Ohio History Journal

REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF

TRUSTEES OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEO-

LOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY,

HELD IN THE MUSEUM AND LI-

BRARY BUILDING OF THE SO-

CIETY, MARCH 26, 1931

 

The Board of Trustees of the Ohio State Archae-

ological and Historical Society met in annual meeting

March 26, 1931, at 2 o'clock p. m. in the trustees' room

of the Museum and Library Building.

The following members were present: Johnson,

Bareis, Florence, Orton, Spetnagel, Goodman and

Hinkle. Secretary Galbreath and Director Shetrone

were also present.

Secretary Galbreath read the minutes of the annual

meeting held March 29, 1930, which were approved.

Mr. Hinkle nominated the following officers for the

ensuing year: President, Arthur C. Johnson; First Vice-

President, George F. Bareis; Second Vice-President,

Edward Orton, Jr.; Treasurer, Oscar F. Miller; Di-

rector, H. C. Shetrone; Secretary, Librarian and Editor,

C. B. Galbreath.

The nominations were seconded by General Florence.

Mr. Goodman moved the nominations be closed, the

rules suspended and the Secretary cast the vote for the

persons nominated. The motion was seconded and unani-

mously carried.

On motion of Mr. Spetnagel, seconded by Mr. Bareis,

all of the members of the staff and employes on the staff

(549)

• 1
 

550      Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications

of the Society were elected to their respective positions

at the salaries fixed in appropriations by the General

Assembly as indicated in the Treasurer's report.

Mr. Hinkle moved that the President appoint a com-

mittee on new constitution. The motion was seconded

and unanimously agreed to. The President appointed on

this committee Mr. Hinkle, Chairman; Mr. Spetnagel,

Mr. Miller and General Orton.

On motion of Mr. Hinkle, duly seconded, the Presi-

dent was authorized to appoint a committee on the death

of Mr. Wood and Professor Hine. President Johnson

appointed the following committee: Mr. Dudley T.

Fisher, Sr., and Mr. George F. Bareis.

President Johnson and Mr. Bareis discussed briefly

the appointment of committees.

The President announced that he would call a meet-

ing of the Board of Trustees for the same date as the

annual meeting to confirm certain things. He announced

that the new constitution would be submitted to vote

on April 30. On motion of General Florence, the Secre-

tary was directed to distribute copies of the new con-

stitution to members of the Society. The motion was

agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Spetnagel, the Secretary was

authorized, as far as means for their publication was

available, to distribute bound volumes of the publica-

tions of the Society to public, college and university

libraries in the State and to seek an appropriation two

years hence for a re-publication of all the volumes to

be sold to private parties at cost of publication.

The Board of Trustees then adjourned.

• 2
 

Annual Meeting of the, Board of Trustees  551

 

ANNUAL MEETING

FORENOON SESSION

The Annual Meeting of the Society assembled in

the auditorium of the Museum and Library Building

in adjourned session shortly after 10 o'clock Thursday

morning, April 30, President Johnson in the chair.

The order of unfinished business was announced and

in response to a question by the President, the Secretary

stated that the unfinished business was the consideration

of a new constitution which had been drafted by a com-

mittee appointed at the meeting of the Board of Trus-

tees March 26, 1931. The report of the committee had

been printed and distributed to the members of the

Society Thursday night, April 23.

The President announced that the report of the com-

mittee was before the meeting for action. The Society

on motion decided to consider the new constitution sec-

tion by section.

The first section of the proposed constitution which

provided that "the name of this Society shall be The

Ohio State Historical Society," was amended to read

"the name of this Society shall be The Ohio Archaeologi-

cal and Historical Society."

After this change in the proposed constitution there

was discussion of some of the important features of the

proposed constitution and further action was deferred

until the annual meeting of next year. President John-

son called Mr. L. F. Sater to the chair.

