Ohio History Journal

REPORT OF THE FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF

THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

 

Forenoon Session--10 A. M.

In the absence of the president and first vice-president, the

fifty-first Annual Meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and

Historical Society was called to order by its secretary, Dr. Harlow

Lindley, who asked for nominations for a chairman. A motion

was made by Oscar F. Miller that Dr. Carl Wittke act as chairman

of the meeting. This motion was unanimously carried.

DR. WITTKE: I appreciate this hearty and genuine endorse-

ment and crave your indulgence for such errors as I may make.

I shall now ask for the report of the secretary.

DR. LINDLEY: I take it that the object of these annual re-

ports of the director, secretary and treasurer primarily is to give

the membership of the Society at least a bird's-eye view of the

activities of the year. My annual report covers three lines of

activity of the Society.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE

OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY,

APRIL 21, 1936-APRIL 20, 1937.

To the trustees and members of the Ohio State Archaeological and

Historical Society:

The secretary submits his fourth annual report for the year ending

April 19, 1937, it being the annual report for the fifty-first year of

the Society.

Since the secretary is made responsible for three phases of the

Society's activities, this report is divided in three parts.

I. Secretarial Duties.

Since the last Annual Meeting the trustees have held one special

and two regular meetings.

A called meeting was held at the Hayes Memorial, Fremont, on

Tuesday, July 7, 1936, to consider primarily a policy for the care and de-

velopment of our historical monuments and memorials.

It was ordered that since according to recognized authorities the

areas in the custody of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical

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Society do not properly constitute parks as that term is now interpreted,

that after December 31, 1936, these areas be designated as Historical

Memorials.

A committee was appointed to determine upon adequate standards

to which sites must attain before they are eligible to be designated as State

Memorials and to make a study of the historical and archaeological sites

now in the custody of the Society and recommend which of these meet

the requirements of State memorials and which should be, if, and when

this is possible, turned over to other agencies for administration.

A committee also was appointed on the recognition of the Society by

the State Legislature in determining eligibility of prospective archaeological

and historical memorials and the feasibility of charging admission to the

more important State memorials.

Those attending the meeting were delightfully entertained by Mr.

and Mrs. Webb C. Hayes, II, of Speigel Grove.

At the October meeting of the Board of Trustees, consideration was

given to the Paul Lawrence Dunbar home at Dayton, which had been put

in the care of the Society, and a report concerning the development of

Zoar as an historical memorial was made.

The Board also approved the preparation of plans for the completion

of the Museum Building as a WPA project. Action was also taken

for the preparation of the budget for 1937 and 1938.

The trustees approved a resolution to invite the American Association

of Museums to hold its annual 1938 meeting in Columbus.

At the January, 1937, meeting the Board approved a plan presented

by the Secretary for a membership campaign, and also approved a recom-

mendation for sponsoring a History of Ohio, and authorized the drafting

of a bill to be presented to the Ohio General Assembly providing for an

appropriation for this undertaking.

The Secretary reported a bequest made to the Society by the late

Miss Josephine Klippart, a life member, who willed the Society her

library, first selection of personal property for Museum purposes, and

$2000 in cash.

The terms of Arthur C. Johnson, Sr., George Florence and A. C.

Spetnagel as trustees, elected by the Society's members, expire this year.

Mr. Charles Spencer of Newark and Mr. Orrel A. Parker of Cleve-

land have recently been appointed new trustees by the Governor of the State.

During the year the secretary has addressed twenty-five meetings

of various kinds, on invitation, in the interests of the Society, has given

five broadcasts from Columbus, Cincinnati and Wheeling, West Virginia,

and he has made trips to Washington, D. C., Chicago and New York

City, in the interests of the Society's work. These trips outside the State

were made with no expense to the Society or the State.

The office work has been heavier this year than ever before due to

increased demands made upon the Society, increased activities, and par-

ticularly because of the various WPA and NYA projects which the

Society has utilized.

Upon the request of the Northwest Territory Celebration Commis-

sion of the United State Government, the secretary has prepared a brief

history of the Old Northwest to be used as a basis for a nation-wide

essay contest on some phase of Old Northwest history. He has also been

asked to cooperate with both the Federal Commission and the Northwest

Territory Celebration Commission of Ohio in making the celebration plans

for 1937 and 1938.

Since the last annual meeting there have been added to the member-

ship a total of forty-two names.

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The total membership of the Society at present is 702.

During the year the following changes and additions have been made

in the staff of the Society:

Mrs. Clara Crabbe who had served as secretary to the secretary,

editor and librarian for nine years was forced to retire on account of ill

health May, 1936. She was given a leave of absence but died November

19, 1936. Harold G. Simpson who had been in charge of the Newspaper

Division of the Library for years retired July 1, 1936, and Elmer Hart,

of the bindery retired October 1, 1936. Richard Morgan was appointed

acting curator of archaeology as of May 1, 1936, and Erwin C. Zepp was

appointed assistant curator of parks as of June 1. On account of the

retirement of Mr. Simpson, Laurence H. Bartlett was appointed chief of

the Newspaper Division effective July 1, 1936. As assistant to the secre-

tary, editor and librarian, K. William McKinley, formerly assistant refer-

ence librarian was appointed November 1, 1936, and Wayne P. McDer-

mott was appointed assistant reference librarian. Edgar Cantrell was ap-

pointed assistant in the Newspaper Division November 1, 1936.

II. Editorial Duties.

Four regular issues of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical

QUARTERLY and twelve of the Museum Echoes have been issued during

the year.

In spite of the fact that no regular funds have been available from

State appropriations for special publications, yet it has been possible to

publish three volumes of the Collection Series during the year--German-

Americans and the World War (with Special Emphasis on Ohio's Ger-

man-language Press), by Dr. Carl Wittke, head of the Department of

History, Ohio State University; The Life and Times of Giles Richards

(1820-1860), by Mrs. Ophia Smith, of Oxford, Ohio; and Charles Osborn

in the Anti-Slavery Movement, by Dr. Ruth A. Ketring, of Duke Uni-

versity, North Carolina. Other volumes are now being considered for

future publication.

As mentioned before efforts are being made to secure a sufficient ap-

propriation to publish an authoritative history of Ohio under the direction

of the Society as sponsor in commemoration of the one hundred and

fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of civil government in the Old

Northwest Territory, which took place at Marietta July 15, 1788.

III. The Library.

The past year has been one of unusual activity in the Library, occa-

sioned primarily by reason of the fact that we have been able to avail our-

selves of a number of WPA projects without which we would have been

very seriously handicapped. However, the fact that over half a hundred

people have been made available, this has meant a very great added burden

on the various members of the staff of the Library and Museum in plan-

ning and directing the work to advantage. In this connection mention should

also be made of the valuable assistance rendered by university students

assigned on NYA.

