Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-18
lCtiOn Of The United Veterans at HouS'
ton, Tex, on School Histories.
LETTER FRON SENATOR STUBBS.
he Halter Of Completing The
Rolls.
AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
CAPTURE Of The Lake Steamer PhllO
Parsons.
TOJp DY A participant.
The VnsucccssfuI Attempt to Free
Several Thousand Confederate
Prisoners Confined and suhcr'"E
ON Jobnson's IsIand--A Thriiii"s
Experience.
WOODS CROss-ROAbs. VA"

From several eit"ii@iS '' '
of recent date. IL IS an "esnf'' '".' ''''',
the Qut5NV"s "a .r..,,.,.o
rolls OF Companies or the '''.'
x-.,ar,,s" have lecn pr santel win
VETERANS 10 ,,,,~es-
force. and must nave I''-N
-. ~, ..,,,r ,e37ers Of the Importance
s'0i' -. ,,.,in practical r.
s,,l,s Al the meeting of tho lnited
r.......,,.. g., Houston. Texas.
Confederate NN' 49,, rtt-.,r,.
on May - % -, 40 'He
~, ~ 80 association made
LDlHA'4'''0 t.. ot,,ir-
a long ana full Tti H. iAIouA' 40 '''''
=. ,-.,.-.,l ID Ice. This report
w. -, g. ,,iI f., the Houston and
ralvs.too rauers; but DO not think #
pas ever p'th I"''''''' 80
Virginia papers. ana, u answer 'N' i''-
,,,.,,,. o,d fo~-i,1, enquiries so frequent
60, .,...,,. and f,r the
~ made about Inc = i-''' "''' '
Information Of so many who are deeply
-, ,,.,i, ,,,.a so,-,. cllrpires from
tite4'''~-' 49, -
taid report. IL IS necessarily WY
t,. document and as VET IL has not
"4-S . -.
been fu5lisn'i f"r diS.il""'.'"' 10,
think / can give some Of the ieailhS lea
,ur.s
- .,,,,,.,,e. tho GROSS Injustice done
-. ,.9,,,,e.-, bis,o~i-os and rho
great reason why correction shouiI ="
made. this wrong contadict'i' me Hol'h
be placed in her proper hsht before Inc
- or1 o,,r children b. trained and
VIZ -, -, ~, ~. cows.
taught TIC b"'"' '-9 Fo-'
we. therefore suggest That Inc aS'o-
citation recommend the following Plan:
EvVry university 100 tine south 60 est" .li~l
: chair az American history, THAT
this chair be not oVcIl- a4'd W-ih
.Ttftlr,.I work but its occupant J..
"r1v1.l leisure ana Ne provided
with appliances for historical luN.@-
rcat.1n AMI authorship, that the o.
.f5-.4at Of his chair be- selected with
su.r.st reference 10 his fitness 10Y nl--
ttr..sI authorship. and also Tor iu-pir.le
s-i,'.,-.s Vitf a. er.rIt ot original his
rUricI INVESTIGATION. that the 'ht.r ~
American History should Include com
,ret. r.elEe course. embracing Dot Only %
history II tie United states. bJt al a
history a. tic entire American continent
.rl ehJGlI be taught IN a manner %
SUI mltlrel minds ana 20 lead them -
original Nvesusauon. The lhausHialoH
al such "a course ~ our southern uulvrr-
Stiles. leading % q iul crmpr hcnsion
az ito history geography. ana relations
al tho various members ~ tns American
continent Wo4II 9lv- the coming genera
ROY. OF southern youth = broad know
ieIgc which woull bring + ths south
= benefit which nsa not bs enlarged or.
- That the association r'Torulu- nj -
The legislatures Of tAe several southern
States 10 provide IA the plb.ic-ScAo'l
course Tor ie1crinS IN" history OF ~"
native STATE one year ~ ! aifo ior ieach-
ms the history Or me- Z .4l'i HetUt' o'!e
year, and Tor the c-t1oli -'ilfnI anu sup
port OF . cAaIr. OF American HISTORY
II the Sl@il" UNIV -4rl'4' or az E''i.' Su,e-
abe SIa'o illehli1'Nil. anu u..D -'i ~
cJlIaelLs inc preparation VI S'sNv-1tIo'l
histories.
-. INat the association let .NlINcNd lNdt
al private schools and alaHeini-s MAJ"
provision Tor teaching m n.s'or} u tue
native state one year, ana The n 'DfY 81
the United states one scar.
q. That the association aipl.nt suitable
committees To mrinJrla4l ihr several
legislatures ana auu0fii'3 y universities
PM schools. ana 70 rogue : ne cu-oLrr..-
ton 81 the state hi.t'i-c1i sIcl~iies. STATE
liteiary societies. the pres, etc.
"Your committee also recommend that
each and every camp 10 This OreaVization
,nake n an irlrr,1.. I.tf.. dufv =, have ura-
nar,5 before All tb, lner,,Ltr.s cross over
-. ,i,,,r +. c-.r.rt - ~ evo.t- conn
49, r.l eod i, ,,.e-,. ci,,,tv oivn.. rs71l.s
~ 43rt,r,,eJ IN ,rr.-, rl.ifi d. hatt1e and
IN Mat 49, tScse wour4ri those
an dbl g., v.,,,,,5s oy'j dieaoeeg' and
w oivt ,.n "1C I- ~ ,.,r. ,nat
$50 o-,i131,t,l,e 49,. tbis elttv on thc'r
r.enecti,e teoial1fti-.s through efficient
,,,nrnt+tess ~ lav mo Recommendations
nf Ills committee before their respective
k;fa.r lreri.f4furae and ask apDrOprlatiOuS
a. carI-y ffeu, int, eject"
1--WE c-annot too strongly urge upon our
,eorlI - -, ,r,rorfsrce ~ avol1inr
oglc 'hs eF ss'nin he p1rcha nc and
uissensinating Of books ana literature
which ale unKind and unfair - the s7Jth.
WHOA belitue our aGysle'snents' I'M i,'sR
81 iii,,, ic,,s icaGD.e ~ .x.~,,ie ~
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