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ing of the statue of Columbus which stood in front of the Administration building, was assigned to Miss Mary Lawrence, now the wife of Michael Tonetti, the sculptor. At St. Louis, the figure of Victory which surmounted the dome of Festival Hall, the focal point of the decorative scheme, was the work of Miss Evelyn B. Longman. That this place of honor was won by merit is shown l)y the fact that the figure was modeled for a place on the Varied Indus- tries building, but upon its arrival it proved to be so fine a work of art that the chief of sculptors gave it the first place of honor. At the Lewis and Clark Expo- sition, Miss Alice Cooper, of Denver, the sculptor of "Sacajawea," has won first honors.

The four strong groups by Solon H. Borgium strike a note of originality achieved by few American sculptors. Mr. Borgium has chosen for his subjects the Indian, showing one of his aborignal cus- toms, the Indian as alfected by his rela- tions to the whites, the plainsman, and the prospector.

His group "The First Step to Civiliza-

tion," which stands in front of the Aud- itorium, depicts the Indian after contact with the white race. A noble looking chief, holding the Bible to his breast, is telling his son that in the ways of the white man is wisdom found. The youth peers forward searching the future and seeming to catch the spirit of a new day. Fine dignity of character is expressed in the figure of the Indian and the grouping and composition are admirable.

The three other Borgium groups are in- stalled on the terrace overlooking the lake. The soft green of summer foliage, the deeper shades of the tall firs behind, and the rising mountains farther back furnish an unparalleled setting of beauty for these. One could not wish a fairer sight than that of their pale splendor gleaming amidst these bowers of green.

"Cowboy at Eest" is both artistic in conception and beautiful in design. There is splendid repose in the prone figure of the plainsman stretched beside his faith- ful cayuse and in every line of the animal as it stands, with lowered eyelids, content under the will of its master. There is no

SHOOTING UP THE TOWN. The sculptor, Frederick Remingrton, has caught the spirit of the plains.

"It recalls the days when the Saturday night frolic of the cowboys who came to town was

the chief social institution of the week in border towns."