1964 Yearbook
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1964 Yearbook
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Ambrose Plays Important Role in Quint-Cities
What does St. Ambrose contribute
to the community? This is a question
which is considered by many civic-
minded people. One aspect of the
answer to this question is the
material produced by the college,
the graduates. Are they an asset
to the area? Well, the answer to
this question appears to be "yes".
Consider that fifteen of the Quad-
City area dentists, nineteen of the
area physicians, forty-three lawyers,
and many of the nurses, teachers,
and priests have received at least
part of their training at St. Ambrose
College. In addition to these, add
the thousands of men in local industry who have attended classes
and seminars at St. Ambrose.
The next aspect of the answer is
a financial one. Economically, how
does the college benefit the community? According to national
statistics, the students at St. Ambrose
spend more than $600,000 annually
with the local merchants. This
$600,000 is spent on a variety of
items such as food, entertainment,
medical expenses, automobile expenses, clothing, off-campus housing
by two hundred students from out
of town, insurance, and gifts. It is
also estimated that other on-campus
activities, such as alumni activities,
parents' weekends, conventions, campus days, student seminars, commencement and the many athletic
events during the year, would attract another $200,000 to this area,
for a total of more than $2,500,000,
as a result of the College. How many
industries are there in this area, that
represent as big an economic factor?
DAVENPORT-BETTENDORF
The Iowa Quint Cities are Davenport and Bettendorf, with a total
population of 108,414. They have
varied industrial developments ranging from meat packing to airplane
parts, high fashion women's clothing to master alloy processing, and
boast of the largest sheet and plate
aluminum rolling mill.
Transportation is adequate. There
is increasing cargo being shipped on
Community
the Mississippi and excellent motor
freight and bus service operating
over the nine U. S. highways serving the cities. There is also fine and
complete local bus service. Four railroads operate through the area and
the Quad-City Airport offers flights
on Ozark and United Airlines. In
addition, the Municpal Airport and
Agonair Field are available for
private and chartered air service.
Davenport and Bettendorf also
have facilities to supply all the
recreational needs of their residents.
There are twenty-seven parks and
playgrounds, plus picnic areas, golf
courses, tennis courts, and baseball
diamonds. Also available to the
public are three swimming pools, a
children's zoo, flower gardens, and
a park greenhouse. The river area
is the scene of motorboat regattas,
boating, sailing, fishing, and swimming. A city owned ball park, which
is equipped with lights for night
games, serves for pageants and outdoor shows. The Mississippi Valley
Fair Grounds is used for expositions
and similar activities, while the
Masonic Auditorium serves for stage
performances, road shows, concerts
and recitals. The Tri City Symphony
celebrates its fiftieth season, 1964-
65.
There are one hundred churches
of all denominations in the Iowa
Quint Cities, and both public and
parochial elementary and high
schools, and three private colleges.
Outstanding in the cities are the
Public Museum and the Municipal
Art Gallery. There are also many
active study groups and societies
concerned with history, the arts and
literature, and adult education. The
Davenport Public Library owns
nearly 142,786 volumes and has
circulation figures of 480,000 books.
For youth activities and community
functions, a large Community Center
Building is available in Bettendorf
and in Davenport the new YM-
YWCA.
ROCK ISLAND-MOLINE-EAST
MOLINE
On the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, across from Davenport
and Bettendorf are the remaining
Quint Cities, which have a population of 111,791. There are 185
manufacturing establishments in this
area, producing a variety of things,
including hardware, men's clothing,
plumbing and household supplies,
refined oil, and farm implements.
This area is also the home of the
John Deere Company and the largest division of International Harvester.
Transportation facilities are similar
to those of Iowa Quint Cities.
The Illinois cities also provide
recreational facilities. There are
thirty-two public parks, the historic
Black Hawk State Park, and the
Hauberg Indian Museum. Butter-
worth Park offers picnic areas, tennis
courts, a baseball diamond, and playground equipment. Short Hills Country Club (private) has an 18-hole
golf course, a club-house, and a
swimming pool. For large events,
there is the State Armory, Wharton
Field House (seating 6,000), Rock
Island senior high school field house
(seating 7,200), Public School athletic
stadium (seating 14,000), and the
Civic Center (seating 5,500), plus
nine other auditoriums. In addition,
another eight golf courses, bowling
alleys, a municipal swimming pool,
and boat launching ramps on the
Mississippi are available for the
recreation of the residents.
There are ninety-six churches of
all denominations in this area, plus
fifty-six public schools and twenty-
three parochial schools. Three
libraries, 217,797 total volumes,
are open to all residents, and in
addition there is the Denkmann
Memorial Library on the campus of
Augustana College.
This resume confirms the belief
of Ambrosians that the Quint Cities
provide a most desirable climate in
which to study, play, work and live.
