MINUTES OF THE
THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEET-
ING OF THE OHIO
STATE ARCHAEO-
LOGICAL AND
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
BUILDING,
COLUMBUS, OHIO,
October 2, 1924.
FORENOON SESSION 9
A. M.
The meeting was
called to order by Secretary C. B.
Galbreath.
On motion of W. C.
Mills, Hon. James E. Camp-
bell was elected
chairman of the meeting.
On motion of C. B.
Galbreath, Charles W. Justice
was elected
secretary of the meeting.
There were present:
Hon. James E.
Campbell, W. C. Mills,
George F. Bareis, Arthur C.
Johnson,
Dr. B. F. Prince, C. B.
Galbreath,
S. W. Courtright, Frank
Tallmadge,
John M. Dunham, H. O.
Whitaker,
F. C. Furniss, J. C.
Goodman,
Edward Orton, Jr., John R.
Horst,
Rev. Pascal A.
Bright, George
T. Watters, Jr.,
E. F. Wood, W.
J. Sherman,
W. L. Curry, Van
A. Snyder,
Mrs. Orson D. Dryer, Mrs. Eva Sells
Jaeger,
Miss Martha J.
Maltby, Mrs.
Charles A. Covert,
A. C. Spetnagel, Mrs. A.
C. Spetnagel,
H. C. Shetrone, J. S.
Roof,
J. E. Weinland, Dr. J.
M. Henderson,
Edward C. Mills, R. C.
Baker,
George T. Watters, J. R. Gragg,
C. W. Justice, Ottis
L. Wolfe,
J. E. Fritsch, D.
J. Galbraith.
(538)
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
The Secretary, Mr. C. B. Galbreath,
read his report
as follows:
Shortly after our last annual meeting,
to be a little more
specific, on September 25, 1923, a call
was issued by direction
of the President of the Society for a
meeting of the Board of
Trustees on Wednesday, October 3, 1923.
They met to inspect
the contract for the Memorial Building
and to consider the rec-
ommendations embodied in the reports of committees and
papers
read at the annual meeting and a
resolution referred to the
Trustees relative to a proposed
editorial board.
The meeting was held pursuant to the
call on the after-
noon of October 3 and a very interesting
session it proved to be.
Most of the time was devoted to the
proposal for the appoint-
ment of such board. The resolution
considered was published
in full in the proceedings of the last
annual meeting and need
not be repeated here. It contemplated
the appointment by the
President of an editorial board to
select and, if necessary, se-
cure articles contributed for
publication in the QUARTERLY. As
the discussion of this resolution
proceeded it developed that it
relieved the Secretary, unless he should
be appointed a member
of the board, of all duties relating to
the publication of the
QUARTERLY except to carry the copy to
and from the printer.
As this ran counter to a specific
provision of the Constitution,
neither the Board of Trustees nor the
President had the power
to make or to authorize to be made such
appointments. In or-
der, however, that provision might be
made for such a board un-
der conditions that would meet the
desires of those who favored
its creation, a committee consisting of
Arthur C. Johnson, E.
F. Wood and Edward Orton, Jr., was
appointed to consider this
matter and report at a future meeting of
the Trustees.
On December 6 there was a meeting of the
Board of Trus-
tees to consider plans for completing the Memorial Wing
to the
Museum and Library Building and the
transaction of unfinish-
ing business left over from the previous
meeting. The commit-
tee on editorial board organization
submitted the following re-
port: The Board of Trustees of the
Archaeological and Histori-
cal Society. Mr. Chairman:
Your committee on editorial board
organization begs leave
to submit the following suggestions:
POLICY
That it shall be the policy of the
Society in the organization of an
editorial board, to seek the cooperation
and assistance of kindred organ-
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izations and educational institutions,
looking to the improvement of the
Society's library, museum and
publications, offering in return the resources
of the Society for the extension and
upbuilding of systematic historical
work and for the preservation of
disappearing historical data and material.
FUNCTIONS
That the rights of the Society in the
management of its publications
be properly guarded by maintaining the
present constitutional status of
its editor.
That the editor of the Society be at all
times solely responsible to
the Society as the executive head of the
editorial board, and shall at all
times have final authority in the matter
of selection, preparation and pub-
lication of such historical matter as
may go to make up the Society's
periodicals.
That the editorial board act in an
advisory and cooperative capacity,
at the call of the editor.
SPECIAL FUNCTION
That the editorial board shall, by
direction of the President of the
Society, select from among its number
one or more members whose duty
it shall be to cooperate with Colonel
Webb C. Hayes in the selection and
purchase of books for the Hayes Memorial
Library, and report to the
President, semi-annually, on the
progress made.
ORGANIZATION
That the President effect the
organization of an editorial board, not
exceeding nine members, by the
appointment of men, whether members
of the Society, kindred organizations or
college faculties, who are pecu-
liarly fitted to cooperate with the
Society and its editor.
COMPENSATION
That such appointees, if not already
members of the Society, be
made active members, without fee, so
long as they shall serve on the
editorial board. That proper provision
be made, after later consideration,
for complimentary distribution of the
Society's periodicals in accordance
with the wishes of the editorial board
members.
That the names of the editorial board
members, with the organiza-
tions which they represent, be
prominently printed in an introductory
page of the Society's periodicals during
the whole period of incumbency.
(Signed) ARTHUR C. JOHNSON,
E. F. WOOD,
EDWARD ORTON, JR.
Dec. 6th, 1923.
This report was approved by the Trustees
and at their next
meeting, Saturday, March 8, 1924. On the
recommendation of
the Trustees the following persons were
named by the Presi-
dent: Henry E. Bourne, Cleveland; Arthur
C. Hirsch, Dela-
ware; A. T. Volwiler, Springfield; B. F.
Prince, Springfield;
Homer C. Hockett, Columbus; Wilbur H.
Siebert, Columbus;
Dr. W. O. Thompson, Columbus; Arthur C.
Johnson, Colum-
bus; Dr. T. C. Mendenhall, Ravenna.
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The Secretary notified these gentlemen
of their appoint-
ment. Henry E. Bourne could not serve
because of his absence
from the city. Homer C. Hockett and
Wilbur H. Siebert de-
clined to serve. Dr. T. C. Mendenhall,
because of failing health,
expressed regret that he could not
serve. His letter is here in-
cluded because it was the last received
from him by the Secre-
tary and indicates his desire to the
very end of his life to serve
the public and this Society.
MARCH
18, 1924.
MR. C. B. GALBREATH, Secretary,
The Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society,
Columbus, Ohio.
MY DEAR GALBREATH:
I find yours of March 11, awaiting reply
on my return Saturday
night from a long and not very happy
stay of two weeks in Columbus,
and in which time I was unable to show
myself in the Museum and
Library buildings of the Society.
Under ordinary conditions I would be
pleased to accept the appoint-
ment which the President has honored me
with, but under existing con-
ditions it would be quite impossible for
me to serve in that capacity.
I am sending a line to my old friend,
Governor Campbell, who
understands my present condition and
who, I am sure, will let me off.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed) T. C. MENDENHALL.
Professor Arthur C. Hirsch of Delaware
answered in a
cordial letter accepting the
appointment, as did also Professor
A. T. Volwiler of Springfield. Later
Professor Hirsch wrote
stating that the press of duties would
prevent his acceptance of
a place on the board.
On February 4 there was a meeting of the
joint committee
appointed to determine the relations
between the Ohio State
University and the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical So-
ciety and a plan of co-operation was
agreed upon.
At the March meeting of the Board of
Trustees a plan of
co-operation between the Society and the
State University was
submitted by General Edward Orton, Jr.,
chairman of the com-
mittee on behalf of the Society.
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees
April 7 the plan of
co-operation between the Ohio State
University and the Ohio
State Archaeological and Historical
Society reported at the pre-
vious meeting of the Board by General
Edward Orton, Jr., was
adopted.
Within the year there have been no
formal meetings of the
Finance Committee. The local officers of
the Society have met
informally on a few occasions preparatory to meeting
with the
Controlling and Emergency Boards.
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Publications
The following
allowances since the last meeting of the So-
ciety have been made
by these two boards:
Improvements at Fort
St. Clair .................. $1,000.00
Heating plant at
Spiegel Grove .................. 8,500.00
Improvement at
Spiegel Grove .................. 8,995.26
Publications of Hayes
Diary and Letters......... 3,796.80
Repairing roof
parapet wall on Museum and Library
Building ................................. 1,500.00
$23,792.06
Much might be said in
regard to the purchases for the li-
brary since the last
report of your Secretary. To avoid a lengthy
enumeration of
details three items only are mentioned here.
(I) The library was
fortunate in acquiring a file of the first
three volumes of the Genius
of Universal Emancipation edited
by Benjamin Lundy.
The first issues of this famous anti-slav-
ery paper were
published in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. This is the
only file of the
paper owned by the state. It is very rare and a
copy has long been
sought for the State Libary and for this So-
ciety. It is a
noteworthy addition to the library. (2) A partial
file of the Xenia Torchlight
has also been acquired. It covers
the two years of
editorship of Otway Curry, member of the
General Assembly,
delegate to the second Constitutional Conven-
tion of Ohio,
co-editor for a time with William D. Gallagher of
The Hesperian and a poet of distinct merit. (3) The cards pre-
pared under the
direction of N. D. Mereness, indexing material
relating to the
History of Ohio in the government archives at
Washington, D. C.
The work in the
library has satisfactorily progressed, con-
sidering the limited
number of the staff. Much remains to be
done. The limited
manuscript collections in the possession of
the library are yet
to be calendared and made accessible through
index cards. Large
quantities of newspapers stored in the base-
ment of the building
are to be put in shape for ready reference
as soon as space is
made available by transfers to the new build-
ing. Among the
additional appropriations needed is one for stu-
dent help to clip
material relating to the World War from many
papers covering that
period now in the possession of the library.
Provision should be
made to enable the assistant, now devoting
part of his time to
the binding of pamphlets, assistance in the
library and janitor
work, to devote all of his time to the bindery
and work in the
library.
The Publications of
the Society in bound form are contin-
ually in demand. We renew the
recommendation that these
Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting 543
bound volumes be sent regularly each
year to the libraries of the
state on condition that they be kept on
file and made accessible
to patrons. This would avoid the
necessity of providing for dis-
tribution through the General Assembly
and assure a complete
file of the Publications in each library
of the state to which the
public has access. There should be a carefully prepared
index
in a single volume to the material in
all the volumes.
The manuscript collections belonging to
the state, especially
those in Columbus, should be assembled
at one place. In a gen-
eral way the same thing is true of the
newspaper files and ma-
terial relating to the history of Ohio
and the Northwest Terri-
tory. For many reasons it seems that all
this material should be
in the library of this Society. If
provision cannot be satisfac-
torily made for the collection and
reference use of such ma-
terials here, the problem of making such
provision elsewhere
will inevitably recur, possibly in
connection with the erection of
a large office building near the State
House in close proximity
to the State Library where valuable
source papers and docu-
ments have already been collected.
A survey of the archives of the state,
housed indifferently
in the basement of the State House, has
often been suggested.
It is not an inviting undertaking. No
one has appeared who has
signified a burning desire for the job.
Of course if someone is
found who is willing to go into the
dampness and grime and res-
cue these records and source materials
from oblivion, he may
in the course of a few years, when he
has brought the material
to light and dusted and fumigated the
same, advance the under-
taking to a point where, with increased
salary, it will be attrac-
tive to some specialist from Washington
or Boston or New York
under whose administration it will
become an institution of light
and efficiency for the instruction and
delectation of all patriotic
Ohioans.
The report of the Secretary was
received and or-
dered placed on file.
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Arch. and Hist. Society Publications
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
The Treasurer, Mr. E. F. Wood, read his report as
follows:
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE OHIO STATE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR
THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1924.
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand July 1,
1923:--
General Fund .............................. $1,376.38
World War Memorial Fund .................. 5,870.23
Life Membership dues ........................... 305.00
Active Membership dues ......................... 70.00
Subscriptions
................................... 22.75
Books sold .................................. ... 407.47
Interest on Permanent Fund ...................... 1,078.95
Interest on World War Memorial Fund ............ 136.85
Interest on Deposit Balances ...................... 13.71
Photostat Service ............ .................. 5.00
Refund by Webb C. Hayes ........................
1.20
Refund by W. C. Mills ........................... 20.46
Transferred from World War Memorial Fund ...... 156.00
From State Treasurer on Sundry Appropriations as
follows:
Salaries .............................. $23,550.00
Wages ............................... 345-91
Architect Fees ........................ 1,985.51
Office Supplies ........................ 122.91
Postage .............................. 190.63
General Plant Supplies ................ 299.81
Repairs
Museum and Library Building ...... 411.56
Logan Elm Park .................. 1,172.59
Serpent Mound Park .............. 173.90
Fort Ancient Park ................ 281.37
Water ............................... 30.00
Light, Heat and Power ................. 871.21
Express, Freight and Drayage........... 66.61
Traveling Expenses ................... 307.54
Telephone ............................ 05.98
Contingencies ......................... 7.05
Publications .......................... 3,104.81
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Reprinting Publications ................ 1,400.00
Field Work
.......................... 1,956.90
Printing
.............................. 25.00
Addition to Museum and Library Building 101,605.54
Books, Manuscripts, etc ................ 1,199.35
Museum Collections ................... 706.45
Photostat Outfit ...................... 1,359.65
Ft. Ancient Park (Fence) .............. 488.97
Ft. St. Clair Park (Land) ............. 10,000.00
Ft. St. Clair (Architect) ............... 65.44
Ft. Amanda Park (Land) .............. 1,300.00
Ft. Amanda Park (Fence) .............. 275.00
Ft. Laurens
........................... 566.05
$153,975.74
Division of Spiegel Grove State Park
Salaries ......................... 1,875.00
Wages .......................... 416.91
Office Supplies ................... 49.06
General Plant Supplies ............ 98.27
Repairs
......................... 400.00
Water .......................... 86.79
Light, Heat and Power ........... 1,496.80
Telephone
....................... 11.20
Heating Plant ....................
