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SA regi Oe ee te wet Exinv Buanirt—New Britain, Conn., (1810-1870) This stone is from the bome of “The Learned Blacksmith”, pre- sented to Rollins College by the American Legion of New Britain, Joun Burnovaue—West Park, New York, (1887-1021) This rock was found near the house “Slab Sides", which overlooks the Tludsen, Burroughs’ son, Jobn, who now lives in the house, gave this stone to a Rollins student, ’ Honacu BusntneLt—Mantam, Conn., (1802-1876) The stone was found in the back yard of the home where Bush- nell, the famous author and preacher, lived, Aparrat Ricnara Byrp—The South Pole, (1888—} This rock is from the Queen Maud Range, the southermost range of mountaina in the world, 180 nautical miles from the South Pole, [1 was picked up by Stuart D. Paine, who was a member of the Geological party which made a journey of 1,410 miles by dog teem and sleds, the longest trip ever made in the Antarctic, which required an absence from the main base at Little America of three months. On account of the limited amount of supplies which could be carried, comparatively few rocks could be brought back and these necessarily had to be small ones. Those that were brought back replaced food. The stone was presented to Rollins College by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Lorp Byron—Missolonghi, Greece, (1788-1824) Permission was obtained from high officials to take this stone from Byron's abrine which is now maintained by the Greek government. Loan Byron—Lake Geneva, Switzerland, (1788-1824 ) The stone came from the old Swiss Chateau overlonking Lake Gagdya, where Byron wrote “The Prisoner of Chillon” and the hy to of “Childe Harold", Lonp® BYjon—Chillon, Switzcrland, (1788-1824) This ‘@one came from the Castle Chillon on the island off the shores of Lake Geneva which Byron visited and made the theme of his Immortal poem, “The Prisoner of Chillon”, Gronor W. Cantse—New Orleans, La., (1844-1826 ) The stone was secured from Cable's home. His birthplace was dificult to locate because the people of New Orleane are bitter against him for his pictures of Creole life, which they claim are untrue, Sraastian Canot—Venice, Italy, (476-1567) The stone came from the wall of Sebastian Cabot's home in Venice, : The house ls on s main strect adjoining a canal, rt | ae Jutiva Caxwan—Palatine Hill, Nome, Italy, (102 n.c.-44 B.c.) This piece of marble was found near the site of the palace on the Palatine Hill and was evidently a frayincnt of the watls. Joun C, Catnoun—Clemson, S. C., (1782-1860) A former Rolling College professor, H. 1, Shiver, now a teacher at Converse College, helped aeccure this alone from the old (‘al houn mansion, Joun Catvin—Geneva, Switzerland, (1609-1564) ‘hiv was a cobblestone from the gate of Calvin's home, near the old church where he preached, Tuomas ann Janz Weisn Canty.e—24 Cheyne Row, London, England, Tuomas, (1798-1881 }, i Janz, (1801-1866) V The atone is from the garden of the house where the Carlyles spent their mature life and where Carlyle’s writings: were com- posed. Jane died here in 1866, and Thomas in 1881. Anprew Canneaim—Skibo, Scotland, (1837-1916) The “Factor” of Skibo Castle, Scotland, at Mrs. Carnegie’s request, sent th granite atone which waa inscribed in Scotland. Mr. Carnegie donated Carnegie Hall to Rollins College, after Presi- dent Holt, then editor of The Independent, had introduced Presi- dent Blackman of Rollins to Mr. Carnegie. Oo Lewis Carnont—Christ Church College, Oxford, England, (1832-1898 ) in Carroll attended Rughy and Christ Church, Oxford. : He taughr mathematics and wrote many works on that abstruse subject. He is immortal however ae the author of “Alice's A festtures jn Won- detland” and “Through the Looking Glass", @ stone is from the main quadrangle of Christ Church College? Benvenuto Ceruint—Florence, Ttaly, (1500-1571) The tile and iron implement came from Cellinl's workshop on the Ponte Veecio Bridge in Florence . The tile came from the floor of the shop and the iron from en old cabinet in the attic reom, where Cellint apparently kept his tools, ‘This workshop has not been changed since Cellini used ft, Crenzs—-Eleusis, Greece The stone commemorating the Goddess Ceres Is 2 plece of marble from Argina used in the pre-Roman atrate of the old temples at Eleusis, and is one of the pisces unearthed in the process of ex- cavations there, 19 ited ee Se ee ee et a ee, an ee to gee Baa,