The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-08

to the close. Memorial halls have been
suggested. and they would have been
built if the means could have been ac-
CURED Memorial halls will be built in
The future.
Keeping pace with the marvellous de-
yelopmnt OF this institution during the
past few years. interest IN the literary
alumni has grown and an evidence oil 1t
was displayed IA the university last june
of a portrait of Thompson, the poet,
whose warm love of the South and iden-
uty with her cause maze nIm The Virgin
ian laureate of those VINO wore the glay;
and the event Of this day crowns the
memory of that aumnus, whose genus
gave him the place of the first American
poet.
1t is significant Of the enthusiastic and
brilliant manner in which the Univer-
sity student is brought TO a thoughtful
and studi0us consideration Of American
literature that the move nent which end
ed in to-days ceremonies was, j. not In
augurated by the students. aided and
advanced by their abiding interest and
constant efforts Students participated
I'm the founding OF the Poe Memorial
Association. they shared I'm the official
labors of that body-in a word. secured
the honor Of the effort to suitably recog-
NE the honor reelected upon the Univer-
s!yt by Edgar Allan Poe.
THE MOVEMENT
Ii has been only two years since the
establishment of this association. and
yet its work has excited the deepest in
terest throughout the country and be-
yond the Atlantic. Literary men .,I v.of
America have written 10 approve and 10
congratulate. and a great -iumbrr OF
opinions of Poe's work and his place i'm
American literature Is now IN the hanls
of DR.. c. w. Kent, president OF the assoc
ciation. and some OF them were read to-
day From IFS foundation Dr.. Kent has
been president of Che association. and
Or. James A. Harrison its secretary.
Last session the executive committee
was made up entirely Of students
Rockwell 5. Brank OF Henderson. KY.
Edward IT, II. Old OF Norfolk. Va;
Lewis T. Chamberlaync. Of Petersburg.
Va: Morris +. THEY. Of Berkley. Va
Gordon Wilson. of Baltimore, Nd. and
4. Burnett Rhett OF Charleston. 5.
Having determined that the memorial
should be in the form OF a bust repro
producing with fair fidelity. the person
Of Poe and investing il with strong .sug-
gestlon Of the genius and soul Of the
poet. the next thing was 10 select the
SCULPTOR with the rare gilt necessary for
so difficult a task. After cons q ring the
artists whose services coulo be comma III
ed the committee decided 10 commission
George Juan Zolnay. Of New York. a
native Of Hungary. but in techn'c pro-
duct OF the best schools OF Vienna and
Paris
Though not so well known then as he
Is now. he had already achieved fame.
first with works Of rare excellence pro-
duced for the Worlds Fair at Chicaso.
then by his statue Of Sam Davis, the
Tennessee patriot
THE BUST
The allegorical group which adorns the
Tympanum Of the academical bu ID ng OF
the University OF Virginia, illustrating
this Institutions motto taken from scrip
ture. "Ye shalt know the truth and the
truth shall make YOU free is from mis-
hands The executive comm tiee on re- I
cevIng The bust and examining II. were
that their selection OF sculD- /.
tor had been very fortunate for this
OF Poe is thus far the best work Zol- (,
nays skill and genius have produced.
The bust. which is o. bronze occupies /
an alcOve I'm the new l'brar:- in the ro- :
tunda. II represents the .ost IN reflect /
I've mood with with head bent and one
hand grasping a lapel of his coat The
face does not wear dyspeptic look Of
the best known Of his portraits: the fea-
lures are those OF an intellectual man.
whose life and whose subjective states
have combined TO give TO him pathetic
air and a detected manner. Altogether.
ii rep.oduces the Poe, not OF Griswold.
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