Baker University
Still and his family were among the founders of Baker University, the first 4-year university in the state of Kansas. Between 1854 and 1856, the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church appointed three commissioners, Elder Hood, A.B. Dennis and Still' s father, Abram Still, to purchase a site for Baker University.
Still was involved in selecting the location for the site of Baker University's first building. Along with his brother, Still donated 640 acres of land for the university campus. While maintaining his medical practice, where he treated patients afflicted with small-pox and cholera, Still spent 5 years building the facilities at Baldwin City. During that time, Still also served as a representative of Douglas County in the Kansas Legislature, and participated in the abolition of slavery from the state.
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