There’s something a little off with this statue atop the monument for Thomas Hughes, who founded Cincinnati’s Hughes High School and gave it his name.
Can you see it? Something is just a little out of place.
It’s much clearer at this angle.
Yes, she’s holding a very modern pen or mechanical pencil, just like the ones that the students at Hughes High School use today. I suspect getting the pen up there was a rather difficult exercise, as the monument is fairly tall and doesn’t provide a lot of places to grip or hold.
A Grave Concern 