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Peabody alumni dedicate new garden, sculpture
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February 14, 2012
The cone-sharped sculpture reaches toward the sky, illuminating shadows of the alphabet, numbers and mathematical
symbols.
Erected in the center of Peabody Garden, the 12-foot 
stainless-steel sculpture, Kernel, honors and memorializes
the graduates of Peabody School.
About a dozen Peabody alumni gathered Friday for the sculpture unveiling and garden dedication, catching their
first glimpses of the sculpture.
“It depicts Peabody very well,” said Betty Smith, a member of the last Peabody graduation in 1956. “It’s letters
and numbers — that’s what education is all about.”
Kernel symbolizes the ever-widening circles of influence — philanthropy, teaching and education — that can affect in
community and the wider world, said commissioned artist Mark Moulton, an associate professor of art-sculpture
at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
“It is a cornucopia of the basic building blocks of verbal and written communication and the universal language
of mathematics,” he said.
Located between Russell Auditorium and Parks Hall, Peabody Garden is bounded by evergreen hedges and
colorful flowering plants.
The garden features a brick-lined setting for the sculpture’s illumination.
The location brings back fond memories.
“After our graduation ceremony, we held our commencement reception in this garden,” said Patsy Smith, ’56.
“This location is the perfect spot for Peabody Garden.”
Formally, the Formal Garden, the name change and garden renovation replaces the former Peabody Garden
lost with the sale of the Cathy Alumni Center on Hancock Street.
“The Peabody Garden was a significant landmark at the Cathy Alumni House,” said Amy Amason, vice president
for external relations and university advancement. “Renaming the Formal Garden allows us to dedicate this wonderful space on campus and recognize the significantrole of the Peabody School and its alumni.”
The garden originated during fall 1934 under President Guy Wells (1934-1953). It represented his early
efforts to improve the campus appearance by planting trees, flowers and evergreens.
Peabody School, established in 1891 on the university campus as a public school for Baldwin County students
and a practice school for Georgia College education students, endured for more than a century.
During the 1970s the university began phasing out Peabody School.
Peabody Garden offers alumni a new place to call their own, said Cecile Parker, ’56.
“We are delighted to have a place to keep the spirit of Peabody School alive,” said Parker. “We all had, and
continue to have, a close fellowship and enjoy sharing our memories.”
ABOUT GEORGIA COLLEGE: Georgia College, the state’s designated Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, with hands-on involvement with faculty research, community service, residential learning communities, study abroad and myriad internships.
Founded in 1889, Georgia College boasts one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation with Corinthian columns fronting red brick buildings and wide open green spaces. Georgia College also offers graduate education at the historic Jefferson building in downtown Macon, at Robins Air Force Base and online.
