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His tr ai ni n g w as b y a s eri es of ar c hit e cts w h o w er e br o u g ht u p i n t h e B e a u x Arts, a n d e n gi n e ers w h o t a u g ht a m as o nr y b e ari n g str u ct ur al s yst e m. B urt c h W. B e all, Jr. w as n ot dr a w n t o ar c hit e ct ur e as his first i n cli n ati o n. As r e c o u nt e d b y his s o n Br o o k: “ D a d h a d j ust r et ur n e d t o C ol u m b us fr o m t h e N a v y ( h e h a d b e e n tr ai ni n g as a pil ot w h e n W WII e n d e d) a n d h e t o o k a d v a nt a g e of t h e GI Bill t o e nr oll at T h e O hi o St at e U ni v ersit y. O n t h e d a y t h at h e w e nt d o w n t o r e gist er f or cl ass es, h e w e nt t o t h e t a bl e s et u p o utsi d e t h e 3 J a m e s M c El w ai n a n d Gr e g or y U p w all, p er s o n al c orr e s p o n d e n c e. S e cti o n 8 p a g e 1 2 |
