Luther Memorial
Union
Dedicated in 1968, Luther Memorial Union, built at a cost of $1,500,000 and made possible through the generolH5response of the members of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod to the Missio Deo Offering, is a center of campus activity. This building provides multiple facilities: a large gymnasium which can also be used as a large auditorium, the kitchen and cafeteria, and the student union with a snack bar, large lounge, game area, campus post office, and meeting rooms for the school newspaper, school annual, and the collegiate council.
Library The library, dedicated in 1971, is a two-level, air conditioned building surrounded by a shallow dry moat. Ramps lead to the main entrance on the upper level. The upper level has a spacious lobby with a circulation desk, card catalog, index table, bulletin boards, and display cases. On this floor are a large work area provided with carrels and work stations, a lounge area, current magazine and newspaper shelves, and the reserve book circulation station. A working area for the staff to receive and process new acquisitions, the librarian's office, and a room for the library staff complete the rest of this level. Several distinctive art objects grace the library: a lifesize wood carving of Dr. Martin Luther, a gift of the Paul Schwan family in memory of Mr. Paul Schwan; stained glass windows above the main entrance, a gift from the DMLC Alumni and Friends Society; and an oil painting of "Jesus Walking on the Sea," given in memory of Mr. Emil Trettin, former executive secretary of the Board for Parish Education of the Synod. The lower level houses the book stacks, allowing an eventual capacity of 100,000 volumes. At present the library has more than 48,890 entries including the curriculum library, children's literature books, government pamphlets, and the music library. Also on this level are typing and listening rooms, a faculty carreled study area, and a seminar room. The lower area also houses a well-equipped media center, including equipment for producing video tapes, copying and making tapes, cassettes, and filmstrips, and making plastic relief copies from models. Facilities and equipment enable groups or individuals to listen to and view movies, slides, filmstrips, and video tapes. More than 1190 sound records and 580 film strips are available.
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