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Last week the startling announcement was made to the people of this country that Delphi was for sale. As every one knows, Delphi is the seat of the most famous oracle in the world, that of Apollo, in Greece. From it the people of Greece were accustomed to hear their destinies foretold in verse. All placed implicit confidence in the utterances of the divine goddess, whose predictions were singularly accurate. It was once the most wealthy spot in all Greece, and now presents a field of singular fruitfulness for the work of modern excavators...
Professor Charles Eliot Norton of Harvard and other members of the Archaeological Society were given a reception at the Bishops' Home on Lafayette Place, New York, recently. The gathering was principally for the purpose of discussing methods for supporting the school at Athens, and excating the ancient relics of Delphi, Greece. Professors Norton, Goodwin and Sloan spoke. They said about $150,000 was needed. A committee consisting of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Samuel Sloan, Jesse Seligman and Henry G. Marquand were appointed to receive subscriptions...
...Professor Norton's on June 9, given by the Committee to the members of the Greek play, the president, Professor Goodwin, in calling upon Mr. Henry Norman, '81, to respond to the toast of "The Cast," expressed the hope that Creon would give them the latest news from Delphi. After replying to the toast, Mr. Norman read the following verses, remarking that Apollo asked the indulgence of the company, as it was so long since he had been called upon to furnish any hexameters...
...real value to the University. The field for exploration is large. Many places where works of art are known to be buried have never been explored, and scores of other places exist where it is highly probable that valuable treasures can be found. The temple of Apollo at Delphi is one instance of the former class. The Prussian government has this year fitted out an expedition to restore this temple, and to remove all works of art that can be removed. While the necessary subscriptions are being obtained the club will study the subject, ascertain where explorations have been already...