6,096.48 10,530.51
TOTAL RECEIPTS $173,970.25
DISBURSEMENTS
Personal Service
Salaries ................................... $23,922.25
Wages ....................
................. 345.91
Architect Fees ............................. 1,985.51
Supplies
Office Supplies ............................. 118.84
Postage .................................... 190.63
General Plant Supplies ..................... 299.81
Repairs
Museum and Library Building ............... 408.56
Logan Elm Park ........................... 1,172.59
Serpent Mound Park ....................... 173.90
Fort Ancient Park ......................... 770.34
Campus Martius ........................... 29.25
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Publications
Water
Rent ............................... 32.40
Light,
Heat and Power ...................... 804.00
Express,
Freight and Drayage ............... 66.61
Expenses
of Trustees and Committees ........ 325.92
Miscellaneous 95.40
Publications
............................... 4,529.81
Field
Work ............................... . 1,999.90
Additions
and Betterments
(1) Ft. Amanda (Land) ................... 1,300.00
(2) Ft. Amanda (Fence) ................... 275.00
(3) Ft.
Laurens ........................... 635.08
(4) Ft.
St. Clair (Land 10,000.00) ............
(Architects'
Fees 65.44) .... 10,065.44
(5)
Insurance, Ft. Ancient Building .......... 25.00
(6)
Photostat Outfit ....................... 1,359.65
(7)
Museum Collections ................... 706.45
(8)
Books, Manuscripts, etc. ................ 1,199.35
(9)
World War Memorial Building ......... 3,436.33
(10)
Addition to Museum and Library Building 101,605.54
DIVISION
OF SPIEGEL GROVE STATE PARK
Personal
Service
Salaries ................................... 1,875.00
Wages
.................................... 416.91
Architect
Fees ............................. 600.00
Supplies
Office
Supplies ............................ 53.13
General
Plant Supplies ..................... 98.27
Repairs .................................. . 403.00
Condensation
Pump ........................ 550.00
W
ater
.................................... 86.79
Light,
Heat and Power
....................... 1,579.17
Communications ........................... 21.70
Expenses
of Chairman of Spiegel Grove Com-
mittee ................................. 143.08
Heating
Plant ............................. 6,085.28
Insurance ................... .............. 57.72
$169,944.70
Transferred
to:
Permanent
Fund ...........................
421.00
$170,365.70
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Cash on
hand, June 30, 1924
World War
Memorial Fund, June 30, 1924.... 2,570.75
General Fund
............................ 1,033.80
$173,970.25
PERMANENT
FUND
Amount of
Fund July 1, 1923 .................. $21,579.00
Transferred
from cash ......................... 421.00
Total
June 30th, 1924 ........................... $22,000.00
This is
invested in a 5% interest bearing Time Certificate
of Deposit
issued by The Ohio State Savings Association of Co-
lumbus,
Ohio.
WORLD WAR
MEMORIAL FUND
Amount of
Fund, July 1, 1923 .................. $5,870.23
Interest
received to June 30, 1924 ................. 136.85
Total $6,007.08
Paid during
the year on approved esti-
mates on
building ................. $3,280.33
Transferred
to cash ................... 156.00 3,436.33
Balance in
fund, June 30, 1924 $2,570.75
DIVISION OF
SPIEGEL GROVE STATE PARK
Total
disbursements made by the Society on account
of the above
named property as per figures con-
tained in
the above detailed report were...... $11,970.05
Total
receipts from the State Treasurer
on sundry
appropriations for the care
of this
property were .............. $10,652.85
Paid from
other funds ................ 1,317.20
Total
$11,970.05
The above
$1,317.20 is made up of the following items:
Fire insurance
............................. $57.72
Architect
Fees (balance) .................... 600.00
Condensation
Pump for Heating Plant ....... 550.00
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Expenses of Chairman of Spiegel Grove
Com-
mittee
.................................
109.48
Total $1,317.20
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) E. F. WOOD,
Columbus, Ohio. Treasurer.
Mr. Wood submitted the report of the
Auditor, Mr.
W. D. Wall, certified public accountant,
presenting a
detailed audit of the Treasurer's
accounts which were
found to be correct.
The reports of the Treasurer and the
Auditor were
approved and ordered placed on file.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR.
The Director, Dr. W. C. Mills, read his
report as
follows:
I take pleasure in submitting my third
annual report as Di-
rector of the Museum.
The past year has been a very strenuous
one, as our pres-
ent help, though inadequate to carry on
the necessary work of
the Museum, was pressed into taking care
of the repairs on the
inside of the building.
The north room on the first floor and
the two rooms on the
second floor, together with the rotunda,
were painted and dec-
orated, which required the time of the
superintendent of the build-
ing, with a helper, practically the
entire time during January,
February and March.
The floors in the north and south rooms
and in the base-
ment were also painted, more than one hundred gallons
of paint
being used.
During the early part of last winter the
contractor, D. W.
McGrath & Sons, made the proper
connection between the
building and the new wing, and this work of the
contractor, to-
gether with the work of the decorators,
made extra work for
our regular help and taxed them to the
limit.
Practically the entire time of the
Director has been taken
up looking after the construction of the new wing. So
much
was to be looked after that the Director
found it impossible to
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visit any of the possessions of the
Society outside of the city of
Columbus, the Director depending
entirely upon the Chairmen
of the various possessions of the
Society to look after their re-
spective Parks.
The contractor for the north wing of the
building was held
up during the months of July and August
for lack of material.
This prevented the construction of the
roof over the central and
east end of the wing, although the
contractor utilized the time
in cleaning up the surroundings and
taking care of odds and
ends before the roof was completed.
After the material arrived the building
was under rapid
construction, and at the present time
the basement of the build-
ing is practically complete.
Three rooms on the first floor are
plastered and the terrazzo
floor is being laid; the east room on
the first floor will soon be
finished, and on the second floor the
metal lath is practically in
place.
REPAIRS AND GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MUSEUM
BUILDING
During the year the west parapet wall of
the main building
showed signs of disintegration, and upon
inspection it was found
necessary that the wall be taken down to
the roof line and reset.
It was found necessary to appear before
the Emergency
Board and ask for an appropriation to
add to our present appro-
priation to carry out the work necessary
for the proper repair of
this wall, which cost $1989.00, $1500.00 of which was
appro-
priated by the Emergency Board. The work
of repair was com-
pleted in August.
It was also found that the lead-flashing
around the stone-
work on the main building was badly
cracked and in great need
of repair, and this was done at a cost
of $200.00.
WORK DONE BY VARIOUS EMPLOYES OF THE
MUSEUM.
Mr. H. R. Goodwin, Registrar, has
recorded 275 acces-
sions, making the necessary historical
file concerning each col-
lection as well as making a card
catalogue. In connection with
his duties as Registrar he has also
served as clerk to the Direc-
tor, writing all correspondence and
looking after the general of-
fice. Also in connection with his duties
he has done all photo-
static work and looked after the
Department of Mineralogy,
classifying, labeling and placing on
exhibition the various speci-
mens donated to the Museum.
Mr. Starling L. Eaton, Superintendent of
the Building, has
assumed charge of the printing in connection with his
duties as
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general superintendent, and he has done
the printing for the
Museum, amounting during the year to
32,872 impressions. He
has also been taking care of the papers
for the Museum Library,
this last duty however seems more than
he should assume, since
the enlarged building requires the
greater part of his time.
The Cabinet Maker, Mr. G. R. Waitley,
resigned on the
Ist of July. During the year Mr. Waitley
was employed for the
most part in re-finishing the exhibition
cases in the Museum.
The cases had to be re-stained,
varnished and finished, and this
took a great part of his time, with the
exception of the early
part of the year, which was devoted to
repairing clocks and
other objects in the Museum.
Mr. C. E. Spindler has been appointed
Cabinet Maker, and
the greater part of his time since July
has been devoted to
making designs for cases for the various
rooms in the new
wing.
He has also repaired a number of cases and is con-
structing several new ones to be placed
in the new addition. One
of these new cases may be seen in the
rotunda of the building.
This case alone takes care of the Silver
Service from the U. S.
Battleship "Ohio", which was
received during the year.
Mr. H. C. Shetrone, Curator of
Archaeology, has spent part
of last winter in preparing the
specimens secured during the pre-
vious summer's exploration for
exhibition. He also placed two
cases and one Crematory on exhibition
during the year. Mr.
Shetrone continued the examination of
the Hopewell Group, be-
gun two years ago, and during a
preliminary examination of
this group early this spring he was
fortunate in finding Mound
17, which was supposed to have been
thoroughly examined by
former explorers. very rich in various
objects, such as pipes,
celts, copper pieces, and objects made
of slate and bone. A full
report will be made by Mr. Shetrone in
the very near future.
Beginning in July he examined Mound 23 of the Hopewell
Group and then continued Mound 25. The
work has been of
unusual interest and value, as many
objects of special Arch-
aeological interest have been found. I
need mention only ob-
jects made of amber, and a great variety
of objects made of
mica, as well as various artifacts made
of rock-crystal.
Mr. Shetrone will not be able to finish
the Hopewell Group
this year and it will take the greater
part of another season to
complete the work. He also had a new
survey made of the
Hopewell Group. This survey was made by
Mr. F. R. Jones, a
Senior at the Ohio State University, and
was completed in July.
During the year a Committee was
appointed from the Board
of Trustees of the Society to cooperate
with a Committee ap-
pointed by the University to concentrate
and cooperate with the
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various Museums of the University. To that end the Archae-
ological and Historical Society
suggested that the University
donate or loan their Natural History
Museum to the Archaeo-
logical and Historical Society. By so doing, the Museum
ma-
terial in the University would be made
available to the public,
and would greatly aid in the increase
and preservation of the
Natural History collections. The
committee met on several oc-
casions during the year and finally
agreed upon a plan of co-
operation as follows:
B. Regarding a Museum of Natural
History.
1.
It is hereby mutually agreed between the University and the
Society, that there is need of a Museum
of Natural History in the Capital
City of Ohio, in which may be gathered,
preserved and exhibited for the
interest, information and education of
the general public, such collections
as will explain the nature of rocks and
minerals which compose the sur-
face of this State, and the organic life
which has existed or now exists
here.
2. That such a Museum building is a
legitimate and needed element
in the general desire of man to know
everything possible about the uni-
verse in which he exists and of which he
is a part, and that there is
abundant warrant in the history of every
civilized nation, and the states
of our own nation, to justify the
expenditure of public funds for the
pursuance of such educational and
research objects as a Museum will
foster and develop.
3. That such a building will do the
greatest good to the greatest
number of people who pay for it through
taxation, if it is located on
the Campus of the Ohio State University,
because there are congregated
and are attracted to that place by far
the largest number of people who
are seeking knowledge and developing
interests in such things.
4. That such a project might conceivably
and legitimately be taken
up by either the University or the
Society, with good precedent for either,
but that it falls more directly within
the line of activity of the Society
because the educational work done by
that Organization is not formal
school work done in the class rooms, but
consists principally of exposing
its object lessons to the view of the public,
thereby awakening a wide-
spread interest in nature's works among
people who cannot avail them-
selves of systematic class room
instruction.
5. That such a project should not be
undertaken by both the Uni-
versity and the Society because of
unnecessary overlapping and increased
cost to the people.
6. That the University will favor the
allocation to the Society of
such additional space on the University
Campus as may be needed for
an adequate Museum of Natural History,
adjoining the Society's present
building, and will stand ready to enter
into contract with the Society for
furnishing to it the heat, light, power
and other services which it now
furnishes to the Society's present
building, and upon the same general
terms.
7. That the Society will begin efforts
to secure from the next Gen-
eral Assembly financial provision for a
Museum building, of architecture
and design such as to make it a suitable
companion to the present struc-
ture, said Museum to house the Natural History
collections which the
Society has already accumulated and may
in future accumulate.
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8. That to at once make the plea for
such a building reasonable
and attractive to the General Assembly,
the University agrees to lend
indefinitely to the Society such of its
collections of Minerals, Rocks, and
Fossils, as may be subsequently arranged
for by the Department of
Geology and Mineralogy, and such
collections representing the animal and
vegetable life of the state as may be
arranged for by the Department of
Zoology and Botany, or other departments
having the custody of collec-
tions along these lines, to the end that
such a museum building would at
once be filled with interesting and
creditable collections as soon as avail-
able, to the great relief in space and
in care of the Departments in which
said collections are now scattered.
9. That said Museum of Natural History
might or might not take
over the archaeological and ethnological
exhibits of the Society now on
exhibition and in storage in the present
building, depending upon the
space made available by the General
Assembly, and the bulk of the col-
lections which the University might
furnish for exhibit but that the prin-
ciple be agreed upon that in time and
when space is available the archaeo-
logical and ethnological exhibits should
finally be a part of the Natural
History Museum, leaving the present
structure for a Library and for
collections of antiquities of historic
age.
10. That all the material of the Museum
whether on display or
otherwise shall be available to the
University for purposes of study and
research.
11. That the Department of the
University which lends material
may have a voice in the proper display
of such material, a member of each
Department concerned shall be appointed
a representative of the Uni-
versity to consider the proper
utilization of collections loaned by the
University.
12. That specimens lent by the
University but not suited for exhibi-
tion purposes, such as unmounted skins
and skeletons of animals, etc.,
may be properly prepared for exhibition
purposes by the Museum, with
the consent of the representative of the
Department concerned.
