED:
* Delection of U.S. senators
* Sunday baseball
* Liquor sales
* Ggambling
* Divorces
He held several positions
within the Methodist Church
organization.
Millar was concerned with
Arkansas's quality roadways.
He also stressed an interest
in the timber industry, seeking
to preserve much of the natural
areas in Arkansas.
In 1904, Millar bought the
'Arkansas Methodist'
publication along with his
friend, Dr. James A. Anderson.
He served as Associate Editor
and Business Manager for the
company for a decade.
He composed the song:
"My Own Loved Arkansas,"
a song approved for use
in public schools.
In 1910, Millar :
"Hendrix, O Hendrix."
Millar became editor-in-chief of
the 'Arkansas Methodist'
publication in 1914. He held
this job until his death.
********************
## MEMORIAL WORDS ##
"Riches fade,
but 'Good Deeds' live on
long after life is gone."
UNKNOWN
********************
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
********************
********************
Alexander Copeland Millar
was:
* Methodist M
* Educator
(elected one of the nation's
youngest college presidents)
* Publisher
********************
Alexander Millar was SON to
FATHER - William John Millar
(drug business)
MOTHER - Ellen (Caven) Millar
*********************
EDUCATION
Alexander Millar achieved
college several degrees:
* Central College in 1885
(a Methodist school in Mo.)
* Central College - MA degree
in 1889
* Wesleyan College - honorary
doctorate in 1907
* University of Arkansas -
honorary doctorate in 1922
* Hendrix College - honorary
doctorate in 1940
**********************
Millar was HUSBAND to
#1 WIFE - Elizabeth Harwood
D.O.D. - 1924
They were wed on June 27, 1887
He was FATHER to
3 children
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#2 WIFE - Susie McKinnon,
( a professor and author)
They were wed on October 15, 1925
*********************
Millar toured U.S. colleges
in 1889.
He wanted to find ways to
improve teaching. Through
this sojourn he gathered many
ideas regarding education and
inspired his 1901 book:
"Twentieth-Century
Educational Problems".
Millar became a Methodist
Minister in 1888.
He SUPPORTED:
* Overseas church missions
* Moral behavior
He OPPOSED:
* Delection of U.S. senators
* Sunday baseball
* Liquor sales
* Ggambling
* Divorces
He held several positions
within the Methodist Church
organization.
Millar was concerned with
Arkansas's quality roadways.
He also stressed an interest
in the timber industry, seeking
to preserve much of the natural
areas in Arkansas.
In 1904, Millar bought the
'Arkansas Methodist'
publication along with his
friend, Dr. James A. Anderson.
He served as Associate Editor
and Business Manager for the
company for a decade.
He composed the song:
"My Own Loved Arkansas,"
a song approved for use
in public schools.
In 1910, Millar :
"Hendrix, O Hendrix."
Millar became editor-in-chief of
the 'Arkansas Methodist'
publication in 1914. He held
this job until his death.
********************
## MEMORIAL WORDS ##
"Riches fade,
but 'Good Deeds' live on
long after life is gone."
UNKNOWN
********************
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
********************
Alexander Copeland Millar
was:
* Methodist M
* Educator
(elected one of the nation's
youngest college presidents)
* Publisher
********************
Alexander Millar was SON to
FATHER - William John Millar
(drug business)
MOTHER - Ellen (Caven) Millar
*********************
EDUCATION
Alexander Millar achieved
college several degrees:
* Central College in 1885
(a Methodist school in Mo.)
* Central College - MA degree
in 1889
* Wesleyan College - honorary
doctorate in 1907
* University of Arkansas -
honorary doctorate in 1922
* Hendrix College - honorary
doctorate in 1940
**********************
Millar was HUSBAND to
#1 WIFE - Elizabeth Harwood
D.O.D. - 1924
They were wed on June 27, 1887
He was FATHER to
3 children
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#2 WIFE - Susie McKinnon,
( a professor and author)
They were wed on October 15, 1925
*********************
Millar toured U.S. colleges
in 1889.
He wanted to find ways to
improve teaching. Through
this sojourn he gathered many
ideas regarding education and
inspired his 1901 book:
"Twentieth-Century
Educational Problems".
Millar became a Methodist
Minister in 1888.
He SUPPORTED:
* Overseas church missions
* Moral behavior
He OPPOSED:
* Delection of U.S. senators
* Sunday baseball
* Liquor sales
* Ggambling
* Divorces
He held several positions
within the Methodist Church
organization.
Millar was concerned with
Arkansas's quality roadways.
He also stressed an interest
in the timber industry, seeking
to preserve much of the natural
areas in Arkansas.
In 1904, Millar bought the
'Arkansas Methodist'
publication along with his
friend, Dr. James A. Anderson.
He served as Associate Editor
and Business Manager for the
company for a decade.
He composed the song:
"My Own Loved Arkansas,"
a song approved for use
in public schools.
In 1910, Millar :
"Hendrix, O Hendrix."
Millar became editor-in-chief of
the 'Arkansas Methodist'
publication in 1914. He held
this job until his death.
********************
## MEMORIAL WORDS ##
"Riches fade,
but 'Good Deeds' live on
long after life is gone."
UNKNOWN
********************
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
********************
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