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CITY ATLANTA, SAMUEL INMAN COOPER, F.A.I.A., CHAIRMAN JOSEPHS. PERRIN , VICE-CHAIRMAN MRS. ALVIN M. FERST, SECRETARY HALL GEORG IA 30303 November 3, 1966 HARRY J, BA L DWIN , A.S. L, A. ORBIE BOST I CK, P , E. W, L, CALLOWAY JA M ES H. DODD JOHN C. GOULD JULIAN HARR I S , A .I .A, GEORGE H EERY, A . I . A . MRS. E D IT H HENDERSON, A.S .L, A, H, K ING MCCA I N, P. E . J. B EN MOORE PAUL M UL DAWER, A . I. A , JOHN PORTMAN, A .I .A. Hon orable Ivan Allen, J r. Mayor City of Atlanta My dear Ivan: S ome weeks a g o ( October 6) the Atl anta Civic Design Commission repl i ed to y our correspondence conc erning a projected mem ori a l t o Secretary of State Dea n Rus k . Our reply expressed ful l concurrence with and a p proval of the basic conce p t. It also stated tha t should the Commission later r e ac h conclusions as to th e type an d loc a tion of s uch a me morial , it wo u ld so in f orm y ou. At its last me e t i n g , on Octob e r 27, the Co mmission p assed t he f oll ow in g resolution: RESOLVED 11 Th a t the Atl anta Civi c Des i gn Co mm i ss ion re co mmen d s a memoria l p ossibly a fountain and / or a piec e of scul ptur e - be loc a t e d in Cap itol S quare P laza, and that th e desi g ner of th i s s quar e be d ire c t e d to do s o i n s u c h a manne r as to e mp h asize t he Rusk Memorial as i t s ma i n fea tur e . 11 The Commission f u r t her recommend s t he c h anging of the name of the relocated Lee S t reet School in t he West End Urban Renewal Project to t he Dean Rusk Schoo l , a s a n a d d itio nal rec o gn iti o n of t his national l y known Georgian. �Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Page 2 November 3, 1966 A copy of this letter is b e in g s e nt to t he committee handling the developme nt of Ca p itol Square Plaza, in the h ope that they will concur in the recommendations of the Atlanta Civic De sign Commission, and will implement these su gg estions accordin g ly. Sincerely yours, ATW LN CO MMISSIO N S am 1 1 In man Coop e r , F. Ch a i rm an S I C: ab cc: Capi tol S q ua r e Pla za Comm ittee (w/ en c l .) �