The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-09-05
PRESERVE THE MOUND.
The Mammoth Mound ut MOundsyille,
one Of the most Prehistoric Monu-
ments Of this Continent In
Danger OF Destruction.
The West Virginia Historical and Anti.
quarian Society's Efforts to Save IL.
An Appeal Of the Society to the Teach.
ers and School Children Of
the State.

~ NOu dut W ali llOtlui lhiHQtN
citizens of West Virginia, we asl
you to aid us in saving us from de
struction one of the grandest monu
ments of antiquity. Wonderful struc
ture reared by a race which has per
ished from the earth leaving not ,
sentence of recorded history behind
Who we're they? We shall nevel
know. Contemporary history fur
nishes no aid, for they were isolated
from all the world beside. Wher
was the Mound reared2 None can as
swer for it may have been old wher
the Pyramids of Egypt were being
built and Cleopatra's Needle was be
ing 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, 064
enrolled in the schools, and 5,491
teachers were employed. If they will
give us but few cents each, we viii
save the Mound, and certainly th,
scholars of our State are those who
have the greatest interest in the pres
ervation of this historic and anti
quarian monument.
The plan of the work is this: The
Society is now sending to County
Superintendent blank subscription
lists with circulars, etc, which will
be placed in the hands of every teach
err in the State, and the teacher is re
quested to make contribution him
self and on the day, fixed collect from
the school in which he is employed
carefully enrolling the name of ever,
pupil who contributes with tn
amount of the contribution. Thes
lists will be returned to the Societ,
to be preserved in its archives.
The 10th day of October is tn
anniversary of the battle of Poin
Pleasant. That falls on Saturday
And all teachers whose schools ar
then in session, will make their col
lection on Friday the 9th of October
which is the nearest school day Il
the anniversary Of the great histori,
| battle.
The 10th of November is the ami
versary of the murder of the Shaw
nee chieftain, Cornstalk, at Poin
Pleasant. All of the schools will b
in session and in all of them, whicl
were not open in October, the col
lection will be made, on the anniver
sary of that event
Teachers and all concerned will
receive full instructions relative Il
the method of procedure and it i
hoped that there is not teacher il
the State that will not aid in tn
! laudable work.
The Mound once in our possession
will never more be in danger of de
molition, but will be preserved to b,
studied and admired by generation
yet unborn. Will you aid us? 1t i
hoped that you will, and if so, W
will not only save the Mound to pos
terity, but at the same time gathe
and preserve library and historica
cabinet that shall hereafter be tn
pride of the State Earnestly askin
your assistance to the extent of wha
you may be willing to give
We are humbly yours,
b. III. OXLEY, Chairman,
A. f. GIBBENs, Secretary,
r. d. ROLLER,
K. W. WILSON,
L. L. BRoUN,
j. F. CORK,
JOHN p. HALE,
VIRGIL A. LEWIS,
B. w. BYRNE,
Members Of Executive Committee