Monday, July 20, 2009
February 1, 1923 Vol. 4 No. 4 Part 2
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There's a lovely Letter from Myron Dassett of Mnesicles who is studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. He remarks that he has been visited by 2 brothers, Ed Loye & Galen Oman, and enjoys his letters from Howard Gilman. Notably, he is also visited by Professor S. Chatwood Burton - The same sculptor who created the bust of Dr. Ricker.
During his visit, the two of them dined with the "famous mural painter from St. Paul." It sounds like it might have been an unforgettable evening for young Brother Dassett. A brief google search did not result in any signifcant hits on Mr. Lalonde.
It's noted that he lives at "No. 1 rue de l'Albaye. I was unable to find that address in a google search, and according to my Par Arrondisment book that street does not exist in paris. But could it be rue de l'Abbaye? I sure hope so. It's an adorable place on the left bank, walking distance to the Louvre, the Tuileries and Notre Dame Cathedral.
Another Famous Sculptor is making waves, as Mr. Lorado Taft is noted as "giving a series of lectures at the University [of Illinois]. Mr Taft is well known by our Anthemian Brethren as the sculptor of University of Illinois' beloved sculpture "The Alma Mater."
The inscription on that sculpture reads: "To thy happy children of the future, those of the past send greetings."
Fitting, no?
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More on the bust of Dr. Ricker.
ReplyDeleteWe're missing the June 1920 Archi, but parts were reprinted in 1970. Anthemios reports in 1920 that they've presented the bust to the Ricker Library, but are still working to raise funds to cast it in Bronze.
alpharhochi.org/archi/backissues/1970-December-Archi/1970-December-Archi-opt.pdf
On Google street view. Look up - Apollodorus!
ReplyDeleteas a matter of anthemios oral history.. the must have managed to get the bust cast in bronze eventually. The bust in front of the Ricker Library (which was still there, last time I was there in 2003) is in Bronze, and the plaque does note that the bust was a donation of Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity. I can't remember if it said anything specific about the Anthemios Chapter.
ReplyDeleteThis is where the oral history comes in: The second bust was kept at the anthemios chapter house. It was supposedly stolen from the house in the early to mid 1990's (along with some photographs of the chapter circa 1914 with Ricker included in the photo). It was already gone when I got there in 1994, but was fresh enough that the older actives and alumni were quite perturbed about it. A plea for its return was made during the 1996 convention at Vitruvius.
We've never heard one word about it since.
The bronze bust of Dr. Ricker was presented to the library on March 22, 1922.
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