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Louvain library (below) in Belgium, rebflllt with $1,000 000 given in the United States after its destruction by invading Germans durinn the World war, is ready for dedication July 4 but Mon-smor P. Ladeuze (right), rector of Louvain univeralty, hos decided to omit from the facade the Latininscription: Der-treyed by German fury, restored by American generosity. Whitney Warren (left)of New York, architect, is among these who Insist the Inscription should go on.LOUVAIN. Re I mum '.T’V Europe'snewborn spirit of .unit) has been sorely tried at some stupes o* ar-tanginr the dedicatory program for;he new Louvain libraryThe ediiL , to be opened Juiv 4coat $1,000,000, subscribed entirelyin the 1 St itesThe lt;L .. •; •am ng o:ticial-controversy it was reported thatthe inscription would appear, buso obscurely that it would not be readily discernible.Apparently final decision not to include : e Inscription in the completed edifice has now been madeby Mon-Iguor P. Ladeuze, rector of Louvam university, in the fare of opposition on nearly every hand. Original plans were that the li-firemen Drler directedRut-t hisNicholas Murray the raising of arnoun1 The s« cond l alf million dollars was collected by the commission for relief in Belgium under Herbert Hoover, %\ :•: the « vmption of ISO,I given by five associations of Amerlcan englnet rsMon signor Lndeuz* 's decision notto allow thf carving of the Latin inscription was oppos d bift«-ry by
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Lincoln Nebraska State Journal
Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Sun, May 13, 1928
Page 37
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