Three unusual collections of library material have been received dur-

ing the year.

In September, 1936, the Library was able to secure for a nominal

sum an unusual collection of books, pamphlets, newspapers, maps and

manuscripts in the library of the late D. L. Davis of Salem, Ohio. The

newspaper collection alone was worth practically the cost of the whole

library. This library consisted of approximately 5000 items.

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The Klippart library willed to the Society contained 4472 items and

was appraised at $903, although this was a nominal appraisement.

Mrs. Edward Orton, Jr., gave to the Library from the Orton home

375 volumes.

Miss Grace Bareis gave the Library 175 volumes of miscellaneous

material and Miss Clara Mark eleven early volumes of the National

Geographic Magazine.

One thousand and forty-eight volumes were secured by exchange

and 1461 volumes by purchase. The total number of volumes accessioned

during the year was 5343. The Klippart and Orton libraries have not yet

been accessioned. A large number of books in the Davis library were

either duplicates or of a nature not adaptable to our policy. It is thought

that these can be disposed of for more than enough to pay for the entire

purchase.

The Library is receiving regularly 306 periodicals, sixty-two by gift,

203 on exchange and forty-one by subscription.

Cataloguing Division.

Clarence L. Weaver, chief of the Catalogue Division and editorial

assistant, deserves commendation for the heavy responsibility which he has

borne during the year.

With no help outside of WPA he has catalogued all books received

from  November, 1934, when he became a member of the staff, until

November, 1936. When he became a member of the staff hundreds of

books were waiting in the cataloguer's room and hundreds more were

stored on the top deck of the Library stack room. All these have been

catalogued and checked for duplicates. Many of the books received since

November, 1936, have been catalogued and are now available.

The shelves of the Library have been carefully read and many re-

visions have been made where the previous catalogue was inadequate.

Under his direction with the help of WPA the complete set of the

Societys QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS has been indexed on cards and is

ready for printing when funds are available. Cross references have been

completed for the Library catalogue. An author index to all books not

catalogued has been completed. A name index has been started for use in

the Cataloguing Department and an imprint catalogue has been started

An organization for recataloguing the Library's books has been created

and the recataloguing is well under way. As a result of this, cards will

be made in correct form; inaccuracies will be corrected, subject listings

will be unified, books will be relabelled more attractively and durably,

books will be repaired and all imperfections discovered. The Library will

know what its holdings are and what additions it would be desirable to

make.

Credit should also be given for Mr. Weaver's excellent services as

editorial assistant for the Society. All publications pass through his hands

for editorial preparation and proof reading.

Manuscript Division

The Manuscript Division of the Society's Library during the past

year has made great progress. For the first time this material is begin-

ning to take on the semblance of a systematically organized department.

During the past year some 700 portfolio boxes containing approximately

65,000 manuscripts have been classified. Most of these manuscripts had

to be unfolded, and pressed; many of them had to be repaired and all of

them had to be sorted and placed in order.

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The Society's holdings, in the form of manuscripts, will soon be in

good physical condition. After that it will be necessary to make an ex-

haustive catalogue. It was thought more important that the manuscripts

be put in good repair as quickly as possible so the catalogue was left to

be finished later.

The division has been enriched by the following accessions during

the past year:

Mr. Gregg D. Wolfe of the Scioto Valley Traction Company arranged

to transfer a large number of the early records of the Traction Com-

pany to our vaults;

The scrap books of the late Mrs. J. B. Foraker were presented to the

Library by her daughter;

Approximately 300 volumes of journals, ledgers, and other business records

were added to the Woodbridge-Gallaher collection from Marietta;

Along with the Klippart library which is mentioned elsewhere were a

number of manuscripts, diaries, photographs, etc., of John H. Klip-

part and his daughter, the late Miss Josephine Klippart;

The Davis library also mentioned elsewhere, contained a number of scrap

books, maps, photographs and business records;

The Library also acquired a journal of the general store business of

Calvin White of Mantua, Ohio;

Sixty-one letters from Royal Taylor to Aristarchus Champion from

Chagrin Falls covering the period 1848-1872;

Profile maps of the Zanesville, Beverly and Parkersburg Railway;

Seven maps of portions of Ohio made by Samuel Morrison and presented

to the Society by the Indiana State Library;

Records concerning the Harrison Memorial;

Four letters to David King, Pickaway County, Ohio, 1829-1840, a gift of

the Baker Library at Harvard;

Thirty-five photographs, broadsides and legal papers dating back to 1818,

presented by Mathew McCoy of Cadiz, Ohio;

Diary of Ezekiel Hover, 1801-1802, covering a trip through Pennsylvania,

parts of New York, Canada and Ohio, presented by Mary Longs-

worth Breese;

Service papers of Company C, 59th O. V. I. of Georgetown, Ohio, pre-

sented by Nellie Egbert Curry;

Scrap books containing genealogical material on the King and Pryor

families, presented by Mrs. C. E. Smith, Mexico, Missouri;

Poll book of an election of 1852 at Norwich, Ohio, presented by William

Kemper, Bremen, Ohio;

Forty John McLean letters written from Cincinnati and Washington, dur-

ing the period of 1846-1848;

Two Land Patents presented by Howard Whitehead, Columbus, Ohio;

Miscellaneous material concerning Joshua Giddings, presented by Grace

Julian Clark, Indianapolis, Indiana;

Maps and letter books of the Civil War period, presented by Miss Annie

T. Clarke;

Personal papers of Warren V. Clarke of Mansfield in the ¹⁸³0's and 1840's,

presented by Lillian D. Clarke of Berkeley, California;

Manuscript by W. E. Gilmore concerning Joseph Kerr, presented by J. M.

Woltz, Youngstown, Ohio;

Diary of Joseph Osborn and letter books covering the period 1814-1858;

A letter from William Perry to John Smith, the first senator from Ohio,

in 1808;

Hiram Hostetter Diary of 1863-1864, containing many comments on the

conditions of Union troops in Confederate prisons;

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Miscellaneous material concerning the Damascus Scientific Academy of

Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1859 and 1860, presented by Mrs. Ida

Pickering;

Eighty-seven letters of John Russell and Ezra Barnes Gould during the

Civil War period;

The Diary of Dan McAlister kept at Camp Harrison in 1857, presented

by R. F. McAlister;

Records of subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty Loan in Huron County,

Ohio;

Six miscellaneous letters concerning early Ohio, presented by T. W. Mc-

Millan, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa;

Bond of the Sandy and Beaver Canal Company in 1846, presented by

O. O. Eidenier, Colonial Heights, Ohio.

Map Division

In addition to the maps received and noted with manuscript acces-

sions, the Society received a large collection of maps of Franklin County

and Ohio from Col. George L. Converse. Mr. Gregg D. Wolfe also

presented a large number of Ohio maps.

