PURSUIT OF TRUTH

The Mt Pulaski Historical Society (Lincoln Statue Ad-Hoc Committee) has commissioned sculptor John McClarey to create a life-size, bronze statue of Mr Lincoln and it is titled, "Pursuit of Truth"  It will depict a younger, beardless Abraham Lincoln-the lawyer, who practiced law (1849-1855) at the Mt Pulaski Courthouse and traveled the Eight Judicial Circuit.  Lincoln will be sitting on a bench freading papers for his upcoming case abouth the Cast Iron Tombstone and scratching his haed trying to figure out how to win his case.  The idea of scratching his head is suggested by the artist John McClary and was inspired by a Lincoln quote:  "I am slow to learn and slow to forget that which I have learned.  My mind is like a pice of steel, very hard to scratch anything on it an almost impossible after you get it there to rub it out."

The Statue will be placed on the north-west quadrant of the cortyard.

Commitee Members

Phyllis Beccue, Co-Chair

Renee Martin, Co-Chair

Barbara Stroud-Borth

Joyce Maxheimer

Allen Schaal

Sue Schaffenacker

Sue Stewart

Marla Blair

Rick Volle

Steve Martin