13. That the Museum shall provide proper
curatorial service for
the care of material loaned by the
University, to insure its permanent
preservation, whether such material be
on exhibition or in storage.
14. That the Museum provide a research
room where such loaned
material may be placed at the disposal
of students for the purpose of
study.
The Director approves of this plan, and
the Society is now
waiting for the University to ratify
this agreement, when the
Natural History collections will be
moved into the new building.
The Curator will be appointed to take
charge of these col-
lections and place them on exhibition.
ARRANGEMENT OF EXHIBITS AND GENERAL USE
OF THE VARIOUS
ROOMS IN THE MUSEUM BUILDING.
In the basement of the new wing at the
extreme west end,
the large room extending the full width of the
building, will be
used by the Cabinet Maker and Designer.
The next room to the east, on the north
side of the hall,
will be for the Curator of Natural
History, and the room ad-
Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting 553
joining will be used for the research
room for Natural History,
and the room adjoining the research room
will be used by the
Director as an Osteological Laboratory.
The first room on the south side of the
hall, west end, will
be used by the Curator of Archaeology,
and the room adjoining
this will be used for a printing room.
The room directly under the new Memorial
will be used
for a storage and receiving room.
The room adjoining the main building
will be used for
Natural History with an extension of the
same into the present
assembly room.
The remainder of the basement room will
be used for the
display of the early settler and
historical objects.
First floor: -- The large room at the extreme west end of
the new wing will be used as an Audience
Room, while the large
rooms on either side of the rotunda will
be used for the exhibi-
tion of World War and other material of
military character.
The rotunda will contain four large
tablets representing
various phases of the World War.
On the outside of the building a large
statue will be placed.
The preliminary work is completed and
has been accepted by
the Committee, and the statue will soon
be ready to be placed
in position.
The north room of the main building, now
occupied by a
heterogeneous collection, will be used
to take care of our His-
torical collection, Numismatic
collection, and a collection of
Clocks.
It is the purpose of the Director to
secure as many clocks
as possible that were made in the State
of Ohio.
Our Numismatic collection has been in
storage for many
years and we will attempt to have cases
specially designed to
properly exhibit the specimens.
Second floor: -- The second floor in the new wing will be
devoted to archaeology and ethnology.
The large room to the
west will be used for ethnological
specimens, and all collections
now on the first floor will be moved up
there.
The room directly over the rotunda will
be known as THE
HOPEWELL ROOM, characterizing the great
Hopewell Cul-
ture in Ohio, and exhibiting only the
material taken from the
Hopewell Group.
It is the plan of the Director to have a
large plat of the
Hopewell Group, which is located on the
farm owned by Mrs.
M. C. Hopewell, Chillicothe, O., made in
plaster.
Mrs. M. C. Hopewell has presented to the
Society, through
Mr. Shetrone, a collection of archaeological objects
taken from
554 Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications
the Hopewell Mounds during the
explorations of Professor
Moorehead in 1891.
It is the further plan of the Director
to place on exhibition,
objects illustrating the various
cultural peoples of prehistoric
times in Ohio.
It is further anticipated that the south
exhibition hall on
the second floor will be devoted to
collections illustrating the
various types of artifacts used by
prehistoric man in Ohio.
ACCESSIONS TO MUSEUM COLLECTIONS.
During the past year accessions from 361
to 594, inclusive,
have been made to the Historical
Collection.
Among the many fine things added to the
Historical Collec-
tion may be mentioned The Morgan Ink
Collection, the Sword
of Brigadier General Walcutt, the W. E.
Hightshoe collection of
Guns, Pistols, etc., the Silver Service
and Flags from the Bat-
tleship Ohio, the Tauber Columbus Clock,
etc.
Archaeological Collections 301 to 318,
inclusive, some of the
most notable accessions being the
collections of H. F. Burket,
Findlay, O., J. L. Smith, Delaware, O.,
Cotner-Dimock Col-
lection, J. J. Kline Collection, Charles
F. Jones Collection.
Ethnological Collections, 4 to 7,
inclusive.
Natural History Collections, 9 to 28,
inclusive.
HISTORICAL COLLECTION.
List of accessions, September 19th,
1923, to date.
361 Mr. Charles G. Watson, Columbus,
presented whip of 1861.
7-16-23.
362 Mr. Thomas Roderick, Columbus,
presented pewter plates.
7-16-23.
363 Professor Charles S. Plumb, Ohio
State University, pre-
sented Argentine Flag. 7-16-23.
364 Mr. Rogers, Columbus, presented iron
Trammel Hook. 7-
16-23.
365 Mr. Ralph Cook, Columbus, presented
sword and scabbard.
7-16-23.
366 Rev. Park W. Taylor, Clarksville,
Tenn., presented histori-
cal document.
367 Miss Josephine Klippart, Columbus, presented photo
of Co-
lumbus Depot.
368 Mr. James McCollister, Columbus,
presented relic of Cap-
tain Nelson McCollister, 1832. 7-17-23.
369 Raymond Cooney and Joseph Snyder,
Columbus, presented
cannon-ball. 7-16-23.
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370 Mr. J. D. T. Bold, Columbus, loaned
swords and other
curios. 7-19-23.
Add. 322 Mrs. Reasoner, Columbus,
presented bed-spread.
372 Journal and papers of Colonel John
P. Sanderson.
373 Weather Reports, 1814 to 1848.
374 General J. Warren Keifer presented
U. S. Flag.
375 Portraits of prominent men of Ohio
-- steel engravings.
376 Letters: Governor Trimble, Frances
E. Willard and Mr.
and Mrs. Thompson.
377 Mr. George H. Twiss presented Caleb-Stark Manuscript.
378 Mrs. M. E. Rath-Merrill, Columbus.
Copies of inscriptions
from old church in Europe.
379 Professor Wendell Paddock presented
Service Flag of O.
S. U.
380 Re-survey of boundary line between
Ohio and Indiana,
1817.
381 Map of Ohio, 1806, by J. E.
Mansfield.
382 Map of Pickaway Plains, by Felix
Renick.
383 John Marshall, Philadelphia, Pa.,
presented historic pictures.
384 Photos of Camp Sherman.
385 Mr. A. L. Baumgarner loaned U. S.
Flag.
386 Collection of Steel Engravings.
387 Collection of Chinese Prints.
388 World War Flags and Banners.
389 Views of Buffalo Exposition.
390 Photograph and negative,
Campbell-McKinley Debate.
391 Whig Broadside, 1844.
392 Manuscript of Henry B. Carrington.
393 Newspaper containing account of
Philippine Islands, 1899.
394 Manuscript, Andrews statements
before Ohio State Geo-
logical Survey.
395 Photographs of General Brinkerhoff
and Rev. William E.
Moore.
396 Historic Letters.
397 Bill introduced by Colonel A. Hagler
to incorporate the
State Agricultural Society, 1839.
398 Affidavit made by Joseph Enyeart in
1835.
399 U. S. Flag, original design.
400 Journal of Constitutional
Convention, 1851.
401 Lantern Slides of World War
subjects.
402 Professor Schlesinger, O. S. U., presented negative
of Maps.
403 Small British Flag.
404 Lapham letters and papers.
405 Buttons and badges.
406 Record of Isle Royal Mining and Milling Co.
556 Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications
407 Professor Paddock, O. S. U., war
letters.
408 Mr. J. F. Burket, Findlay -- diaries, 1864 to 1906, inclusive.
409 Military papers, A. E. F., donated
by Lieutenant J. E.
Butler.
410
Papers of Colonel J. P. Sanderson, Provost
Marshal Gen-
eral. St. Louis, Mo. 1864.
411 "History of Ohio"
manuscript, by Randall and Ryan.
412 Universalist Church papers and
manuscript.
413 Original maps for Taylor's
"waterways".
414 Old land deed.
415 Record of expenditures.
Constitutional convention of Ohio.
1912.
Add. 79 D. H. Gard and Sons loan Ohio
militia papers, 1805 to
1833.
416 Film used in Cleveland area, Second
Liberty Loan.
417 Film, Second Community Sing,
Columbus, 1918.
418 Print No. 1, "The Re-making of
a Nation."
419 Gold Medal Certificate to State of
Ohio, Jamestown Ex-
position, 1907.
420 Photos of Indian workmanship,
baskets, etc.
421 Conn Baker collection, photos and
clippings.
422 Maps, showing Flood Area in Ohio, 1913.
423 Maps, Jamestown Exposition.
424 Drawings of Cahokia Mound.
425 Certificate to State of Ohio,
Panama-Pacific Exposition.
426 G. R. Waitley, Worthington, O.,
letters, papers and docu-
ments.
427 Dr. Albert Cooper, old Zanesville
and Coshocton newspa-
pers.
428 Invitation to Hayes Centenary.
429 Re-survey of boundary line between
Ohio and Michigan
and late survey of same.
430 Grant picture used in Centenary
Celebration.
431 Calendar.
432 Photo of Poll Book of Presidential
Election of 1864.
433 Map, battle ground of Fallen
Timbers.
434 "The Trump of Fame" Vol.
1, 1812.
435 Pictures, Randall and Ryan's History
of Ohio.
436 W. T. Sutor presented Hungarian Fund
Note.
437 Professor Edward Orton presented
photo of William Mc-
Kinley as Lieutenant of Infantry.
438 Manuscript, "A Divine
Proclamation", by Gabriel Crane,
1827.
439 Autographs, members of Third
Constitutional Convention,
1873.
Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting 557
440 Journal of Thomas Thomas, 1819.
441 Manuscript, Custer Charge, presented by A. N.
Doersham.
442 The Timothy Pickering Letters.
443 Letters of public men of Ohio.
444 Miss Margaret Taylor, Jr., presented
letters and papers.
445 Map, Indian towns in south-western
Ohio.
446 M. Hutchins' letters, etc.,
purchased.
447 Letters presented by Captain
Converse
448 Letters from various Governors of
Ohio.
449 Letters of Birch, Merrill and
Carrington.
450 Letters presented by L. D.
Carpenter, Chicago, Ill.
451 Deed, signed by Martin Van Buren,
1837.
452 Confederate money presented by Dr.
Holston Bartilson.
453 Letters of General Thomas to
Governor Tod.
454 Letters of Salmon P. Chase.
455 Funeral notices of 1807.
456 Flint-lock pistol, Harpers Ferry,
1807, presented by Charles
F. Kettering, and two other flint-lock
pistols.
457 Copper plate, Bank of Circleville,
Ohio, $20, $50 and $100
notes.
458 Autograph letters, old money and
clippings.
459 Insurance on property at Serpent
Mound Park.
460 Old State Bank money.
461 Copy of General Pershing's speech,
Columbus, 1919.
462 Old money.
463 Manuscript of History of 37th
Division, World War.
464 Deeds, site of Battlefield of Fallen
Timbers.
465 Bank Bill, Farmers Bank of Virginia,
presented by E. O.
Randall.
466 Huntington letters.
467 Collection of coins, presented by S.
A. Norton.
468 Collection of copper pennies,
presented by Miss Clara Mark.
469 Plat of Columbus, 1813.
470 The Miller manuscript.
471 Manuscript of Kossuth's speech at
Bunker Hill, 1852. Pre-
sented by A. T. Busby.
472 Letter, Patrick Henry to George
Rogers Clarke, purchased.
473 Autograph of Abraham Lincoln.
474 Letter and photographic copy of
same, to Peter Zinn, 1859.
475 Void.
476 Letter, John Deshler to Governor
James E. Campbell.
477 Goblets and Pitcher used in M. E.
Church at Briggsdale.
478 Old prints of Columbus and
Cincinnati.
479 File of Washington Papers concerning
death of Lincoln.
480 Manuscript copy of Roosevelt's
speech in Columbus.
558 Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications
481 Old Lodge Book.
482 Picture, "Columbus in
Chains".
483 Old documents.
484 Letters of John Sherman, Calvin S.
Brice and others.
485 Certificates of Military Service,
signed by James Madison.
486 Manuscript of M. C. Spaulding.
487 Old manuscript from J. R. Gragg,
Bainbridge, Ohio.
488 Old manuscript, W. B. Mills
collection, Chillicothe, Ohio.
489 Letters presented by C. J. Reiker.
490
Original report on Spiegel Grove.
491 Letters from Weeks and Twitchell.
492 Almer Hegler papers.
493 Mound City License.
494 Papers presented by Homer B. Miller.
495 Skeleton of Mammoth, correspondence concerning.
496 Documents presented by Mrs. Dryer.
497 Photostatic copy of will of John
Brady.
498 Old Newspapers.
499 Letter from Miss Minerva Tupper to
Governor James E.
Campbell.
500 Documents pertaining to transfer,
Northwest Genealogical
Society to Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society.
501 Map of Valley Forge.
502 Map of Stark tract in Ohio.
503 Sewing machine, antique spectacles,
etc., purchased.
504 H. R. Goodwin, Columbus, presented
Copy Book of 1829.
505 Mr. George R. Waitley, Worthington,
Ohio, presented
antiques. 7-31-23.
506 German Army Blanket, presented by A.
M. Barlow. 7-31-
23.
507 T. J. Jackson, Columbus, presented
old specimens. 7-31-23.
508 T. B. Bosworth, Marietta, Ohio,
presented Flood issue of
Register-Leader, 1913.
509 Void.
510
Collection of Badges.
511 Mrs. E. Cunningham, Galena, Ohio,
pepper-grinder. 8-6-
23.
512
Mr. George Pingerry presented broad-axe.
8-6-23.
513 Collection of bottles, old China,
etc., purchased. 8-7-23.
514 Mr. Tone Tuller, Worthington, Ohio,
historical specimens.
