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

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After several periods ' ' ' ' of changes, additiaas, aaa' restorations. ths fiaase ah the flill ' still staads today as as: important landmark am! a part of the Aagastaha 6alleae Gamma Jiaase 0a the 11111 Aeaaired Malay. 6hahaes 3mm ?oarI-Kaem 57am J10ase Che Jtaase an the 11111 hegah as a small faar-raam farm haase. As it grew, so 1111! Aagastaat eaiiege, its aeiahhar is the Northeast. 'Che iifeiim af aae seemed ta be a reflectiaa of the othefs. the farmer owner of the firm: was ?rea'erieh Weyerhaeaser, an immigrant to this eaaatry is: 1856. f1e rose from milk ham! to yard maaager ia a local sawmill before beginning his career its the lumber hasihess. fie joined his brotherwih-iaw 3.644. Deahmaah 111 1860 in Che Weyerhaeaser 11 Dehhmahh .Caaiher Goat- ,aahy. As the formats of his empathy grew. so did the 110m! 011 ths 11111 Weyerhaeaser first acquired the fleas: 1a 1869, after moving from 60111 Valley in order to avoid a Starlet 3am epidemie. J-le parehasea' 20 aeres of property at 3062 1011! Awhile haawa as the em: Phase. formerlya fmit aha truth farm. the thist- iag halts: was expanded dramatically darn tag the Wegsrhasaser years. the first alter- atioa same in 1877 when two small rooms were enlarged 1111:: am: liaiag roam. the house was almost completely rebuilt ia 1882-83 with the additiaa of the west ehtrahce hall and two adjoining reams, amt their a third flaar added to the whale straw- tare. the house eaehtaally eahtaihed nearly 30 rooms. perhaps the most significant of which was the dihiha moat. Still today this team has walls and eeilihg af gherry, alaba- rately carved with apple hlassams. Mahog- aay woodwork Walnut hoahshelees, aha elegaat ariehtal rags highlight the rest of the haase. Although ?rea'erieh tamed the hsase ever to his suit joha it: 1891, the hoase was always a eeater for family gatherings. faith. in tam, gave the place to Sam amt Appaiahia Davis Weaerhaehser, wha eam- pletely rebuilt aha' refihishea' it ia 1907 for ?rederieh amt Mrs: Weyerhaeassfs geldeh weddiag anniversary. ?rea'eriehs grandson, 511117111 W. Davis, was heir to the Jtaase ea the Hill and active director af Weyerhaeaser ihterests 1a 1954. 11: that year he deeidea' to give the jtaase ta Augustaha Gallege. the grounds of the es- tate ihereased the campus sizs by 50h. am! preuidsd space far the haila'ihg af hew aar- mitaries. the hyper floors of the itaase have heea eahaarted ihta stream! and fatal- ly apartmats, Kallege entertaihiha aha eaafereaees take place ah the lower fleet. which has treea maiataiaed as it was when the Jiaase was reesiaea'. .711 this way. the Jfaase ah the 11111 has beeh ihesrparatea' into life as: the Aagastasra eampas; the two paths have eaavergea' iata aha

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two views of tin: Amman Dmkmarm Me- morial .Cibmry: At the left tine first lit'rary building as if was but?! in I910, am! at III: right lit: library from the back aid: as W6 36: today. F ' --' Jnsidt flit! library for til: first many yam tlmt it stood, the sludmts could work at light tables Wllitl! cantinml for rows and ram. Kafar: tlm floors Hild m'linys wart cram! in the library SMCB. tltis is the View an: mild m: with! he thousands of boats filling Virtually all Ill! shelves.

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Che fifth prcsidmf 0f Augustam Gollcgc, 8mm! Kcrgmdoffl mm! III! valley: from 1935 - 1962. Hz hclptd cclcbmtc Mam 125:1: Amiversary tltis year by mttmg a Mk: 4! III: Anniversary party. Ii 619mm: Sammy, Augmmm's sixth presidmt. Aitlmtglt this old plqugmpli of Me of Agus- carried 111's responsibilities la the school from tam? pas! bands mutqms 0ng twelve rfwsmam I962 - 7975. and w females, mm: was 1115! as Important I flit!!! it is now. 11