Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . dicated Novem-ber 1st. The cost of tuition for each pupil enrolled is $, and few cities .show asgood return for the money expended. The annual cost of the public schools isabout $50, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Owing to the free and truly public character of the city libr
Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . dicated Novem-ber 1st. The cost of tuition for each pupil enrolled is $, and few cities .show asgood return for the money expended. The annual cost of the public schools isabout $50, THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Owing to the free and truly public character of the city library it must beregarded as one of the educational institutions, and one which exercises a grandinfluence. It was founded and is supported by the city, whose people appreciate itand its reading-rooms at their full worth. There are upon the shelves about 10,000volumes. The number of books drawn during the last twelve months was 22,362,and the total attendance was 41,562 during the same period. AUGUSTANA COLLEGE. This is the largest and oldest college of the Swedish-American Synod of theEvangelical Lutheran Church. It was founded in 1860, and removed from Paxtonto Rock Island in 1876. The site occupied is one of the most sightly on the upperMississippi river. It overlooks not only Kock Island and Moline, being located. AUGUSTANA COLLEGE — NEW BUILDING. almost midway between the two cities, but Davenport, the National Arsenal andArmory, and a picturesque sweep of the river. The institution embraces the follow-ing departments: ()The college, with its classical and,scientific courses,each offour years; (^) the preparatory school, with its three years course; (^) the conserva-tory of music, three years; (*) theological seminary, two years. More than $150, have been expended on the buildings and grounds. The library consists of8,000 bound volumes and 5,000 pamphlets. There are thirteen professors, threeinstructors, and over 200 students. The accompanying^engraving shows the new
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