Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-27
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IBy William r. Curtis, Correspondent
VI the Chicago RecordHeraid)
ATHENS. Greece. May s.--1here is
a school OF classical studies at Athens
supported by the Archaeological insti-
tuse OF America, by contributions from
thirty colleges and private subscrip
tioas and endowments OF the late Col.
John Hay, and other generous patrons
of the sciences.
The principal original research has
been carried on among the ruins Of
tho ancient city Of corinlh. The
French school has been working a,
Delphi. where was the famous oracle.
The Germans have uncovered Olympia,
the ancient city OF games. Both have
been carrying on with government
money work which could not have
been done by private means, except
through the aid OF Rockefeller or q
Carnegie. The American students have
been Handicapped by the lack of funds,
although the results they have accom-
plished. the enterprise and intelligence
they have shown. and the pains they
have taken have been more important
than money.
Their work at Corinth has been done
ernment Corinth, you win remember
was second only 10 Athens for wealth,
magnihcence. learning and culture,
and extended over plain which con
tanned no landmarks that could be rec
ognized or identified by modern schol-
arship mp TO the time the American
students began their work Corinth
WIS the home of Diogenes and other
famous men, and Its people distin-
guished themselves in war, as well as
Ia trade. II was at corinth that st.
Paul dwelt for several years and
founded a community OF the followers
OF the crucIfed Jew, and two epistles
OF instruction and admonition which
he wrote for his followers there may
be found in the New Testament.
AT the period when Corinth was the
most important commercial city OF
Greece, and perhaps OF the entire
world and tho oen.er NJ tho nos, Inv.
nrious civilization, immortality and fri
yolity, II was visited by q traveller
named pausanIas The original ylobe
trotter. who wrote descriptions In the
greatest detail of nearly all tbe Inn.
portant cities of that fine and ia az
pIsts of todav as Raedecker ia to tho
ordinary tourist
corlnfh was destroved bv ,be po.
man general Iucius MummIus In los
h. q. Its Inhabitants were so,d into
slavery and for 100 vears the s,ta iay
desolaie being pradua,lv cove,ed bv
silt washed down from The surro,,d.
iny mountains dust which h,.v q,
from the nlsIns and tho cr,,nbi,no
fragments NJ lis avn arob,,ac,,ra
Caesar built new town 100 wears
later upon the r,,ins os the old INIT
did not take the tro,,bIe IN die he.
meath the surface Modern Cor,ntb
never prosnered NOR recoverod i,a ina.
portance or interest II IL pnw nm I'm.
different village living unon tho GRAVE
of tho ancient cor,ptb or NJ ,ao., a,
small norton Of II and the students
of the Americap coIlege have h.er
making excavations I'm order 10 ohto,n
as much information as Ia nossible
about the ancient CITY The snlenaid
theater. where the ancient corIntbias
enioyed the famous dramas and satire
the ancient market nlace and an old
tomple. whose seyen monoIithic doric
columns are familiar IN all s,udents
of architecture have been ,ncoverad
The tonopranby NJ thu .pcie,, c,tv h.s
been clearly defnea and many niacas
of pottery silver yoId terr. co,,,
ana coins bav. heen founa
The most sensational d,scoverv
however was The eecre, to,n,o,n of
peirene which su,,,iad IN. .no,.n,
oitv and am, sun,i,as ,ba ,,a..n, Oh.
laee of corlntb Win u,.,ar IA w.s
built in the axtb centurv h.fo-s
Christ and in clasa,c times no,.d a
flood throuhp n condu, ~hich w.s