Carbon County News | 1913-06-12 | Page 11 | Honor Memory of Franklin

HONOR MEMORY OF FRANKLIN university of pennsylvania will erect heroic statue of its it great founder th the memory of benjamin k franklin founder in 1740 of the university Uni venity of pennsylvania is to be honored by the me erection of a bronze statue at a cost of on the tenth anniversary of the class of 1904 college in june 1914 the statue will be placed in front of the gymnasium on thirty third fi treet near spruce the statue will be of heroic proportions and will re represent franklin as he first appeared in philadelphia as a runaway printers prin tere app apprentice it has been modeled by dr it talt tait mckenzie Mc Kenzle professor of physical education who has modeled r several eve ral medallions for the university and figures of athletes which have attained celebrity for their lifelike life like postures the base of t the he statue has bee been n designed by prof henry cret of the architectural school ab