The Pennsylvania Game
Thaddeus Stevens, moving capitals & railroad ingenuity
Season 7 Episode 8 | 28m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
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The Pennsylvania Game
Thaddeus Stevens, moving capitals & railroad ingenuity
Season 7 Episode 8 | 28m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
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Now let's get the game started.
Here's a woman who doesn't stand on ceremony.
She's The Pennsylvania Game master of ceremonies, Lynn Cullen.
Hi.
Hello, hello.
Good to see you.
Thank you.
Down, down, down.
We've got a great game for you.
We've got a great panel.
Actually, these three look like trouble.
They look like trouble.
Let's meet them.
Scott Bruce is always trouble, and a lot of fun.
He's president of the Professional Comedians Association.
Also a working comic and actor.
He does stand-up at nightclubs around the country and does opening acts for major concerts and celebrities.
Please welcome Scott Bruce.
Thank you.
Thanks, kids.
[applause] And Sue McElwee's been here before.
She's senior staff writer for The Daily News in Huntington, director of the Huntington County Historical Society, and a model railroading enthusiast.
Welcome back to Sue McElwee.
Thank you.
And hi.
Here's a first-timer.
Edgar "Jesse" James is a legend in his own time.
He's been mayor of Kane, Pennsylvania, for more than a quarter century.
He's also owner of Modern Way Supply in Kane.
And say hello to Jesse James.
[applause] Gee, I never thought I'd say hello to Jesse James.
Hey Jesse, take aim at this first question.
And you two do it too.
SCOTT: We'll do it.
ANNOUNCER: Today there are more than 7,500 black bears in Pennsylvania.
That's more bears than at any other time this century.
And Pennsylvania is home to some of the largest black bears in the world.
Now researchers believe that these creatures may hold the key to a cure for A, diabetes, B, osteoporosis, C, sleeping disorders, or D, high blood pressure.
LYNN: Hmm.
That's interesting.
It's one of those things that black bears-- they're beautiful animals-- may hold the key to diabetes, osteoporosis, sleeping disorders, or high blood pressure.
[chimes] [laughs] Scott?
Lynn.
LYNN: (LAUGHING) Scott.
This is so great.
I mean, we're talking about going out hunting big bears, and we're part of the James gang.
This is great.
LYNN: It's weird, huh?
I couldn't be happier.
I went with diabetes, because it was first on the list and easiest to push.
LYNN: [laughs] You're wearing out on us, huh?
Sue McElwee.
I chose C because bears sleep a lot.
LYNN: Well, that's true.
I hadn't thought of that.
Jesse?
Well, I just had a program for the Campers' Dinner last year and Gary Alt was there, the head guy on-- LYNN: Uh-oh.
--black bears for the country.
LYNN: And what's the answer?
And if I listened and didn't fall asleep, it was sleeping disorders.
LYNN: Oh.
Well, let's find out, in fact, if His Honor the Mayor was listening, or if he fell asleep at that dinner.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is B, osteoporosis.
If humans were confined to a bed the length of time that most black bears hibernate, significant bone loss would result.
But bears, unlike other hibernators, experience no bone loss during the dormant months.
Scientists believe that black bears produce a substance that's responsible for maintaining bone mass, a substance which someday may be used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in humans.
Now, when researchers take measurements of bear cubs they measure a number of things, and they have to determine the cub's exact age.
And you know what the best way to do that is?
This is weird.
Measure the width of the nose.
It's one of those little facts.
You never know, it could come in handy sometime, sometime.
[losing horn] [laughter] Excuse me.
Let's move on to the next question.
ANNOUNCER: In the mid-1800s, the Chippewa Indians named her the great mother of the Indians.
To the rest of the nation at that time, she was regarded as America's First Lady.
Who was she?
A, Harriet Lane, B, Violet Oakley, C, Frances Ward, or D, Charlotte Buchanan.
LYNN: OK.
The Chippewas called her the great mother of the Indians.
A lot of other Americans considered her the First Lady.
And even though there wasn't a President Lane or Oakley or Ward, it's conceivable that she could have been.
Sue, what did you pick?
[chimes] I really don't know.
But I went with Charlotte Buchanan, because James Buchanan was born in Pennsylvania.
