Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-25


ciety have received from Miss Alice
c. Fletcher, chairman of the commit
tee on the American School of Archae-
ology of the American Institute Of Ar
chaeology, a copy of the resolutions
embodying the conditions upon which
the school will be located at Santa
Fe. It is proposed to secure endoW-
ments for the school, the same as
have been secured for the sister
schools at Jerusalem, Rome and Ath-
ems. and running up almost to NIL
lion dollars. The school will not be
ONLY of national but of international
scope and would make Santa re the
center of all archaeological work IN
America, work upon which the lnstl
tute is spending many thousand dol
liars each year. In transmitting the
resolutions, Miss Fletcher writes al
follows:
The Letter.
Archaeological Institute OF America
"214 First Street, South East.
Washington, d. G.
November l9, 1905
.Judge John r. McFie,
president of the Archaeological
Society of Santa ZEE.
I'Dear Judge McFie:
1T is with pleasure that | trans
nit to you the resolutions passed pl
the committee on American Archaeol
opy of the Archaeological Institute O
America at it's recent meeting. Mos
earnestly do l hope that the plal
for the School and Museum OF Amer
lean Archaeology at Santa re ma
nrosper and that a few months ma.
bring the fruition of this far-reachln'
jproject.
"The memory of my visit to you
delightful city and home fingers wit
me most pleasantly.
my greetings to you and to you
family and to the many kind friend
, whom | met Wnlle III santa re.
Very truly yours,
"ALICE G. FLE1 CHER,
."Chairman Committee on America
Archaeology, A. l. A."
The resolutions adopted by the II
i stitute at it's meeting at Cambridg
Massachusetts are:
"The Archaeological Institute
America will locate the headquartel
| of its School of American Archaeoloe
lin Santa Fe. New Mexico, on cond
;. tion that the following stipulations al
complied with by the Territory OF Ne
s Mexico and confirmed when that te
+ ritory shal, become a state.
81. That the use of the old Go
: ernor's Palace in Santa Fe be granite
free of cost as long as said scho
shall be maintained therein, the tlt
thereto to remain in the territory
state of New Mexico. The buildll
shall be used as headquarters for Il
n work of the School of American A
: chaeology and an auxiliary museum
be known as the Museum OF America
Archaeology, which shall be also q
= territorial or state Museum OF Ne
" Mexico and shall contain the archae'
ogical and chronological material nc
under the custodianship OF the NC
! Mexico Historical Society and cole
: tions of like character that may
- acquired in the future.
I 80. That the territory OF New Mt
- leo shall turn over the Palace bul
! ing in proper state of repair with
= eouate heating plant, electric liz
: wiring and plumbing installed a
:. shall at once make such alteratlo
- in the interior of the building as
N ~ necessary to adapt it to the purpos
a of the school and museum and that
70 shall from time to time provide
the enlargement of the building
meet the growing needs OF the sen
and museum. 1t is understood u
.-l all alterations, extensions and ao
4 tions to the building shall be made