A MISUNDERSTANDING.
SCANDALISED WOMEN. AND A CARNEGIE STATUE. DUNFERMLINE, Scotland, Dcc. 20. The womenfolk of Dunfermline, birthplace of Andrew Carnegie, very nearly upset plans for erection of a statue of the famous philanthropist, it was disclosed here at celebrations of the Carnegie Centenary. Sponsors desired that the statue should be mainly paid for by contributions from factory workers. The men %Villihgly subscribed, but the women hesitated. It was then discovered that the women were shocked at an artistic drinking fountain, surmounted by the meagrely clad figure of a youth representing Ambition, which Carnegie money had paid for. The Dunfermline women were even " more shocked at the prospect of seeing Carnegie in garb of similar brevity. Only when they saw a model of the ( proposed statue, with Carnegie depicted in the enveloping robes of a Doctor of ■ Literature, were the women of Dunfermline reassured.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 15
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143A MISUNDERSTANDING. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 15
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