Article VII, Section 1, of the present constitution

was then amended to read as follows:

• 3
 

552       Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications

This constitution may be amended by a majority vote at any

annual meeting of the Society. All amendments shall be proposed

in writing, signed by at least ten voting members, posted in the

office of the Director and Secretary at least ten days, and after-

ward mailed to all members qualified to vote at least sixty days

before the annual meeting, with a brief statement of reasons pro

and con, if there is opposition and the same is made in writing to

the Secretary. Provision shall be made for voting by proxy and

by absent voters' ballot on amendments to the end that all members

entitled to vote under this constitution may exercise that right and

have their votes counted.

Article V, Section 1, of the constitution was amended

to fix the day of the annual meetings of the Society on

Tuesday of the last full week of April.

The reports of the Secretary, Treasurer and Direc-

tor, which were read at the previous meeting, were pre-

sented in printed form.

Professor W. T. Utter of Denison University made

a report for the Committee on Cooperation, which has

already been instrumental in the issue of the first volume

of Ohio Historical Collections. This report will appear

in full in the Quarterly.

Professor Harlow Lindley next gave an address on

local historical society activities in which he acquainted

the audience with the organization of new local historical

societies and urged the continued encouragement of this

work.

The Society then adjourned to meet at 2 o'clock in

the afternoon.

AFTERNOON SESSION

Promptly at 2 o'clock the Society assembled with

Director Shetrone in the chair. After some introductory

remarks by the Director, Ohio songs were sung by

Irene Cotton Stahl, accompanied by Olive Clevenger,

• 4
 

Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees  553

pianist, and H. R. Goodwin on the mandola. The Direc-

tor then introduced the speaker of the afternoon, Pro-

fessor Asa E. Martin, who presented an interesting and

highly practical address on "Research in State History.

its Problems and Opportunities." This address will

appear later in the Quarterly of the Society.

Secretary Galbreath read his poem entitled "Ohio,"

three stanzas of which were afterward sung by Irene

Cotton Stahl, the audience joining in the singing of the

final stanza.

Recognition of outstanding gifts to the Society was

next announced. The Secretary presented to Mr. John

H. James of Urbana a life membership in the Society

for his service in collecting a remarkable library of

Ohioana and presenting to the Society the Journal of

the Northwest Territory. He next presented to Pro-

fessor Harlow Lindley a life membership in the Society

to be transferred by him to Mr. Albert G. Giddings, a

grandson of Joshua R. Giddings, who was designated

by the Giddings descendants to receive this honor in

recognition of their outstanding gift of manuscripts and

relics to the Society.

The Griswold sisters, Miss Ruth Griswold of Worth-

ington, and Mrs. Harriet McCullough of Columbus,

great-granddaughters of Ezra Griswold, first settler of

Worthington, Ohio, and early newspaper editor, pre-

sented a collection of manuscript journals, dockets, maps,

letters and some interesting pioneer relics. Ezra Gris-

wold came with his family from Connecticut to Worth-

ington in 1803. His son, Brigadier General George

Griswold was mayor and postmaster of the village. The

• 5
 

554     Ohio Arch. and Hist. Society Publications

Griswold home in Worthington is still standing and is

occupied by the family.

Announcement was made of the presentation of In-

scription Rock and the site of Buffington Island Me-

morial State Park by Judge and Mrs. C. E. Peoples of

Pomeroy, Ohio.

The Secretary then read memorial tributes to the

late Professor James S. Hine and Treasurer-Trustee

Edwin F. Wood.

The meeting then adjourned.

 

 

A delightful dinner was served at 6 o'clock in the

Faculty Club rooms. At this function there were brief

inspirational addresses by President Rightmire and

General Edward Orton, Jr. The guests then withdrew

to University Hall where a capacity audience with

closest attention heard Hamlin Garland deliver his ad-

dress on "The Westward March of Settlement." He

carried the vast audience with every utterance of his

faultless English and was most heartily applauded at

the conclusion of his address. The audience came with

high expectations and left thoroughly satisfied and en-

thusiastic in their expressions of appreciation.

President Rightmire of the Ohio State University

presided at the evening sessions and introduced the dis-

tinguished speaker.

• 6