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...Athenian Acropolls. "The Erechtheum." Illustrated lecture. Dr. Wheeler. Jefferson Physical Laboratory. 4 p. m. Open to the public...
...frieze forms one of the most important parts of the sculptures in the Parthenon. It represents the procession at the Panathenaea, the greatest of the Athenian festivals. The basreliefs stand out boldly representing the whole progress of the procession, the chariots, the horses, and the armed youths, then the old men bearing olive branches and the young girls carrying baskets on their heads. From the western frieze, step by step, the figures become quieter in their character, changing from martial scenes to those of religious rites. The whole of this Panathenaic frieze now forms one of the most splendid...
...Athenian Acropolis. The Marbles of the Parthenon. Illustrated lecture. Dr. Wheeler. Jefferson Physical Laboratory, 4 p. m. Open to the public...
...lecture-room of the Jefferson Physical Laboratory, yesterday afternoon, Dr. Wheeler delivered his sixth lecture in the series on the Athenian Acropolis. The room was again filled and Dr. Wheeler's talk on the Marbles of the Parthenon was listened to with an interest which must certainly be flattering to the lecturer...
...University Calendar for the coming week is full of interest, as it contains announcements of several important events. Dr. Wheeler will continue his course of lectures on the Athenian Acropolis. The excellence of the preceding lectures has aroused a great deal of interest in the course, and the three remaining lectures will undoubtedly be as valuable and entertaining as those already given...