The Map Division is being reorganized and arranged in such a way

that the maps in the possession of the Society will be better preserved.

Broadsides, large photostats, posters and maps are going to be housed in

portfolios made especially for that purpose. All such portfolios will then

be filed flat on oversize shelves.

Newspaper Division

During the past year several improvements have been made which

could not have taken place without the aid of WPA funds. The most

important of these is that of collating the entire newspaper collection. That

meant the turning of every page in each volume in order to check title

histories, consolidations, and mutilated or missing issues. Before this proj-

ect was undertaken, it was impossible to tell from our records exactly what

each volume contained or to which family or set of papers any one par-

ticular paper belonged. By doing this work, we now have a relatively

accurate record of all our missing issues together with allegedly correct

title histories.

We are also preparing to install a chronological and alphabetical card

index with cross references. This not only facilitates the use of the papers,

but also enables us to place all of the same papers together. This system

also provides for a check list for all of the papers listed both by the name

of the place of publication and the name of the paper. In addition to

this a call number system has been designed to replace the old location

system. Each set is given a number and each volume in the set is num-

bered consecutively starting with the first publication volume number. New

labels are being placed on all books and new wrapping paper and labels

on all the unbound volumes.

The use of a call slip is also a new development in this department.

The reason for this innovation is to enable us to regulate the use of the

newspapers and to be able to have a check on those who use them. Be-

sides giving his name and address and the name of the paper and dates

he wishes to use, the reader must also give his reason for using the files.

If this reason does not justify the use of the files in our own minds, we

refuse the reader permission. However, this does not often occur as most

of our readers are those who are here on some worthy research problem.

The call slip also enables us to check on how many readers use the Library.

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From November 1, 1936, when the call slip was first used, to March 31,

1937, there were 932 calls for papers. Limiting the use of the Library

as we do, this number is high for a five-month period.

In the past year there has been an increase in the development of a

valuable duplicate collection which has made possible the purchase and ex-

change of newspaper files with other libraries and institutions. Through

the use of our duplicates in this manner, the Library is able to obtain many

valuble files which it otherwise could not purchase.

The number of papers received by the Library from April 1, 1936,

to March 31, 1937, is as follows:

Bound Unbound Gifts Loans Purchases

Current Ohio ...................... 113                  548               544         ...        117

Current Non-Ohio .................                      26       166       1           166        25

Non-Current Ohio..................                      187     353       443       13                   84

Non-Current Non-Ohio .............                  44       124       137       20          11

General Miscellaneous .............. ...               236     236                   ...        ...

Total........................  370                  1427   1361   199         237

This table is given in number of volumes. By volume may be meant

any size from one month to two years or more.

The Library is also receiving forty-one more Ohio newspapers than

it was a year ago at this time, the total at present time being 129. The

Library now possesses 17,320 bound volumes and 14,321 unbound volumes,

making a total of 31,641 volumes.

For directing this difficult and complex project Mr. Laurence Bartlett,

chief of the Newspaper Division, deserves a word of personal commen-

dation.

Archives Division

This division under the direction of Dr. William D. Overman has

made during the year a complete inventory of State archives both in the

custody of the Society and those in the State offices and State House. The

work of calendaring the executive documents has gone forward so that they

are one-half completed. Two hundred slip cases made in the Society's

bindery by WPA workers have been used to file them and to aid in prop-

erly cataloguing them. During the past year material has been received

from the governor's office, among which was the original proposal to the

Legislature to move the capital to Columbus, and all notary and pardon

records down to 1928.

The Maintenance Department reports 81,479 volumes on hand of our

publications--stock appraised at listed price at $68,943.02. During the past

year 4,131 items were added to the stock and 3,231 were shipped out in

various ways or sold at the Information Desk. Ten volumes of unbound

QUARTERLIES were returned for binding, making a total of 7,372 items

handled during the year by our Shipping Department.

WPA Work in Museum and Library Building.

To date the Society has received the benefit of 66,520 hours of work

on WPA projects in the Museum and Library Building. This represents

an outlay in cash of approximately $45,600 of WPA money. Of this total,

13,092 hours represented an outlay of $10,866 in cash spent on building

maintenance projects. The remainder has been distributed among the dif-

ferent departments in the building. This has cost the Society $1,664.00 in

cash, all of which has been spent on materials.

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Some of the major accomplishments of these WPA projects have

been mentioned elsewhere in the secretary's report. It may be well to

recount some of them at this time.

The newspaper collection has been collated and is in the process of

being catalogued. The Library has done a great deal of indexing and

cataloguing which would not have been done without WPA assistance.

The Bindery has done a great deal of repair work as well as new binding.

The Manuscript Division has been entirely rearranged, repaired and classi-

fied. The Archaeological and Natural History Laboratories have had tech-

nical assistance. The maintenance projects have done a great deal of

painting, roofing, water-proofing and landscaping.

It might be well to state at this point that the projects here described

are entirely separate from the Federal Projects administered in the build-

ing, including the Historical Records Survey and Federal Archives Survey

and the various park projects.

William McKinley has borne the immediate responsibility of directing

these projects.

The Library has made outstanding progress during the year. This

has entailed much more than ordinary responsibility on the members of the

staff and without their hearty cooperation and willingness to work regard-

less of time and personal expense the work could not have been done. To

each of them so engaged, I wish to express this word of appreciation.

Respectfully submitted,

HARLOW LINDLEY, Secretary, Editor and Librarian.

DR. WITTKE: Ladies and gentlemen, you have heard a re-

port which is largely informational and unless you wish to discuss

the items thereof, I suggest that we accept the report and make

it a part of the minutes.

MR. FISHER: I move that the Secretary's Report be accepted

and made a part of the minutes.

This motion was seconded and carried.

DR. WITTKE: An item that might claim our attention now

is that of the nomination of three trustees whose terms have ex-

pired. I will ask Mr. Dudley Fisher, Mrs. George U. Marvin and

Professor C. S. Plumb to serve on a Nominating Committee to

fill these three vacancies. If this Committee will have its report

ready by the end of the meeting it will be appreciated. The next

item of business is the report of the Director.

DIRECTOR SHETRONE: Mr. Chairman, members of the So-

ciety:  When I assayed to write the Director's Report I had be-

fore me reports from the heads of six distinct departments--

History, Archaeology, Natural History, Maintenance, Registrar,

and State Memorials. The task of abridging this information to

a point where it would not try your patience too greatly was diffi-

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cult indeed and I haven't yet succeeded in doing so. I am going

to attempt to pick out some of the more interesting details and

pass them on to you. You may find some slight duplication with

respect to the report of the secretary.