LYNN: Yes, that's true.
He was.
Other than that-- Our only president.
And Jesse?
Well, I chose Charlotte Buchanan, because that's the only president's name I know.
OK. OK. Well, that is the only president's name there.
That's true.
Well-- LYNN: Unless I slept through one of the presidents, I don't know.
We're either going down in flames or we're all going to get it.
Charlotte Buchanan.
LYNN: Charlotte Buchanan.
Well, how boring.
D, D, D. Are they all right or are they all wrong?
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, Harriet Lane.
After the death of her parents, Harriet Lane lived with her favorite uncle, James Buchanan.
In 1857, Buchanan became President of the United States.
Since he had never married, Harriet acted as First Lady.
Her interests, however, were not confined to guiding White House social life.
She also pursued causes such as hospital and prison reform, and better treatment of the American Indian.
Her humanitarian efforts continued after Buchanan's presidency.
In 1883, after her two sons died of illness, she and her husband established the Harriet Lane Home for Invalid Children.
In 1912, the home became the nation's first children's hospital.
OK. Harriet Lane was the woman.
Charlotte Buchanan, who you all went for, is nonexistent.
SCOTT: Figures.
We made that name up out of thin air.
Buchanan was a bachelor, as you know.
I think his niece served as First Lady at the time, but don't quote me on that.
I don't know.
All right.
So you're a funny guy.
Yes, I am.
You're a wise guy.
Not as funny as you, Lynn, though.
You make me laugh.
LYNN: Oh, ho, ho.
I like you.
LYNN: Who's your favorite comic, though?
My favorite comic?
Oh, gee, You know, I get asked that question so many times, and the truth is-- And you keep changing the answer.
No, I love all comedians.
I like comedians so diverse.
I think Jack Benny is brilliant.
Yeah.
And at the same time, Lenny Bruce was a genius.
LYNN: True.
I mean, and you can't get too much further apart than these two guys.
LYNN: No.
So I really-- I just love comedy.
I'm a student of it.
Why, because you love to laugh?
Do you think that's what it is?
SCOTT: Yeah, I think everybody does.
I do too.
I haven't met anyone who doesn't, yet.
LYNN: Do you know, that could be the cure for osteoporosis.
It is a cure.
Do you know laughter is-- they're doing a lot of research on laughter curing.
LYNN: I know.
It releases endorphins.
LYNN: Yes, that's right.
Make that a question.
I know that one.
I know you can jog for 10 miles and release endorphins, or you can listen to Scott Bruce and laugh.
I'd much rather laugh.
I'm the easy route, kids.
Absolutely.
Sue, you're a railroading enthusiast?
SUE: Yes.
You know, isn't this funny?
I don't like to think of myself as a sexist, but I always think of that as, you know, boys get into railroading.
How did you get into railroading?
I was an only child, or I am an only child, and my father wanted a model railroad for Christmas one year.
And he said I wanted it.
LYNN: [laughs] And I was hooked ever since then.
LYNN: They are fascinating, aren't they?
They are wonderful things.
Absolutely.
Mayor James, sir.
Yes, here I am.
You know, I know that name recognition-- if you got your name on a ballot, Jesse James, people would say, oh, I've heard of that name somewhere before.
But I suppose after 25 years or more, everybody's got to know you.
Well, it helps.
It's hard when my wife's with me.
Because if I come up to you and I say, oh, hi.
But if she's with me, I got to introduce you.
And it's pretty tough sometimes, because everybody can remember Jesse.
Come to think of it, on the ballot, though, I bet it says-- it doesn't say Jesse, does it?
JESSE: It says Edgar "Jesse" James.
Oh, it does say Edgar "Jesse" James.
And I had posters that said, at one time, for county office, wanted by the people of McKean County.
[laughter] Oh, that's great.
Hey, listen.
Speaking of getting re-elected, our next question actually, believe it or not, has to do with that very subject.
So Your Honor, and the rest of you-- JESSE: I'll probably miss it, then.
--listen up.
ANNOUNCER: In 1868, Thaddeus Stevens, one of Pennsylvania's most important political leaders, was re-elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature.
What was so unusual about his re-election?