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What does St. Ambrose contribute
to the community? This is a question
which is considered by many civic-
minded people. One aspect of the
answer to this question is the
material produced by the college,
the graduates. Are they an asset
to the area? Well, the answer to
this question appears to be "yes".
Consider that fifteen of the Quad-
City area dentists, nineteen of the
area physicians, forty-three lawyers,
and many of the nurses, teachers,
and priests have received at least
part of their training at St. Ambrose
College. In addition to these, add
the thousands of men in local industry who have attended classes
and seminars at St. Ambrose.
The next aspect of the answer is
a financial one. Economically, how
does the college benefit the community? According to national
statistics, the students at St. Ambrose
spend more than $600,000 annually
with the local merchants. This
$600,000 is spent on a variety of
items such as food, entertainment,
medical expenses, automobile expenses, clothing, off-campus housing
by two hundred students from out
of town, insurance, and gifts. It is
also estimated that other on-campus
activities, such as alumni activities,
parents' weekends, conventions, campus days, student seminars, commencement and the many athletic
events during the year, would attract another $200,000 to this area,
for a total of more than $2,500,000,
as a result of the College. How many
industries are there in this area, that
represent as big an economic factor?
DAVENPORT-BETTENDORF
The Iowa Quint Cities are Davenport and Bettendorf, with a total
population of 108,414. They have
varied industrial developments ranging from meat packing to airplane
parts, high fashion women's clothing to master alloy processing, and
boast of the largest sheet and plate
aluminum rolling mill.
Transportation is adequate. There
is increasing cargo being shipped on
Community
the Mississippi and excellent motor
freight and bus service operating
over the nine U. S. highways serving the cities. There is also fine and
complete local bus service. Four railroads operate through the area and
the Quad-City Airport offers flights
on Ozark and United Airlines. In
addition, the Municpal Airport and
Agonair Field are available for
private and chartered air service.
Davenport and Bettendorf also
have facilities to supply all the
recreational needs of their residents.
There are twenty-seven parks and
playgrounds, plus picnic areas, golf
courses, tennis courts, and baseball
diamonds. Also available to the
public are three swimming pools, a
children's zoo, flower gardens, and
a park greenhouse. The river area
is the scene of motorboat regattas,
boating, sailing, fishing, and swimming. A city owned ball park, which
is equipped with lights for night
games, serves for pageants and outdoor shows. The Mississippi Valley
Fair Grounds is used for expositions
and similar activities, while the
Masonic Auditorium serves for stage
performances, road shows, concerts
and recitals. The Tri City Symphony
celebrates its fiftieth season, 1964-
65.
There are one hundred churches
of all denominations in the Iowa
Quint Cities, and both public and
parochial elementary and high
schools, and three private colleges.
Outstanding in the cities are the
Public Museum and the Municipal
Art Gallery. There are also many
active study groups and societies
concerned with history, the arts and
literature, and adult education. The
Davenport Public Library owns
nearly 142,786 volumes and has
circulation figures of 480,000 books.
For youth activities and community
functions, a large Community Center
Building is available in Bettendorf
and in Davenport the new YM-
YWCA.
ROCK ISLAND-MOLINE-EAST
MOLINE
On the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, across from Davenport
and Bettendorf are the remaining
Quint Cities, which have a population of 111,791. There are 185
manufacturing establishments in this
area, producing a variety of things,
including hardware, men's clothing,
plumbing and household supplies,
refined oil, and farm implements.
This area is also the home of the
John Deere Company and the largest division of International Harvester.
Transportation facilities are similar
to those of Iowa Quint Cities.
The Illinois cities also provide
recreational facilities. There are
thirty-two public parks, the historic
Black Hawk State Park, and the
Hauberg Indian Museum. Butter-
worth Park offers picnic areas, tennis
courts, a baseball diamond, and playground equipment. Short Hills Country Club (private) has an 18-hole
golf course, a club-house, and a
swimming pool. For large events,
there is the State Armory, Wharton
Field House (seating 6,000), Rock
Island senior high school field house
(seating 7,200), Public School athletic
stadium (seating 14,000), and the
Civic Center (seating 5,500), plus
nine other auditoriums. In addition,
another eight golf courses, bowling
alleys, a municipal swimming pool,
and boat launching ramps on the
Mississippi are available for the
recreation of the residents.
There are ninety-six churches of
all denominations in this area, plus
fifty-six public schools and twenty-
three parochial schools. Three
libraries, 217,797 total volumes,
are open to all residents, and in
addition there is the Denkmann
Memorial Library on the campus of
Augustana College.
This resume confirms the belief
of Ambrosians that the Quint Cities
provide a most desirable climate in
which to study, play, work and live.
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Date
1964
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St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
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