Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

tALt0iHeg u. AiHluU SCARE has DeSi
called to take charge of this branch Of
service and he viii Immediately enter
upon his duties. Contracts for tri'
angular contest debate with Monmouth
and Illinois colleges have already been
signed The subject chosen for this
/ triangular debate is Resolved. That
the Monroe Doctrine as developed and
applied by the United States of Amer
/ lea. should be abolished as the con
/ trolling factor in our foreign policy.
Another debate between Augustana
and Bradley Polytechnic Institute has
been arranged for. A new enthusiasm
/ is growing which promises a success
full campaign
Library Is Inspiration.
The library facilities are coming to
be recognized as of the very best.
The library, with its fine equipment
and beautiful reading room is rapid
ly Transforming the methods Of in
struction, the lecture system on the
one hand and the text book system on
the other hand giving way to the re-
search system with splendid results.
The spirit Of reading and investiga-
ton along particular lines Of study is
manifeStly growing The library at
the present time contains almost %
eco bound volumes and 10000 I'M
bound volumes and pamphlets. 1t re-
ceived last year an increase of over
$500 volumes, and the annual increase
since the collections were placed in
the new building have always exceed
ed a thousand volumes. A very con-
siderable part of this increase. Of
course, is secured by purchase, and
the books are iudiciously chosen with
a view to making the collection
well rounded one and one that will
best supplement the work OF the in
stitution as a whole Something more
than 5000 of the more general refer
ence works are shelved in the read
ing room, where they may be consult
ed informally by the students. while
the main collection is housed in the
stacks and is made easily accessible
by dictionary card catalog and
shelf list. With the exception of the
works on religion. which are classified
under separate system, the Dewey
system Of classification is used.
The circulation statistics. which do /
not include the use of the reference ;
room books mentioned above. show I
the following interesting figures; /
During the year 1911-12, which was /
the first year in the new building. 1851
volumes We're charged ont over the
loan desk; during 1928, 2.979 were
charged out; 1895, 4.760; and 1914
10, 6'5S8. The average attendance in
The day time has increased since 1911 /
about 30 per cent, and ia the evening
over IT'S per cent.
An effort is being made TO make
he building and its contents as readily
accessible and as useful as possible
% as large a proportion of the stu
tents as possible. The magnificent
'eading room, which frequently has
learly hundred students working in
t at one time, is kept open from 7:45
n the morning until at night: every
)ook Is carefully entered in the eata-
og, which is conveniently located at
he entrance to the reading room. \
ralned reference librarian is always
It the desk ready to aid in finding de-
lred material: the seminar rooms =
cry special feature of the building
re always at the disposal of those
iaving a required piece OF work n
erlorm requiring an extended time ..
nj the consultation of MANY hooks.
nd well selected list Of current nerf-
dicats numbering many hundreds ts
ept in well-ordered arrangement in
ne reading room. where is also tn he
1und number of current daily ma
ers. I
Plan Celebration In March.
Elaborate ARRANGEMENTS arc nrdar q
.ay Tor the suitable celebration OF the t
70th anniversary of the birth of DR.
. N. Hasselquist, who served the in
-ltution as its second president from
500 to 1891. This event will take
lace on March 2, 1916, which will ha
holiday at the school. This cele-
ration was ordered by the Angus
ma synod at its last meeting. and
ie board Of directors was instructed 4
make suitable arrangements. Tho
ork OF preparation for these festivi-
Is IS IN the hands of Dr. l.. A. John
on president of the Augustana SYNOD
III president Andreen, assisted bv
cal committee. Speakers of note c
Ill deliver memorial addresses. a h
ana musical concert will be given D
ID other festive exercises appropri- p
e to the occasion will be held n A
III he great day at Augugtana tn tx
honor to the memory of a great d
an and distinguished servant Of h
synod of the college and Of the s.
untry. '-''
Funds and Salaries. 6,
Durlng the year ending March 81 Ia
10 Augustana realized s2417o "a G,
'hl the annual tax assessed mem n
IS OF the synod for educational mr.
ses. According to the treasnrar,s Ia
port Oh the same period. the totaI 6,
81 receipts for current expenses 10
re sli6,SsS.37 and the total dis
rsements $110,2Ss.s0. u
me Endowment funds were jnereas- {,
oy sl4,564,s2 during the year The ~
al resources of the institution out
e OF FUNDS and scholarships. inelua- Ia
s-o4'e46-l4 for real estate. college Sc
'unds and buildings, and s22o -
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