A, he wasn't running for office, B, his opponent dropped dead from a heart attack and Stevens won by default, C, he died four days before winning the election, or D, his wife was secretly campaigning against him.
[laughter] LYNN: Well, you know, all four of those would be unusual.
He wasn't running, his opponent dropped dead, he actually was dead himself before he won, or his wife was secretly campaigning against him.
Jesse, have you-- Yes, I'm going to-- LYNN: --taken a shot at that?
I know this answer.
LYNN: You do?
Yes.
LYNN: Well, what is it?
Now, you said that once before.
It's D. LYNN: It turns out you didn't.
It's D. LYNN: It's D?
Yeah.
LYNN: His wife was-- see, I'm sure a lot of political wives would like that.
Politicians' wives don't want them to win.
Sure.
Sure, that makes sense.
That makes sense.
Scott?
I went with he died four days.
I thought I remembered that from my history lessons, that he had actually-- that we elected a dead guy.
LYNN: I think that's happened-- Which we've done since a number of times, yes.
LYNN: That's true, yeah.
Race for the punchline.
Yeah.
That was a race for the punchline.
All right.
You're quicker.
Sue?
I chose A. LYNN: A.
He wasn't running for office.
He had been in, and he didn't really want to be re-elected, but was re-elected.
LYNN: You say that like you know that.
But I don't.
LYNN: But you don't.
[laughs] Well, thank you for that addendum, because I concur.
She doesn't.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is C. Thaddeus Stevens died in Washington, DC, on August 11, 1868.
News of his death came just before the day for nominations to Congress in his district.
Although there was time to put another name on the ballot, the Republican Party nominated Stevens anyway, quote, "as a fitting tribute to the memory of our most able and distinguished champion of freedom and justice."
Among other causes, Stevens fought to establish free public education for all and to abolish slavery.
Stevens was buried in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the area he served in a racially unsegregated cemetery so that, as he said in the epitaph he composed, he might uphold in death the "equality of man before his creator."
LYNN: OK, we can stop tittering about that.
Yeah, they put him on even though they knew he was dead.
My heavens, will you look at this?
Scott, you're running away with this game with one correct answer.
Wow!
[imitates sizzling] I'm hot.
[chimes] All right.
You might be hot, but listen up.
This is our first Mystery Pennsylvanian clue, and it's a toughie today.
He was born in Bellefonte in 1863, raised in Illinois, and trained in Paris.
[laughs] Yeah.
[gentle music] Born in Bellefonte in 1863, raised in Illinois, and trained in Paris.
Well, a few of our panelists are actually taking a shot at that.
I'm impressed.
OK. How about another question?
Why not?
What the heck?
What else are we going to do?
Yeah, let's look.
ANNOUNCER: Most people know how important the tracks and locomotives of the old Pennsylvania Railroad were in helping to bridge the mountains and develop the Commonwealth's coal and steel industries.
But what was the purpose of the water pans that were located between the tracks?
Were they used to A, hold discharged sewage from the train, B, cool the train's wheels, C, wash coal soot off the train, or D, allow steam engines to rewater without stopping?
LYNN: See, now, I never knew there was such a thing.
Water pans located between the tracks.
What were they for?
What were they for?
One of those is correct.
And I need-- you're all looking at me.
I was going to look at you.
You all done?
Boy, are you guys are quick.
Scott, what do you think they were for?
We don't like to waste time.
We like to be wrong fast.
[laughter] JESSE: You're right.
I went with B, cool down the train's wheels after coming down off long grades.
LYNN: That sounds good.
It sounded logical.
It sounds good.
I like that.
Now Sue, here's the railroading enthusiast.
But I don't know if you're into model trains, if you know something like this about real ones.
Yes.
I said D, to allow the steam engines to rewater without stopping.
LYNN: And are you sure about this response?
I would feel 90% sure of this.
Ooh.
OK, Jesse.
She's 90% sure.
I hope you chose D. Well, they didn't have DER in those days, so A is wrong.
LYNN: [laughs] And I chose B. LYNN: B. OK. Sue the training enthusiast is surrounded by men who probably chose the wrong answer, huh?
Let's hope.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is D. The water pans freed the trainmen from having to stop for water about every 10 miles, greatly increasing the productivity of the railroad.
