The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-22
AMERICAN SCHOOLS
IN ANCIENT ROME
Discussed Before Washing
ton ArchaeOlOgists.
AN ADDRESS BY DEAN WEST
Principal Feature of the Annual Meet
ing Of Local rganization-Large
Increase in Membership.

The second annual meeting OF the
Washington Society OF the Archaeology
cal Institute OF America drew together
Friday night notable gathering OF men
AID women prominent in scientific and
social circles. at the residence OF its
president, the Hon. John W. Foster Is2a
Eighteenth Street. The principal event
Of the evening was the address on the
work OF the American Schools OF CLASH
cal Studies IN Rome by Dean Andrew
7. West. OF Princeton University. chair
man OF the managing committee OF the
school.
PROF.. West briefly sketched the his
tory and tile organization OF the school
and dwelt on the unique Importance Of
its work, and the .aeed OF loyal support
and financial cooperation from patriotic
Americans. Four 5ed in 1895. fourteen
years after its sister school IN Athens
The school in Rome has steadily grown
Ia numbers and IN standing until now
its position IS esta blished IN the arch
geological life OF the Eternal City. Prof.
Richard Norton was. in Nav last re-
elected director OF the school on Eve
year appointment
Mr.. Morgzn's Gift.
Pro-. West mentioned the substantial
sift OF S2.50o year for four years Il
he currert funds OF the school By J.
PIerpont Morgan He also urged tho
Importance OF our local universities be-
coming afhiiated with the American
schools IN Athens and Rome. and con.
tEibuting. through their friends. to the
financial resources OF the two schools.
Remarks were also made by MonsignoT
O'Conneil and others. A brief report
Of the ANIMAL meeting of the council Of
the institute held in New York last May
was presented by Prof Ms,chelI Car.
roll Prof. MCGEE. OF the Washingtor
society. was al that time reelected vice
president of the institute. and Prof
Carroll was elected associate secretary
Of the institute. and one OF the execu
tive committee Of nine.
With the names Of new members an
nounced last night as admitted b. IN,
executive committee since the last IS
sue Of the bulletin OF the socisr:- its 70
tal membership Is 125. Though one .
the youngest OF the thirteen affiliate,
societies OF the institute. it already
ranks fourth IN the list in membership
II win IN all probability soon outstril
the Detroit society. and thus rank with
the two oldest societies located in Boz
ton and New York.
The Kew Members
The list of new members is as fol-
lows: John S. Blair. Cox Weston Flint.
Gen. George ~ Forsyth. Dr. George
Horton Miss Liicie Mason Parker. Prof.
L. NJ Peas. DIT. c. r Shepard. Mrs.
Matilda Coke Stevenson. Miss G Bryson
Taylor Miss Alisan Wilson. AIonsignoT
Dennis OConnen. Dean Henry St.
George Tucker. President John Cor
don, Bernard r Green Edward l..
Morse, william II. McKnew. c. z. Fos-
ter. Col George c. Gorham. the Rev.
DR.. J. p f. Kennler Mrs. Stanley
Matthews. the Rev. DR.. Randolph II.
McKim. and Miss Ida Thompson.
Resident members OF other societies
Of the institute who now afiiiate with
the Washington society are: President
Gilman. Miss Alice {. Fletcher. OF the
Baltimore society: The Hon. ". W
ROckhill. Of the Philadelphia society;
the Hon. II. Kirke Porter OF the Pitts
burg society. and Mrs. Helen A. G.
Wilcox Of the Cleveland society.
Oacers Elected.
Following are the officers who were
elected to serve for the ensuing var:
President John N. Foster; vice presi
dents. Samuel y Langley. Charles W
Sesdhsm. Dennis O'CouneH. Mrs. Eliz
sbeth J. Somers secretary. Mitchell
Carroll; treasurer. John D. I-arner
councillors John " Foster tex oficio),
" J McGee tex officio). DR.. Cyrus Ad-
Ter. Mitchell Carroll. William Henri,
Holmes: executive committee. the presI
dent. The vice presidents, the secretary
the treasurer. the councillors. Mrs Regi-
nald de Koven. John B. Henderson. jr
Joseph g. BJTnbiowcr. Charles d. Wal
colt,
The following program Of illustrated
lectures has been provided by the ia
stifute. Prof W MCGEE. vice presf-
dent Of the institute. subject Knife
Fire and Wheel in Early Art" Satur
day. December L. 1906; Prof George P
Moore. OF Harvard University subjec
Recent Excavations in the East Fri
Gay. January -, 1864; Prof. Thomas pa,
Seymour. - Yale University presiden
OF the institute. subject Archaeological
Excavations and Explorations in GreeI
Lands, FRIDAY, April IS. 1904
A Series of Meetings.
II was announced also that arrange
nsents were being made by the executiv
committee for a second series OF meet
ings at the residences Of members.
feature that proved so successful LAS
winter and spring. and negotiations wer
IN progress with several eminent archae
ciogists.
After the adjournment Of the regula
meeting those present became the guest
of General ana Mrs. Foster at an in
formal reception.
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