The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-11

traditions of my ancestors - all of
which gave me much trouble and tried
my patience, but also provided me
with a great deal of enjoyment.
Architectural Interests
In restoring the Berlin palace, the
Empress Frederick, with her sure,
keen eye for the proper style and her
sound judgment helped materially in
offsetting the harm and neglect dating
from bygone days Ny mothers ex-
preston of her views ought surely to
be of general interest: Any style is
good so long as it is pure" lime
used to call the eclecticism of the sos
"a peu pres style (the almost Style')
The restoration of the Picture Gal
lery, the last work of Herr lime
who died. unfortunately, all too soon
was not completed until during the
first half of the war The palace of
my forefathers, erected at much pains
and a source of pride to me, was later
bombarded, stormed, sacked and de-
vastated by revolutionary hordes.
These artistic building enterprises,
as well as the already-mentioned res
toration of the White Drawing Room
belong among the duties of represen-
tation devolving upon every Govern
ment, be it absolute, constitutional OF
democratic in form. They afford a
criterion of the national culture and
are a means of encouraging artists
and, through them, the development
of art.
During my vacations | busted myself
with archaeology and was active il
/ excavation work. Here l kept in view
one basic idea; TO discover the roots
/ from which ancient Greek art devel
oped and to erect or find a bridge
1 in the endeavor to establish the cul
! tural influence of the East on the
/ West. It appeared to me that An
| yriology was important, since from
/ it might be expected an elucidatior
and vitaIiZing of the Old Testament
and, hence, of the Holy Scriptures
/ Therefore I accepted with pleasure
/ the offer of the Presidency of the Ger
man Orient Society and devoted my
self to the study of its work, which
promoted to the best of my ability
never missing one of it's public lee
lures on the results of its explorations
| had much to do with those at th'
uCdu vi IL anu NouSCu OCId4iCu ~
ports to be made to me of the eX
cavations at Nineveh, Assur ant
Babylon, in Egypt and in Syria, for tn
protection and facilitation of which
often personally brought influence Il
bear on the Turkish Governemtn.
| Professor Delitzsch, a member o
the society, gave his well-knoWn ant
much attacked lecture on Babel an
Bible" which, unfortunately, fell upol
the ears of the public as yet too ig
norant and unprepared, and led to a.
sorts of neutrality-suspicious., some O
them in church circles.
| strove hard to clear up the MAJ
ter. Since l realized that the impor
ance of Assyriology, then enlisting tn
efforts of many prominent men, II
Guiding clergymen of both religions
was not vet understood and appreciat
ed by the general public, l had m
trusted friend and brilliant theatre d
rector, Count Hulsen-Haesler, produc
the play "Assurbanipal," after Ion
preparation, under the auspices of tn
German Oriental Society. Assyriolt
gists of all countries were invited
the dress rehearsal; in the boxes, a
mixed up together, were professor
Protestant and Catholic clergymeI
Jews and Christians. Many eXpresse
to me their thanks for having shown
by this performance, how far researc
work had already progressed and fo
having, at the same time, reveale
more clearly to the general publ
the importance of Assyriology.
i My sojurn at Corfu likewise afforde
me the pleasure of serving archaeolog
and of busying myself personally wit
excavation. The accidental discover
of a relief head of a Gorgon near tn
town of Corfu led me to take charg
of the work myself. I called to m
aid the experienced eXcavator and e,
pert in Greek antiques, Professc
Dorpfeld, who took over the directio
of the excavation work. This savaI
who was as enthusiastic as l for tn
ancient Hellenic world, became in th
, course of time a faithful friend {
mine and an invaluable source of il
struction in questions relating to arc
itecture, styles, and soon among til
ancient Greeks and Achaeans.
"Iiad" AS Guide Book
1t was joy to hear Dorpfeld rea
and elucidate the old Homeric poem
,, and establish, by means of a map al
following the hints and descriptions
; the poet, the location of the O.