University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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1. 4: ; -fj Finding,he Vay Notre Dame ' s spire of faith..., together with the neighboring Main Building, symbolizes part o{ the University ' s dual mission. Tliey have much in common. Tlieir construction histories are parallel. Each shares the same Landscape in the center of the liistoric campus. Both face outward, beyond campus, to the wider world... A statue of the Blessed Virgin presides over their precincts. Under their respective bases are the fomidations of earlier churches and colleges. A short distance to the west stand their progenitors -- a simple log chapel and a small Old College. Since their completion over a century ago, each has welcomed thousands of students, faculty, staff and visitors. As the warp and weft of the University ' s purpose. Sacred Heart Church and the Main Building encapsulate much of Notre Dame ' s past. Considering them together, we have two ancient architectural icons, a spire and a dome, each representing more dramatically than any other of the University ' s building the institution ' s liistorical aspiration to expand knowledge and to deepen belief. -Taken from A vSpire of Faith, The University of Notre Dame ' s vSaaed Heart Church by Tliomas J. vSclilereth ■ ' ' .Ni ' 1920 • ;■:- , M i 1879 fi i ' ' ' ' .