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Show Duslnk Notes. "AlOmaho I received a noW thrill,' snya Elbert nobbard In tha Apfll Phil-latino. Phil-latino. "Ik was the Burlington Bta4ion. I bellevo It naa Larry Godlin who one said their was now cultur west ol LUif falo. And who would look tor tho finest specimen of pure Greek architecture In America, est of the Micsoari? The Burlington Station Is Unor in Its lines than the Glrid Collego building: massive mas-sive yet modest; severe yet simple-beautiful simple-beautiful and restful. I walked clear around tho Burlinton Station and then 6nt in the mlddlo of the roadway in front of it, I removed my hat and stood uncovered in honor of Tom Kimblo, who drew the plans, and tho men who supplied sup-plied the fund and. allowed tho architect lu have bis way In carrying out bis i.ii!igns. It was Matthew Arnold who said that In America buildings aro oroctcd morely to lASt the lifetlmo of tho man who constructed con-structed them, and beyond himself no limn had a thought, or cared a dam. I quuto substantially, not literally my tubal memory (a bod Bnt tho Bur iliiKton Station la built for those who hIuiII come after. It is built for th ' euturicc. It does not impress you by n size, yet It la big enulT. And J noticed that the temple like quality of iii-ntructuro has made Its tnflticnco felt i pon the management of the place. |