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Caption: Dedication - Brookens Library (UIS) (Proceedings)
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THE SPAULDING MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN The Spaulding Memorial Fountain is a stylized adaptation of the precipitator which Charles Herbert Spaulding incorporated in his portable water purification unit. The sculpture Is approximately eight feet in diameter and four feet high and made of polished stainless steel. It sprays a controlled mist. The fqrmyOf t h ^ f o u n t a i n reflects the basic truncated inverted cone of the precipitator, in which water is brought in at the bottom, flows upward through aggregates and chemicals, and emerges at the top sweet and pure. The fountain expresses this upward f. Presented by Mr. Spaulding's wife Kathleen and i • children, the fountain was designed h. Scopu, Inc., of Chesterfield, Missouri. Scopia has done creative projects in 40 states, including one in conjunction with the late Erio Saarinen who designed the St. Louis Arch. This model of Mr. Spaulding's invention is an effective tribute to a man whose public spirit is reflected in his attitude about his creative genius. When Springfield adopted his patented water treatment basins for the city $fr 1955, Mr. Spaulding waived all royalties due him. He regarded himself as a scientist with a purpose, and that purpose was not personal gain. It is completely fitting that Sangamon State University, designated as the public affairs university for Illinois,, be th$ site of this fountain erected in memory bf such a dedicated public servant.
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