Horace Mann Hall of Fame for Great Americans Medal, 1971.  Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University.  Bronze, 44mm.  By C. Paul Jennewein.  Obverse: Portrait of Horace Mann, American educational reformer and politician.  Reverse: Illustration of the maxim "As the twig is bent, so grows the tree"; Latin inscription DOCENDO DISCIMUS (We learn by teaching).  Struck by the Medallic Art Company, New York.  Condition: Some tiny spots; EXTREMELY FINE.  Comes with box and descriptive pamphlet.

The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University was established in 1900. Bronze portrait busts of the honorees were commissioned and placed in an open-air colonnade, and starting in 1962 medals, struck by the Medallic Art Company, were issued to honor the inductees. The series was discontinued in 1975 with 94 medals having been issued.