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Show THE Itri or DELPHI. 'nr will be Exeatnted by u Amerlenu Soelety. New Yonrc, Nov. 19. The Arch. I a-ologlcal In-titute of America la lu a condition of elation today over the asuranc that lt is to have the plRnitaD.,LaUtority t0 awteaud explore the ruins of anrient Delnhl I Aguaranttofund of 400,000 francs was comriDlMl i.i. vj-.'.YTi." ." . I IdentSethW.Tf Cotimbia College, who is president also of the Arcb.-calogcallru.tltuic cabled the aTfWrVV0 D "s WMSt at Cambridge, tngland. Dr.Wald-etein, Dr.Wald-etein, as director of Uie American school of claslcal ttudles at Athens, has conducted the negotiaUons with the Urecian governmeut. Delphi Is estimated by most archro ogists as the most interesting, interest-ing, valuable and promliing of unexplored un-explored and cutomUJ centers of jnclent Grecian art and learning Because ot tbe importance of Delphi tho concession to the Institute to uncover Its hidden treasure has not been i acquired without somefriend-ly somefriend-ly iUp!ay of international rivalry, i . Arb!,Mlo5,c,l Instltuto has about $5000 a year which it can devote de-vote to excavation and exDloratlon aud It really does not want to co ahead wlUi tbe wotk at any greater speed than this sum will pay for, out In the course of time, when the results of the ork shall be ready for publication the American people will be called upon to nuke another contribution and a large one, to nay I the cost or publication. The concession conces-sion does not carry with it the right to remove any of the discovered works of art from tbecountry excent duplicates, but it gives exclusive right of "copy and Illustration" for a'0S "ine and someotherexciusive privileges. Professor Sturges said h-thought the council of the Institute Insti-tute would soon U called together to iegls'ate further on the matter. |