The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-12

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4 thorough examination ot tho
royal pHlucos--including those in the
provinces s--had revealed, particular
lv at tho palace In Berlin. such de-
plorahlo conditions 'u sanitation,
comfort aud so on that there could
be no more delay iU rcmedyiug
thtuL I'm the course Of my 30 ycars.
reign I restored these palaces 80
good condition. working iu accord
ducc with carefully prepared hudg
cts. examined. corrected aud super
VisCd hy myself with the help uf
architects tsuoh as thncl. and OF
artiste, with due regard Tor the tro-
ditlou4 ot my dncestors-aall ut
which guNc me much trouble nud
tried nay patience, but also provided
me with q great deal OF enjoyment.
Architectural Interests
I'm restoring the Berlin palace. the
Empress Frederick. with her sure.
keen eye for the proper stylo ana
her sound Judgment. helped mate
rally iu offsctting the harm aud
neglect dating from bygoue days
My mothers cNpreseion OF her view
ought surely to bo OF general Inter
fF'. MY w ~ IN kNNh ~ lNlNH 90
10 is puro." lhuc ueod 20 call tho
.oclccticlsm Of tho 'aOs "a peu pres
style" ono almost stylcD. The
restoration " tho picture gallery the
last work of Herr lhno--whu died,
unfortunately all too soon--was not
completed until during tho first hair
of the war The palace of my fore
fathers. erected nj much pains and o
source u pride TO me, was later
hombardcd stormod. sacked and
devastated by revolutionary hordes.
These artistic building enterprises,
as Well as the already mentioned re-
stOration OF the white drawing room,
belong among the duties Of repre-
scntatiou deyolving upon every gov
.crnmcnt. bo a. absolute. constitution
.al or democratic IN form. They az
ford a criterion Of the national cul-
turo aud are y means Of encouraging
artists and, through them, the de-
.vclopmeut ~ art.
During my vacations 7 husicd my
sclf with archaeology and was active
lu excavation work Here | kept
I'm view one bnelc idea: 60 discover
the roots from which anciout Greek
art developed aud 10 erect or find
q bridge I'm the oudeavor TO establish
tho cultural Influence OF the east
ON tho west. II appeared 10 me that
anyrioloEy was important. since
from II might bo expected an elucl-
dation and vitalizing OF the Old Tes-
lament, and, hence. OF the Holy
Scriptures. Therefore, accepted
with pleasure the offer OF the presi-
dency OF the 0crmnn orient society
and devoted myself 20 the study OF
It's work, which | promoted 20 the
best Of my ability never missing one
OF ita public lectures on the results
OF ita explorations. | had much to
do with those at the head of II. and
caused detailed reports TO be made
to me Of the excavations at Nlnevoh
A~ur and Babylon, IN Egypt and In
Syria, for the protection and fa"ilitn-
tion OF which ! often PERSONAL llS
brought influence to bear on th'
Turkish government,
Professor DelitHch n member o
| tho society, gave his well-known and
murh-attncked lecture on "Bahe
and Bible" which, unfortunately
! fell upon the ears OF a public as We
| too ignorant and unpropsrcd, AM
led 20 all sorts OF misinterpretationt
some of them in church circles.
strove hard TO clear up tho mat
| ter. Since | realized that tho i'm
{ lortHnce Of assyriology, then enlist
Ing tho efforts OF many prominen
men, including Clcrgymen Of botl
/ religions, was not yet understood and
| appreciated by the general public
| ! had my trusted friend and bril-
| liant thcater director. Count Hulsen.
| lIaesler. produce tho play. "Assur
Ibanipal." after long preparation, un'
der tho auspices OF the German Ori'
entail society. Assyriologists OF al
countries were invited 90 tho drcs,
rehearsal. IN the boxes. all mixed
Iup together we're professors, Protes
/ ant and Catholic Clergymen. Jewi
land Christians. Many expressed tr
me their thanks for having shown
| by this pcrfOrmace. how far research
work had already progressed auC
| for having. at tho same time, re-
yealed more clearly TO the genera
| public tho Importance Of assyriology
MY soiourn at Corfu likewise df
| fordod me the pleasure OF servint
| Archaeology and OF busying myself
personally with excavation. The &C
Cidentnl discovery OF "a relief head
Of a GorRon near tho town OF Corfu
led mo 10 take charge OF the work
myself. I called TO my aid tho ex'
| perlcnccd cNCavator and expert IN
| Greek antiques, Professor Dorpteld
who took over the direction OF the
excavation work, This savant, who
was as enthusiastic as l for the an
client Hellenic world, became In ths
course Of time n faithful friend OF
mine and an invaluable source OF
! instruction iu questions relating e
architecture, styles and soon among
! the ancient Greeks and AChaeanH,
"fllnd" as u Guide Book.
u was 10 10Y 10 hear porpfeld read
| and cluoidato the old HomerIC
poems. and establish. by means Of q
map and following the hints and
| descriptions Of the poet, the loca'
| tion of the old Achaean settlements
destroyed later by the Doric migra
tIOu, II appeared that the name'
| OF the old places had often been
transferred by the dispOssessed iu'
| habitauts TO the new places. This
mado the Identification of tho locn'
/ ton moro difficult. Nevertheless
Dorpfcld had rCdlsCOvCrod the loca.
/ tiou ~ whole series Of them. with
! the help Of his Homer, which h'
carried in his had Ike a Baedeker
hitting upon 10 by following the min,
| ulc geographical descriptions givcr
| lby Homer,
This iutcr0Gted me 80 much that
II took trip by water. with the
/ empress, ia the company Of DOrp'
] fold. iu order 10 put the matter Ia