1946

Mr. Hill and I, however, think that a scholarship for Cyprus should not fall beneath the standard set by scholarships in Greece. At Athens it would be a little over Two Thousand Dollars for one person, but at Corinth, which is in the country where living expenses would be materially reduced, it has been about Sixteen Hundred Dollars in past years. To equal this standard, we should have to have a joint scholarship of Thirty Two Hundred Dollars, and if you think well of the proposal, we shall increase the minimum stipend offered to this amount. I recommend it be considered a scholarship as this may save them something in taxes.

I have spoken to Mr. Daniel about the storage of his antiquities at Episkopi. Mr. Madeira in a letter to me which I received before leaving the island, recommended we have a joint discussion with Mr. Daniel regarding this matter and that of the proposed "neolithic" site. In regard to the first matter, Mr. Daniel has made the suggestion that I or Mr. Hill arrange to have a division of the antiquities from his sites. Our share, after the division, will then be shipped to Philadelphia, thus greatly relieving the congestion in our work rooms. [?he original suggestion was that we should find storage for his finds somewhere in the village until he was able to return to Cyprus for the final division with the British Government. This would have meant packing all these antiquities, and then unpacking them for the division, and a second packing for shipment. It is well to avoid this, if possible, as it is an expensive business and not too good for the antiquities. Dr. Daniel's proposal now solves all our present storage difficulties.