Trains rode over the pans and scooped water into their boilers with a special attachment.
A fast passenger train drinking from the pans made a spectacular sight as it kicked up a gleaming spray of water.
Four pans at Wilmore, in Cambria County, serviced the run between Johnstown and Altoona until 1953, when they were removed from service.
At more than 2,600 feet, it was the world's longest water pan installation, and also the highest.
That's unbelievable.
Yeah, unbelievable.
The only problem with scoops is they scooped up whatever was in there, and kids used to throw things in.
And they'd scoop up dead animals and yuck, who knows what else.
But that's true.
That was one of the problems with the scoops.
I got a scoop for you.
I have another question.
SCOTT: OK. OK?
JESSE: OK.
Here it is.
ANNOUNCER: In 1896, Dr. Joseph Krauskopf founded the National Farm School, now called the Delaware Valley College, on the inspiration of what famous Russian?
Was it A, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, B, Karl Marx, C, Leo Tolstoy, or D, Dmitri Shostakovich?
Wow.
LYNN: See, this is one of those questions that gives rise to a number of other questions like, what?
Delaware Valley College was founded on the inspiration of what famous Russian?
Dostoyevsky, Marx, Tolstoy, or Shostakovich?
And if you think that was easy to say, I'll say gesundheit.
[chimes] Sue?
Well, I don't think he got his inspiration from Shostakovich, who was a composer.
LYNN: Mm-hmm.
I think he probably got it from the politician, and I'll say Karl Marx.
OK, OK.
I can see your head working there.
It makes some sense.
Mayor James?
Oh, looks like the Olympics, those games-- the names there.
I chose Karl Marx too.
You chose Marx too?
OK. We've got two Karl Marx and one what, Harpo?
We're going to make it unanimous.
I went with Karl Marx, because any time I can get a Marx Brothers in there, I'm going to go for it.
LYNN: Yeah.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
OK. We got three Marx Brothers, and do we have a correct answer?
[laughs] ANNOUNCER: The answer is C, Leo Tolstoy.
Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, a distinguished scholar and rabbi, was concerned with the plight of his fellow Jews around the world, and especially in Tsarist Russia.
During a visit to Russia, the famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy urged him to improve the conditions of the American Jews.
"Lead the tens of thousands of people in your cities to idle, fertile lands," he said, "and you will bless not only them but also your country, for all the world honors and protects the bread producer."
Thus inspired, Krauskopf used his own money to purchase a 122-acre plot of land near Doylestown to start what is now the Delaware Valley College.
LYNN: OK. That information was submitted by Patricia Faber of Harrisburg, and she's going to get a year's subscription to Pennsylvania Magazine.
I almost said prescription.
[laughs] Oh my, this is something.
Sue, you've caught up to Scott, who still has one.
[laughter] I'm languishing.
Yes.
This could be a historic Pennsylvania Game.
Aha!
[applause] [chimes] OK. Let's get our Mystery Pennsylvanian.
And as I said, it's not an easy one this time.
He was called the Michelangelo of modern times.
But remember, he was born in Bellefonte in 1863.
He was called the Michelangelo of modern times, trained in Paris, raised in Illinois.
Jesse, don't look at me like that.
I don't-- I have to-- never mind.
[gentle music] OK. Because those bells are driving me crazy, I'm going to move on to the next question.
OK.
Here we go.
ANNOUNCER: Since 1812, Harrisburg has been our state's capital.
But Harrisburg has not always held that place of honor.
Which two cities were once the capital of Pennsylvania before Harrisburg?
Were they A, Philadelphia and Lancaster, B, York and Erie, C, Pittsburgh and Reading, or D, Bellefonte and Chester?
LYNN: OK. Harrisburg is the capital now, but two of those cities were the capital before that.
And you guys look like you're quick today.
Now Mr. James, this is in your bailiwick, sort of.
I mean, area of expertise.
He's laughing.
It's easy to be quick when you're wrong all the time.
LYNN: That's true.
I chose A. LYNN: You chose A.
Yes.
LYNN: Philly and Lancaster.
OK. Good choice.
I went for the same thing.
I can't imagine Philadelphia not having been a capital at some point in time.
Right, right.
Sue?
Westward ho, the wagons, from Philadelphia to Lancaster to Harrisburg.
