Borglum's Successor

"They don't know the difference between a sculptor and a tombstone-cutter," said Sculptor Borglum of the committeemen of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association. Impressed by the jibe, the committeemen held a session, last week, to find a successor to Borglum. They considered, one by one, the names of 100 famed sculptors, warily blackballed all whose reputations disclosed the least hint of tombstone-cutting, chose, at length, a Virginian sculptor, Augustus Lukeman.

Mr. Lukeman accepted the invitation to complete the figures on Stone Mountain, announced that he would discard all Borglum's designs, make new ones which would include a "Hall of Fame" at the base of the monument. Said he: "I consider that this is the greatest opportunity which has come to a sculptor for centuries." Said Borglum: "Delighted."

Sculptor Lukeman, 54, is famed for his insistence on "100% Americanism." He is, like Borglum, robust. His works include: Statues of William McKinley for Adams, Mass., and Dayton.

Memorial to the Returning Soldiers, Brooklyn.

Equestrian statue of Kit Carson for Trinidad, Col.

Equestrian statue of General Gregg, Commander of the Union cavalry at Gettysburg, for Reading, Pa.

Statue of Franklin Pierce, 14th U. S. President, in front of the State Capitol, Concord, N. H.

Memorial to women of the Confederacy, Raleigh, N. C.