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is varied programme Of instruction offered to

the American students because they do not stand
on "A par. so far preparation is concerned. with
the members of the other schools The men who
come TO the other schools have mostly been
through thorough course Of training in archae.
oogy. This il particularly true OF tho Herman
and the French students. Most OF the German
students have had their doctors degree before
coming here. and there are always a number or
specialists working in association with them. In
the French School the number OF students Is
limited TO SIX who are appointed as the result
OF certain competitive examinations. and like
their German neighbors. receive stipend frcm
the Government. In America. on the other hand,
there has been little provision for classical
archaeological training We are only just begin
ming to wheel into line in that respect. There
are now two three places in America where
they are beginning to give instruction In this
department Columbia has professor OF
geography and classical archaeology. Cornell has
an assistant professor in the same branch At
Harvard Professor Norton gives valuable lectures
on art. but there is permanent provision for
archaeological lectures, Perhaps there Is more
doing at Cornell in tails direction than any
where else One of the most important services
the school here constantly renders is that OF
stimulating interest in this branch OF study IN
the American colleges. and giving new impulse
TO the Hellenic spirit
A key to much of the work Of the school is
found in the wise advice of the present director,
Dr. Tarbell, TO the students at the beginning OF
the season. namely. that 1t was not worth WIFI"
to do at Athens the things which could Just as
we'll be done in Berlin Boston or Cambridge;
that the best thing TO do was to study the tmhSs
that they could study here better than anywhere
else That means in general the ancient build
Ia. far
the student OF phIolo2y it would mean modern
Greek This Suggestion has been acted on by
most of the members of the school. Some OF
them. under the guidance of DR.. Tarbell. have
pursued the study of geography with much dill
cencc and have made TRANSACTIONS OF published
and unpublished inscriptions. Sessions are held
in the museums DR.. Tarbcll and Professor
Wheeler lecture on the general and special as
poets of the collections, and students take par
ticuar classes of objects or special studies slans
vases, relicIs or inscriptions 10 work up ana re-
port upon in the presence Of the school lh'fe If
no better exercise than for Il student to take mp
some object and tell all that is known about IT, ana
if possible contribute by his own labor 10 ltS
better Interpretation. In such work the students
could hardly have Il better guide than the present.
director. Not only is his KNOWLEDGE ample. AZ
curate and In many respects RENAL kapi( hro,u'
but he has in high degree That critlc,l lacuili
which is the true stamp OF the modern scholar, ah
facts II would he hard to find inner example
of the modern critical method than Dr larocli
gave TO the school q few weeks ago III ms slu9S
Of the supposed mead Of Iiera. found at Argos, IN
tle excavations of the American SCHOOL lie Is
we'll supplemented and supported IN his work pN
Professor j. r. Wheeler, Of the nivcrs,ty o. 'rl
mont who came at short notice TO take the an
nual professorship. Professor Wheeler was MN
self student Of the school some ton wears AGO, ana
brings TO his work here the rni' s %, '"G IN me
minds Of most students there is a great sap ~
their knowledge of Athenian history between we
days Of Constantine and our own era. H ptssor
the Middle Ages drops out Of sight. Professor
Wheeler hns brldccd over this period by course
of lectures which have been attended by some ho'
regularly identified with the schooi: Inc pn PHI,
eno4 Of Mrs Wheeler gives certain aer"caoi'
glow Of lomeeticty to the home side 0l thc III"
The school and the American School, unlike us
French or German neiahbor. numbers yomnn. ihn
among IT'S regular students. Miss Mary Bucklng,
ham. who had studied in Cambridge, England ana
IN Germany before coming TO Athens ana WHO
will 20 back to America nrN, year ,. anrr"T Is
equipped for work as college professor; d,n,s
English School has also had women ''u"''"''
though it has none this year , n,.r, %
The Ameri can School has not been content 10
use the material furnished in Greeian museums
without trying to add to their rchcs, rb n@s
worked with the spade as wen as ,G pen Sbcb ~
delight and an inspiration 10 the student mere
is another part below ground which IS almost a a.
aqrng in the pTles wia T.S cnxsre 'e aRa be-
reyesled is the motto Of the modern Tollenist.
| The American School devotes some Of It's time
every year TO sSHs b Se'ow ne r"'"s9 tam
and Important finds. Excavations have rch
conducted in successive years NJ >icyon, Dlonyso'
olataea Er-tra, Enboea and Argos. One OF the
first places excavated was on the NORTH SD" Of
Pcntelicus. called Donyso. II lies ou' OF the
line Of travel. There was No Village and onlI
one house There a small. ruined. ancient
building visible above ground, and excavations
were undertaken which quite successful
few hundred dollar. covered the outlay Through
the industrious and Intelligent use OF the spad"
the site Of Ikoria was determined ana con
siderable number Of interesting sculptures aul
inscriptions found there. They were movcd
to a village named S;ama,ro Models OF them
York. and kept Oh sale II not of unusual
beauty they are Of decided interest. EAHava-
Pataea which yielded few Inscriptions Al
Sicyon theatre was excayatrd Year oeloie
last work was continued on Eretria and Euh""a'
theatre and some graves were excaVd'cd
Finally. the temple Of flera was unear'hed at
Argos ard some magnificent sculptures and npch
| prehistoric pottery, beth curious and valuable,
were found here making substantial con'rihuti9G
to the number Of beautiful works OF art already
existing in Greece For few years m these ch eAG
Waldstein who early made his reputation as AN
authority on Grecian art, and whose work i'as
been kept before the public BY his own Industrious
pen in magazine articles and III his simptuons
volume, The Art Of Phidias." Dr. WaldsteI"s
connection with the University Of Cambridge,
England has only permitted him to be present
at the school portion OF the year. lie resigned
last year his position as director but will con-
duct excav atoms at Argos this year: His present
place is that Of professor of Creek arts pr
FARRELL has been captured by Chicago University.
and next year Professor Rufus Il. Richardson.
who was here two wears ago as annual director
vii, return as director for five years.
7 have said that the success 81 the school has
depended upon private Subscriptions. II Is "a
piven his puTse but has given himself u the work
Of excaYa.ion Mr. Henry S. Washington i. a
| graduate Of Yale who for several years past has
snouf some months in Greece. and has both furnish
| Oh moncy for excavations by the school AMI
dcne some successful work on is own account
| Mr. Washington adds a special knowledge of
geology TO his knowledge Of archaeology. ard this