Still Life

With four guide ropes attached to it, the east-side clock face is raised into position. While it didn't seem that windy on the ground on Saturday, Jan. 28, winds higher up were strong, requiring extra guidance to bring the clock face safely to the Old Main bell tower.

Old Main clock faces installed

Ben White of New Vibrations Audio and Video works on a ledge of the Old Main bell tower, to remove the speakers from the old chime system. The company installed a new carillon system today (Jan. 27) that will play a digital recording made of the original Old Main bell that now sits adjacent to Old Main and other bells of comparable sizes.

New carillon, restored clocks being installed

The funeral procession for Joe Paterno made its way past Beaver Stadium and down Porter Road as crowds applauded on Jan. 25. Thousands lined the procession route through the University Park campus and downtown State College to bid a last farewell to Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno's funeral procession

Coach Joe Paterno was on the field for the first half of the Nittany Lions' football game. Penn State beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 13-3 on Oct. 8, 2011, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Beaver Stadium.

Joe Paterno through the years

Katie Knobloch and Andrew Adamietz, members of the a capella group Blue in the Face, shared a candle at the vigil held Sunday, Jan. 22, to mourn the death of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who passed away earlier in the day. Several thousand members of the Penn State and State College community came out to the Old Main lawn on Penn State's University Park campus for the vigil.

Thousands mourn Paterno's passing

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Letter from Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell

Monday, March 29, 2004

This letter is in support of the House and Senate resolutions celebrating Penn State at the land-grant university of the commonwealth.

Dear Graham:

I regret that I cannot attend Monday evening's festivities surrounding the adoption of House Resolution 600 and Senate Resolution 209 congratulating Penn State on its founding nearly 150 years ago. It is certainly cause for celebration by all Pennsylvanians who benefit from Penn State's outstanding contributions and service to the Commonwealth.

The Reception invitation, depicting the land-grant frescoes in Old Main, reminds us that even while engaged in the greatest conflict ever faced by our nation, the United State's Congress and President Abraham Lincoln were able to focus on the domestic needs of everyday Americans. At the height of the Civil War, when our continued existence as a nation was in question, our state and national leaders turned their attention to higher education, and to the future. It should serve as a lesson to us today that, no matter how difficult the times, it is never too bleak to justify deferring our attention from the needs of the people. It is always the right time to invest in the future.

I look forward to working with you to build upon the work begun by Abraham Lincoln, and our predecessors in the Capitol and Old Main. Congratulations and best wishes for a successful celebration.

Ed Rendell

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