Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-09-02
In appeal Of tie Society to the Teachers and
School Children Of the State.

To you and to all liberal minded citi-
zens of West Virginia, we ask you to
aid us in saving from destruction one of
the grandest monuments of antiquity
Wonderful structure reared by race
which has perished from the earth leav-
ing not sentence of recorded history
behind. Who were they? We shall
never know. Contemporary history fur
nishes no aid, for they were insulated
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 Cleopa-
tra's Needle was being fashioned.
To save it we have devised numerous
plans, one of which is to ask the teachers
and pupils of the State to aid US. There
were last year, 193,O64 pupils enrolled
in schools, and 5,491 teachers were en-
ployed. If they will give us but a few
cents each, we will save the Mound, and
certainly the scholars of our State are
those who have the greatest interest in
the preservation of this historic and
antiquarian monument.
The plan of work is this The Society
is now sending to County Superintend-
ents blank subscription lists with circu-
lars, etc, which will be placed in the
hands of every teacher in the State, and
the teacher is requested to make con-
tribution 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 pre-
served in its archives.
The 10th day of October is the ami
versary of the battle of Point Pleasant.
That falls on Saturday. And all teach
ers whose schools are then in session, will
make their collection on Friday the 9th
of October, which is the nearest school
day to the anniversary Of the great his
toric battle.
The 10th of November is the anniver-
sary of the murder of the Shawnee chief
tain, Cornstalk, at Point Pleasant. All
of the schools will then be in session and
in all of them, which were not open in
October, the collection will be made, on
the anniversary of that event.
Teachers and all concerned will receive
full instructions relative to the 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
never more be in danger Of demolition,
but will be preserved to be studied and
admired by generations yet unborn
Will you aid US? 1t is hoped that you
will, and if so, we will not only save the
Mound to posterity, but at the same time
gather and preserve library and histor-
ical cabinet that shall hereafter be the
pride of the State. Earnestly asking
your assistance to the extent of what you
may be willing to give.
We are Humbly Yours,
B. H. OxLEY, Chairman,
A. f. GIBBENs, Secretary,
r. d. ROLLER,
L. w. WILSON,
T. L. BRoUN,
J. F. Cork.
JOHN p. HALE,
VIRGIL A. LEWIS,
b. w. BYRNE.
Members of Executive Committee.
NeuraIgic Persons
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