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Mottoes Inscribed on or in Buildings

 File — Folder: 104
Identifier: Folder 104

Scope and Contents

Horace Mann Gates -- RG10 S1 F2. "Rowing Not Drifting" -- Inscription on the Horace Mann Gates at 18th Street & 10th Avenue. Source: Cache la Poudre. 1910 p.219. Class gift of 1910. Guggenheim Hall -- RG10 S1 F1. "And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything."  Stained glass in Guggenheim Hall "made in 1911 by Elmer Turner a student." Source: Crucible, Dec. 1912, fronticepiece. Inscription from William Shakespeare's As You Like It. Kepner Hall -- RG3 S12 F9. "Whoso Teaches a Child Labors with God in His Workshop" -- Kepner Hall, east door facing 8th Avenue. Source: Dickeson, Robert C., "Case of the Mystery Mottoes, Spectrum, June, 1991, pp. 19-21. Centennial Hall -- RG3 S12 F9. "Whoso Would Kindle Another Must Himself Glow" -- Brown Hall Faculty Apartments (formerly the Faculty Clubhouse), fireplace mantel. Source: Dickeson, Robert C., "Case of the Mystery Mottoes," Spectrum, June, 1991, pp. 19-21. Lily Pond -- RG15 S10."To be or not to Seem." Inscription on the Lily Pond located in front of the old library (now Carter Hall). Class Gift of 1911. "Campus Landmarks," Mirror, 10/6/27, p. 6. Inscription attributed to Aeschylus in Book II of Plato's Republic.

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Conditions Governing Access

This collection is opern for research.

Source of Acquisition

Compiled by Archival Services from a variety of sources sometime prior to 1992.

Extent

From the Series: 1 Drawer(s)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Northern Colorado Repository

Contact:
University Libraries
James A. Michener Library L119
Campus Box 48
Greeley CO 80639