8-8-23.
515 C. T. W. Chu, Ohio State University,
deposited Chinese
curios.
516 Mrs. Charles L. Cluff, Columbus,
presented two vases. 8-
18-23.
Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting 559
517 Mrs. Nellie A. Waitley, Worthington,
Ohio, presented
Chinaware. 8-18-23.
518 Tone Tuller collection purchased. 8-21-23.
519 Model of "Holy Stone of
Newark," presented by Albert
Cooper, M. D.
520 Colt revolver and case presented by
A. P. Brown, Grove-
port, Ohio. 8-24-23.
521 Mr. A. C.
Spetnagel, Chillicothe, Ohio, Account book of
1796. 9-19-23.
522
Mrs. J. M. McConnell, Cadiz, Ohio,
presented revolver.
9-20-23.
523 Mr.
O. E. Miller, New Philadelphia, Ohio, Conductor's
Cap, C. T. V. & W. R. R. 9-22-23.
524 Mr. W. E. Hightshoe, Collection of
Guns, Pistols, Swords,
etc., loaned. 9-25-23.
525 Mrs. O. E. Legg, Clintonville, Ohio,
Antique trunk and
books. 9-27-23.
526 The Morgan Ink Collection,
purchased. 9-28-23.
527 Mr. H. M. Dame, Bloomville, Ohio.
Antique water jar.
9-29-23.
528 Mr. W. G. Pengelly, Columbus,
presented letter by Andrew
Jackson. 10-1-23.
529 Void.
530 Rev. W. O. Thompson, D. D., Ohio
State University. His-
toric Programs. 10-5-23.
531 Mr. R. W. Morris, New York City.
Picture of Bench and
Bar of Franklin county.
532 Mr. W. N. Blacksten, Columbus,
presented Flintlock Mus-
ket. 10-11-23.
533 Mr. F. M. Boyles, Columbus.
Collection of Guns and Pis-
tols purchased. 10-1-23.
534 Mr. James Gorrell, Holmesville,
Ohio. Sword cane. 10-
2-23.
535 Powder Horn and leather Bag. Dr. W.
B. Scott, Middle-
town, Ohio. 10-26-23.
536 U. S. Flag.
537 Mrs. Ada H. Kepley, Effingham, Ill.
Photograph. 11-7-23.
538 Mrs. Edward Roberts, Columbus,
Powder Flask. 11-8-23.
539 Mr. C. A. Perfect, Sunbury, Ohio.
"Clod Hopper" (Agri-
cultural Implement). 11-15-23.
540 Medal and Membership Card,
International Congress of
Americanists. 11-17-23.
541 Mr. Noah H. Swayne, Toledo, Ohio. Historic papers.
II-
17-23.
560 Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications
542 Mrs. Christian Jaeger, Columbus,
presented old documents.
12-3-23.
543 Captain Skiels, Worthington, Ohio.
Relics.
12-12-23.
544 Mr. H. W. Cotner, Columbus,
presented Cotner-Dimock
Collection. 12-19-23.
545 Mr. Hugh Hardy, Columbus, presented
U. S. fractional cur-
rency. 12-20-23.
546 World War Post Cards, etc. 1-4-24.
547 Mr. Frank H. Howe. Almanac of 1789.
1-4-24.
548 Mr. Wayne E. Smith, Columbus. Old
colored prints. 1-
4-24.
549 Adjutant General's office, Columbus.
Custer Relics, etc.
1-17-24.
550 Mr. Austin Hegler, Washington C. H.,
Ohio. Cornhusker
and Flints. 1-20-24.
551 Mr.
Robert Gardner, Columbus. Glass bowl. 1-23-24.
552.
Mr. Charles F. Keen. Ammunition for
Sharpe's Rifle. 1-24
24.
533 Mrs. N. W. Dick. Antique Sugarbowl
loaned. 1-30-24.
554 Colonel G. C. Walcutt. Sword of
Brigadier General Walcutt.
2-2-24.
555 Mr. J. M. Willmann. German coin.
cutt. 2-2-24.
556 Phoenician glass and other
specimens, purchased. 2-14-24.
557 Professor F. C. Caldwell, O. S. U.
Historical specimens.
2-15-24.
558 Antique china, purchased. 2-18-24.
559 Mr. John H. Waters. Old Bible. 2-18-24.
560 Mr. C. L. Sinniff, Columbus. Cradle
and Sewing Machine.
3-27-24.
561 Mr. Philip Kientz, Columbus. Pioneer
Knife. 2-23-24.
562 Mrs. Emma Kientz, Columbus. Early
Ohio Pottery. 3-
30-24.
563 Miss Cora H. Humphreys, Columbus.
Civil War Relics.
4-4-24.
564 Mr. C. E. Wright, Duquesne, Pa.,
loaned surveying instru-
ments. 4-11-24.
565 Void.
566 Firearms, purchased. 4-21-24.
567 Mrs. Liggett, Columbus. China and
Glassware. 4-25-24.
568 Mr. W. H. Mahaffy, West Union, Ohio.
Flax Hackle.
4-23-24.
569 Mr. Forest W. Bretz, Columbus.
Deposited spiral glass bot-
tle. 4-26-24.
Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting 561
570 Mrs. Rhea M. Knittle, Ashland, Ohio.
Presented Historical
Collection. 5-5-24.
571 Specimens purchased from above.
572 Miss Pealing, Columbus. China and Glassware. 5-15-24.
573 Mr. M. S. Harvey, Columbus.
Presented Civil War relic.
5-15-24.
574 Miss Caroline M. Breyfogle,
Columbus. Pioneer trunk.
5-31-24.
575 City of Cambridge, Mass. Section of Washington Elm.
5-31-24.
576 Mr. D. Birney Neil, Columbus.
Historical specimens. 6-9-
24.
577 Miss Harriet Townsend, Columbus, Ohio. Historical paper
and photograph. 6-15-24.
578 Mr. H. L. Fackler, Columbus.
Pepper-box revolver loaned.
6-20-24.
579 Silver Service from Battleship Ohio.
7-1-24.
580 Mr. Marshall A. Smith, Columbus.
Document signed by
Governor Meigs. 7-18-24.
581 Mr. H. A. Brand, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hand-wrought nails,
100 years old. 7-18-24.
582 Mr.
F. G. Runion, Coolville, Ohio. Newspapers. 8-3-24.
583 Mrs. Helen Wood Richardson, 890
Woodrow Avenue, Mar-
ion, Ohio. Book and antique Jewelry. 8-10-24.
584 Mr. Frederick Nance, Columbus.
Bullet Molds and Loader.
8-11-24.
585 Mrs. Laura V. Rigby, Columbus. Civil
War relics. 8-14-
24.
586 Silk Flag from U. S. S. Ohio,
presented by Mrs. William
Deshler. 8--24.
587 Mr. James C. Dibb, Columbus.
Railroad Guide, 1857. 8-
23-24.
588 Mrs. Mary S. Lingenfetter,
Indianapolis, Ind. Coat of
Colonel Joseph Moore. 8-31-24.
589 Mrs. F. B. Brewer, Columbus. Broad
axe. 9-3-24.
590 Mr. E. C. Darnell, Ada, Ohio, loaned
Broad Axe and set
of Planes. 9-6-24.
591
592 Mr.
F. A. Brown, Columbus. Confederate Note. 9-8-24.
593 Professor Wilbur Stout, O. S. U., presented work of
early
Ohio Potteries. 9-8-24.
594 Mr. W. C. Pfeiffer, Clarendon, Va.,
loaned the "Tauber
Columbus Clock". 9-10-24.
595 Mr. C. E. Spindler, Columbus,
presented Krupp repeating
rifle, bayonets, etc. 9-29-24.
Vol. XXXIII -- 36.
562 Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications
ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION.
List of Accessions, Sept. 19th, 1923, to date.
301 Mrs. O. E. Legg, Clintonville, Ohio.
Arrow and spear-
heads.
302 Mr. John J. Weber, Galena, Ohio.
Flint and stone relics.
303 Mr. W. T. Reed, O. S. U., Flint and
stone relics.
304 Mr. Freeman P. Mooney, Mt. Sterling,
Ohio. Stone Axe.
305 The H. F. Burket Collection,
Findlay, Ohio.
306 The J. L. Smith Collection,
Delaware, Ohio.
307 Mrs. J. S. Heaume, Springfield,
Ohio. Copper bell, pre-
historic.
308 Mr. Philip Kientz. Specimens of
Flint.
309 The Cotner-Dimock Collection.
310 The J. J. Kline Collection.
311 The Charles F. Jones Collection,
loaned.
312 Mr. John Sherman, Columbus. Flint
Ridge material.
313 Professor Edward Orton, Jr.,
arrow-head.
314 Dr. W. B. Hinsdale, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Two prehistoric
stone hammers.
315 Mr. D. Birney Neil, Columbus,
presented flint and stone
relics.
316 Mr. F. O. Everts, Columbus, Celt.
317
Mr. George Watters, Portsmouth, Ohio,
presented archaeo-
logical specimens. 9-7-24.
318 Mr. Clifford Snider, Port Clinton,
Ohio, loaned Discoidal.
9-25-24.
319 Mrs. M. C. Hopewell, Chillicothe,
Ohio, presented speci-
mens taken from the Hopewell Group by W.
K. Moorehead
in August, 1891. 9-27-24.
NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT.
*Acc. 9 Mr. John Ault, Sargents, Ohio.
Mastodon Tusk.
9-13-23
10 Mr. Walter Hightshoe. Miscellaneous
Natural History
specimens. 9-13-23.
1 Mr. G. R. Waitley, Worthington, Ohio,
presented Sea
Shells. 9-28-23.
12 Mrs.
O. E. Legg, Clintonville, Ohio, presented Sea Shells
and Minerals.
13 Mr. C. C. Woodworth, Youngstown, Ohio, presented Selen-
ite Crystals. 11-25-23.
14 Mr. John Hoenes, Coshocton, Ohio,
presented petrified
wood. 1-12-24.
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15 Deseret Museum Minerals transferred
to Natural History
Department.
16 Mr. F. M. Koons, Columbus. Petrified
Wood. 3-1-24.
**Add. 1 Mr. H. R. Goodwin added 40 specimens of
Minerals to
collections. 1-24-24.
17 Mr. A. D. Rodgers, Columbus,
presented Albino Quail,
mounted. 3-14-24.
18 Dr. James Withrow, O. S. U.,
presented Minerals. 3-19-24.
19 Mrs. Ella McKee Erdman, Chillicothe, Ohio, presented
Mineral collection. 3-20-24.
20 Mr. John MacDonald, Roxabel, Ohio, presented Tooth of
Mammoth. 3-20-24.
21 Mr. Aaron Will, Jr., McArthur, Ohio,
loaned Quartz Crys-
tals. 3-27-24.
22 Mr. Harry Fitzgerald, Columbus,
presented Elk antlers and
Buffalo skull. 3-31-24.
**Add. 1 Mr. H. R. Goodwin adds Sea
Shells and Minerals.
5-8-24.
23 Mr. D. Birney Neil, Columbus,
presented Minerals and
Shells. 6-9-24.
24 Mrs. Julius F. Stone, Columbus,
presented Sea Shells and
Buffalo Hide. 6-11-24.
25 Mr. W. J. King, Columbus, presented
section of Elm and
Beech intergrown. 6-27-24.
26 Dr. W. C. Graham, Columbus, presented
Blue Heron,
Mounted. 8-2-24.
27 Mrs. Helen Richardson, Marion, Ohio, presented Shells and
Minerals. 8-10-24.
28 Rev. John C. Bickel, Columbus, loaned
Fossil Fish. 9-2-24.
ETHNOLOGICAL COLLECTION.
*Acc. 4 Mr. Walter Hightshoe presented
Spear-head and Brass
Image. 9-25-23.
5 Mr. George M. Finckel, Columbus,
presented Philippine
weapons and Indian curios. 9-25-23.
6 Dr. W. C. Mills presented California
Indian Baskets. 10-
25-23.
7 Mr. E. V. O'Rourke, Columbus,
presented Venezuelan Bows
and Arrows. 6-3-24.
8 Portraits of American Indians, framed.
Presented through
General Edward Orton, Jr. 7-14-24.
The report was received and ordered
placed on file.
** Add. = Addition to item or
collection previously accessioned.
* Acc. = Accession, regular accession number of item or
collection.
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FORT ANCIENT.
Professor B. F. Prince, Chairman of the
Committee,
read the following report:
Your committee on Fort Ancient has
visited the fort a num-
ber of times during the year and has
tried to keep in touch with
the interest of our Society in that
place.
The walls facing the enclosure are well
kept under the di-
rection of the custodian. In places
where ravines of long stand-
ing are overgrown with underbrush the
custodian is removing
the same. This brings the portions of
walls hitherto obscured
into view.
The number of visitors to the fort is
rapidly increasing.
The automobile has made it possible for
people from wide areas
to come. During the summer just past on one Sabbath day
six
hundred autos entered. The number of
autos present each Sab-
bath varies from three hundred and fifty
to six hundred. Many
also are present during the other days
of the week.
The desire of most of the visitors is to
proceed to the Look-
out Point. To do this they must pass
over a portion of un-
graveled roadway. In a rainy season this
becomes almost im-
passable. During the spring and early
summer of this year pass-
ing autos sank in the mud so far that a
team of horses had to
pull them out.
With the increasing number of visitors
that now go to the
fort, amounting to more than two
thousand on Sabbath days,
better conditions ought to be made for
their accommodation.
For these and other considerations your
committee is led
to recommend
1. That that part of the road which leads to the Lookout
be graded and graveled. That the road
bed be made of the width
of 13 or 14 feet in order that all
danger of a collision from
passing automobiles might be avoided.