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR FOR THE YEAR ENDING

APRIL 20, 1937

Beginning with the Department of Archaeology (not only because it

is the oldest, in a dual sense, but because alphabetically it heads the list):

Richard G. Morgan assumed position as curator May 1, 1936, and has

rendered an excellent account of his time by classifying storage materials

and assembling study collections; cataloguing and classifying surplus ma-

terial according to types, and preparing card indexes of same; installing

new collections; repairing and treating perishable materials. He has defi-

nitely increased the service rendered by the Department by means of lectures,

radio talks, articles for the press, responses to requests for information,

and cooperation with other institutions.  The Department has had the

assistance of a trained worker supplied by WPA, and two NYA students.

Among the numerous accessions to the archaeological collections, the

following are outstanding: Peruvian archaeological specimens presented by

Miss Margaret Knight, Columbus; archaeological collection presented by

Mr. Robert Goslin, Lancaster; Scandinavian specimens presented by Mr.

Thomas Donkin, Cleveland; and (by purchase) a large collection of Mex-

ican antiquities, assembled by Major H. S. Bryan, Newark, Ohio, formerly

in the Mexican diplomatic service. Virtually unique in this collection is an

original Mexican codex, and a series of watercolor studies of the Aztec

emperor Montezuma and his court.

The Department of History under the able guidance of Curator Over-

man, has progressed substantially. Public demand for historical informa-

tion, research materials and bibliographies has greatly increased.  The

State archives, which now include practically all records from the gover-

nor's office prior to 1927, and of other State departments since 1900, is

rapidly becoming a major activity of the Department and in time should

be recognized through provision of adequate space in a prospective addition

to the Museum and Library Building. Three period rooms have been con-

structed under supervision of Cabinetmaker Waite, by taking advantage

of WPA labor and funds. One of these will be a memorial to the late

Josephine Klippart, Columbus artist; a second to the late Alfred Kelly;

while a third will be a music room. The Department is indebted to Mrs.

Edna M. Clark for authoritative cooperation in arranging the Klippart

room. A pioneer weaving room is an additional accomplishment of the

year, while a special exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the

American Patent System was set up by the curator.

An additional historical loan collection, comprising fifty sets of twenty

enlarged mounted photographs of pioneer tools and utensils was prepared

by the staff photographer and made available to the schools of the State.

This brings the total of such loan collections to five series--two historical,

one archaeological, one natural history and one mineral.

A state-wide WPA project under supervision of Curator Overman

now has completed inventories of eighty-six of Ohio's eighty-eight coun-

ties, one-half the records of towns of over 1000 population, and one-half

the churches. Condensed inventories of county archives are being mimeo-

graphed and deposited in some forty libraries throughout the State.

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Accessions to the Department range all the way from a bootjack to

what very properly may be considered the rarest military relic in the State,

namely, the immense flag presented in 1864 to Ohio and in turn to Greene

County and to Cedarville township for sending the most men per capita to

the Civil War, a loan from the D. A. R. at Cedarville. Other important

accessions are: an excellent collection of personal and historical items,

including old maps, a rare bedspread, weapons and ethnological specimens,

presented by Colonel George L. Converse, our esteemed member and friend;

a collection of chinaware, by Col. U. S. Grant, 3rd; glassworkers' tools,

records and photographs, by Joseph Slight; collections of old and rare

valentines, by Mrs. J. G. Mohler, Columbus, and Mrs. Helen E. Jacoby,

Indianapolis; examples of early footwear, by Miss Grace M. Bareis; books,

papers and records, by Rev. W. H. Hannum, Columbus; and numerous

other items, no less appreciated.

The Department of Natural History, Edward S. Thomas, curator, has

had a busy and profitable year. With the aid of a large WPA personnel,

commendable progress has been made in cataloguing the extensive collec-

tions of Ohio insects, birds and mammals; in preparing distribution maps;

constructing storage and filing cabinets; and collecting specimens for school

loan collections. In many respects the collections of the Department are

now recognized as the best of their kind in the State. Curator Thomas,

with volunteer assistants, largely on his own time and entirely at his own

expense, has collected during the year more than 6000 specimens of Ohio

insects. More than thirty accessions have been contributed by members

and friends of the Society, for which thanks are hereby accorded. Special

credit is due Dr. L. E. Hicks and Mr. L. W. Campbell for valuable col-

lections of Ohio birds. Curator Thomas has advanced the prestige of the

Society greatly through numerous addresses, radio talks, conducted tours

and published contributions of a scientific nature.

Owing to the presence in the Museum and Library of numerous WPA

projects work of the Maintenance Department has been increased to the ex-

tent that Superintendent Eaton and his staff find their resources se-

verely taxed. However, the task has been met in a most gratifying manner

and, in addition to a pretentious program of building repairs and improve-

ments under WPA funds and labor has been carried to completion. This pro-

gram comprised a new roof on the South wing; waterproofing 3000 square

feet of foundation to exclude moisture; replanting shrubbery adjacent to

the building; grading, supplying top soil and seeding 6,000 square feet of

lawn; waterproofing and painting more than 5,000 square feet of outer

walls; painting 11,000 square feet of walls within the court; washing and

painting 5,850 square feet of interior walls and ceiling; and various other

improvements. The cost of these repairs to the Society was very nominal,

the labor and the greater portion of materials being furnished by WPA.

Frequent dust storms out of the west have contributed to the task of

cleaning 20,000 feet of glass.

The forty State Memorials (State parks) in custody of the Society

have profited greatly during the past year through resources of WPA and

the National Park Service, under the energetic guidance of Curator Mc-

Pherson and Assistant Curator Zepp. A number of smaller memorials

virtually have been brought up to date, while the larger properties, as

Fort Ancient, Serpent Mound and Schoenbrunn, will require from one to

two years' additional attention before the improvements which they merit

will be completed. Some $200,000 have been spent in this quarter, the

generosity of the two government agencies, thus advancing these areas far

beyond what could be expected under normal State appropriations.

The Hanby and the Dunbar homes, in Westerville and Dayton, re-

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spectively, are the two more important additions to the State Memorial

list during the year. A number of park superintendents' residences have

been built and others are under construction. Storage buildings, comfort

stations, shelters, roads, trails, bridges, fences, parking areas, drinking

fountains, flagpoles--these are but a few of the improvements to be credited

to the accomplishment of the year. Landscaping, erosion control, planting

of trees by the thousands are others. A modest estimate of the value of

these properties to the State and its citizens is $2,000,000. Use of the park

areas by the public increases from year to year. Continuation of federal

labor and funds bids fair to place Ohio's State Memorials in a much more

satisfactory condition. The Society cannot overestimate the aid accorded

by the National Park Service, through CCC and WPA, in this important

development.

