Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Dr. Ayres turns first shovel in ground-breaking ceremony . . . foundation laid in June, 1949 . . ■ construction of brick and stee! progresses throughout summer . . . crews haul in tons of material . . . roof begun as school starts . . . building completed except for landscaping by February, 1930.

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fPK in M emoriam

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New Library Graces Campus Students eager to put new edifice to use in study. During the past school year the Taylor family has watched with eager anticipation the construction of the Ayres-Alumni Memorial Library as the fulfill- ment of a long-cherished dream. In 1940 the alumni of Taylor definitely began planning a new library building as a memorial to the life of service of Dr. B. W. Ayres The library is a red brick building in colonial style, of concrete and steel frame construction, and is as completely fireproof as possible. It provides space for approxi- mately sixty-five thousand volumes in its three-tier stack wing, which is fitted with steel shelving. About two hundred readers can be accommodated in its reoding rooms, which ore equipped with furniture Miss Alice Holcomb, Head Librarian in light birch, supplied by the Library Bureau Divi- sion of Remington Rand. Rooms are specially pro- vided for faculty study, record-listening, other audio- visual aids uses, browsing, and typing of research materiols. Rubber tile is used on the floor of the foyer and main reading rooms, and asphalt tile on the floors of the stack rooms and ground floor rooms. Plenty of light, sound-proof walls, and the use of color in the decoration combine to mal e this building a pleasant place, conducive to study. All rejoice in the fact that the library will be dedi- cated free of debt, because it was built solely by contributions. - n -