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Show Louvain Library Soon to Be Open to World The new $1,0.10.000 Louvain University Univer-sity Lihrary building, replacing the ' old one which wns destroyed by fire ( In the first month of war, is nearly I completed. The monumental build-I build-I In, most of the funds for which were collected In 700 universities In the United States, Is built In the pJaW rcnalss.mce style, nnd Is expyjf.-u to be ready for occupancy by July. With a facade of 200 feet and a depth of I 130 feet, the new library has a 275-foot 275-foot tower. In this will be housed a ' four-octave carillon, a huge bell to be christened "Liberty," and a four-dial clock, the war memorial gift of the New York Engineering foundation. The racks have a capacity for 2.000.000 volumes and are distributed over eight floors. In addition to the main rending room, which can accommodate 400 students, there are 25 smaller I rooms set apart for special studies and lectures. Among the 750,000 volumes vol-umes already In the library are numerous nu-merous contributions from nearly every university and scientific institution. |