The several museum departments, cooperating with the Library, pre-

pared and installed the official exhibit in the Ohio Building at the Great

Lakes Exposition last season, and expect to do the same the coming

summer. A radio symposium over Station WOSU, covering all depart-

ments and activities of the institution, was a feature of the past winter.

Since September the Columbus Public Schools have sent 286 classes to the

Museum where they have received instruction and studied exhibits under

the guidance of Miss Olive Clevenger. The Museum Loan Collections

have been used extensively in the schools of the State, each year bringing

an increase in the demands for this service.

It is a pleasure to acknowledge, in addition to those staff members

already mentioned, the satisfactory services of H. R. Goodwin, registrar

and staff artist; G. C. Koons, staff photographer; Irene Stahl, financial

secretary; Winnie N. Waite, the director's secretary; Gertrude Bell, in-

formation clerk; James S. Waite, efficient cabinetmaker and all-around

man, and, last but not least, the individual members of the janitorial staff

for their untiring efforts.

The director himself has delivered the usual number of addresses;

has published a study of the Folsom-like implements found in Ohio, and

a paper on the historic and prehistoric use of tobacco; he was honored

recently by election to the presidency of the Michigan-Indiana-Ohio Mu-

seums Association; will offer a paper on state museums at the forthcom-

ing convention of the American Association of Museums at New Orleans;

another on prehistoric use of plant materials before the Ohio Academy

of Science.

A word as to finances: We are now in the midst of the biennial

struggle with the budget. Apparently the Museum and Library appro-

priations will enable us to continue about as at present. Funds for State

Memorials likely will be rather short.

Respectfully submitted,

H. C. SHETRONE, Director.

A list of accessions, prepared by Registrar Goodwin is appended:

All of the accessions in the following list are gifts unless otherwise

noted.

Sunshade, sugar tongs, inkstand, other family relics, Frederick Butler,

Columbus.

Bone fish-hook, from Catawba Islands, H. E. Lloyd, North Baltimore.

Revolver frame, Robert Cole, Columbus.

Amethyst, in exchange for archaeological specimens, E. J. Williams, Colum-

bus.

Portrait of C. S. Vallandigham, framed, Mrs. Ellena Hale, Alliance.

Boot-jack, Col. Townsend, Columbus.

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Girl's straw hat of 1850, Mrs. Rensselaer W. Cox, Chicago, Illinois.

Confederate sword, Mrs. Florence M. F. Matthews, and Mrs. Victor N.

Cushman, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.

Stone adze, Alvin H. Young, Columbus.

Drain tile and lot of clay pipes, from old pottery at Point Pleasant, Ohio.

Civil War sword, Mrs. L. S. Freeman, Columbus.

Slate pendant or gorget, Mrs. H. D. Glassburn, Columbus. Loan.

Eskimo fur garments, Prof. Willard Berry, Department of Geology, Ohio

State University.

Medal of Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Hon. George S. Myers, secre-

tary of State.

Glass plate and goblet, Cambridge Glass Co., Cambridge.

Coverlet, woven by mother of Edwin Coppock, 1830, Mrs. Ellena Hale,

Alliance.

Souvenir of Harrison Campaign, 1840, Dr. Warren Coleman, New York,

New York.

Greenback banner, L. N. Johnson, Columbus. Loan.

Books, papers, diaries, etc., from  Symmes E. Brown Collection, M. S.

Brown, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Piece of frame of "Shenandoah", Mary A. Rogers, Columbus.

Cap ribbon, U. S. S. Monterey, 1900, Harry Kueven, Cincinnati.

Peruvian relics, Miss Margaret Knight, Columbus.

Archaeological specimens, Robert Goslin, Lancaster.

Silicified wood, Prof. W. C. Stehr, Ohio University.

Colt revolver, H. O. Church, Brinkhaven. Loan.

Typewriter of 1885, Mrs. Homer Emery, Bloomingburg.

Tricycle, Scott Graham, Columbus. Purchase.

Sword of Brigadier General Joseph Foos, 1812, Mrs. L. B. Kauffman,

Columbus. Loan.

Lithograph, Grant's birthplace. Purchase.

Carpenter's brace, obsolete type, Leon Schlosson, Lancaster.

Mineral specimens from Georgia, Lane Mitchell, Atlanta, Georgia.

Pair of boots, pair of slippers, Miss Grace M. Bareis, Canal Winchester.

Bedouin dagger and other weapons, Henry W. Placier, Sarasota, Florida.

Reaping sickle, R. W. Shoemaker, Newark.

Sewing machine, coffee grinders, coffee pot, cradle, Miss Fannie H. Nixon,

Salineville.

Picture of Marietta and Plat of City, estate of John Mills, Marietta.

Fluorite, G. V. Greene, Cleveland. Exchange.

Collection of china, Col. U. S. Grant, 3rd, Fort DuPont, Delaware.

Gavel and Coat of Arms, Jesse K. Riley, Bealsville.

Glass workers' tools and photographs, Joseph Slight, Columbus.

Buffalo robe, wooden conduits, auger, Mrs. H. P. Weber, Columbus.

Prase Opal, Wilfred C. Eyles, San Francisco, Calif.

Mineral specimens. Exchange.

Spectacles, obsolete type, Mrs. J. F. Baldwin, Columbus.

Archaeological specimens, Thomas Donkin, Cleveland.

Picture, "Arkansas Traveler" and other historical specimens, Mrs. Jessie

L. Stone, Delaware.

Old wooden lock, Howard B. Spain, Columbus.

Alaskan Indian basket, Miss Harriet Brocklehurst, Columbus.

Ballot box, Mrs. Mary Fulton Hunt.

Souvenir of Ohio Centennial, silk, Mrs. W. K. Liggett, Columbus.

Wood from twin elms, Miss Josephine Parrett, Columbus.

Historical specimens. Miss Annie T. Clarke, Bexley, Columbus.

Cannon ball, 1812, Prof. Raymond C. Osburn, O. S. U.

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Buck saw, E. E. Shedd, Columbus.

Mineral specimens from Oklahoma, Boodle Lane, Galena, Kansas.

Early Ohio pottery. Purchase.

Minerals, Gerald U. Greene, Cleveland. Exchange.

Old china, Mrs. Paul Smith Howard, Woodstock.

Old valentines, autographs and papers, Mrs. Helen E. Jacoby, Indianapolis,

Indiana.

Archaeological and ethnological specimens, Major H. S. Bryan Collection.

Purchase.

Old china, Mrs. Howard E. Hamlin, Upper Arlington, Columbus.

Ear of Indian corn from Arizona, Mrs. James T. Blazer, Columbus.

Portrait of Gen. C. C. Walcutt and book case, Mrs. Addie B. Williams,

Columbus.

Cutlass of Civil War time and books, Genealogical Society of Columbus.

Loan.

