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YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY 121 HE AMERICAN SCHOOL. Its Permanency Guaranteed—Endow- ment Fund—Fellowship Examination. [Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY.] Rome, Nov. 23; 1899. The American School, now in its fifth year, justly ciaims the interest of all American universities, not only as being an American institution in a foreign land, but for the more practical rea- son that it depends upon them entirely for its membership and very largely for its support. It has passed the experi- mental stage. This year begins the term of Mr. Richard Norton, as per- manent director, and brings to the school as the representative of the American universities in the department of Palaeography and Epigraphy, Prof. Samuel B. Platner. Yale 83, of Western Reserve, to whom with Prof. Frank F. Abbott, Yale ’82, of Chicago, belongs the credit of originally planning this school. Efforts to secure an endow- ment fund are being quietly and syste-. matically prosecuted. | The library is admirably selected and is receiving additions as fast as the friends of the school make it possible. There is a prospect of having in the near future a comfortable and suitable abode, fitted to the growing needs of the school. The number of students is much larger than heretofore,-and what is even more encouraging, it is made up from all sections of the country, includ- ing Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Leland Stanford, Chicago, Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington University (St. Louis), Wellesley and Barnard. It is fast becoming recognized, that good as is a training in German method and thoroughness, the classical instructor has much to gain from that sense of the reality of the ancient civili- zations to be acquired by a protracted residence among the ruins and monu- ments. The Germans themselves have realized this. Their Roman Institute is a model in many respects. It has a central and commanding position above the Tarpeian Rock. possesses an archaeological library of some 40,000 volumes, and enjoys the liberal support of the government. The French also maintain an archaeological school in Rome, and recently the British Archaeo- logical Society, hitherto represented by traveling fellows from the great uni- versities, has voted to establish one; and, following into line, comes the Russian Academy of Sciences, the historico-philological section of which has completed its plan for the erection of a Russian Archaeological Institution in Rome, which now but awaits the official examination and approbation of the government. Therefore, there cannot be doubt but that the action of the American com- mittee, in providing a permanent resi- dent director and taking measures for securing an endowment fund, was both wise and timely. The fact that the at- tractions of the Holy Year and the Paris Exhibition will turn many Ameri- cans towards Rome, makes it evident that now is the time to awaken an intelligent interest in a work, which in - Europe is considered dignified and im- portant enough to merit the ungrudging support of the several governments. The methods and record of the school can readily be found in the annual re- ports published in the American Journal of Archaeology. The work of this year. must necessarily be left to a subsequent letter; but before closing. just a word about the three fellowships offered an- nually by the management of the school. The competition, open to the graduates of all American colleges, occurs in the middle of March, and early application should be made by candidates to Prof. Minton Warren of MHarvard. The course of reading laid out for the exam- ination is invaluable for any intending to pass the Winter in the school. A number of the students spent the Summer preceding their stay in Rome, at some of the German university cen- ters. The current opinion that lectures cease about the middle of July is cer- tainly erroneous as regards Berlin and Munich. The writer found the classical and philosophical lectures in full swing till Aug. 2, and enough to keep a stu- dent busy until Aug. 8. GrorcE Dwicut KELLOGG. <> <> Sb ai _The new Register of Cornell Univer- sity shows a present enrollment of 2,240 students, an increase of 202 over last year. ; ‘SO New Geological Club. On Saturday evening, Dec. 2, a num- ber of instructors and graduate students met with Prof. L. V. Pirsson, at the Museum, to discuss the advisability of forming a Geological Club. The ad- vantages of such a club were apparent to those present and accordingly an informal organization was perfected and meetings arranged for every two weeks, Membership -will be limited to Faculty and graduates interested in some line of Geology. Dr. E. 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