The long distance of the gravel pit from
the place where it
is to be used and the steep grade up
which it must be carried
will add to the expense of the
improvement.
2. A wire fence should be erected on the
south side of the
proposed new road to keep autoists from
driving over the field
at will, to its detriment.
The road and fence probably could be
built for the sum of
$1500. Your committee
recommend these improvements.
3. It has been years since the house
occupied by the cus-
todian has been painted. We recommend
that this be provided
for.
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4. The roof of the barn after a use of
more than twenty-
five years is becoming beyond repair.
Your committee recommend that provisions
be made for a
new roof.
5. A fund of $200.00 per year should be
provided until the
whole exterior fence has been renewed.
6. We recommend that a sufficient fund
be provided to
keep in repair the old graveled road and
for other incidental ex-
penses. Perhaps a fund of $200.00 per year
would meet the
demands.
During the past year Mr. Cowan, the
custodian, has been
able to build two hundred rods of fence.
He has on hand
enough material to build forty rods
more. The expense of these
improvements and some other items has
amounted to $750.57.
Your committee feels justified in
pointing out the needs of
Fort Ancient at this time and hopes that
the unusual request
for means will commend itself to this
body and to our State
Legislature. (Signed) B. F. PRINCE,
JOHN L. ZIMMERMAN,
F. C. FURNISS."
Dr. Prince stated that a walk should be
made in
front of the custodian's house, at an
expense of $125.00.
The present walk running out to the
roadway is in bad
shape, is cracked and grass growing
through the
cracks, and the committee desires to
recommend an at-
tempt to secure funds for a new walk.
He further
stated that the distance between the
present graveled
roadway and the Lookout Point is eight
hundred and
twenty-five feet; that he had seen the
first of May, last,
automobiles mired -- had to be pried
out; that is not
pleasing and should not be permitted to
continue; the
road ought to be graveled, made wide
enough to let
automobiles pass each other without
danger, which
will be a great accommodation to the
people. The road
should be made wide enough, and if
necessary erect a
fence so that autos cannot get into the
fields -- they
sometimes go two hundred feet to get
out of the mud.
The report was received and ordered
placed on file.
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Society Publications
MEMORIAL BUILDING.
General Edward Orton, Jr., Chairman of
the Com-
mittee on Memorial Building, read the
report as fol-
lows:
On the occasion of the Annual Meeting of
1923, I was able
to report the successful campaign for funds from the
Legisla-
ture, the long and embarrassing delays in getting plans
for the
building drawn and approved by the various Boards and
Com-
missions which supervise State
buildings, and lastly the open-
ing of bids for the construction which
was then just about to
occur. The work initiated from the Camp
Sherman fund under
the Society's control had ceased with
the exhaustion of the
money some months prior to that time,
and the work had been
standing idle
The bids received at the first
submission, September 29th,
1923, disclosed an unexpected and seemingly unwarrantable in-
crease over the prices at which similar
work was being done on
the University Campus. The figures on
heating and plumbing
and on electrical wiring were in close
accord with the Archi-
tect's estimates. The figures on the
building, including the orna-
mental work, exclusive of bronze
statuary, ran far in excess of
the Architect's estimates, and if
accepted, the bronzes could not
have been completed without extensive
addition of funds.
It was the opinion of those who studied
the figures, that the
inclusion of art work and ornamental
features in the same con-
tract with the ordinary building work,
was having the effect of
raising the scale of the whole. All bids
were rejected, and new
specifications were prepared, separating
the items and the Arch-
itect went to great trouble to bring in
outside bidders to figure
on the ornamental work in competition
with the few firms who
had bid in the original letting.
This manoeuvre threw the work so late
that plans were con-
sidered for covering over the second
story floor of the part of
the building then erected, and otherwise
protect the work from
weather damage, and let it stand until
early spring, meanwhile
taking fresh bids under the revised
specifications.
This expedient proved successful, for on
the opening of
bids on December 4th, 1923, the combined
figures were well
within the funds available, and the.
Architect's estimates were
vindicated. The contract was awarded to
the D. W. McGrath
& Sons Company on December 23rd, who
immediately took up
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the work with vigor and who
madeexcellent headway until July,
1924,
at which time long delays were occasioned
by failure of
certain steel and terra cotta for the roof structure to
arrive.
This delay held back the plastering and
other finishing work
seriously, so that at this time the
plastering is not yet all com-
plete. The McGrath Company had
confidently expected to fin-
ish and leave the place before Armistice
Day, November 11th,
and dedication of the building was
proposed to take place on
that date. But in August, it became
apparent that this was be-
coming impossible, so the dedication
should in the opinion of the
Committee be deferred to Memorial Day,
May 30th, 1925.
The contract for the bronze panels for
the rotunda of the
new building and for the statue for the
front approach to the
building was kept separate from the
building itself under the
theory that this was professional work,
rather than construction
work, and that it stood parallel to the
work of the Architect,
and need not be submitted to competitive
bidding. It was felt
that competitive bidding was wholly
undesirable in this case, as
it would invite the submission of bids
by inexperienced sculptors
and amateurs, and hold off good
sculptors from competing.
The state authorities were very slow and
loth to accept this
view, altho they completely agreed with
this committee on the
undesirability of inviting bids for the
sculpture. The matter
was handed back and forth to every
conceivable agent of the
State who could oppose or criticise the
procedure, and after
many weeks of delay, the State Highway
Director finally ac-
cepted the plan drafted by this
committee and on December 21st,
1923,
signed a contract with Professor B. W.
Saville for the ex-
ecution of the bronzes complete for
$50,000.00. This was ap-
proved by the Attorney General on
December 28th. The con-
tract was rigorous in safeguarding the
state, but does enable
the sculptor to proceed under the joint
supervision of this Com-
committee and the State Architect, under
conditions which are not
too onerous. A great weight was lifted
from the Committee
when this delicate matter had been
definitely closed.
Professor Saville scheduled his work to
produce the out-
side figure for the front approach of
the building first, and at-
tempted to do this one piece in
time to have it mounted on No-
vember 11th, 1924, at the date then set
for dedication of the
Building. With all possible energy on
the part of the Sculptor
and with good luck as well, the full
size model of the statue
in plaster was only completed and
approved about August 1st.
This left the time for production of the
bronze casting, and its
finishing and mounting only three and a
half months, entirely
too short a time for a piece of the
size. This also argued for de-
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ferring the Dedication till next year,
when all parties cooperat-
ing in this work will have full time to do their work
unhurried
and in the best artistic fashion.
The contract with the Sculptor calls for
the completion of
all of his work by January 1st, 1926,
with possibility of exten-
sion of time for cause. In no case can
the panels in the rotunda
be ready for the dedication date. Their
place in the room can
be clearly indicated on that occasion
and possibly charcoal or
crayon sketches of the proposal panels
may be put in position
as a forecast of what is to follow.
On the whole, the Committee feels that
its work has gone
forward in a fairly satisfactory manner.
It is believed by the
members of the Society, when they stand
in Fifteenth avenue,
either on the northeast or northwest
corner of the structure and
witness the handsome facade of the new
wing, that all must
realize that the Society is taking a
notable step forward with the
completion of this beautiful addition to
the building, which will
permit great steps forward in the better
classification of exhibits,
and the more complete division of the
Society's work into de-
partments in accordance with Museum
procedure elsewhere.
Very respectfully submitted,
(Signed) EDWARD ORTON, JR.,
Chairman of the Building Committee.
On motion the report was received and
ordered
placed on file.
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE OHIO STATE UNI-
VERSITY AND THE OHIO STATE ARCHAE-
OLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
General Orton read the report of the
Committee as
follows:
On December 6th, 1923, a committee was
appointed to con-
sider the relations between these two
institutions, both of which
are state supported, both upon the same
campus, containing
many members in common, and working for
the same general
object, viz., the increase of
education and the collection and dis-
semination of knowledge among men. It
was felt that while
there were, fortunately, no real
conflicts between them, that their
normal expansion would make some
division of interest likely to
grow up, if a policy were not arranged
which would more or less
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define the respective spheres of action,
and provide definitely
for the settlement of issues instead of
allowing them to grow
up into differences.
This Committee consisted of: --
Mr. George F. Bareis
General George Florence
General Edward Orton, Jr.,
representing the Society, and,
Dr. W. O. Thompson
Dr. T. C. Mendenhall
Dr. Raymond Osburn
representing the University.
This committee held a number of
meetings, called in experts
representing both institutions, and
discussed quite fully two
phases of activity in which the danger
of overlapping seemed
most imminent, viz., the Library problem
and the Museum of
Natural History problem.
The result of these various meetings was
a declaration
dated March 6th, 1924, which was
presented to the Board of
Trustees on March 8th. This document is
of such importance
as to justify reproduction in its
entirety in this record, as follows:
MARCH 6, 1924.
To the Board of Trustees of The Ohio
State Archaeological and His-
torical Society.
The undersigned, appointed to sit with a
similar committee appointed
by the Trustees of the Ohio State
University for the purpose of arrang-
ing a scheme of cooperation between the
two institutions in the work of
collecting and caring for books and
materials relating to Ohio history,
and also in preparing and maintaining a
museum of Natural History,
respectfully report that two joint
meetings of the Committees were held
at which various phases of the question
were fully discussed; that at
both of these the President of the
Historical Society and the President
of the University were present and took
part in the discussion; and that
there was finally a joint agreement to
report as follows:
A. REGARDING BOOKS AND MATERIALS RELATING TO OHIO HISTORY.
1. In view of the fact that the Ohio
State University is promoting
study and research in the field of Ohio
History it seems advisable that
the historical material relating to this
field already in the possession of
the University Library and of the
Society's Library on the campus should
be concentrated in one place so as to
facilitate the use of it. It is there-
fore agreed that the Trustees of the
University will lend the University's
collection in said field or such other
collections as it may hereafter acquire,
to the Ohio Archaeological and
Historical Society for an indefinite time,
on condition that the Society's Library
on the University grounds and the
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Society Publications
Hayes Memorial Library at Fremont, Ohio,
shall be open to students and
teachers of the University, with the
understanding that the Trustees of
the University will supply an assistant
librarian for the care of the
Society's collections on the University
campus.
2. It is further understood that the
principal purchase of books
and materials relating to Ohio history
shall be made by the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical Society.
3. It is further agreed that there shall
be a joint standing com-
mittee representing both the Society and
the University to maintain the
cooperation between these two State
institutions as herein provided and
to recommend purchases to the Society of
books and other historical
material relating to Ohio history. The
chairman of said joint committee
shall be elected by said committee.
4. It is understood that special
collections in the possession of either
institution, especially collections
received by gift or that may be so re-
ceived hereafter, shall not be
necessarily considered as subject to the loan
arrangement suggested in item No. 1 of
this agreement.
B. REGARDING A MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY.
1. It is hereby mutually agreed between
the University and the
Society, that there is need of a Museum
of Natural History in the
Capital City of Ohio, in which may be
gathered, preserved and exhibited
for
the interest, information and education of the general public, such
collections as will explain the nature
of the rocks and minerals which
compose the surface of this State, and
the organic life which has existed
or now exists here.
2. That such a Museum Building is a
legitimate and needed element
in the general desire of man to know
everything possible about the uni-
verse in which he exists and of which he
is a part, and that there is
abundant warrant in the history of every
civilized nation, and the states
of our own nation, to justify the
expenditure of public funds for the
pursuance of such educational and
research objects as a museum will
foster and develop.
3. That such a building will do the
greatest good to the greatest
number of the people who pay for it
through taxation, if it is located
on the Campus of the Ohio State
University, because there are congre-
gated and are attracted to that place by
far the largest number of people
who are seeking knowledge and developing
interests in such things.
4. That such a project might conceivably
and legitimately be taken
up by either the University or the
Society, with good precedent for either,
but that it falls more directly within
the line of activity of the Society
because the educational work done by
that Organization is not formal
school work done in class rooms, but
consists principally of exposing
its object lessons to the view of the
public, thereby awakening a wide-
spread interest in nature's works among
people who cannot avail them-
selves of systematic class room
instruction.
5. That such a project should not be
undertaken by both the
University and the Society, because of
unnecessary overlapping and in-
creased cost to the people.
6. That the University will favor the
allocation to the Society of
such additional space on the University
Campus as may be needed for
an adequate Museum of Natural History,
adjoining the Society's present
building, and will stand ready to enter
into contract with the Society for
furnishing to it the heat, light, power
and other services which it now
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furnishes to the Society's present
building, and upon the same general
terms.
7. That the Society will begin efforts
to secure from the next
General Assembly financial provision for
a Museum Building, of archi-
tecture and design such as to make it a
suitable companion to the present
structure, said Museum to house the
Natural History Collections which
the Society has already accumulated and
may in future accumulate.
8. That to at once make the plea for
such a building reasonable
and attractive to the General Assembly,
the University agrees to lend
indefinitely to the Society such of its
collections of Minerals, Rocks and
Fossils, as may be subsequently arranged
for by the Departments of
Geology and Mineralogy, and such
collections representing the animal
and vegetable life of the State as may
be arranged for by the Depart-
ments of Zoology and Botany or other
departments having the custody
of collections along these lines, to the
end that such a Museum Building
would at once be filled with interesting
and creditable collections as soon
as available, to the great relief in
space and in care of the Departments
in which said collections are now
scattered.
9. That said Museum of Natural History
might or might not take
over the Archaeological and Ethnological
exhibits of the Society now on
exhibition and in storage in the present
building, depending upon space
made available by the General Assembly,
and the bulk of the collections
which the University might furnish for
exhibit but that the principle be
agreed upon that in time and when space
is available the Archaeological
and Ethnological Exhibits should finally
be a part of the Natural His-
tory Museum, leaving the present
structure for Library and for collec-
tions of antiquities of historic age.