Patchwork quilt, silk, Miss Martha B. Hench, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Cast of pipe found in Mound City by Squier and Davis, A. B. Cassel,

Minneapolis, Minn.

Bones of extinct beaver, Frank Shipley, Grove City. Exchange.

Archaeological specimens, Carl Closson. Exchange.

Scrap book of Columbus Cadets (Frederick Shedd), Dudley Fisher, Sr.,

Columbus.

Book on French Chemistry, John L. Ware, West Farmington.

Gravity scale, 1880, John R. Horst, Columbus. Loan.

Minerals from California, Wilfred C. Eyles, San Francisco, Calif.

Chinese Buddha, bronze, H. R. Goodwin, Columbus. Loan.

Ballot box, books, papers and records of historical interest, Rev. William

H. Hannum, Columbus.

Charcoal iron, obsolete type, George Day, Columbus.

Sabre and Indian beaded objects, Colonel G. L. Converse, Columbus.

Sketch of Harrison Memorial and spade, Mrs. Robert Bonser Dayton.

Archaeological specimens, E. R. Steinbruck, Mandan, North Dakota.

Arrow points, Henry Portman, Columbus.

Picture of Assembly of Ohio, 1864, John R. Clark, Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-

vania.

Old valentines, Mrs. J. G. Mohler, Columbus.

Pipestone figurine, B. G. Dawes, Columbus.

Brick dated 1832 and Civil War medal, Charles Binning, Roscoe.

Wood from Andersonville Prison, Rev. W. R. Walker, Columbus.

Lace caps and beaded bags, Mrs. George A. Jobes, Greenville.

Flag, Cedar Cliff D. A. R., Cedarville, Ohio. Loan.

Teeth of sperm whale, Forrest Fordham, Toledo, Ohio. Loan.

Harpoon point from Alaska, Prof. Raymond C. Osburn, O. S. U.

Spencer repeating rifle, bayonet, cartridge box, J. M. Rochelle, Columbus.

Powder horn, powder flask and Indian pipe, Col. G. L. Converse, Columbus.

Picture of Stephen A. Douglas, S. H. Pierce, Fairfield.

High chair of 1818, Mrs. J. D. Hanks, Columbus.

Bedspread, Col. George L. Converse, Columbus.

Stone axe, miniature, Frazer Wilson, Greenville. Loan.

Forty-five maps, Col. George L. Converse, Columbus.

DIRECTOR SHETRONE (continuing): During the year I have

made a study of and published a paper on "The Folsom Phenom-

ena as Seen from Ohio" and am now preparing a paper on "State

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Museums" for the meeting of the American Association of Mu-

seums to be held at New Orleans next month. A little later I

hope to tell you that through the generosity of several members

and friends of the Society, there has been established here in the

Museum a Lithic Laboratory for the eastern United States. In

our archaeological research we have come to the point where we

find that certain conclusions and deductions cannot be had here in

our local area. In order to learn something of racial identities,

antiquities, cultural affiliations, trade routes, etc., we must know

more of these lithic implements, not only for ourselves but that

we may extend a service to the eastern United States. In this

connection, if it should prove the will of the Board of Trustees

at their meeting this afternoon, the director may go to Europe

in order to study the methods of chipping flint in England.

DR. WITTKE: I am certain that the members are impressed

by the multifarious activities of this Society. It is remarkable

how the services of this institution are gradually being intelligently

extended to reach a larger State community. The usual motion

is now in order to accept the report of the director.

REV. L. L. ROUSH:   I move that the report of the director

be accepted and made a part of the records.

This motion was seconded and carried.

DR. WITTKE: Before hearing from the Nominating Com-

mittee we will conclude the series of reports by calling on the

treasurer.

 

RECAPITULATION OF THE REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF

THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL

SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDING

DECEMBER 31, 1936.

Receipts:

Current Fund Cash Balance, January 1, 1936................ $ 1,642.73

Society Fund Cash Receipts:

Annual Members.................. $                        424.50

Sustaining Members ...............                         20.00

Life  Members.....................                            200.00

Subscriptions  .....................                            24.14

Photographic Work...............                         122.96

Field  Engineering .................                         385.00

Ohio Historical Collections--Vol. 5.                550.00

Books  Sold  .......................                            373.46

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Interest--Permanent Fund.........                       814.50

Interest--Current Fund............                         10.00

Fallen Timbers ....................                            25.00

Octagon State Memorial--Golf Club

Rental .........................                                750.00

Refunds from Cash Advances ......                 1,946.69 $ 5,646.25

 

State Appropriation:

Balance from House Bill No. 341..                13,276.28

Amended Senate Bill No. 401......                  104,391.62

Emergency Allotment .............       900.44

$118,568.34

LESS: Transfer to Revolutionary

Memorial Commission -- Clark

State Memorial ..................                       3,473.96

LESS: Balance December 31, 1936                  843.76  114,250.62

Total  Receipts ......................................  119,896.87

TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS......................                            $121,539.60

Disbursements:

Museum and Library................  $ 67,867.27

Big  Bottom  .........................                             442.69

Buffington Island ....................                           403.44

Campbell Memorial ..................                          68.89

Campus Martius............ ......                            3,293.71

Clark Memorial .....................                            139.29

Custer Memorial ....................                            199.96

Fallen Timbers .....................                           1,095.64

Fort Amanda .......................                              608.99

Fort   Ancient ........................ 4,507.88

Fort   Hill ........................... 2,039.13

Fort   Jefferson .......................                           186.55

Fort   Laurens........................                           2,278.64

Fort   Recovery  ...................... 1,127.34

Fort   St. Clair ...................... 2,245.63

Gnadenhutten .......................                             423.43

Grant Memorial ......................                         1,714.90

Harrison Memorial ..................                       1,088.62

Inscription Rock ....................                           102.00

Logan  Elm  ..........................                            916.60

Miamisburg Mound ..................                       1,031.74

Mound Builders .....................                          2,503.35

Mound City .........................                           2,500.00

Renick Memorial ....................       4.52

Schoenbrunn Memorial ..............                     4,480.51

Seip  Mound.........................                              400.43

Serpent Mound ......................                         3,014.05

Hayes Memorial ....................                         7,424.23

Williamson Mound ..................                          108.70

Removal Grant's Cabin ..............                      2,499.97

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Dunbar State Memorial ..............                        4,680.75

Octagon  State  Park .................                        958.78

$120,357.63

ADD: Cash Advanced-Refunded by State .....            433.20

Total  Disbursements................................ $120,790.83

BALANCE--December 31, 1936 ....................    $    748.77

Current Fund Cash--Checking Account               538.77

Savings Account..             10.00

Cash transferred to Permanent Fund..                 200.00

TOTAL AS ABOVE ................. $     748.77

Respectfully submitted,

OSCAR F. MILLER, Treasurer.

