The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-23
DISSATISFIED WITH
SILVER MEDAL,
Superior Jury's Decision Regard
ing the Missouri Building
May Be Protested.
CONSIGNED TO THIRD CLASS.
Friends of Director of Works
Taylor Think His Efforts
Should Have Received
Higher Recognition.

In all probability the decision of the Su-
| perior Jury in awarding a silver medal to
| the Missouri State building at the Worlds
Fair will be protested by the Missouri
| Worlds Fair Commission. While the COM
| mission has not yet been notified by the
Jury of any award made to the designer
of the splendid State editice. the member
do not view with any great degree Of
euuanimity an award that would place the
structure in the third class among the
State buildings on the plateau.
The announcement that the Superior
Jury had awarded a third prize. or silver
medal, to Isaac s. Taylor, Director Of
Works for the Worlds Fair. for his work
In designing the Missouri State building.
was received with much disappointment
by MisSourians. 1t was the universal COM
ment that the evidently poor opinion en-
tertained by the jury on the merits of the
building was accumulated more by the
awarding of a minor prize to it than If it
had not been mentioned at all.
This feeling of keen disappointment was
shared by the members Of the commits
sion. and while. In the absence of oficial
notification. they were averse to discuss
ing 1t, there is little doubt that they will
promptly enter protest against the award
as o as notified Of the award by the
jury.
B. H. Bonfoey. Secretary of the COM
mission. discussing the award yesterday
said: THE commission az yet has re-
celved no official notification of n
award whatsoever made to the Missouri
building. All we now of 1t Is from what
We lave read in the newspapers. In the
event that We are notified that only a sill
yer medal has been awarded for the build
ing, 1. cannot, of course. forecast what
the action of the commission will be.
Under the rules governing the awards
We have a certain length of time in which
to protest the award after receiving no
tice.
speaking for myself. I can say that IL
the Missouri State building receive. only
a silver medal / will be in v Of pro-
testing the award. ] cannot say what
will be the action Of the commission, but
l n that 1t stands always ready to
and its representatives at the Fair. and is
Jealous OF its reputation before the
world"
WILL CONTEST.
NJ. T. Davis, President of the Missouri
Commission, characterized the award a
absurd, and stated that he thought the
commission would certainly contest the
decision IL 1t ascertained officially that it
hao been awarded.
Said Mr.. Davis: I'VE were not aware
that State or exhibit buildings were In line
for awards. The award of a silver medal
for Missourf's building. with which no
State building on the grounds can COM
pare in beauty, is absurd OF the face Of
II. l certainly think the commission VIII
investigate the award IL 1t is true that It
is only a third prize. I personally shall
urge a protest against 1t.
The Commissioners are disguised and
disappointed at such a recognition OF the
architecture Of Missourfs building"
Mr.. Davis also said that the Executive
Committee, which Is in continuous session
during the Fair, would have power to
make a protest against the award Of =
silver medal whenever Official notice OF
the award Is received.
Director Of Works Taylor would not dis
cuss the matter. except to say hat he felt
a natural disappointment at the minor
award his building received. He stated
that he had not been oficIslly notified Of
any award, and had never had any intima-
ton that his building was considered a
competitive exhibit.
Some of the Directors friends are very
Indignant at the silver medal award.