Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-20
MARKS EPOCH IN
COLLEGE CAREER
Laying of Cornerstone of Denk-
mann Augustana Memorial
Library Tomorrow.
Us LARGEST SINGLE GIFT
To Be Monument of Name of Pioneer
Rock Island Lun1berman, His
Wife and Their Children.

Tomorrow will witness one of the
greatest days in the history of Angus
tana college. Everything is in read
mess for the laying of the corner stone,
| the first ceremonial act held in connec-
| ton with the building of the Denkmann
Memorial library. The ceremony was
| originally set for Dec. 81, but the cor
ner stone failed to arrive on time, and
the program was postponed. Tomor-
row afternoon will be observed as a
half holiday at the college in honor
of the event.
! President Gustav Andreen will make
Introductory remarks at the beginning
OF the program, and DR.. w. s. Marquis,
pastor of the Broadway Presbyterian
| church, will deliver the principal adj
dress. DR.. L. A Johnston of Moline.
/ president Of the college board of d.
rectors and vice president of the Au-
| gustana synod, will lay the corner
stone. DR.. E. Norelius, president of
| the synod, will not be able to attend
! the ceremony. A special ritual for the
corner stone laying has been written
by DIR. c. E. Lindberg of the semin-
airy, and will be used by DR.. Johnston.
DR.. w. H. Blancke of Davenport will
lead in scripture reading and prayer.
Program of Exercises.
The program as arranged will include
the following numbers:
Procession from college, led by Au-
gustana band.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. band.
Introductory remarks-President.
Scriptures and invocation-Rev. w.
H. Blancke. D. D.
observation-disclosures chorus.
Corner stone laying ceremony-Rev.
L. A. Johnston, D. D.
Address-Rev. W. S. Marquis, D. D.
Selection-Wennerbe chorus.
Benediction.
Postlude-Augustana band.
The programs. which have been
rection of the library committee, con
tain a cut of the late F. G. A. Denk-
mann as a frontispiece. under which
are the words: The Memory Of the
Just is Blessed Another page con-
tains the following quotation:
"A library is the solemn chamber in
which a man may commune with the
wise and great and good and glorious,
the master spirits, of all ages. Here
are afforded to the lover OF books the
possessing of wealth which no power
can diminish, the endowment of riches
which increase by being consumed,
the heritage of blessings which the
more they are scattered the more they
accumulate, the companionship of
friends who never forsake him and
the enjoyment of pleasures which
never cloy.'
Contents of Box.
The contents of the box to be placed
in the corner stone will include:
A biography of the senior Denkmann
bound in morocco.
Photographs of the Denkmann fam
lily.
The names of the architects and the
builders.
A copy of the college catalogue.
The names of the members of the
various library committees.
Z A copy of the Holy Scriptures.
a copy of the Augsburg Confession.
Copies of leading local papers.
Copies of Augustana Observer.
To BE Fine Building.
The Denkmann Memorial library is
the largest single donation ever receiv-
ed by Augustana college. The library
is the gift of the F. c. A Denkmann
heirs of Rock Island, and is in mem
DRY of that pioneer lumberman and his
wife. The donors stated that the
building would cost not less than $780,,
coo. but the cost of construction will
probably much exceed that estimate.
According to the builders. Jobst &
Sons of Peoria, the library will be the
finest of it's size in the state of Illinois.
II is to be two and half stories in