The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-12
AMERICAN SCHOOL AT ATHENS
Fourteenth Annual Report, and Work and
Discoverief Of the Year.

New Haven, Nov. 9-The fourteenth
annual report of the managing COM
mittee of the American School at Ath-
ems, Of which Prof. T. d. Seymour of
Yale is chairman, has just come from
the press The receipts of the year
have been s10,135.42, including balance
of SS7176 brought over from last year
OF the total sum s4.750 came from the
twenty cooperating colleges and uni
versit1es, $1,000 fom Mrs. J. w. Clark
of Pomfret, Conn.,, and Mrs. ]. G. Hop
pin, one Of the members of thes cbool-
the sum being given for the excavations
at Argos-while a member OF the school
gave $500 for the excavations at Ere
tria. There is carried over to the
coming year a balance of S2,05L The
Argive excavations cost during the
year 81 100, and those at Eretria $500.
The report says that DR.. Charles
Waldstein will not be compelled to sew
er his connection with the school on
account of his election to the Slade
professorship of fine arts at Cambridge,
England Closer connection of the
school with the Archaeological institute
is urged, as well as nearer utilization
with the new school at Rome, and the
suggestion is offered that the institute
should take part in the actual control
of the school. With this aim in view
the chief executive officer of each Of the
three bodies has been made a member
of the other two. and the spring meet
ings of the three have been appointed
for New York city, and near together
in time. The total cost of the Argive
excavations during the four years has
bene between 81, 900 and $4,000. OF
this amount the Archaeological inSti-
tute contributed $500, or nearly half.
the school 81, 400 from its funds; Mrs.
J. W. Clark Of Pomfret, Conn. 400;
Mr.. J. c. Hoppin, one of the members.
of the school. $40, and the Boston Soci-
ETY. of the Archaeological institute 100
to which Mr.. hayer added 200: while
more than $1,000 was given in New
York by Mrs. Esther Harmon. Miss
Olivia Stokes Messrs. Joseph II. Choate
Thomas Il. Clarke, William Z. Dodge.
Charles W. Gould, Z. A Hoffman. Nor
ris K. Jesup, J. Taylor Johnston, James
Loeb. Seth Low Henry G. Maryland.
Mccormick Oswald Otendorfer. John
e Parsons, William c. Shermerhorn.
Edwin R Seligman. Arson Phelps
Stokes, Isidor Strauss. o. S Strauss,
and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The committee on fellowship announces
two fellowships of $50 each. to be held
for a year and to be awarded next
spring. open TO all American colleges
and university bachelors Of arts. The
examination Will be written and held
on Thursday and Friday. May q and p
1896. at Athens. Greece, In Berlin. Ger
many. and in America at any college
that a candidate may select OF the in
situations which cooperate in support
Of the school. The subjects Of exsmin-
alton viii be Modern Greek. The
Elements OF Greek Biography. Intro
duction 10 Greek Archaeology. Greek
Architectur Sculpture, and Vases.
and "Pausanias and the Monuments
and Topogra ply Of Ancient Athens"
Under each OF the foregoing heads IS
given q schedule Of hours pr day for
study and list Of works % De studied.
The successful chompeiitors for the Eel
lowships for 1855 were: Frank c.
Babbiit, a. B. CISCO and Pm D. nss5).
at Harvard. and Herbert T, De Cou. A
B. Qsssl and A NJ dss0), at the Uni
versity OF Michigan Nj. De Ccu was
a student OF uh. school at Ath-as n
IseI-S2. and for TIRE last three years has
been an instructor IN the University OF
Michigan. The showing made BY the
applicants for the fellowships vas IN
expecteily strong There were seven
teen applicants two OF them women
TleSe candidates had taken their first !
degree at thirteen different American |
colleges: four had received the degree |
OF doctor 90 philosophy BY examination i
SIX had studied abroad Fifteen were /
teachers. five boxing the rank % pro
fesSor or assistant professor. Twenty
been carried On IN tEenty-ous different 1
four feliowsnips or schoiiarSntps had !
been held BY them Their studies had |,
colleges and universities. fse IA Ger !
many included Three applicants had /
previously been students al the Scho~s, /
at Athens All the applicants except /
four had done graduate work IN SOME /
university % good reputation
Changes have been made "a the re<s-
la-ons % the schools IN lire with he .
Suggestions OF Professor White TIE
term Of residence Of students IN Greek .
lands Is heightened BY two nsnsEs. b1;. i
with the ccasea. Of The director. two
o, the ten months required my Se sp-rt
- he Roman school Iee executive