DR. WITTKE: You have heard the report of the treasurer.

What is your pleasure?

DR. OVERMAN: I move that the report of the treasurer be

accepted.

This motion was seconded and unanimously carried.

DR. WITTKE: At this point I will call on the Nominating

Committee.

MR. FISHER: The Committee, after reviewing the matter,

has concluded that we cannot do better than to renominate Arthur

C. Johnson, Albert C. Spetnagel and George Florence for the three

trustees whose terms expired this year. Of course, you under-

stand that nominations may be made from the floor also.

MR. MILLER: I make a motion that the nominations be

closed.

The motion was seconded by Mr. Goodman and carried.

DR. WITTKE: The motion has been made to ratify and also

to close these nominations. [Voted.] I shall instruct the secretary

to cast the unanimous ballot of the Society approving the re-elec-

tion of the three gentlemen who have served so well in the past.

I think the Society may be very happy at their re-election.

This action was taken.

DR. LINDLEY: The secretary has two or three matters which

should come before the members as a whole. About ten or twelve

years ago provision was made for a federal project of collating,

editing and publishing the territorial papers of the United States

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Government beginning with the Old Northwest Territory. This

was carried through to completion. The man chosen for this

work was Dr. C. E. Carter, a professor of history of Miami

University. The value of the work has been more and more

recognized and in his last message, the President of the United

States stressed the importance of continuing this series for all

of the territorial development of the United States to the western

coast. The secretary of the State gave his hearty endorsement

of the enterprise. It seems now that there is a bare possibility

that the matter may be dropped for the present at least unless those

who appreciate the value of such an enterprise come to the rescue.

Yesterday I received a letter from the editor of this series, asking

if I could get some sort of expression from the Society. For-

tunately, the letter came before the annual meeting of the trustees

of the Society was held. It seems to me that if you are willing

to give such a vote of appreciation of what has been done that it

would be well to do so.

DR. WITTKE: A very good statement. What is your plea-

sure? Perhaps the proper procedure would be that if the Society

approves, we instruct the secretary to prepare the proper resolu-

tions. Is there a motion from the floor?

DR. LINDLEY: Mr. Chairman, I might say for your informa-

tion that because of this enterprise the valuable record which we

have here in this State, the original journal of the secretary of the

Northwest Territory, has been made available to research students

and any one interested. Otherwise, we would have had the volume

here in our vaults inaccessible because it is too precious to be used.

DIRECTOR SHETRONE: Mr. Secretary, is a vote necessary in

this connection? Can we not simplify all of it by the Society

tendering a vote of appreciation and commendation?

Voted.

DR. LINDLEY: Mr. Chairman, one matter which I think it is

well to bring before the members here is in connection with the

date of the Annual Meeting. Previous to 1932, the Constitution

provided that the Annual Meeting of the Society should be held at

Columbus at any time within ninety days from the first of January

of each year, at the option of the president and secretary. Notice

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of each meeting should be mailed by the secretary not less than

ten days prior thereto to each member at the mailing address

registered by each member with the Society.

This change was made primarily because the Society thought

that a more suitable time for the members as a whole, would be

after the winter months. However, experience has shown that

each year difficulties have arisen because of conflicting dates with

other meetings of an historical nature which involve the interests

of many of our members and in several instances it is impossible to

secure outside speakers because of conflict in dates. It is thought

that by giving a little latitude much more satisfactory arrangements

can be made in the interests of the membership as a whole, and

for these reasons the amendment is proposed.

It is proposed that article 5, section I, of the Constitution be

amended to read:

The annual meeting shall be held in Columbus during the month of

April at a date fixed by the President and Secretary of the Society. Due

notice of the meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary to all members of

the Society at least two weeks before such annual meeting is held.

The present Constitution provides that

the annual meeting shall be held in Columbus on Tuesday of the last full

week of April. Due notice of meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary

to all members of the Society at least ten days before such annual meet-

ing is held.

Another reason for this is that, more and more, historical-

minded people who are not members of this Society are be-

coming interested in the work of the Society--the Ohio Academy

of History group, the genealogical groups over the State, and

others--so that we see possibilities of combining our meeting along

with some of theirs and thus developing a community of interest.

I do feel that we should have an expression from those of you who

are here. Do you feel that we should retain this iron-clad rule

or do you approve of a change?

MR. GOLDMAN: I think the proposal is well taken.

MR. MILLER: Mr. Secretary, do you have any suggestion on

the change?

DR. LINDLEY: I suggest that the Society appoint a committee

to consider possible amendments or revision of the Constitution.

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MR. FISHER: I think that it is immaterial when the Annual

Meeting is held. All that is necessary is to hold an Annual Meet-

ing and there should be no hard and fast rules about such things;

and it is not necessary to have the date fixed in the Constitution.

DR. WITTKE: If the secretary feels it to be desirable in the

light of this discussion he may ask that the Board of Trustees

revise the Constitution in the regular way. Is there any other

business?

At this point Mr. H. D. Lash and Mr. C. J. Lebold asked

for the privilege of giving a report concerning conditions at Fort

Laurens State Park. Mr. Lebold presented the report.

DR. WITTKE: We are always glad to have reports from the

parks. I take it that no action is necessary at this time. It is

suggested that the report concerning Fort Laurens be referred to

the Board of Trustees.

DR. LINDLEY: There are three announcements. In the first

place I made reference in the secretary's report for certain rules

which we have made in connection with the Newspaper Library.

I want to say that the only thing we have in mind in introducing

new policies is service to the State as a whole. It has been neces-

sary in connection with the reorganization of the Library and was

made in order to give more efficient service to those who use the

Library and also to conserve the property that we have. Changes

are being made for the sake of the good of the people. If you

hear any complaint concerning this, and I understand that there

have been some, I want you to know the point of view which the

administration had in making the change.

In connection with this meeting some special exhibits were

arranged primarily in keeping with federal and State movements

in commemoration of the 150th anniversary establishing civil gov-

ernment in the Northwest Territory.

There was mention made in the director's report about the pe-

riod rooms just installed beyond the rotunda in this section of the

building.

At one o'clock there will be the usual annual meeting of the

Board of Trustees.

The afternoon session will convene at two o'clock.

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DR. WITTKE:      Are there any further announcements or fur-

ther business to come before the meeting? Then, a motion to

adjourn will be in order.

MR. MILLER: I move that we adjourn.

This motion was seconded by Mr. Fisher and carried.

 

ABSTRACT OF THE MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

HELD APRIL 20, 1937

The regular annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio

State Archaeological and Historical Society was held in conjunction with

the Annual Meeting of the Society at the Museum and Library building in

Columbus, on April 20, 1937, at 1:00 P. M. The meeting was attended by

Trustees Eagleson, Bowsher, Florence, Goldman, Goodman, Miller, Parker,

Rightmire, Spencer, Spetnagel, Wittke and Wolfe. Director Shetrone and

Secretary Lindley were also present. In the absence of President A. C.

