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appointed by the Governor to make a
complete survey of all the
historical and archaeological parks and
sites, to outline a pro-
gram for their improvement and
maintenance and to submit an
estimate of the amount that should be
appropriated by the Legis-
lature for the purpose. Our experience
with the work of caring
for these parks has shown us that in
most instances even the
essential needs of these parks cannot be
adequately met because
of insufficient funds.
Respectfully submitted,
F. C. FURNISS,
Chairman of Parks Committee.
EARLY OHIO SCHOOL BOOKS
The past year has been one of
interesting activity and sub-
stantial progress. Much remains to be
done. The collection of
early school books, many of which are
now rare, requires per-
sistence and patience.
The outstanding feature of the work of
the past year is the
acquisition of practically a complete
set, all copyrights, of the Mc-
Guffey Readers. These were presented to
this Society by the
McGuffey Society of Columbus, Ohio.
There are one hundred
and twenty-eight volumes, some of the
same being duplicates.
The presentation was made at a joint
session of the McGuffey
Society with this Society. A complete
report of this meeting
has been published in the QUARTERLY. The
kindly acceptance
of these books by your president was
greatly appreciated by the
McGuffey Society. Your committee
believes these books to be
of historical value.
Your committee now brings to you,
through the kindness of
the author, a complete set of the works
of Prof. Frank V. Irish,
well known to all of us. These books
were provided upon the
solicitation of your committee, to-wit:
American and British Authors.
Grammar and Analysis by Diagrams.
Orthography and Orthoepy.
Treasured Thoughts.
To the collection already made of the
works of Alfred Hol-
brook and his pupils, the following have
been added:--
Normal Methods, by Alfred Holbrook, copyright 1857, pre-
sented by Dr. John M. Dunham, of the Society,
a pupil of Alfred
Holbrook in the early days of the
school.
Minutes of Forty-second Annual
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Outlines of Psychology, by Dr. Henry G. Williams, now Presi-
dent of Wilmington College, Wilmington,
Ohio.
One lot of school publications by R.
Heber Holbrook, in
the interest of the Lebanon School, to-wit:
The Reunion.
The National Normal.
The Home and School.
The National Normal Exponent.
Also catalogues of the school for the
years 1873-74, 1875-76,
1882-83, 1883-84, and 1891-93.
Among the noted graduates from this
school were Dr. T. C.
Mendenhall and W. H. Venable. Your
committee hoped to
present to the society, at this session,
the works of these emi-
nent scholars; but it has not yet been
able to obtain the same.
Mr. Jerry Dennis of the committee is in
charge of the col-
lection of Ray's Arithmetical Works. He
will be able to report
on the same at the next session of the
Society. In addition your
committee has many other old school
books, not yet in shape for
presentation.
Your committee has undertaken to restore
the "Ohio School
Library," as far as possible. In
the fifties and sixties, of the
past century, the State of Ohio
installed in every township of
the State, a library known by the above
name. The books of
these libraries circulated for a time
but were finally absorbed
by the readers, scattered far and near.
Your committee believes
that a set of these books should be in
the library of the Society.
Hence, the attempt to restore the same.
Already, fifty-three
volumes are in the hands of the
committee. Forty-six other
volumes have been located but have not
yet come into our pos-
session.
Respectfully submitted:
(Signed) JOHN R. HORST, Chairman.
JERRY DENNIS,
ALICE BOARDMAN,
JOHN G. DESHLER,
Committee.
FORT ANCIENT AND WARREN COUNTY SERPENT
MOUND
Your committee on Fort Ancient and the
Warren County
Serpent Mound asks the privilege of
making the following re-
port:--
The Committee has had but one meeting at
which the ma-