Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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The Woman's Building, erected by means of funds gathered by the Wam- cm's Missionary Society of the Angus- tum Synod and jia'st occupied 1'11 1.928, is the home of one hundred and twen- ty-five co-cds. The centev' of social life in the dormitory is the beauti- fully furnished, reception room, the scene of many sorority teas. In the basement is an attractive dining hall opening to a modemly equipped kitchen.

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Directly south of Old Main is the gymnasium and the college commons, which were originally two separate buildings. The gymnasium was built with funds provided by citizens of this community, It seats over three thousand, people, has stage accommo- dations for three hundred. paa'fav'm- av's, and contains 0: large pipe orgam. and a. swimming pool. This building is the scene of activity for all basket- ball games, conventions, oratorios, tmd commencement exercises. The north part of the stmctuv'e 'is occu- pied by the college commons, in which meals are served daily to seventy-jive.

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The Denkmcmn Memorial Libw'm'v , a gift to the institution from the fam- ily of the late Mr. and Mrs. 17'. C. Denkmcmn of Rock Island, is a build- ing of which Augusttma 1's justly 117112565. On the ground floor and in the basement are found administra- tion and faculty ajj'ices. On the sec- ond floor extending across the whole front is the main wedding room. The stack moms to the rear of the buich ing cower the four floors and cowttaz'n almost 100,000 volumes. c . prdu