New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
ARCHFOLOGISTS IN SESSION.
THE COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTE HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING AND DIS


The Council Of the Archaeological Instftute OF
America held its annual meeting yesterday at
Hamilton Hall, Columbia University. The men,
bers OF the council Professor John Williams
White. OF Cambridge. Mass. president: Charles
Eliot Norton. Of Cambridge vice president; w. H.
Beebe, recording secretary and treasurer; Harold
~ Fowler, Of Cleveland. Ohio corresponding Sec
re'ary; PRESIDENT Seth Low. OF New-York: George
A. Armour. of Chicago: Selven Bacon of Madison
WIS; David i. Bartlett. of Baltimore. Nd: Charles
Buncher Detroit Mich. Jacob A. Cox of Cincin-
nati, ONO; Frederic J. de Peyster of New-York
Arthur l.. rockingham. jr.. OF Princeton; William
Gardner Hale. of Chicago: Allan MarQuand, of
Princeton; Daniel Quinn OF Washington; Thomas
Day Seymour of New-IIaven, Conn: Gardiner NJ
saul OF brooklyn; Philip H. Sears. of Boston, and
James X Wheeler. OF New-York. Most Of the men,
bers of the council were present.
Proposed changes to the constitution and bylaws
were discussed at the morning session. but no de-
cided action was taken. Resolutions of regret were
unanimously adopted because of the designations
of President Seth Low and w. II. Beebe. the secre
taiy.
At the afternoon session Professor J. II. Wright,
Of Harvard the editor chief Of the publications
Of the Institute announced that in the future The
Journal OF Archaeology" would be Issued every two
months 1t will contain papers the Institute In
American and classical Archaeology. papers on the
schools of Athens and OF Rome. and the reports Of
the Institute and those OF the managing commit
tees of the schools.
Professor w. r. Ware Of Columbia made a re-
port regarding the publications on the excavations
at Asses and at the Argve Her@um. 1t is expected
that the publication the work at Asses Will soon
be completed
After passing resolutions Of regret at the resig'
nations Of President Seth Low and Secretary Beebe.
the Council requested President Low TO remain as
honorary president OF the institute. The present
president Professor White, of Harvard, made a
statement in regard 10 the funds which had been
contributed toward the work of excavation at Cor
NTH. The In the East prevented this work this
season. but the fund remained at interest In this
country and soon peace Is restored 1t Is hoped
that It will be resumed
The regulations under which the institute organ
ICED came up for discussion and amendment and
such changes as were adopted will be duly pub
lished
The Archaeological Institute of America. consist
ing Of a number of affiliated societies, is formed
for the purpose Of promoting and directing arch@o-
logical investigation and research. Its entire In
como is derived from the affiliated societies. Of
which there at present eleventh. Boston. Bati-
more New-York. Philadelphia. Chicago. Detroit.
Milwaukee Pittsburg Cincinnati, Cleveland and
Washington. The Cleveland society. formed in the
spring of 1895. has now two life members and
twenty-four annual members The fee for life
membership is 800. for annual membership SO
The work OF the institute since its foundation In
undertaking the excavation Of the ancient
Greek city OF Asses in Asia Minor, the results OF
which were published In an octave volume In 1881.
volume Of plates will probably appear soon, TO
form a valuable supplement to the report. Five
volumes. containing the results Of the important
investigations OF A. F. Bandeer among the aho-
rhymes Of the southwestern part Of the United
States appeared between 1851 and 1890. In addi-
ton 10 those books. the institute has published
seventeen annual reports and number OF short
papers archaeological subjects
In 1881 the American School OF Classical Studies
at Athens founded by the Archaeological In
stitute The school derives its support chiefly
from contributions of leading American uriversi,
ties and colleges Although the school was opened
for the first time in October 1882, II has already
been instrumental In the education of many Of the
most prominent Of our youngest classiclsts. Jhe
similar School Of Classical Studies in Rome was
founded In 1895, and is now In It's second year or
successful activity To each school the institute
contributes 5000 annually for the support OF EEL
lowshp TO enable young men or women Of excep-
tional ability to pursue advanced studies under
In addition to this the institute has granted
various sums for conducting excavations and re-
searches The most important excavations or the
school at Athens are those Of 1karia, Eretria,
Sikyon the Heraeum, near Argos and Corinth. the
excavations at Corinth are now In progress ana
promise to Yield important results. Even IN the
frst year Of its life the school at Rome carried on
some interesting excavations. the results or winch
are soon to be published