10. That all the material of the Museum
whether or display or
otherwise shall be available to the
University for purposes of study and
research.
11. That the Department of the
University which lends material
may have a voice in the proper display
of such material, a member of
each Department concerned shall be
appointed a representative of the
University to consider the proper
utilization of collections loaned by the
University.
12. That specimens lent by the
University but not suited for exhi-
bition purposes, such as unmounted skins
and skeletons of animals, etc.,
may be properly prepared for exhibition
purposes by the Museum, with
the consent of the representative of the
Department concerned.
13. That the Museum shall provide proper
curatorial service for
the care of material loaned by the
University, to insure its permanent
preservation, whether such material be
on exhibition or in storage.
14. That the Museum provide a research
room where such loaned
material may be placed at the disposal
of students for the purpose of
study.
Respectfully submitted,
[SIGNED BY THE COMMITTEE.]
The report was debated at great length
by the Trustees and
at the conclusion, it was felt that a month's delay, to afford
more time for study and reflection was desirable.
Accordingly,
the report was tabled for a month, and
on being further con-
sidered at the next meeting, of April
7th, 1924, it was finally
passed.
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At the same meeting, a new committee of
seven was ap-
pointed "to further study the
question and investigate as to dup-
lication of assets in the building we
are already constructing
and the proposed building." While it is not very clearly stated
in the above, the discussion held at the
time was to the general
purport that the new committee was in a
way one to suggest
ways and means to carry the cooperation
platform of April 7th,
into effect. This committee was as
follows: --
Mr. George F. Bareis, Chairman,
Mr. E. F. Wood
Dr. F. C. Furniss
Mr. J. C. Goodman
General Edward Orton, Jr.
Dr. W. C. Mills
Mr. C. B. Galbreath.
This Committee then inherits the general
work of the orig-
inal committe on Cooperation, in that it
is now expected to pro-
vide specific recommendations of
cooperative acts to be per-
formed by the two organizations. The
Committee has had one
meeting, on August 5th, 1924.
Two matters were taken up.
First. Has the Board of Trustees of the Ohio State Uni-
versity formally accepted the report of
March 6th, 1924, signed
by the joint Committee, which this
Society ratified on April 7th,
1924?
The Secretary was instructed to get
definite information on
that matter and has subsequently found
that the Board of Trus-
tees have not adopted the report. It is
not understood that they
have refused to do so, but merely that
they have not had the
matter brought up to them. This will
probably be done by Dr.
Thompson at an early meeting. Pending
their adhesion to this
declaration of policy, this Society can
take no definite steps.
Second. In the re-allocation, of space in the building, when
the new wing becomes available for use,
which should be in the
next two or three months, at the latest,
what plans have the Di-
rector and Secretary to suggest, to
further the carrying out of
the general scheme proposed in the
Conference agreement of
March, 1924?
The plan covers, (a) the Library
consolidation and (b) the
Museum of Natural History.
(a)
The Library project involves transfer of the books
and documents of Ohio History from the
University Library
to the Society's Library, their
combination into one working Li-
brary, and the appointment by the
University of a competent
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person to act as reference Librarian,
with general charge of the
Society's library, under the General
supervision of the Secre-
tary of the Society, who is to still
retain his title as Librarian.
Assuming that the Board of University
Trustees will sanc-
tion the conference report, it is apparent that nothing
will be ac-
complished unless actual physical steps
are taken by the Society
to provide new space, new shelving or
stacks, and additional
equipment. The University certainly will
not or should not send
its books down to this Library, if their
accessibility and useful-
ness is impaired thereby. It becomes
necessary therefore to pre-
pare a definite plan for the enlargement
of the Society's Library,
as a preliminary to asking for the
transfer of material to take
place.
The Secretary of the Society in his
capacity as Librarian,
has been urged to submit his
recommendations for the space he
will need, and to furnish estimates of
the number, size, shape
and kind of cases or stacks he will need
to equip it, and an esti-
mate of the cost of pulling out
partitions, renovating the walls,
increasing the lighting facilities, etc.
He has made no report to
the committee as yet, but he has stated
orally that he has consult-
ed an architect on the reconstruction
features and is collecting
estimates on the equipment.
(b) The Director of the Society has not
yet submitted his
recommendations for space allocation to
the committee, altho he
is and has been ready to do so for some
weeks past. It is the
opinion of the Committee, that the
Library project and the
Museum project must both be clearly
presented before the Com-
mittee can do any further constructive work.
Enough is already known about the
Library situation to see
that it presents a quite different
problem from that of the Mu-
seum. The Library will probably inherit
the old basement rooms
directly underneath the present Library,
and these will have to
be consolidated into one or more rooms,
cleared out, cleaned, re-
furnished and equipped.
The floor area now occupied by the
Library is 2032 feet.
There is, in the basement beneath, going
as far as the cross wall
of the center court of the building,
3880 feet additional. If all
of this is allocated to the Library, it
would be an increase of
about 190%. If the two north rooms are
not included, the gain
would be about 90%. It is possible that
the small space may
do for a time, but very soon the whole
space will be needed for
books and library work-rooms.
Without any estimate, it is safe to say
that a number of
thousands of dollars must be spent,
before this Society will be
in position to ask the University Library to send its
Ohio ma-
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terial down to this Library. The task
now seems so large that
it seems to this committee unlikely that
the consolidation can
be effected before the summer of 1925. The intervening
months
will be used in preparing plans,
securing the appropriation, do-
ing the physical work, and rearranging
the Society's books and
material, all of which is preliminary to
receiving the University's
collection.
The situation with regard to Museum of
Natural History
is somewhat otherwise. The space which
will probably be al-
located to the new Natural History
Museum will be new, clean
and fresh. It will require cases,
undoubtedly, but much of it can
be installed as soon as the rooms are
ready and funds for mov-
ing are provided. Since the
appropriation for the salary of the
curator of Natural History has not yet
been used this year, since
no one has been appointed, it is
possible that that money could
be re-allocated for cases, and
preparation of Natural History
material, and a start thus made earlier
than will be likely in the
case of the Library. This conclusion is
also strengthened by the
fact that the various natural history
departments on the campus
are anxious to get their exhibits out,
in order to use their space
for class work, which will tend to
accelerate the movement.
This committee sees in carrying of its
project into execu-
tion a long and arduous task -- one
which will be in fact a proc-
ess of growth, rather than any sudden
decision to be made. It
sees as the result of this work, a rapid
material gain by the So-
ciety and a great accession to public
interest in its work."
(Signed) "EDWARD ORTON,
JR."
On motion the report was received, approved
and
ordered placed on file.
Colonel W. L. Curry read the report on
FORT LAURENS.
as follows:
Your Committee on Fort Laurens begs
leave to report as
follows:
That a house has been erected for
residence of the Superin-
tendent of the grounds, but the amount
appropriated for that
purpose was not sufficient to complete
the building entirely, and
it is not yet occupied. It is estimated
that it will require an ap-
propriation of two hundred dollars to
complete the house.
The roadway around the grounds has been
carefully im-
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proved by scraping and leveling and is
in good condition for au-
tomobiles or other vehicles during the
dry season. It is hoped
that at an early date it will be
improved by cement so that it will
be in good condition during all seasons of the year.
This his-
toric ground is very attractive for tourists, many of
whom drive a
long distance to view this historic Fort
erected by the soldiers
of the Revolution and visitors drive
around the circle every day
during the summer and fall months.
Hon. Oscar M. Hines, member of the
Legislature from
Tuscarawas county, who introduced and
had charge of the bill
which was passed by the Legislature
appropriating the $3,000
which has been expended for the erection
of the residence and
improvement of the grounds is deeply
interested in the project.
He reports that he is of opinion that an
appropriation of about
$200 will be required to complete the
residence, but no estimate
has been made of the expense of
improving the roadway and
planting of trees as proposed. Your
committee is very desirous
that an effort should be made to secure
an appropriation by the
Legislature during the next session, to
complete the improve-
ments as above noted.
As is well known to members of this
Society, it was largely
through the efforts of the Society of
the Sons of the American
Revolution that the appropriation of
$3,000 was secured. As the
Secretary and Registrar of that Society
I have conferred with
prominent members of the Society and
assure you that they will
renew their efforts in favor of an
appropriation to complete the
improvements.
It is therefore suggested that a careful
estimate be made of
the amount required and that a member of
the Legislature be
requested to introduce a bill on behalf
of the members of this
Society for that purpose.
The Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution pro-
pose preparing and having published a
little historical booklet
relating to the erection of the Fort,
and occupation by the Army
of the Revolution, to be not only
distributed to Tourists but to
the Public Schools in the State. They also propose
planting a
historical tree on the mound.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) W. L. CURRY,
Chairman of the Committee.
The report was received and ordered
placed on file.
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FORT MEIGS, FORT AMANDA, FORT MIAMI AND
THE BATTLEFIELD OF FALLEN TIMBERS.
The Chairman of the Committee, Mr. W.
J. Sher-
man, read the report as follows:
FORT MEIGS
The Fort Meigs Commission has continued
improvements
at this historic spot during the past
year, devoting particular at-
tention to the landscaping and planting
of the grounds where the
Pittsburg Blues are buried, and where
the Pennsylvania His-
torical Society has recently erected a
monument to their memory.
The Commission has also improved the
roads and drives and in-
stalled electric lights for the night
illumination of this old Fort.
The Biennial Legislative appropriation
for these purposes was
$8,000.
FORT AMANDA
An imposing monument on the bank of the
Auglaize River,
four miles north of Wapakoneta, erected
some years ago by the
State of Ohio, marks the site of this
combined stockade for-
trees, shipyard, supply station,
hospital and cemetery of the War
of 1812.
The cemetery is well cared for by the
Township, while the
remaining grounds are largely in their
natural state, which is
sufficiently attractive to draw many
visitors from the country
around.
FORT MIAMI
There is nothing of importance to report
in connection with
this ancient fortification, located on
the left bank of the Miami
river, within the limits of the Village
of Maumee. It is still in
private possession, but should be the
property of this Society.
BATTLEFIELD OF FALLEN TIMBERS
Your Committee is not a little concerned
lest the Society
forfeit title to the land secured some
years ago for a monument
to honor the memory of Mad Anthony Wayne
and mark the
site of the most decisive battle ever
fought on Ohio soil. Our
last report recorded an appeal to the
legislature for $40,000.00
and their grant of $2,000.00. This is to
be expended under the
direction of the State Architect and
before June 30th, 1925, the
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end of the biennium, but the
"improvement of the grounds" has
not yet been started.
We wish at this time to submit the
following extract from
the deed of conveyance to the Society
from Miss Clarissa C.
Moor of the tract referred to above:
"Provided always and these presents
are upon this express
condition that the premises hereby
conveyed shall be used for a
park and monument site and approaches.
Said grantee, its suc-
cessors and assigns shall within a period
of seven years of the
date hereof, improve said premises by
grading, seeding to lawn,
planting with shrubbery and trees and
fencing, by improving
in a suitable manner roadways upon the
rights of way herein
granted and by the erection thereon of a
monument suitably com-
memorating the Battle of Fallen Timbers,
to cost not less than
$20,000.00 and further that said grantee, its successors and as-
signs shall provide for the upkeep and
repair of said premises
and maintain the same in an attractive
condition generally."
This deed is recorded on page 344, vol.
549 in Lucas Coun-
ty. It was executed Jan. 3, 1921, and
recorded Jan. 28, 1921.
We believe it is of the utmost
importance that the Budget
Committee of the Society be instructed
by the Board of Trus-
tees to use their utmost endeavor to
secure a suitable appropria-
tion from the legislature so that the
conditions of the above deed
may be fully complied with.
"Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) W. J. SHERMAN,
Chairman."
On motion the report was approved and
ordered
placed on file.
SPIEGEL GROVE.
The Chairman of the Committee, Mr. W. J.
Sherman
read the report as follows:
Your Committee respectfully submit the
following report of
its activities in connection with the
care and maintenance of the
Spiegel Grove State Park and the
splendid properties therein
located.
The Park itself has been maintained in
excellent condition.
With its broad expanse of beautiful
lawns and native forest
trees, it today presents an unusually attractive
appearance.
There is, however, much work which
should be done in the way
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of improving the drives, re-fencing the
property and marking
the trees with common and scientific
names.
The old slate roof on the residence has
outlived its useful-
ness and should be immediately renewed.
This we consider an
urgent requirement if the valuable
contents of the structure are
to be properly protected from the
elements and the walls, plaster,
wall paper and hangings are to be
preserved.
An unusually wet season has developed
the fact that the
City sewers on which these properties
depend for drainage, are
entirely inadequate, resulting in the
frequent backing up of flood
waters into the basement of the Memorial
Building and a very
considerable amount of damage to the
contents. The practical
result of this untoward condition has
been to necessitate the
abandonment of the basement of the Annex
for useful purposes
in connection with Museum work. A
partial and perhaps a
complete solution of the problem is
being worked out at the pres-
ent time by the State Architect, with a
view of again placing in
commission an old nine inch sewer
leading to the south, which
was abandoned years ago, when the City
sewer was built to the
north.
Acting upon the suggestion in our last
annual report, the
Society has revised and increased the
insurance on the residence
and its contents, which naturally is
gratifying to your Com-
mittee.
We regret to report that the work of
installing a new and
sufficient independent heating plant
under the supervision of the
State Architect, for which the State
Board of Control has made
ample appropriations, is still far from
completion. The near ap-
proach of the cold season naturally
gives us much concern.
