Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-03
woman SCULPTOR WINS
Bronze Doors for Academy win
be Model By Miss Longnan.
$4,000 CONTRACT S n1n,
Peace and War Are Represented in
,he Panels Of Tic Great Doors Ths,
viii Be Installed in the New Build
ing at Annapolis. Il
(Sp,ciaI,o IN, pa;,v pr..,

lopccldl 10 the DAILY FrRSE.)
NEW YORK, April 2.-low the
cadets of the Annapolis Naval Acad.
envy will enjoy having entrance doors
designed by Il woman in their chapel
remains to be scon, but whether they
like IL or not they will have to sub.
nit to the feminine Intrusion, for
the jury appointed by the Natural
Sculpture Society to choose a model
for the bronze doors 10 he presented
to the academy by Colonel Robert
NJ. Thompson as u memorial Of the
class of 'GS has chosen The design
OF Miss Evelyn b. Longman and
awarded to her Col Thompson's
$4,000 contract.
mere were ihirty-thrce cumpcti-
tors for This prize, an unusually large
number, and the designs submitted
are said to have been of a high de-
gree Of excellence. Nevertheless.
Miss l-Ongman's model was selected
without doubt or hesitation by tho
jury.
GntITc boaru likes Design.
The votes Of all five jurors we're
cast for Miss l.ongmans model on
the first ballot" said Daniel C.
; French, secretary or the jury, yes
tcrday. but it was not known to any
OF us until after the award was made
who the winner was. did not even
recognize Miss T.ongmans work my.
self, though am very familiar
with It,"
l,he Judges were Ernest f'lagg. arch
itcct OF the Naval Academy; Walter
B. Chambers, architect; Churlcs
Crafty, sculptor, National Sculpture
Society, and Colonel Colvocorcsses,
representing the donor.
The other prizes of $3.50, $3.50 and
800 each have been awarded TO A.
A. Welnman, Paul Nocquct and Bruno
Louis Zimm.
Peace and War.
Miss IOnginan's design, which
With the other successful models. Is
In the custody Of the National Scmlp
ture Society AT the Fine Arts Build
Ing, 2I5 West Fifty-scventll street.
has two panels representing Peace
and War. On the Tcacc panel lis a
figure symbolizing science. an OLD
man In an attitude of deep thought,
explaining difficult problem to two
students Of the academy.
On The war panel patriotism is rep.
resented by Il female figure, symbol.
ical also Of the home. the protection
of which is assumed to be Tie rca-
son for the existence Of tile navy.
Under her drapcrics is coat of ar
NOR and with ono hand on can.
non She points with the other To
the distance. where masts or ships
SHOW the destination Of the march
ing figures in the background.
Dedicated to Glass Of 'e8.
nthc upper panels OF The door arc
festoons supported By shcls--of oak
leaves over the war panel and of
olive over the peace one. In the
lower panels wrcaths of the same
leaves inclosc the names OF naval
heroes. In tho transom is the dcdi-
cation to the class OF IS, and above
the transom is IA group representing
Famc--two laurel crowned figures on
either side Of an altar-like PEDESTAL.
with an inscription TO John Paul
Jones, whose bones are to rest in
the crypt of the chapel. The pedcs-
tai Is surInounted by a tripod from
which issue flames, symbolzing en-
during fame.
The award Of this prize to woman
is said to be an unprecedented event