The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-01
daior-Gcncrni s. q. French, Winter

Major Graham Dawes. Ashevine' y. -
Maior-General L. 5. Ferguson. Blrming-
ham. Ala
General Basil Duke, l"uisyiiie, ny
Colonel winfield Peters, Baltimore Md.
Capt. W. @. Lowd. Washington. u. G.
colonel Jno. o. easier. oklahoma city,
Okla.
Captaln Wm. Montgomery, Romney. W.
Va.
BY order Of
J. u. GORDON.
General Commanding.
GEO. MOORMAN.
Adiutant General and Chief Of STAFF.
| (CmcialJ
Your committee. thus enlarged TO rep
/ resent every Southern State. have thought
| Il hest TO direct their deliberations TO the
following points:
First TO a review OF former rePol' Is
with special reference 20 the recoinmehc"-
| tions heretofore made.
Second. To an examination or the r.
e,,lis which have so far been accomplish
| cd by the former recommendations.
,rbird 10 the consideration OF such
| additional matters as properly come VIII
| IN tho purviow Of the committee
After n careful review OF the report SUD
r,,,tea AT birmingham. your committee
unanimously and cordially approve 10
/ et.tcmcnfs and its general scope ana Pun
mort We find that it IS patriotic anu ~
| ers1 In tone. correctly relecthb inc
-. ond honorable sentiments OF inc
| C...r.7crofe Veterans. At the same tiiu''
| a. crnlv and strongly sets forth VIZ ~ -,
! ...s,t.. which has been done the "o"1' -
,,rttsan historians VINO nave vo. -.
! 80, historical facts ana lthoi cu -.
&. also uoinis out the Culpapio ~
o,fe az TIE South IN f<'riil'''I"7 49,
facts Of history 70 De p,. ..e.l-a,s
ignored. 1t urges upon an .o,,tn-
- an The pcopo or the oV"''
u e.o,os and upon all just minded men
/ North or South, 20 rise anoEc 20.
-,t,.tt ord 10 unite in the effort 10 pr
49, ,he truth Of history, ana 10 n",'N
-, a. nosterity true record Oh '"0
! civil War. "a comments
rho ronort goes deeper. ana CONN -.
| ,,,toct Of Southern history ~"
| 49, Colonial times 10 the present.
49,, remedy. This remedy ~ '
a., ,he recommendations OF lno
-D, ,,rocodea by an explanatory ,,,-
Io'' go committee render ih'9o
,1o,iore and can find no stronger w.
,,.0' ,'-,,o tbcn than by quoting lnS ~
e,sge Of tho previous repeo'a,o'pv
s"'s GENERAL HlSIOhf' A.
Tho order Of the asSocia. s,.,,c,iate
,bts committee requires VS. r.iiable
nlan for securing true a. IN at
bistorv Of the late ci'i ,ho com-
his'o.s a. formulate this plan the D''''
teinp''', -, ~, led 10 examine the whoie
| l'' htetorv We find, as mas
~ $50 set forth in this report we,
~ - tho South requires tha' '"S
- el,, ~ history be explored an"
l',,oto1 facts he faithfully ga'heie p,
o,9 norfraved. We need rel'4's ~
81 history throughout the 9o"'" W.
b,,o looked around for the pest "h'''N'
10 effect this object.
What will be the most efficient agency
II must be a universal agency, continu-
Ing agency. an influential agency. II
must be an agency that can stimulate
historical research: create historical
taste: produce not only one work. hut
many works. employ not only one mind.
but many minds: make the work assume
! various shapes not only I'm the form OF
standard histories and school histories.
! but also state histories. magazine articles,
historical essays. popular sketches, local
| history. etc il is unfortunately true that
| our people have neglected history. They
| have net only neglected 10 write, but they
| have neglected TO read what IS written.
|
| must assume various phases There is a
| dcpiorable lack Of knowledge Of State
history and of local history. Here is a
mine rich in uneXplored history ana
| pocfrv. We need workers I'm the field.
| Very few even of our educated citizens
| have devoted much attention 10 mo mss
| tories Of their respective states. ms
| history. when developed. Will touch '"o
| popular heart. so one mind can mus eA-
| plore this wide field, and no one Work can
| cover The ground. We need a separate
! history for each state.
BESIDES. we 90 not wish 10 limit our
work 10 the present time. Can we not
| kindle a flame which will not burn out
| with the life Of our generation?
There is but one agency which can
| compass all these purposes, and can aid
TO them another of great value THAT
agency is our leading southern universe
ties. They have the means, the prestige,
| the appliances. the undying life. Ihey
colld put work into Immediate operation,
and continue IL forever We therefore
suggest that the association recommend
the following plan: That every univer-
| sity i'm the South establish "a chair OF
| American History; that this chain De not
| o., orloaded with additional work, but rs
! occupant be allowed leisure and be prYi
ded with appliances for historical .jsy,s-
uretion and authorship, that u,e occu-
| ualtt of this chair be selcctCdS,ith epaeial
/ reference TO his fitness for-' historical au-
| thorship and also for insoirinr students
with a spirit of originJI historical inyes-
| tgauon. that the c9gir of American bis
tory include cso2sarehonsive course. cm-
ni"oins MOI "aly the History of The United
S''l's' Fit also the history OF the cntr.
American continent, which should ht
ian-nf in "a manner suilcd 20 matu d
MINIS. leading them 10 original invcst-
L.+ition. The inauguration OF such q
course I'm our Southern universities. lead
inr TO "a FUN comprehension Of the h's-
tory geography. and relations Of tho
various members of the American contlu.
emit. would eivd the coming generation of
sou thern youth q broad knowledge which
would bring 10 the South benefit which
need not be- enlarged on. We therefor,
recommend and urgc:
T. That the association recommend q
the Legislatures Of the several Southern
States to provide I'm tho public schoo
course for teaching the history Of IN,
native State one year. and also for teach
ing the history Of the United States on,
year. and for the establishment and sup
port Of q chair Of american History" ir
the state University. or I'm some suitahl,
state institution: and also for encouraging
the preparation Of State school histories
Tnat the association recommen,
that an private schools and academic
make provision for teaching the histor,
OF the native state one year and tn,