Free Workshops To Help Students Prepare For Act Exam

The Ohio State University at Marion offers free workshops to help students prepare to take the ACT exam.

The autumn workshops will be held October 3 and November 6, from 5 to 8 p.m., in room 100 of Morrill Hall, on the Marion Campus, one mile west of U.S. 23 on State Route 95 (Mt. Vernon Avenue.)

University admissions counselors will offer advice on test-taking strategies and what to expect on testing day, and also provide a review of the ACT practice test.

All participants will receive a free ACT Assessment Sample Test booklet.

The workshops are free and open to all high school students in the North Central Ohio area, however workshop registration is requested and can be made by calling (740) 389-OSUM, extension 6242.

Fort Morrow Artifacts Turned Over To Marion County Historical Society

Artifacts from Fort Morrow, uncovered more than 25 years ago by students and faculty from Ohio State University at Marion, are being presented to the Marion County Historical Society to be displayed for the public and preserved for future study and observation.

The two boxes of artifacts represent a glimpse of Marion County's early history, taken from the remains of the fort that was built for protection of early settlers living near present-day Waldo.

In 1974, landowner Kenneth Gregersen granted permission to Ohio State Marion anthropology professor Carl Phagan and his students to excavate the site of the 1810 structure known as Wyatt's Tavern. Phagan and students worked during the summer of 1974 on the project.

The student archaeologists unearthed the foundations of the brick tavern, a 30-foot well, a lime kiln and the fireplace of the tavern. Artifacts include pottery, cutlery, coins, rifle balls and other small items of that period.

Nathaniel Wyatt, proprietor of the tavern, operated the business from about 1810 to 1825, according to historical records. In 1812, an eight-foot palisade was built around the tavern as a defense for local settlers against the Wyandot Indians. It is believed that the fort/tavern was abandoned about 1825, perhaps because settlers desired to live closer to the new military road, known as the Columbus Pike (U.S. 23.) At the time Wyatt's Tavern was in operation, the site was in Delaware County, but since 1848 the site has been in Marion County.

The artifacts had at one time been displayed at Ohio State Marion, but in recent years the items had been in storage.

"We are elated that these items so precious to Marion County's history will be preserved, displayed and perhaps studied by the Marion County Historical Society," said Susan Wright, manager of public relations for Ohio State Marion. "These historic treasures really are where they belong."