Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-19
PresldentOf Archaeological In
stItute of America Speaks
on aRomn Portrait ScuIp p
tufe,'
GOVERNOR MCDONALD
INTRODUCES SPEAKER
Old Place Is Brilliantly Light
ed and Thronged With PeO-
pie Who Hear of Civilization
1000 Years Ago,

were taken back 1900 years last ev-
ening and met the men and women of
Rome. face TO face, getting an insight
into their character as they could not
have gained any other possible way.
prof E. ". Shipley of Washington
university st. Louis, president of the
Archaeological Institute of America,
one of the foremost classic scholars
of the country, although a Canadian
by birth, was in charge of the eX-
cursion that called on the noble old
Romans and pointed them out in the
streets. or in the forum. The topic
of his lecture was. Roman Portrait
sculpture and no one in the audi
ence that crowded the assembly room
to OVERLOOKING, had anticipated SO
rare a treat
Brilliant scene in Old Palace.
The Palace of the Governors was
flooded with light, its museum rooms
we're garnshed with lovely summer
blossoms and long before the lecture
was thronged with people who viewed
the splendid Taos art exhibit. The
ladies' museum committee had set
the tables most handsomely for the
reception that followed the lecture,
and altogether it was one of Santa
FEES noted gala evenings, when the
ancient capital demonstrates to dis
tinguished visitors its hospitality, its
unity Of purpose and that it still re-
members how to entertain graclously.
Judge McEie Presides
Judge John K. McFie, president of
the New Mexico Archaeological So
eiety, called the meeting to order. A
ladies quartet led by Mrs. Lackey,
sang A Perfect Day" was applauded.
Governor Mcdonald, with a brief but
mastery address, introduced the
speaker of the evening, The govern
or, who presided over the meeting,
told how he has become accustomed
to address an audience as fellow
teachers and students, for no one
can help being a teacher no matter
how unaware he or SHE may be of
the fact and no one can possibly be
worth anything when he ceases to be
a student. He spoke of the great
world struggle and the momentous
settlement that must come sooner or
later, establishing new world, in
dustrialy, commercially, internation-
ally. The governor pointed out how
necessary it is to study the records Of
the past in order to guide the events
of the future, how modern civiliza-
ton is being tested at this very mo-
ment and how wisdom is furnished
by those who know well what the
past has taught
COngratulates State.
President ShipleN in preliminary
remarks, told how he stood midway
between the east and the west, how
though a classioist by training yet,
felt nightly drawn toward American
archaeology and realized more and
more lis Importance Coming from
san Diego as he did, he was more
IMAM ever anxious to visit Santa Fe'
TO see the capital and the state, that
mad such vast influence upon the
beautiful world exposition there, as
even 70 furnish the art and archaeol-
ogy that had taken possession of the
noble california building. He con-
graduated Governor Mcdonald. the
state and its people, upon their mag
nlilcent triumph at the Panama-Cal-
Norma exposition upon the beautiful
New Mexico building and its exhibits,
upon The master mind that conceived
ana reared them, upon the evidences
mat New Mexico is a leader in cul-
iure and in art. He predicted a
great future for a state that can ac-
complish such things and prophesied
through Santa Fe this year on their
way to the coast were only the begin
nlhg of an unparalleled hegira. He
urged Santa Feans to make the most
oI me opportunity TO maintain a
summer school that would next year
uIaW thousand and more students,
to provide accommodations for the
multitude, build good roads and to
mold To- the ideal that is set before
them by the museum and school. lie
spoke IN glowing terms of what the
cathedral of the Desert will mean TO
Ule community and of the possibility
y summoning national support and
endowment for the school Of Ameri-
N'n Archaeology. at this time.
Close Attention of Hearers.
hen turning to his subject, that Of
hpman Portrait sculpture he held
lHe closest attention Of his hearers
as be described, while the lantern, in
,HafEe Of owen L. Wood, flashed up
IN the screen the llneaments of the
races OF ancient Romans, men ana
women although he confessed, that
somehow the Roman sculptors
seemed 10 have been unable to write
INTO the faces of Roman women the
lhaiacter that they carved into the
poi traits Of the men The museums
Europe and America yielded their
'ieasures as this procession OF Ro-
man peasants and freedmen, of arti-
hals and patricians, of unknown as
"eH as famous personages passed re-
Wow. The marvellous faithfulness to
nature Of the ancient artists, their
NhNl and genius has preserved for