New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Archaologists TO
Meet at Pittsburgh
Instead of Toronto
Joint Sessions With PhilOlo-
gists Will Bring Together
Noted Savants in Talks
and General Discussions

Archmologists from New York and
other cities will gather at Pittsburgh
Monday for the eeday annual meet
ing of the Archaeological Institute Of
America. The president of the institute
is Professor James c. Egbert, director
of tho department Of extension teach
ing of Columbia University, who an
nounced that the meeting place had
been changed from Toronto because of
bert and other archnologists from New
York and New England leave to-day for
Pittsburgh. Papers will be read by
several Columbia scholars. One Of the
most interesting features of the pro-
gram, in which leading American uni
versity authorities will figure, will be
discussion by Charles Peabody, OF
Harvard. on "A Proposed American
Foundation for Prehistoric Study in
France"
At the first session of the Archao-
logical Institute Monday afternoon the
following papers will be read:
"The Assimilation of Olympic Victor
Statues to Types Of God and Men,
W. W. Hyde, University of Pcnnsyl-
vania; "The Roman Marriage Custom
as Described in Lucan," Helen Fl. Tan
zer, Hunter College; Roman Cooking
Utensils in the Royal Ontario Museum,
Cornelia G. Harcun,, Rockford College !;
"A Roman Terra Gotta Savings Bank
at Johns Hopkins University" David
M. Robinson, Johns Hopkins UniYer-
sity; "Etruscan Antetixes from Cervetri
and Corncto in the University Museum,
Philadelphia" Stephen B. Luce, Phila-
aelphia; "Dorc Roof Beams" Leicester
B. Holland Philadelphia.
PhilnlOgists to Meet
A joint session with the Pathological
Association will be held Monday even
/ ing. Dr. Egbcrt will preside. The an
nual address by the president"of the
association will be or THE Argu-
ments Which Have Convinced Me Of
Nomeric Unity"
At the session of the institute Tues
day the program includes:
"Stonehengc Rcvisited,' Wallace n
Stearns, McKendrce College; "A Pro
posed American Foundation for Prehis
toric Study in France" Charles Pea
body, Harvard University; "Reccnt
Theories on the Origin of the Alpha
bet,' w. n. Mclean. McGill University
REPORT Of the Committee on the Pro.
lection of Historic Monuments in the
Near East" Howard Crosby Butler
Princeton University; "America in the
Evolution Of Human Society,"" Edgar
L. Hewatt, San Diego; THE So-Callet
Temple of Hera at Tiryns," Carl w
Blegen, American School at Athens.
Joint Meeting Planned
Tuesday afternoon there will be {
meeting of che Advisory Council Of The
American School Of Classical Studio:
in Rome. Tuesday evening there will
be joint session with the Pathological
Association at Mellon Institute, tht
general subject being Archaeology ane
Classical Philology." The speakers viii
include:
DR.. G. T. Currelly, Royal ontarie
Museum, "Egypt"; Professor Morri
Jastrow, University of Pennsylvania
"Mesopotamia" Professor Harlod N
Fowler, Western Reserve University
"Greece"; Professor Gordon Laine
University of Chicago. "ltaly."
T. Leslie Shear, Of Columbia Univer
sity, will discuss The Lion Group a
Sardes" at Wednesday mornings ses.
sion, when GseIa NJ. y. Richter, Of the
Metropolitan Museum. will discuss 9TH
Subject Of the Ludovisi and Boston
ReliefS"