The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-27
schoSi BOOK. for our children.


II there3is truth in the uttersnce OF the
poet that:tsthe child is father to the man,
then it is certainly Of the greatest Importance
that the training Of the child shall be such
as to develop his best and noblest qualities.
In other words, the kind of education which
our children receive is largely to determine
the kind of men and women they are to be-
come. In this matter no question is so i'm
portant as the character Of the text books
from which they are instructed. II these
books are preiudiced and unfair; if the facts
of history are misrepresented; if undue
prominence is given to other parts of the
country, then our children will grow up with
false impressions and perverted ideas.
Whether intentionally so or not, the fact
remains that Northern school books are, al
most without exception, unfair and prejq-
diced in their treatment of the South, its peo-
pie and institutions In some cases this is
purposely so, while at other times it is only
the natural result OF the Northern education
of the authors of the books; they have been
80 taught, and never having lived among
our people, do not know us. But in either
case our children are wrongly taught when
such books are used-a Northern spirit OF
antagonism and detraction pervades them
generally. Such facts of history as the for
nation Of our government, the Missouri
Compromise, &C., are totally perverted, and
even the character of the founders OF our
States is most abusively maligned. And
when the history OF the late war is attempt
ed, "rebels" is the mildest term applied to
US, almost every battle results in Northern
victory, and all our purposes and designs
receive the grossest Misrepresentation. Even
in some of the .tArithmetic examples" the
most unlikely of places, the scholar is asked
to calculate the number of ''rebels" killed IN
such and such battles-the strength OF the
srebel" armies, &C., &c. Can our children
be permitted to make Of such text books
as these? Why, such Misrepresentation
and falsehoods are crime against the ma
ton; and their tendency is not towards peace
and good will, but to produce strife and
bloodshed. Can we permit oer children to
be taught that their fathers were 'rebels''
and s'traitors ?" The question answers it.
SELF
We have been led to these remarks By an
examination OF many Northern school books,
and comparison of them with the admira-
BILE stUniversity Series" OF text books, pre-
pared by several OF our most eminent and
beloved Southern instructors, and published
by the 'University Publishing Company" OF
New York and Baltimore. Here are pre-
sented to US at last series OF books which
are non-partisan and unsectional No strife
and ill-will can be found in their pages, and
no word of detraction of any part OF our
country, or its people, is permitted. The
facts of history are impartially stated, the
latest discoveries OF science ore incorpora-
ted, and all the most approved methods OF
instruction are employed.
When we add that the books are written
by such men as Commodore M. F. Maury,
whose fame has crossed every sea; and Pro-
fessors Charles S. Yenable and George F.
Holmes, and Schele DeYere, and Basil L..
Gildersleeve, OF the University of Virginia,
aad the brothers LeConte and Sachtleben, oil
the University Of South Carolina, and others
of equal eminence as instructors, who them
selves graduated with highest honors in the
Universities OF Germany, and have no supe-
riors in their several departments OF study
and that in these volumes Southern teachers
will find the very best instruction, both in
matter and manner and Southern parents
need have no fear OF finding any surrepti-
tious or more open abuse and villidcation, we
believe we have said all that is necessary in
favor of series Of books which appeals to
the Southern people for support.