Parks Library facade engraved text

East facade

• "AND YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE." -- Bible. John 8:32
• AGASSIZ, Jean Louis Rodolphe (1807-1873) - Swiss-American naturalist, geologist, & teacher
• PASTEUR, Louis (1822-1895) - French chemist and bacteriologist
• FARADAY, Michael (1791-1867) - English chemist and physicist
• SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616) - English poet and playwright
• EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) - American poet and essayist
• NEWTON, Isaac (1642-1727) - English philosopher and mathematician
• DARWIN, Charles Robert (1809-1882) - English naturalist and biologist
• LIEBIG, Justus von (1803-1873) - German chemist

South facade

• LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) - 16th president of the United States
• WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799) - 1st president of the United States
• MORRILL, Justin Smith (1810-1898) - American legislator and financier

North facade

• HATCH, William Henry (1833-1896) - American legislator
• WILSON, James (1836-1920) - American lawyer, politician, and agriculturist
• KNAPP, Seaman Ashahel (1833-1911) - American agriculturist