LYNN: A.
All right, we've got three As.
Now, last time you guys came in on the same one, you were all-- We bombed.
LYNN: You were all wrong.
[losing horn] Well, maybe you're due for a correct answer.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A. Philadelphia was our first state capital, followed by Lancaster.
The first capitol building in Harrisburg was built in 1818.
Our present capitol was dedicated in 1906.
It was erected after the original building was destroyed by fire in 1897.
OK.
So that's that, and thank heavens, we've got everybody in the scoring column now.
Hey, here's another history question we've dug up for you.
ANNOUNCER: Pennsbury Manor, near Philadelphia, was the home of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.
In the late 1930s, the Pennsylvania Historical Commission acquired the property and began reconstruction of the homestead as a memorial to William Penn.
In the process, it was necessary to relocate a colonial-era cemetery.
What was found buried there?
A, an unidentified male Indian riddled with bullets, B, a horse with saddle, C, an empty lead coffin, or D, blasphemous writings and icons.
LYNN: OK. What did they find there, buried in the cemetery at Pennsbury Manor?
An Indian riddled with bullets, a horse with a saddle, an empty coffin, or blasphemous writings and icons.
[chuckles] Scott?
Well, I'm going to go with blasphemous writings and icons, because this is such a pleasant show.
I can't imagine you writing that if it wasn't true.
LYNN: [laughs] Well, we'll see won't we?
Sue?
I chose B, a horse with saddle.
LYNN: A horse with saddle.
Strange.
They were important modes of transportation.
Uh-huh.
Well, then came the trains, right?
SUE: Right.
Well, I chose the same.
LYNN: You chose a horse too?
Yeah.
OK. We got a horse with a saddle and blasphemous writings.
And I don't write these, I want you to know.
SCOTT: I believe that.
Here's the answer.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, an unidentified male Indian riddled with bullets.
The body was found when the small family cemetery used by William Penn's caretaker was relocated in the early 1950s.
An archaeologist called to the site was surprised to find, among the 12 family plots, an early 18th-century male Indian, approximately 35 years of age.
His body was riddled with small pieces of scrap metal.
The bullet was believed to have been held together with molasses and fired at close range, execution style.
But the surprising discovery has prompted more questions than answers.
No one knows why the Indian was killed, or if the caretaker and his family knew he was buried there.
Oh, my, my, my.
Yuck.
William Penn, incidentally, was not buried at Pennsbury.
He was buried in England.
Oh, Jesse, you're shaking your head.
Like that, you knew.
JESSE: I knew that, yeah.
That you knew.
Here is a question.
Maybe we'll get this one right.
ANNOUNCER: In 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr., a native of Philadelphia, became the first A, Black American astronaut in space, B, male to join NOW, the National Organization for Women, C, Pennsylvanian to win a multimillion-dollar lottery, or D, Black CEO of a Fortune 500 company?
LYNN: Guion Bluford.
What was he?
First Black astronaut, first male to join NOW, first Pennsylvanian to win a multimillion-dollar lottery jackpot, or the first Black CEO of a Fortune 500 company?
SCOTT: Was there a year?
'83.
SCOTT: Thank you.
You're welcome.
OK. Sue?
I chose A, the first Black American astronaut in space.
LYNN: OK. Jesse?
JESSE: 18 or 1983?
LYNN: Now you ask!
1983.
(LAUGHING) OK. D. LYNN: D. Yeah.
OK. Hello, Jesse!
Scott?
I am really fighting between A and D. I think I punched in D, but I think I could go either way on this.
LYNN: OK, but you didn't.
You went D. Well, that's the way I went now.
LYNN: OK, OK. Sue went with A. OK. And we spelled dad!
Ain't that nice.
SCOTT: All right.
All right.
Let's get the answer.
ANNOUNCER: The answer is A.
US Air Force Colonel Guion S Bluford Jr. Was the first Black American astronaut in space.
A 1964 graduate of Penn State, he became an astronaut in 1978 and flew on his first shuttle mission aboard the Challenger in 1983.
That flight carried two Penn State-related experiments, which, as mission specialist, Bluford ran.
Since then he has flown on three other shuttle missions, the most recent one a 1992 Discovery flight, and has logged more than 688 hours in space.
