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Several artists went to Woodward's Gar- 

 dens today to sketch and photograph the 

 bear, but he refused to pose, so they did 

 not get the best results. It would be un- 

 wise to stir him up and excite him at pres- 

 ent, and unless the artists can catch him 

 at his meals they will have to wait a little 

 while for a chance to study the grizzly un- 

 der favorable conditions. 



Sculptor Rupert Schmidt has made an ex- 

 cellent model in clay of Monarch, which 

 will be a valuable assistance in designs 

 requiring the introduction of the California 

 emblem. 



Mr. Schmidt said: 



"I am very glad to have the opportunity 

 to study the real grizzly, and I find him 

 very different from the models generally 

 accepted. I have modeled many bears, but 

 never one like this. You see in this de- 

 sign some figures of bears (showing a wax 

 model of decorative capitals). These were 

 intended to be grizzlies, but you see they 

 have the Roman nose, which is characteris- 



