Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-13
FINISH LINCOLN
MEMORIAL HALL
Handsome Building at Uni
versity Of Illinois For
mally Dedicated

uRBANA. m. Feb ~ Eloquent
tribute was paid the memory Of
Abraham Lincoln today, when Lin
coin Hall. a magnificent new build
ing erected at the University Of iii
nols. was formally dedicated The
dedication VAS accompanied by an
all-day program Of exercises IN
which noted educators, churchmeh
and others Of national prominence
participated
tn. forenoon was devoted 20
literary program The speakers ara
their topics Included the following
The Social scienses, Or Albert
Shaw. editor Of the Review Of Re
views Language and Literature
Prof Bliss Perry Of Harvard uniyer
sity. Philosophy Pref Frederick
J + Woodbridge. Of Columbia Uni
ycrsity
The dedication exercises we're
held M the university auditorium
this afternoon. following a luncheon
IA honor Of the guests The eNer-
cisrs began with memorial address
ON Lincoln by Or Hugh Black The
other speakers included Governor
Dunno and President James OF the
university AZ the conclusion OF the
program in the auditorium the as
semby adjourned TO Lincoln Hall
where the Grafton Of the day was
delivered by Bishop Mcdowell OF
Chicago
Lincoln Hall was made possible
by an appropriation Of s25o,OoO by
the Illinois Legislature in 1908 the
one hundredth anniversary OF LIN
coins birth. and II was decided 20
give the building its present name
and dedicate II TO the study OF hu-
manitcs
The building Is OF brick ana
stone and terra &c ia The cent al
figure Of the entire plan Is series
If departmental or seminar hbrarle'
extending across the front OF ire
bullding. on the first second ana
third floors Joining each seminar
library are one or two conference
rooms intended primarily for graf
mat. students. and available for re-
search or conference and for meet
Inns oi seminar graduate classes
I'M aoneral. quarters ar" provided
ON the first floor for the classics ami
/ Tor the philosophical group or de-
martin. nj. ON tn srcond pcor, Tor
/ Frglish aud, moudeyn language.
and ON the third Hoo ~ the soci
science group. comprising history
economies. politics and sociology
The doce ratons ol t1e huild'ni
comprlso notable series OF memo
rial panels. tablets, medallions, M
scriptions. etc, relating To Lincoln
and his times over the main en-
trance Is the inscription Lincoln
/ Han Just within the memorial en-
trance han and sunk iu the marble
floor Iu brass letters, is q copy OF
h, address ol Lincoln 40 Gcttys-
hur.. while at the back, facing she
f visitor on DIS entrance. a thc grand
marble staircase .n o recess which
.s fh. MICH, Tor statue OF the hi
President
Oa th. outside across rha rou' of
h, building and above the second
Tor, windows is series OF panel.
In terra Gotta representing scenes
ia the ut. OF Lincoln, from his ac.
uyity as rail splitter to the re-.
establishment of peace az the clos,
of the Civil War In a similar posi-.
ton on th, two wings OF the build
ing is a series of inscriptions con
tainin. quotations from Lincoln''
speeches and writings thanked boy
medallion portaraits In terra Gotta
of men prominent IN state and ma
tioual lie who we're closely asso
elat.d with Lincoln 10 his work
Grm. Farrgut sumner Seward
stanton. Chase. Greeley N"lles
. Adams. Douglas Twmhuu Turner
YATES. lotejoy Davis Palmer koer
Nor. NcGIU Oglesby and Logan
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