The Hayes Memorial Library Book Fund,
which at the
time of our last report amounted to $20,821.26 has
been un-
touched by the Book Committee during the
past year, and now
has increased in amount very
considerably. We still await ac-
tion by the Society on our request for
the purchase of additional
stacks for the accommodation of say
5,000 volumes.
On the first day of July last, Mrs.
Dorothy Edgerton
Wright, our very efficient Attendant at
the Library, was promot-
ed to the position of Librarian.
Upon the resignation of Mr. Alfred
Gowing as Caretaker,
effective August 1st, 1924, Mr. Charles
Joseph was appointed in
his stead. Mr. Joseph had been
previously working as laborer
in the Park and gives promise of
becoming a very satisfactory
Caretaker.
The attendance of visitors has been
steadily increasing as
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Annual Meeting 579
is
evidenced by the registration list, which has been as follows,
for
the year ending Sept. 1st, 1924, viz.:
September
..... 1147 April .......... 175
October
....... 413 May .......... 1173
November
..... 169 June .......... 1092
December
...... 128 July .......... 1522
January ....... 35 August ........ 2108
February ...... 14
March
......... 177
Total .... 8153
The
Maximum Sunday attendance was ........ 245
The
maximum week day attendance was........ 160
The
average daily attendance was..............
24
The
maximum monthly attendance was......... 2108
The
average monthly attendance was........... 679
It is
proper to call attention to the fact that there are many
visitors
who do not register, so that the total attendance is much
greater
than that shown above.
We
wish here to record our acknowledgment to the Fremont
Federation
of Women's Clubs for their voluntary services in
connection
with our "open house" on every Sunday afternoon
during
the summer season.
Accompanying
this report is the budget for the fiscal years
ending
June 30th, 1926 and 1927 as prepared and recommended
by
your Committee.
Respectfully
submitted,
(Signed)
W. J. SHERMAN,
Chairman.
On
motion the report was approved and ordered
placed
on file.
EARLY
OHIO SCHOOL BOOKS.
The
Chairman of the Committee, Mr. John R. Horst,
read
the report as follows:
Your
committee on "Early Ohio School Books" beg to re-
port
progress made by the committee as follows: --
At
the call of the chairman of the committee, the commit-
tee
met at the office of the chairman, Eight East Broad Street,
in
the city of Columbus, on the eighth day of May, 1924, at the
hour
of two o'clock in the afternoon.
On
motion, Jerry Dennis was chosen secretary of the com-
mittee,
with duties such as usually pertain to that office,
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Thereupon, the scope of the work of the
committee was dis-
cussed informally. The ends to be attained and the
methods to
be pursued to attain these ends, too,
received attention. How-
ever, no definite conclusions were
reached, or plan, or plans,
adopted, it being the opinion of the
members present that time
would aid in the determination of these
matters.
Your chairman appointed Miss Alice
Boardman, of the com-
mittee, to look up and make memoranda of
the material to be
found in the Ohio State Library relating
to descriptions of the
exterior and interior of the school
houses of the pioneers of the
state, including descriptions of the
furnishings, decorations, and
contents of such school houses.
The Honorable D. M. Massie, of the
committee, was ap-
pointed to make a collection of the
works, particularly of the
school text books, of Dr. Thomas C.
Mendenhall, deemed by
your committee to be worthy of
preservation by the Society.
To Mr. Jerry Dennis, of the committee,
was assigned the
work of collecting text books on
arithmetic and grammar that
were in use in the schools of the early
settlements of the state.
He already has an interesting collection
of these books; but
your committee has not passed on them
finally, and they are
therefore not yet in place in the Museum
of the Society.
Judge David Davis, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
has been solicited to
make a collection of the text books
written and published by Dr.
Alfred Holbrook of the National Normal
University of
Lebanon, Ohio. Judge Davis accepted this
task and has been
actively at work. He has forwarded to
your committee a num-
ber of these text books, the copies
being in excellent condition.
Your chairman, not only as chairman of
your committee
but also as chairman of the McGuffey
Memorial Alcove Com-
mittee of the McGuffey Society of
Columbus, Ohio, is persist-
ing in his efforts to collect a complete
set, all copyrights, of the
McGuffey Readers. These McGuffey Readers
are to be pre-
sented by the McGuffey Society, with
appropriate ceremonies, to
this Society. He has, at the date
hereof, about sixty volumes
for this purpose, many of them old and
rare, difficult to find.
The work of your committee has only just
begun. Your
chairman is of the opinion that it will
take long and persistent
efforts to make even a fair collection
of "Early Ohio School
Books". However, the work is
fascinating and there will al-
ways be some one to carry it on.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) JOHN R. HORST,
Chairman."
The report was received and ordered
placed on file.
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FORT ST. CLAIR
Mr. H. R. McPherson read the report of
the Com-
mittee as follows:
As chairman of The Fort St. Clair
Committee I have the
honor to report as follows.
Since securing possession of Fort St.
Clair, December,
1923, the following work has been performed on the grounds:
Purchased 280 rods of wire for fence,
and new posts for
80 rods of old wire fence. A total of
360 rods of fence has been
erected. Four hundred and ninety-one
steel posts were secured
for use in installing new and repairing
old fences. We have re-
moved 340 rods of old fence; secured
twenty-eight 8x8 red
cedar end posts and thirty-six 12 ft. boiler-iron
post stays. We
have removed 40 rods of the old
rail-fence and placed same
around three sides of the hill, through
grove around monument,
graves, etc.
We have graded the avenues and placed
635 tons of crushed
stone thereon, and have built 90 rods of
a thirty-foot avenue
through the battleground, and 80 rods of
a twenty-foot avenue
through the walnut grove; have erected a
fourteen-foot drive-
way over creek; removed and burned 230 stumps, and
have
grubbed out roots; erected a forty-foot
flag-staff at entrance gate-
way; have used 146 feet of galvanized
pipe to carry water from
two springs through the hillside. A new
entrance gateway, val-
ued at $2500.00 is about completed, and a
bronze plate, 12x18,
installed. This plate bears the
following inscription:
This Gateway
erected by
PREBLE COUNTY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
with funds provided
by
LADIES OF THE COLUMBIAN SOCIETY
AND THE CIVIC LEAGUE.
EATON, Ohio. 1924.
Much labor has been required to remove
brush piles, clean
the grounds, etc., and much work is yet to be done on
the west
side of the grounds.
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We now have a driveway leading from the
main entrance
passing through the valley, walnut grove, over the
hillside, and
through the battlefield, returning to the main
entrance.
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. ORTT,
Chairman.
On motion the report was accepted and
ordered
placed on file.
President Campbell called attention to
the fact that
at the last Annual Meeting the Society
passed a reso-
lution complimenting Director W. C.
Mills on his long
and faithful service to the Society.
General Orton on behalf of the Society
presented
Dr. Mills with an engrossed and framed
copy of those
resolutions, whereupon Dr. Mills in a
few well chosen
words expressed his thanks and
appreciation for the
high honor thus conferred upon him by
the Society.
The resolutions appear in full in the
minutes for 1923.
LOGAN ELM PARK.
The Chairman of the Committee, Mr.
Frank Tall-
madge, read the report as follows:
Your Committee takes pleasure in
reporting the completion
of the five acre tract containing in
addition to the Logan Elm
and the cabin the following memorials:
The one to Chief Logan,
the Boggs family site, and the Cresap
stone with tablet exoner-
ating Cresap, and the names of a few
prominent men in pioneer
life who were present at the Treaty and
were to become famous
as Revolutionary Officers. This tablet,
however, is regrettably
incomplete. The additional names
recently secured should be
placed upon a new tablet, for which
there is ample space.
There has been no loss by wind or
lightning to the Logan
Elm this season. The fertilization of
the Elm continues to show
splendid results. The park with its
attractions continues to
draw visitors in increasing
numbers. The General Gibson
Grove, consisting of seventy-five young
trees, has been planted,
and will grow in favor with picnickers
and all lovers of nature.
This year marks the start of permanent
setting of seedlings of
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the Logan Elm. Fifty were planted this
Spring, to be followed
by nearly one hundred more this Fall,
that number being now
ready, and when done all the space in
the present grounds will
be utilized, and this too without
shrubbery of any kind. A new
entrance roadway has been constructed,
which will leave the old
road for exit only, thus avoiding the
possibility of machines
coming in contact on the all too narrow
space. When motorists
park in order there is room for fifty
machines. An overflow
parking acreage is needed. We recommend
securing as much
land to the south as our unused fund
for that purpose will per-
mit. This acquisition should include
the creek frontage, and
would be the logical site for a
resident custodian's cottage, as it
commands a full view directly opposite
the entrance. The main
road should be widened and the creek
bank terraced.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) FRANK TALLMADGE,
Chairman.
On motion the report was received and
ordered
placed on file.
Mr. Tallmadge added that the Park has
been com-
pleted and all that need be done in the
future is take
proper care of it. The Committee wished
to thank the
citizens of Circleville and Pickaway
county for their
cooperation. On Sunday, October 5th,
Ohio History
Day exercises will be held at the Park,
a large attend-
ance being desired. The registration
book, furnished a
few years ago, having space for 25,000
signatures, will
shortly be filled.
MUSEUM.
Mr. George F. Bareis, Chairman of the
Museum
Committee, reported that no meetings
had been held
during the year, the Director and
Curator having
been occupied with work in connection
with the erec-
tion of the wing to the building, and
preparing for its
occupancy. The heads of the University
Departments
seem enthusiastic in their desire to
cooperate. Mr.
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Shetrone made some splendid finds while
exploring
mounds, the specimens being on
exhibition in the ro-
tunda.
NECROLOGY.
Mr. C. W. Justice, Chairman of the
Committee on
Necrology, reported that the following
members have
passed away within the past year:
Professor R. G. Kin-
kead, Columbus; Judge Lewis M. Hosea,
Cincinnati;
Clinton Cowen, Cincinnati; Dr. T. C.
Mendenhall, Ra-
venna; Colonel John L. Vance,
Gallipolis, and Mozart
Gallup, Sandusky.
PUBLICATIONS.
Dr. F. C. Furniss, Chairman of the
Committee on
Publications, read the report as
follows:
The OHIO
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY
has been issued as usual during the past
year. A better quality
of paper has been used, which improves
the illustrations. Con-
tributions are devoted to the history of
Ohio and the Northwest
Territory, together with reports of the
archaeological explora-
tions of the Society. This is a fruitful
field and it is by no
means exhausted. A cordial invitation is
extended to members
of the Society and others interested in
this field to send in con-
tributions. These may be mailed to our
Secretary, Mr. C. B.
Galbreath.
Scenic and Historic Ohio, a brochure which catalogues
numerous points of historic interest and
scenic wonders in Ohio,
has recently been issued jointly by the
Agricultural College Ex-
tension Service of the Ohio State
University and the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical
Society. It contains a map of
Ohio showing the location of the points
of interest to which the
text of the pamphlet is a key. The
material in the pamphlet is
so arranged alphabetically that it
affords ready access to the lo-
cation designated on the map. The map
also shows the condi-
tion of the roads and enables the
tourist to choose routes. There
were 5,000 of these booklets printed and
such has been the de-
mand for this first issue (now almost
exhausted) that it seems
advisable to republish in the near
future a more elaborate edition.
The Hayes Diary and Letters, the
publication of two vol-
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umes of which was completed some time
ago, is still passing
through the press. As originally
planned, this work was to have
been completed in four volumes. When the
fourth volume was
in type it was found that enough
manuscript remained for a
fifth volume. This, we learn from the
printer, is in type await-
ing the index to the entire work.
Increased appropriations for the
Publications of the So-
ciety were allowed by the last General
Assembly, and though
the cost of printing is still high, it
has been possible to publish
more than in the past. The Secretary
informs me that the manu-
script of the "Life of Governor
William Allen" has recently been
accepted, and will soon be printed and
issued by the Society in
bound form. Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) F. C. FURNISS,
Chairman.
On motion the report was accepted and
ordered
placed on file.
ASH CAVE.
Rev. Pascal A. Bright read the report
of the Com-
mittee on Ash Cave as follows:
In Benton and Laurel townships in
southwestern Hocking
County a group of exceedingly
interesting places of wild natural
beauty is found. Among these is the Ash
Cave which has ob-
tained a wider notoriety than some of
the others. A partial list
of the places includes the Rock House,
Conkle's Hollow, Crane
Hollow, the Split Rocks, Saltpetre
Caves, Cedar Falls, Old
Men's Cave, and Peterson's Hollow. These
attractions are all
within a radius of a few miles. They are
found in the Black
Hand conglomerate and are the result
either of erosion or
weathering. The erosion has been very
great in some of the
canyons, as is discovered in the canyon
of Queer creek where
about 200 feet of rock is disclosed.
There are miles of cliffs
varying in height from a few feet to the
above figure. Some of
the canyons are very narrow as in
Conkle's Hollow and others
are comparatively wide. In one of the
canyons south of the Ash
Cave a soldier of the World War hid for
eighteen months after
taking French leave from the army just
before his regiment left
Camp Sherman for France itself.
It is proper to say that from an
archaeological standpoint
there is little in this region that
would call for attention, but
from the standpoint of scenic interest
it is undoubtedly one of
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the show places of Ohio. Its interest
for botanists is well known
and Professor Robert F. Griggs has
published a survey of this
and a much larger region of which it is
a part under the name
of the Sugar Grove Region. This pamphlet
is a Biological Sur-
vey and is published by the Ohio State
University. Not least
among the attractions of the region to
which a much more dis-
tinctive name, the Queer Creek Region,
might be given are the
trees, most notable of which are
magnificent hemlocks. The
hollow below the Ash Cave affords a fine
collection of a variety
of trees.
