New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26
AMERICANS IN GREECE.
~ur ACHIEVEMENTS AND NEEDS OF THE
SCHOOL AT ATHENS.
Athens. March u. 1898.

.,oo,, has been revolutionzed man who
'a- attended university himself. Heinrich
s.hie,oann. has had more influence upon the study
:. this science than any man OF this century
~. romance Of his spade has often been told
80, the story is by no means finished. and no
~. will vet venture to say when 1t will be
TIL Influence OF Schiemann and his fellow-workers
80. been to give a new influence to tho historic
lit and to furnish new material for it's con-
;a.ration Tho professor OF Greek was formerly
.h;lolorist. or historian. dealing largely with
u,.rary records and traditions. Now. he must
~ .Iso artist architect topoSrapher, epigraphist
=. must deal not only with words. but with
.s,,rs. The description Of tile cities. temples.
.,.,uee inscriptions. ornaments. utensils, and
',h., objects which have been found in the last
~.r,v.6yc wears gil volumes Instead of merely
,,,ns to his library to consult his texts. the
s,..L professor must now go to tde museum 10
.,,t the things they describe. IL he wants
.ors.lt original texts he will find them not
q =, uarchment but on the tables Of stone on
-h;ch SO mnch Of Greek history was literally
~,,,,en The reading of inscriptions has become
.oecjal division of Greek study The pursuit
:, vbat may be called comparative architecture
q. received new impulse. Schliemann care"
u,,. for architecture himself. but he was not
.us % read the language Of the ruins OF Mycenae
:, 1nrvn. until Dorpfcld, an architectural genius
;.;,.d him in Interpreting them. 50 broad ana
A;s,,nr has become the subject OF Greek ar
.h..olocv that no one man can meet the IT,
.uirements of all departments The WORK must
:, undivided great chair must stand on NOR
han one leg And the Greek student VINO
xishes 10 deal with his material AT nrs' n'"''
nust come TO Greece itself.
tn. American colleges did not fan 70 Ieci
Ella innI1Sp
vs.. number of them joined hands TO secure
~ 90 ,h. New World some of the richest fruits
:. A. Old The French, the German, the Eng
~. md the American flags, now hoat over schoois
- I,bons devoted TO the study OF archaeoi'sN'
~. American is the youngest ana oent'llS u"
49,. tho most modest of these. IL Is well anu
,e,r,ahlv known in Athens, and 1t deserves
.,,,t 70 be more widely known in the country
whose name II bears ,,; ..o
rhs American School of Classical Studies was
funded In 1882. 1t is nominahy orahch u Wv
l,choeolo rcal Institute of America, ou' ~ Is oo"
auc,ed by an independent managing comni'''ec'
rb;ch consists of representatives IRON ''e A'e
.an colleges supporting the school Ihere are Ut
49,. ahort twenty Of these colleges. so that
~. ,.l.,,on Of the school to the American educa-
49,, .rsten, il not local and limited nut Vafieo
..a asneral Let me emphasize at the outset
~. foot that the American school STANDS On oil
entirely different footing from either the "er"a
the French school. which are adequately suppor""
and controlled by their respective governments
ana are not dependent upon private SUBSCRIPTIONS
ma supporting colleges Of the American scheoi
cannot take money from their own FUNDS TOT 'n,S
purps.e; il has TO be raised oy personal 'ppA'
among friends Of the colleges In return 'o'
,hs,r subscriptions the colleges represented have
fhair
school where they are provided with lodging ana
;n.,rrcts6n without charge, except small sum
for the rent Of their furniture. The lana on
which the school building stands directly adloins
tho English school, and was given by the "reek
Government The building was paid for ny pri-
xate subscription I am glad to say that there
"a no weight Of mortgage on the roof, out the
school would stand on much surer basis II IL
had a good, strong financial endowment 1or
foundation 1t has now an endowment OF soo'ooo'
vh,ch il not nearly enough it is very earnestly
as.;rea that il should be raised to Sl00,ooo
This sum is a mere bagatelle TO the constituency
q, alumni of American colleges There are 'nou-
sand readers of The Tribune, any one OF whom
could give this sum and not feel II. except III '"c
wav Of a genial flush of satisfaction
Tho value of the building and property owned
nv the school is about SAC, 900; the expense OF
mai
with beautiful room for library, and with
.,,r,mon,e for the accommodation Of the director
.nd his associates and also with rooms for the
u.e Of the students The building. which oom-
m,nds a lovely view, was designed by Professor
william r Ware of Columbia College, and one
n, the interesting features Of its construction Is
tia, nearly all the woodwork, the doors and the
easements and some Of the floors. was sent OUT
from America, and most Of 1T was gwen. me
patriotic student who reJoices IN the olive OF Az
uca may also feast his eye on the sold A'heiio'n u
oak which Greece could not furnish iron anu
qlasswork Of American workmanship were also
given One of the most important parts OF 'ne
eouinment is the library of some 500 Volumes
carefully chosen with respect to the immediate
wants Of students on the ground, and "mch
renders IL unnecessary for them to bring to Athens
many works Of reference
While the direction Of the school IN america
a under the management Of committee from
tie cooperating colleges. including representative
from the American Archaeological Institute, the
administration in Athens is intrusted 10 a
director chosen by the home committee. In the
first year of the school the director was chosen
annually The disadvantage Of an annual ap-
pointment was apparent The director could not
accumulate that important body Of special ana
local knowledge which is so essential TO the head
of such an institution. 1t takes director the
good part Of working year to get settled here
in his chair or, as good deal of the instruction
is peripatetc to get well on his feet. LII
Dorpfeld, tha head Of the German school,
modestly attributes most of his success to the
fact that he has been identified with that insti-
tute in Athens for twelve years, in addition TO
two or three years spent at Olympia. The Amcri-
can School has not wholly abolished the time
limit, but has extended it TO five years. In adm
ton TO the permanent head of the school, a
professor is sent out annually from one of the
cooperating colleges. who is called the professor
Of the Greek language and literature. The col
lege sending him is supposed to pay him salary