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Ornamental Owls are Mentors in Milwaukee’s Schools
Long before smartboards and AI, Milwaukee’s schools carried lessons of wisdom and virtue in the very walls that held them.
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Long before smartboards and AI, Milwaukee’s schools carried lessons of wisdom and virtue in the very walls that held them. Back to the full article.
The original Milwaukee Downer College built Sabin Hall with decorative symbols of education, including this owl by the American Terra Cotta & Ceramic Co., in 1927. Today this is the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
