The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-11
THE STUDY OF HISTORY.
Comments of the Press Upon the Expur-
gated Style in Indianapolis.
AN INJUSTICE TO THE PUPILS.


IL lS luSGc6 TO Inc pupils OF Une puDllC SCHOOLS
to ignore the most important crisis in our coun-
trys history and no mere sentimentality can eX-
cuse it. The history of the late war is no secret
to the men who fought its battles, nor to those
who watched and prayed at home. Its causes
and its lessons are indelibly impressed upon
their minds and from them repetition of its
horrors may be feared. But if generations come
up without an adequate understanding of the
issues settled by the late war, with no concep-
ton of its cost of life, and treasure, and sorrow,
it was fought for nought, and history will again
be likely to repeat itself. Let the school histo
ries include the war of the rebellion.
THE NINTH WONDER OF THE WORLD.
Warren Republican.
Why is not the history of the rebellion part
of the history of the country and why should it
not be taught the same as the history prior to
the war! Such thing in the South is not to be
wondered at, but such a thing to be pe1petrated
upon the enlightened people of city like In
dlanapolis in land of Bibles and civilization, is
the ninth wonder of the world. Do Democratic
leaders expect to instil Democratic principles
into the rising generation by such mode of
teachingl What is there about the history of
the rebellion that the children of the North
should not know!
MIGHT HIRE HALL TO TEACH HISTORY.
Louisville Commercial.
Senator Ben. Harrison lives in indianapolis
and yet it is reported that the history of the late
war has not been taught in the schools OF that
city for the past eleven years. The history OF
the United States up to the close of the admin
lstration of that Union-savlng patriot James
Buchanan is, however in the hands of the pu-
pills. Some one should hire hall big enough to
accommodate the children and tell them about
the war and the soldiers, and, above all, about
that untiring, sefsacriticing friend of the Union
soldiers, Colonel Daniel w. Voorhees,
OUGHT TO STOP WORK ON THE MONUMENT.
Attica Ledger.
The indianapolis papers very properly call for
the loyal members of the school board to state
where the blame lies, why the children were not
taught the cause of the war and its results the
most prominent piece of United States history
Indianapolis ought to stop work on the proposed
monument to the men who took an active part
in the omitted history until the children are
taught lesson on loyalty-until they are told
why these soldiers are honored with this monu-
ment. 1t is discovery that brought not only
astonishment but deep humiliation.
INDIANAPOLIS DIsGRACED.
Plymouth Republican.
Indianapolis stands dsgraced in the eyes of
tho civilized world. The school board of that
city does not allow the history of the past twenty
years taught in the public schools because some
of the actors in the late civil war are living and
the minds of the children might be prejudiced
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, Robert
Toombs and Edwin NJ Stanton placed on
the same footing and consigned to oblivion for
the present. If there is another place in the
world so far behind the times as indianapolis we
should like to hear from it.
THE COMMISSIONERS JUSTLY ATTACKED.
New Castle Courier .s..a
History as she taught" in the public schools
of Indianapolis is exciting much comment in that
city. 1t seems owing to the fault of somebody.
that the history of the United States is taught
without any reference to the war of the rebel
lion; that is all that portion of the textbook re-
ferring to the rebellion is skipped. The school
trustees are being attacked on every side, and
Justly too for allowing this to be done, but in
most cases they plead that they were not aware
of the fact Either horn of the dilemma is bad
enough
THE SORT OF HISTORY TO TEACH
indianapolis Saturday Herald.
There ought to be- and we think there is,
public sentiment in this community which will
compel the authorities to have the history of the
United States, up to the beginning of Arthur's
administration, taught in all the public schools
of the city. After whipping the rebels we don't
believe in botting the noble achievement out of
memory nor denying the children of the knowl-
edge of what their loyal fathers did And if we
had the selection of the book should choose
the one which called things nearest their right
names.
Is THERE ANY FIT HISTORY?
Terre Haute Express.
The whole subject, therefore, resolves itself
into the question as to whether there is no his
tory of the civil suitable for the youth in
the public schools. If not, then we are in favor
of chartering competent historian to write
history from which the scholars in every public
school may learn that there was a war of the re-
bellion; that the rebellion was put down, and
that slavery was abolished, and the injury to
anyone's feelings in giving the facts regarding
that war ought to cut no figure in the matter
TRUTH MUST PREVAIL.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
1t has Just been discovered at indianapolis
that boys and girls in schools have been for ten
years brought up in ignorance of the history of
the late war. II the record could be obliterated
in this simple way some people would be highly
pleased but inasmuch as it is fact that the
States which conspired to destroy the Union
were soundly whipped, it is well enough to have
the rising generation informed of the causes and
consequences of the struggle Truth must pre-
vail, though thousand copperheads vince.
THE DISGRACE IS OVER
Wabash Plain Dealer.
The great events transporting from the first
election of President Lincoln to the close of his
earthly career are blank to the children of the
Indianapolis schools, and even some of the
younger teachers are ignorant of them, and the
men who controlled them, as Hottentots. How,
why and by whose authority such a state of
things has been allowed to exist is not deter
mined but it is certainly disgrace that the peo-
pie of the capital city will not long tolerate now
that their attention has been called to it.
PIECE OF REASONABLE PRESUMPTION
Michigan City Enterprise.
The fact has been made public that in teaching
the United States history in the public schools
at Indianapolis for the past several years. that
portion relating to the late civil war has been
suppressed, and only that part ending with the
administration of Buchanan has been taught
The citizens are justly indignant about the mat
ter, and feel that they have been greatly out
ragged by the commissioners. 1t is piece of
reasonable presumption before unheard of.
SHOULD BE STAMPED IN EVERY MIND.
Owen County Journal
The school children have not been taught the
history of the late civil war in the schools of In
dianapolis foranumber of years. This is wrong,
because the unvarnished truth concerning the
nations history for the last twenty-three years
should be stamped in the mind of every child 60
ing to school, as much 50 the record of the
struggle for independence, for the late civil war
decided that the Union of States was fact
WE NEED A MONUMENT.