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Dinosaurs In Gangly 'Eyesore'

contrast in architecture
enhances Mr. Jefferson's
University, instead of
detracting.

The imposing proportions,
the blocks of granite below
each window into which are
cut names of famous natural
historians, and the massive
flight of granite steps leading
into a roomy hall are all
worthy of observation.

But the important element
of the building is not its
structure, but the meaning
behind it. Whether or not one
admires the architecture, Mr.
Brooks intentions in having it
built are worthy of admiration.

By contributing money to
southern universities, the New
Yorker was attempting to
re-strengthen friendship
between the South and the
North.

Next time you are ambling
down to the Corner and you
pass by the Museum, remember
the words of the University
faculty shortly after Mr.
Brooks death:

"...he taught the North that
the best reconstruction is
wrought by the silent
ministering of Christian charity
and love."