An Outline Of The History Of The Society For The Promoting Of Hellenic Studies 1879 1904

Author : George A. Macmillan
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ISBN 13 : 9781330814116
Total Pages : 34 pages
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Download or read book An Outline of the History of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 1879-1904 (Classic Reprint) written by George A. Macmillan and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Outline of the History of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 1879-1904 He had then already visited Greece more than once, and when I broached to him the idea of founding an English Hellenic Society he took it up with enthusiasm. During the next few months we met frequently in Oxford and in London, and gradually got the scheme into something like working order. We ultimately drew up a series of objects which the Society should set itself to carry out, and though these were modified later on, as other counsellors were called in, it may be of interest to put these first rough ideas on record. The objects were these: "(1) To afford means of publishing copies and photographs of Greek inscriptions and monuments of all kinds. (2) To be a medium for the publication of Memoirs on all things Greek, both ancient and modern. (3) To promote the study of the ancient and modern Greek language and literature. (4) To be en rapport with the Archaeological Society of Athens, the 'Association pour I'encouragement des etudes Grecques en France, ' and other similar Societies throughout Europe and America. (5) To establish an agency at Athens through which members may obtain photographs of Greek sites and monuments, and all necessary guidance and information when travelling in Greece." Having drawn up this sufficiently comprehensive scheme the next question was to obtain supporters, and as it seemed likely to commend itself specially to those who had actually visited Greece we determined to make as complete a list as possible of such persons, and to approach them in the first instance. I still possess a copy of the list from which we worked, and find that it contains about 120 names. In the spring of 1879 I visited Professor Sayce at Oxford, and we then divided the list between us and shortly afterwards wrote, with a copy of the 'objects, ' to everyone on the list, inviting them to join the proposed Society. It was stated that 'the Society is to consist originally only of those who have been in Greece, but when it is once constituted, the Committee will have power to elect such other persons as are interested in its objects, no limit being placed to the number' of members. The subscription suggested was one guinea per annum. The first letters were sent out towards the end of March, and by the end of April the number of acceptances, in most cases enthusiastic, had put the success of the venture beyond a doubt Indeed the welcome given to the proposal was all but unanimous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.