The University reported yesterday that a sign at the Rotunda's entrance displaying its hours of operation went missing last Thursday night from the walkway underneath the historic building's Lawn-facing stairway.
Acknowledging the sign was most likely taken as a result of a youthful antic or a mischievous dare gone bad, Rotunda administrator Leslie Comstock-Tirrell said the most important thing is the sign is returned to its proper home.
"Somebody out there knows where the sign is," Comstock-Tirrell said. "If it were to magically appear at the door of the Rotunda one night, that would be ideal."
Comstock-Tirrell said the sign stands about 5 and 1/2 feet tall and weighs about 60 pounds.
"It's a black, two-sided sign with the word 'Rotunda' and our hours of operation," Comstock-Tirrell said. "It has a large, flat round base, and a rectangular sign on top. It's a very nice sign ... and was very expensive."
Comstock-Tirrell said she hopes the long history of goodwill shown by the University community will help encourage individuals to return the sign to its proper location in the walkway.
"We get so many phones and laptops and wallets turned in here, and we're always so proactive at working to get them back to their owners," Comstock-Tirrell said. "We're hoping someone will just return the favor."
-compiled by Caroline Houck
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