BER 19. 19.57 TUESDAY,• NOVEM s Formerly Statu; 'At H in University Dump By MARY KELLY and 80881 LEVINE es which until July 1955 stood in, peaceful repose in the Schwab Audi now buried amid other pieces of art"—lead pipes, old tires and discarded 1 tin shack on the University dump. The two sta torium lobby ar e boards—in a sin., 'vhich is northeast of campus near the University farms, is used to burn and rubbish. The dump, garbage and dis vhich are now "stored" there were given to the University by George Grey sculptor and te. They are 'o of his best e Hewer" and The statues Barnard, a noted native of BeHelot plaster casts of tx known works, "Ti "Rising Woman." "The Hewer" was presented to the University on June 15, 1904, by Joseph M. Huston, architect for the Capitol building in Harris burg. "Rising Woman" was pre sented sometime in the early 1920'5. It is reported glarnard's fam ily would be willing to give some of his statues and other materials, such as drawings and papers, to some place in Cert. ire County, perhaps the Uni versity. "The Hewer" stood in the cen ter of the lobby in front of the main door. `,'Rising Woman" stood in the north corner next to the telephone booth. When asked why the statues were removed, Dr. Albert Christ- Jaiier, director of the School of the Arts, said he didn't know. Leon D. Skinner, assistant to the dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, said the statues were removed because people who at tended-Chapel services didn't like to look at them. Skinner recalled that when he was an undergraduate at the University students would sometimes paint parts of the statues a brilliant red. Other people, however, seem to differ as to whether the statues shauld have been removed. Dr. William L. Werner, profes-I sor of American liteurature, in hisi column "The Book Worm" in the , January 22, 1957, issue of the; Centre Daily Times asked where' the statues were. ' •in 1863. He studied at the Art "The statues of George Gray:Students' League in New York Barnard are to be seen." he said,where he met Sir Jacob Epstein, "in the New York Metropolitan'a noted English Sculptor, who Museum, in Central Park in New studied with him. York, on the Capitol grounds in Harrisburg, 'in Lytle Park in Cin-, j cinnati and in the possession of the Rockefeller family . . .Is Penn State as an art center above these places?" The two statues are the only examples In Centre County of . Barnard's work. However, his work is widely displayed throughout the rest of the coun try. The original of "The Hewer" is in the Brooklyn Art Institute and the original of the "Rising Wom an" is in the Rockefeller mansion on the Hudson. Two of his works, "Two Na tures" and ,"Maidenhood," are in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Another, a huge cinerary urn which has 27 figures repre senting the cycle of life on it, is in Carnegie Institute in Pitts burgh. A in' of Lincoln by Barnard is in Cincinnati, with copies in New York, Paris and London. Barnard was commissioned in 1905 to do all the sculpture work for the Capitol building in Harris burg. Rockefeller built .the famous Cloisters in New York to hold art work that Barnard dis covered and purchased in Eu rope. Barnard was born in Bellefonte 20 phajoest $ l .OO (includes copy negative) Centre Co. Film Lob. 122 W. Beaver Avenue THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYIVANIA —Daily Collegian photo by Bob Thompson HIDDEN AWAY AMIDST BUBBLE at the University dump are two statues, "Rising Woman" (left) and "The Hewer." which• were recently discovered after a 2-year absence from their former rest ing place in the lobby of Schwab Auditorium. SENIORS in The College of Home Economics Your LaYie pictures are scheduled for NOVEMBER 18 - NOVEMBER 22 Pictures are taken at The Penn State Photo Shop NO INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT NECESSARY in Schwab Barnard studied in Paris fo , twelve years. While there he di• the groups of figures that stan• at the entrance to the Capito building in Harrisburg. Pollock Council to Hear Hat Society Council Plans for Leaving Area To Discuss Constitution Pollock Council will meet at The Hat Society Council will '6:30 p.m. tomorrow in Nitvany meet at 7 tonight in 209 Hetzel 20. Union. The council will discuss further Two amendments to the [wised ,plans for abandoning the area and constitution and the constitution transferring men students to oth er residence units. itself will be voted on. AD STAFF MEETING FOR NEW MEMBERS ONLY Also Jr. Boarders in charge of Candidate Training 9 CARNEGIE 6:30 P.M. 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