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

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$w. Present Old Main ffolds Spot 114 371? Watimal kcyister 0f ffistoric Places Wm: Jagusftwa's fowders built 01d buildiay are New World and local.- fire Maia a century ago, Mtg; wanted a struc- lmilding material am! the dam. Ur: galdm tune that would symbolize flit aspiration; of dolomite Hacks were quarritd 1'11 .Ctd'lairz. flit collages something bmwgftd am! im- Jam. Ami flit dam so rial! a part of posing . . . wmlmxtat Jr mat tar yam . u - - , , . from first plans fa fiml building 55mm money km! ranging Mt. Among several donations that rescued flit fourtdm'ag pm- jwt was a major gift of $25,000 from Rock Island railroad magnate P. 13. 64171:. Kb: baildiuy Mat cast and simficd so mad: was modelled after flit new main lmilding that had just 11m: armed at upp- slea university in Sweden. this clinic: was appropriate because some of Augwtaltis founders 1144 mm frail: llppmla, and W- atts: Amman? curriculum rtflccfcd tit: rmsiml scholarship tradition of tire untidy! furapmu miwrsilim 0147 Old Main its Swadislt comferpart are similar if! architec- ture! stylt Womauasqud and overall de- sign, and it: til: ampl: proportions of fate- rior space. Hat two important Illiifgs' alwt flit! Cite Eel! C'om' whirl: currently stands M the Augustam campus was built from the wood hams of Mr: 01 Old Maia 5kilding afftr it was low down 1!ch 3 look at 7!!! A 11ml: Mm boil: Old Mains stand right next ta malt other. Caddy flit 601169: 6611th stands Where III: first Old M41?! :13: la.

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wit awatller celebratiwt far Augustam gallege, people yatltered along 7:11 Avenue and at iubilee flat! for Augie: 50:1: Anniversary 6:115de Akdreew, Aygustawds fear!!! preeidenl. served from 7901 7935 Mter 6kieago Ami Payton the Move Z70 kaek island gepanded Z'lze Gollege Jr! a move that reflected bail! wrfawmlrle tawditiom in Paxton and a separating of tilt Nerwegian members away from the V411- guetana mind. the college board of directors decided to move flee school in Rack mm in 7875'. 61455:; tregtm there am September 22, 7875 ii! the get unfinished tlaserem building. E1115 first km? Jslaird structure: erected by Peter 601ml: of Malian was a embimtim classroom bedding. dormitory, , prafessofe residence, and dining hall. AI! additional set of professor's residences fal- , lower! in tbe late 187025: med jubilee i141! was bail! in 1883. ,4 brick gymnasium was built in 1900, fallowea' by a larger one . 1917. Clint purpose of flit? school in Rock Island was still education in its most rigor- ores sense. ,4 cede ef calmed was ewforced which included mandatory clmrel: and morning prayer. and w noise whatsoever after 9.00 p.512, limitations we autdeer sports, and an all inclusive . . . students must conduct themselves as genrlemtt at all times. As the 19th century drew to a dose, Augustanfs enrollment climbed past five kundred. Che etltwfs leaders were begin- ning to see flee fruits of their labors. E'lte early years It! Rock island were financially difficult but saw the cellege expand am! change. Scientific Mme: were added, and women were gaining standing. 3nglislt was displaeing Swedish; elassies were gwing way to social science WM Msirrees courses. these changes reflected the changing elm:- aefer of tile sellea! as it moved forward into tlee 20th texture

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:4. ':I , .... -. .. gum w, 7 -- t K Before the third floor of thc prmht Old mm was built flit bhildihg mrric'd within ii: a sham! which was roumtat amt ctcgtmf in its style. Augustam tone that sum students of th: litidr-fiftfef cltmhzd up amt atmhed a hug: handle and spout to mate a Crawl Dam - the dam was Augustahis addition. prsala didrft haw aha. Eat a 130m! member whmmd his colleagues that Americans would 5110ch a dam h like those on top of state capitals - on a build- ing of chdurihg siyhihcahce. 31'th th: bc- gthhihg that. Ahghstaha was to he, as its second presidtht 3'. JV. HHSSKMIIISI put it. a 'Whtplzte Amman valleys. 1!! Old Math, for many years. that completi' college experience went on. Stil- dmts practised urge . went to class and chapel and .Cyc'eum program, did lab at- pmhts. painted pictures, and studied in the library. Old Main was Augustaha. Amt though college activities hm moved across an ever-widmihy campus. and the hm building of 7384 1'5 now listed ah the National Register of Jtistaric Places - stilt haldihg past and prmht togethtr, Old Matt: at too is Augmtmm. by AM 750445;!