[chimes] LYNN: OK. Last chance.
Last chance on your Mystery Pennsylvanian.
We're getting complaints about the questions being too hard.
SCOTT: They're tough!
I know!
They're meant to be tough!
SCOTT: And we're not smart!
Well, that's true.
OK. His most famous and controversial work was unveiled in Harrisburg in 1911.
[gentle music] I wouldn't know this one.
He was born in Bellefonte in '63-- 1863, Jesse.
Raised in Illinois and trained in Paris.
He was called the Michelangelo of modern times, and his most famous and controversial work was unveiled in Harrisburg in 1911.
It was before our time.
Why should we know?
I wouldn't know.
Anyone in the audience know?
Don't say it, but does anybody know?
They're all blank too.
Are you blank at home?
They're blank.
So you don't have to be embarrassed about this or anything, whatever you've got down there.
How could I be more embarrassed than I've been already, Lynn?
LYNN: What do you have?
Let's see what you got.
Well, I've got nothing for one.
LYNN: Uh-huh.
I put Wyeth for two.
LYNN: Why not?
I have no idea.
LYNN: Right.
And third, I just put some photographer, figuring it was probably some photographer.
LYNN: OK.
It's a pretty good guess, huh?
Yeah, it wasn't some photographer.
I've got news for you.
Oh, and Sue.
You picked me.
Yes, I did.
I just changed the spelling of your name.
LYNN: I know I look a little old, but I mean, I wasn't around to unveil something in 1911, for heaven's sakes.
The only reason, I remembered a Linn Street in Bellefonte.
LYNN: OK. SCOTT: That works.
LYNN: OK. Jesse?
JESSE: Well, I was sure it was Lincoln.
Uh-huh.
Lincoln.
Just a minute, please.
LYNN: And then you have-- Somebody-- LYNN: I don't know.
I don't know.
And then I figured Mr. Bellefonte was as good as anything.
[laughter] Well, you guys are certainly one thing-- consistent.
You're just consistently wrong.
JESSE: We're all wrong.
Wrong.
SCOTT: That's so important in life, though.
Well, here.
Learn something.
SCOTT: OK. Watch this.
ANNOUNCER: George Grey Barnard's most famous works are the 27 nudes which adorn the capitol building in Harrisburg.
Unveiled on October 4, 1911, the sculptures created quite a controversy.
Whether or not the marble figures should be draped or undraped was hotly debated.
To appease the public, Barnard added fig leaves to his statues, saying, quote, "I would put pajamas on Venus if it would save the cause of art."
Although he had expected $700,000 for his work, he received only $180,000, which at the time was still the largest sculpture commission ever paid in the United States.
Nonetheless, the state's politicians wanted to throw the work out.
It took the director of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to convince them that they got the work of a genius, quote, "at bricklayers' prices."
Before he died in 1938, Barnard requested that he be buried at the Harrisburg Cemetery, so he could be near his masterpiece.
George Grey Barnard, a famous Pennsylvanian.
First letter, right.
Yeah.
George Grey Barnard.
You think that name is going to stick in your heads, now?
No way.
Nope.
No, it's not.
Honestly.
Well, he was a famous Pennsylvanian, whether you knew it or not.
JESSE: Well, that's great.
Well, this might be one of the lowest-- I mean, for someone to score three points and win is rather extraordinary, but that's what Sue McElwee has managed to do today.
SCOTT: What does that say for me and Jess?
Not much.
Not much.
I'm almost embarrassed.
And Sue-- well, don't be embarrassed.
On top of it, we're going to give you a gift from the Penn State Creamery.
It's full of all sorts of good stuff for you, and you could share it with your fellow panelists if you wanted to.
JESSE: I thought I was first.
LYNN: They look like they're in need of some tender loving care.
No, Jesse, I'm so sorry.
JESSE: It said first.
Well, thank you.
Thank you, anyway.
You were a good sport.
You were a wonderful audience.
And thank you most of all for joining us, and join us again when we play The Pennsylvania Game.
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More than a convenience store.
ANNOUNCER 2: Meals and lodging for contestants of The Pennsylvania Game provided by the Nittany Lion Inn, located on Penn State's University Park campus.
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