Johnson, Sr., Mr. Freeman T. Eagleson presided. Mr. Bowsher, State

director of education, an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees also

represented Governor Martin L. Davey at the meeting. Mr. Spencer of

Newark and Mr. Parker of Cleveland were recently appointed trustees of

the Society by the governor of Ohio as of February 18.

Minutes of the January meeting, which had been sent to all Board

members, were approved.

Mr. Eagleson called for reports from the Committee on the Classi-

fication of State Memorials and the Committee on Recognition of the

Society by the State Legislature in determining eligibility of prospective

archaeological and historical memorials and the feasibility of charging ad-

mission to the more important State memorials. Mr. Lindley informed the

Board that the chairman of both of these committees, Mr. George B.

Smith of Dayton, was no longer a member of the Board of Trustees and

that he had reported that the press of business had not allowed him to

investigate these matters. Mr. Goldman made a motion, seconded by Mr.

Wittke that the president be authorized to fill the vacancies on these com-

mittees. The motion carried. Mr. Shetrone made a brief statement con-

cerning the possibility of charging admission to some of the large State

parks and he suggested that at the next meeting he would probably have

more definite information. The president appointed Carl Wittke and Robert

P. Goldman to fill these vacancies and Oscar F. Miller was designated

chairman of the committee.

The secretary read a communication from the attorney-general of

Ohio concerning the Elizabeth E. McFarland estate at Oxford, Ohio, in

which he requested an expression of opinion from the Board of Trustees

relative to a compromise settlement of the estate.

The secretary reported the status of the Senate Bill No. 150 which

provides for a definitive history of Ohio. He suggested that the chair

appoint a committee of one to see that the bill receive due consideration.

The chairman appointed a committee of three consisting of Messrs. Good-

man, Wolfe and Wittke, and commissioned them to enlist the support of

the governor in its favor.

Mr. Eagleson read a portion of a letter from Mr. Arthur C. Johnson

concerning the possibility for the establishment in the Museum Building

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of a Lithic Laboratory for the eastern United States. The director brought

out the fact that he believed that after the first two years the laboratory

would not cost the Society anything and that it was not necessary for the

Board to make any allotment for that purpose. All that was required was

an approval of the director's activities in setting up a laboratory. Mr.

Wolfe moved that the recommendation be adopted and the matter be re-

ferred to Mr. Shetrone and Mr. Johnson for development. This motion

was approved.

Mr. Eagleson read further from Mr. Johnson's letter a suggestion

that the Board grant the director of the Society a leave of absence which

would enable him to make a trip to England to pursue the necessary studies

preliminary to establishing the Lithic Laboratory. Mr. Johnson listed

several reasons why a trip was important and made an additional recom-

mendation to the effect that the Society pay the expenses of the director

while in England, expenses of passage to be furnished from another source.

Dr. Rightmire asked to be further enlightened concerning the sug-

gestion which had been made about the possibility of returning the Squier

and Davis Archaeological Collection to Ohio. The director explained that

this collection was owned by the British Museum and that he had no

definite understanding with the museum about a permanent loan of the

material but that he thought such a loan might be possible if he could

work through his friend, Sir Arthur Keith of the British Museum Associa-

tion. The director also stated that the Squier and Davis matter was one

of the purposes of his trip but he wanted the Board to feel that the trip

was justified on the basis of the study preliminary to setting up the Lithic

Laboratory.

Mr. Spetnagel moved that the secretary be appointed Acting Director

while Mr. Shetrone was absent in England. The motion was seconded by

Mr. Spencer and approved.

The director reported briefly on the status of the budget in the Legis-

lature. He said that the chief concern at that time was over the appro-

priation for park administration.

A resolution was reported from the business meeting of the Society

suggesting the appointment of a committee to consider the advisability of

making certain amendments to the Society's Constitution. Mr. Goldman

moved that the president be authorized to appoint a committee of three to

report on such a revision. The motion was approved. Mr. H. Preston

Wolfe, Mr. George Florence and Judge Carl V. Weygandt were appointed.

The Membership Committee provided for at the last meeting has

been appointed by the president and consists of Kenneth William McKinley,

chairman, Laurence H. Bartlett and William D. Overman from the staff

and Robert P. Goldman and Harold T. Clark from the Board of Trustees.

Mr. Wittke moved that the Board reelect the officers of the Society

who had served for the past year with the exception of the second vice-

president, which office was made vacant by the expiration of the term of

Wilber Stout, as a trustee. The motion was carried. Mr. Spetnagel moved

that Mr. Goodman be elected second vice-president. The motion was ap-

proved. The officers for the year are:

President, Arthur C. Johnson, Sr.

First vice-president, Freeman T. Eagleson.

Second vice-president, Joseph C. Goodman.

Secretary, Harlow Lindley.

Treasurer, Oscar F. Miller.

Director, H. C. Shetrone.

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Mr. Miller moved that the staff be re-appointed for another year with

the present salaries. The motion was carried.

The secretary read a letter from Mr. H. Preston Wolfe, extending

an invitation from Mr. Johnson and Mr. Wolfe to the members of the

Board to hold the July meeting at the Wigwam, the country place of Mr.

H. P. Wolfe, near Reynoldsburg. To avoid difficulty in the matter of

transportation, they will furnish those members who desire to attend, with

accurate information as to how to reach the place. Mr. Spencer moved

that the invitation be accepted. The motion was seconded by practically

every member of the Board and unanimously approved. The secretary

stated that, according to precedent, the date of the next regular meeting

of the Board of Trustees would be July 27, 1937.

There being no further business to come before the meeting, motion

was made and carried for adjournment.

HARLOW LINDLEY, Secretary.

 

Afternoon Session--2 P. M.

Dr. George W. Rightmire presiding.

The program of the afternoon session was opened with a

vocal solo, entitled "Old Black Joe," by Mrs. Irene Cotton Stahl,

financial secretary of the Society, who also sang "Darling Nelly

Gray" as the closing number of the afternoon program. The first

selection was chosen in appreciation of the Stephen Collins Foster

Collection which was donated to the Society by Josiah K. Lilly of

Indianapolis, Indiana. "Darling Nelly Gray" was selected because

of the Society's efforts in the restoration of the home of Benjamin

R. Hanby, its composer.

The annual address was given by Professor Robert C. Binkley,

of Western Reserve University, his subject being "History for a

Democracy." This address was published in full in the January,

1937, issue of Minnesota History and a condensation of the ad-

dress was published in the July, 1937, issue of Museum Echoes.

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