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- 2 - Howard University has students from all over the world and if the committee decided in their favor they would like to have a ceremonious dedication involving the diplomatic corps in Washington. The city of Cleveland may submit a request because they know our company was founded there and because their Court House was statues of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, both of which were designed and executed by Karl Bitter. Miami University in collaboration with the Miami Herald signified the intention of asking for the sculpture because John Bitter, son of Karl, is Dean of Music there. This application was never received and we understand that Dean Bitter has been on tour as a guest conductor of symphony orchestras and therefore he has been away from Miami during most of the time since the request came in. Five of the requests are firm. The project has already had many articles and two editorials in Indianapolis, three illustrated stories in the New York Times, two in the New York World Telegram and special illustrated articles are scheduled to appear in the following publications: New York Daily News Color Magazine. New York Journal. Chinese American Magazine. Staats Herold, German Newspaper with syndication in European newspapers. The New Yorker. Because of conferences we expect stories in News-Week and Time. Life Magazine has the material and a story there would depend to some extent on the climax of Western Electric's ownership of the sculpture when it is actually removed from the St. Paul Building. In other words, if the Bitter family, Western Electric and representatives from one of the universities, or Indianapolis, could be photographed as the crane swung the last figures down to a truck, they might use a dramatic picture. It is understood that October 15 will be the last day upon which the Committee to Preserve American Art will accept applications. Their decision will be rendered by December 1 giving them six
