West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-08-27
PRESERVE THE MouNn.
The Mammoth Mound at MoundsviIle,
one OF the Greatest Prehistoric
Monuments or this Continent
In Danger or Destruction.
The West Virginia Historical and
Antiquarian Society's Efforts
90 Save IL.


An Appeal OF the Society 60 the
Teachers aud Sehsol Children
or the State.
To you and to all liberia; minded
citizens OF West Virginia, we ask
you to aid us in saving from de-
struction one OF the grandest monu-
ments of antiquity. Wonderful
structure reared by race which
has perished from the earth leaving
not sentence of recorded history
behind. Who were they? We shall
never know. Contemporary history
furnishes no and, for they were ise-
lated from all the world beside.
When was the Mound reared |?
None can answer, for it may have
been old when the Pyramids of
Egypt were being built and Clcopa-
tra's Needle was being fashioned.
To save it we have devised numer-
GUS plans, one of which Is to ask
the teachers and pupils of the State
to aid us. There were last year 1913, :
OGi pupils enrolled in the schools.
and 5,49l teachers were employed.
IL they will give us but few cents
each, we will save tho Mound, and
certainly the scholars OF our State
arc those who have the greatest in
terest in the preservation Of this
historic and antiquarian monument.
The plan of work is this: The
Society is now sending to County
superintendent blank subscription
lists with circulars, etc, which will
viii be placed in the hands Of every
teacher in the State, and the teacher
is requested to make contribution
himself, and on the day fixed collect
from the school in which he is en-
ployed, carefully enrolling the name
OF every pupil who contributes with
the amount of the contribution.
These lists will be returned to the
Society to be preserved in its arch
ives.
The 10th day Of October 10 the
anniversary of the battle OF Point
Pleasant. That falls OH Saturday.
Aud all teachers whose schools are
then in session, will make their col
lection ON Friday, the 9th OF Octo.
bcr, which is tho nearest school dny
to theaannivcrsary Of tho great his
torIc battle.
Tho 10th Of November Is the an.
niYcrsary Of the murder Of the Shaw
nee chicftain, Cornstalk, at Point
pleasant. All Of the schools will
then be in session, and in all of
them, which were not open i'm Oc.
tober, the collection will bc made,
on the anniversary Of that event.
Teachers and all concerned will
receive full instructions relative to
tho method Of procedure, and it is
hoped that there is not teacher in
the State that will not aid in the
laudable work.
The Mound once in our possession
will ncvcr more be in danger Of dc.
molition, but will be preserved to
be studied and admired by genera
tions yet unborn. Will you aid us ?
1t is hoped that you will, and IL so,
We will not only save the Mound to
posterity, but at The same time
gather and preserve a library and
historical cabinet that shall hereaf-
ter be the pride of tho State. Earn
estly asking your assistance to the
extent of what you may be willing
to give,
We arc bumbly yours,
B. II. OxGEY, Chairman,
A. r. GIBBESs, Secretary,
II. d. ROLLER,
y. W. WILSON,
r. J.. BRoUS,
j. +. CORK,
JOHS p. HALE,
VIaeIL A. LEWIS,
d. W. BYREE,
Members OF Executive Committed
Friday Aug. 2Sth tomorrow is
the Anniversary Of the establish
mont Of the Uniform Rank by the
Supreme Lodge Knights OF Pytblas
Of the world. Parkersburg Division