The group of attractions mentioned above
should be State
property, or the property of this
Society, in order that they may
be preserved for all the people. The
preservation of character-
istic spots is evidently about to be
accomplished through the
State Department of Forestry, which has
gone so far in obtain-
ing possession that their action now
awaits the approval of the
Auditor of State.
(Signed) PASCAL A. BRIGHT.
On motion the report was received and
ordered
placed on file.
SERPENT MOUND PARK.
The Committee on Serpent Mound Park,
submitted
the following report:
Your committee on Serpent Mound Park
take pleasure in
reporting that during the past year
general conditions at the
Park have been good. The custodian, Mr.
Guy Wallace, has
rendered efficient and satisfactory
services. He is attentive and
courteous to visitors.
During the year a new fence has been
constructed along
the front and west sides of the Park,
greatly improving its ap-
pearance and adding to the security of
the premises.
A new roof has been put on the barn,
which is now in con-
dition to last for many years.
The Park with the great Serpent Effigy
continues to attract
many visitors.
The Custodian reports that during the
year 14,000 visitors
were registered, and he estimates that
as many as 10,000 did not
register. It is gratifying to believe
that the Park has afforded
pleasure and profit to a large number of
people.
(Signed) "W. H. COLE,
Chairman."
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On motion the report was accepted and
ordered
placed on file.
LAW.
The report of the Committee on Law was
submitted,
as follows:
This Committee conceives that its
function is to serve the
Society in matters referred to it by
the trustees or officers. No
such matters having been referred
during the year, the Commit-
tee reports that it has held no
meetings, has transacted no bus-
iness and has no specific matter to
bring to the attention of the
Society at the annual meeting.
(Signed) J. EDGAR BUTLER,
JOHN W. VORYS,
CURTIS C. WILLIAMS,
J. F.
ATWOOD,
CLARENCE D. LAYLIN."
The report was received and ordered
placed on
file.
PUBLICITY.
Mr. Arthur Johnson, Chairman of the
Committee
stated that the committee had held no
meetings. It
delegated to him the work of securing
as much publicity
as possible. This has been done through
publication
in newspapers of accounts concerning
material coming
to the Museum, and the other activities
of the Society.
In this work the various news services
have been very
kind in giving space, and the success
has been quite
marked. As to the extent of this
publicity figures are
not available, but the page from the
Columbus Dis-
patch, distributed at the meeting, will
show what has
been done. Articles concerning the
Hayes Memorial,
and feature stories concerning the work
of the Society
have been widely distributed and have
been carried in
news services as far away as Iowa, in
more or less de-
tail. Most of the papers have carried
the name of The
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Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society in
connection with the articles published.
(Applause.)
SCHOENBRUNN.
Rev. J. E. Weinland, Chairman of the
Committee,
stated that he had not realized the
importance of a
written report, but would make a short
verbal report.
"Schoenbrunn is the oldest village
site in the State. For
years it was believed that Marietta was
the oldest town
in the State of Ohio, and then the fact
was unearthed
that in 1772 a town was established
about a mile and a
half from the present City of New
Philadelphia. This
town was named Schoenbrunn --
'beautiful spring' --
and by the end of the first year there
had been erected
sixty houses of squared timber, beside
other houses and
lodges for the Indians. The work to us
is astonishing,
and a great deal has been written about
it during the
past two years. Two years ago the State
set aside
$10,000 for the purchase of the site;
the committee pur-
chased twenty-four and one-half acres,
upon which is a
small building intended for use as the
home of the care-
taker. Our county historical society
has spent $7,200
for current expenses in connection with
this property.
With the approval of the State
Department of Educa-
tion we have mailed little pamphlets to
schools, and
also to churches, giving a short
history of the settle-
ment. Donations have been solicited
from pupils in the
schools, and others, to erect a church
and a school
house on the sites of the first church
and first school
house in the Northwest Territory. These
buildings
will be, so far as possible, duplicates
of the original
structures. The Missionary who
established this little
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city in 1772 wrote the first
school-book used in Ohio --
copies of it are extant -- a spelling
book in Delaware
and English, with a number of pages in
the back of the
book containing religious information.
We are proud
of the reputation of that first school
teacher, many of
whose books are in the library at
Dover. During the
past summer we charted the two main
streets of the old
town; quite a number of relics were
unearthed after be-
ing covered for one hundred and forty
years -- pieces
of china, little household articles,
pieces of flint, joints,
sills and nails from the first church,
bones of various
animals including the deer, elk, bear
and raccoon, and
a great many articles of intense
interest to those who
have seen them. It is hoped that with
the aid of this
Society we can secure a further
appropriation for the
beautifying of the town, dredging a
part of the lagoon
which extends past the spring where the
Indians would
come in their canoes and stop to attend
church at the
Mission. I am sure that when that place
is once com-
pleted and buildings are erected there
will be as many
visitors, if not more, at the site of
the first town in the
Ohio country as at any other place in
the state. I hope
it may aid in bringing attention to the
history of our
county and state. I have a number of
pamphlets the
committee has had printed, and any one
desiring a copy
can secure it after the meeting.
(Applause.)
Chairman Campbell stated that three
Trustees should
be elected to succeed Messrs. George F.
Bareis, Be-
man G. Dawes and Edwin F. Wood, whose
terms ex-
pire.
Dr. F. C. Furniss moved, That George F.
Bareis,
Beman G. Dawes and Edwin F. Wood be
elected Trus-
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tees to succeed themselves, and that
the Secretary be
instructed to cast the vote of the
Society for them.
The motion was seconded by Director W.
C. Mills,
and carried. The Secretary cast the
vote of the So-
ciety as directed, and Messrs. Bareis,
Dawes and Wood
were declared elected Trustees for the
term of three
years.
On motion the meeting recessed, to meet
at 2:30
P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
President Campbell stated that Rev. J.
E. Weinland
would present the bell that rang and
tolled over the
first church built west of Pittsburgh.
Rev. Weinland: "It was interesting
to discover,
about two years ago, that in the Museum
of the Mora-
vian Historical Society at Nazareth,
Pennsylvania,
there rested the first bell rung to
call people to worship
God in the Northwest Territory; the
bell that hung in
the belfry of the first church in what
is now the State
of Ohio, built at Schoenbrunn--about a
mile and a half
from New Philadelphia. An inquiry was
sent to the
officers of that organization, asking
whether they
would consent to the presentation of
that bell to this
state, the bell to be hung in a
reconstructed church to
be built at Schoenbrunn. After the
matter had been
discussed, they agreed to make the
presentation; they
considered it of sufficient importance
to make it the
main matter of business at a meeting
held last week,
and the bell was formally turned over
to the State of
Ohio, and I take great pleasure to-day
in formally pre-
senting that bell to this Society and
to the State. It
will be shipped just as soon as the
Directors of the His-
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torical Society at Nazareth are assured
that every pre-
caution will be taken to insure its
safety.
"Some day I hope every one of you
can go to the old
Church and sit in front of the old
fireplace, which we
discovered was twelve feet long and six
feet deep. We
will have candlesticks along the wall,
we will serve you
on a Moravian service such as was used
one hundred
and fifty years ago, when the Moravians
held services
there.
"I know the State of Ohio will prize
the bell and take
good care of it if any such thing
should happen as the
restoration ever being abandoned."
Secretary Galbreath: "It seems to
me it is proper at
this time to state for the information
of all present that
Reverend Weinland is the last in lineal
succession of
a series of Ministers beginning with
Heckewelder and
Zeisberger. He is the present Minister
of the Mora-
vian Church at Dover, Ohio. (Applause.)
Mr. Arthur C. Johnson, Chairman of the
committee
appointed to draft resolutions of
respect to the memory
of Daniel J. Ryan, made the following
report:
IN MEMORIAM DANIEL J. RYAN.
WHEREAS, It has pleased Divine Providence to remove
from our midst our co-worker, associate
and friend, Honorable
Daniel Joseph Ryan, and
WHEREAS, He had been a life member of
this Society al-
most from the time of its organization,
a member of the Board
of Trustees for thirty-five years and
second Vice President at
the time of his death, and
WHEREAS, Through all these years he was
active in the up-
building of the Society, a frequent
contributor to the Ohio Ar-
chaeological and Historical QUARTERLY
and a constant student
and writer of the history of our state, therefore
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Be it Resolved by the Ohio State
Archaeological and Historical
Society;
That in the death of Honorable Daniel
Joseph Ryan the
Society and the state has sustained a
great loss, his associate
members and officers a sincere friend
and active co-worker. Mr.
Ryan was for two terms a member of the
General Assembly and
for almost four years held tile
important office of Secretary of
State, a position which he resigned to
accept appointment as
Chief Commissioner of the World's
Columbian Exposition. He
was author of a number of books and
important monographs
among which were Arbitration between
Capital and Labor, A
Short History of Ohio, The Civil War
Literature of Ohio and
co-author with Honorable Emilius O.
Randall of the History of
Ohio, The Rise and Progress of an
American State, in five vol-
umes. He was the friend and associate of
the distinguished
men of Ohio for the past quarter of a
century. He was patri-
otically devoted to his state and nation,
faithfully discharged all
public trust and left a record of
achievement in which we take
especial pride.
Resolved,
That a copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to his wife
and family as evidence of our respect
and sincere sympathy in
their sad bereavement.
ARTHUR C. JOHNSON,
(For the committee on resolutions.)
President Campbell introduced Mr. Walter
McKin-
ney, a life member of the Society, who
presented a por-
trait painting, from life, of Simon
Kenton, illustrious
pioneer and Indian fighter. In
presenting this priceless
portrait, Mr. McKinney read a most
interesting paper
on Simon Kenton, the painter of his
portrait and the
maker of the frame. This paper, with
illustrations,
will appear in the January QUARTERLY.
President Campbell, in behalf of the
Society, accept-
ed the portrait, "painted from life
almost a century
ago."
General Edward Orton, Jr., then
presented four
portrait paintings of four noted Indian
chieftains of
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the Blackfoot Nation -- also made from
life. These
paintings were purchased and presented
to the Society
by four of its trustees -- General
Edward Orton, Jr.,
Dr. F. C. Furniss, Arthur C. Johnson
and Joseph C.
Goodman. General Orton gave a brief
notice of the
painter of the portraits and
interesting sketches of the
four Indian chieftains. His address in
full, with ac-
companying illustrations, will appear
in the January
QUARTERLY.
Following this presentation, President
Campbell
said:
"I want to thank the donors, four
Trustees of this
Society, for this valuable contribution
to the ethnologi-
cal history of our country. I feel I
should thank you,
General Orton, personally, for your
wonderful com-
mand of the Blackfoot language. Not to
be outdone
either by George Karb or General Orton
in the knowl-
edge of foreign languages, I am going
to introduce a
real, live Indian of the Blood tribe.
His name in our
language is Buffalo Child Long Lance.
His name in
the tongue so ably expounded by the
General is En-
ui'-poka In'-us-twan.
"This gentleman is in some ways
the most unique
person we have ever had address this
Society. He was
born on the border of Montana and
Alberta. He was
educated at the Carlisle Indian School,
in this country,
and in 1915 he was appointed a cadet at
West Point by
President Wilson. These appointments
are made a
year ahead of entrance, and before that
year expired
he had enlisted in the Canadian
contingent of the Brit-
(On previous pages of this issue of the Quarterly
will be found the address of
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance.)
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ish army. More than a year before we
got into the
war this brother of ours went over on
his own account
and became a captain in command of a
battalion of the
British army. I think that is a great
history.
But my blood boils when I think of what
we put up
with before we went into the war. When they sank
the Lusitania, when they murdered
innocent women
and children, we had so many pacifists
and traitors and
pro-Germans in this country that we
were afraid to go
to war. So far as I know, that is the
only blot upon the
history of the United States of
America, that they did
not declare war within twenty-four
hours after the
Lusitania was sunk. (Applause.)
"I want to introduce this patriot
who went to fight
battles that were the battles not only
of the allies but
of the United States and of humanity;
not only a great
American with a lineage further back
than ours -- I
have an American lineage, if I live six
years longer,
that will be three centuries, his may be
for all I know
three thousand years -- I introduce him
as an Ameri-
can citizen, as a soldier, a brother
man and a man whom
we delight to honor." (Applause.)
MINUTES OF THE
THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEET-
ING OF THE OHIO
STATE ARCHAEO-
LOGICAL AND
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
BUILDING,
COLUMBUS, OHIO,
October 2, 1924.
FORENOON SESSION 9
A. M.
The meeting was
called to order by Secretary C. B.
Galbreath.
On motion of W. C.
Mills, Hon. James E. Camp-
bell was elected
chairman of the meeting.
On motion of C. B.
Galbreath, Charles W. Justice
was elected
secretary of the meeting.
There were present:
Hon. James E.
Campbell, W. C. Mills,
George F. Bareis, Arthur C.
Johnson,
Dr. B. F. Prince, C. B.
Galbreath,
S. W. Courtright, Frank
Tallmadge,
John M. Dunham, H. O.
Whitaker,
F. C. Furniss, J. C.
Goodman,
Edward Orton, Jr., John R.
Horst,
Rev. Pascal A.
Bright, George
T. Watters, Jr.,
E. F. Wood, W.
J. Sherman,
W. L. Curry, Van
A. Snyder,
Mrs. Orson D. Dryer, Mrs. Eva Sells
Jaeger,
Miss Martha J.
Maltby, Mrs.
Charles A. Covert,
A. C. Spetnagel, Mrs. A.
C. Spetnagel,
H. C. Shetrone, J. S.
Roof,
J. E. Weinland, Dr. J.
M. Henderson,
Edward C. Mills, R. C.
Baker,
George T. Watters, J. R. Gragg,
C. W. Justice, Ottis
L. Wolfe,
J. E. Fritsch, D.
J. Galbraith.
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