The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-22


could get by the encouragement OF the
veterans. and they desired the veterans
to get all the Sons Of Veterans together
everywhere and form camps.
He denied that they wanted to usurp
any powers or privileges Of the veterans.
but wanted the people Of the United
States and the world TO know the truth
about their fathers and their deeds as IL
was not as Mr.. Barnes tells II.
The Camp then adjourned TIL T. NJ
AGAINST B1RNES' HISTORY.
Full Text of the Reportof the Committee
to the Grand Camp.
Firsl Lieutenant Commander James n.
Stubbs called the Grand Camp 10 order
at C.SO p. NJ. yesterday and prayer was
offered 10y the chaplain the Rev. b. ID.
Tucker, Of ST. Pauls church, norfolk,
Va.
ON motion Of Colonel Washington
Taylor, of Norfolk, il was ordered that
on the question Of the report OF the HIS
tory Committee, which was the lfirst bus
mess in order, no oomrade should speak
more than once, nor longer than five
minutes The report Of the History Com
mitteo was then read and offered by Col
James \. Stubs, Of Gloucester the
chairman Of the committee amidst the
closest attention of the large gathering IN
the hall.
The full report of the History Commit
tee follows:
Richmond. Va. oct. q, 1891
To the Grand Commander officers and
Members of the Grand Camp Of Nir-
snia:
At the Roanoke session Of the Grand
Camp of Virginia, June. 1892, this History
Committee was organized. report
from this committee has been made at
every session Of the Grand Camp, Ports
mouth. Va, June, 1895 Alexandria. june
1891. Charlottesville, June, 1885, and VIM
chester. October. 1895.
This is the fifth report Of the Hlstory
Committee i'm the past five years. your
committee have had many grherings III
this city of the educators of virginia w e
have met with encouragement from all
lovers of Historic Truth and have done
all that could be done to arouse interest
I'm this all-absorbing question
The History Committee, recommended
ot the Alexaldria session of the Grand
camp Of Virginia, June, 1924, TO use every
Effort 10 abolish from our schools
BARNES History" and the Grand Camp
sdoptcd the recommendation ana MADE
the request of the State Board or Edu-
cation To add 10 the list Of histories Tor
use i'm the public schools Hanseh ana
Shlnn.
The state Board. I'm the summer OF 1871
acouiesced I'm the request. and added
UanseU and Shinn 10 the list. Then we
had Holmes. Barnes, Hansell and Shinn'
and have them now, and they VIII nave
10 remain on the LIST until April, l&s.
BARNES History was placed on the list
of histories by the State Board OF Educa-
ton I'm 1875 and has been Kept there
ever since. Many of the school boards Tot
the various cities and counties nave select
cd for the present session shinn' hansen
or Holmes.
BARNES HISTORY.
Your committee cannot in this report be
more emphatic in cOndemnine the use OF
Barnes History than We have been In our
former reports.
1t must be removed from our children
as soon as possible demand is made
for its removal; that cannot ana Will not
be unheeded.
Your committee IS reliably informed that
the publishers OF Barnes History will
make no objection TO have said history
removed from the list now. IL this can
| be done and is done then We appeal 10
the school boards of those cities and
counties. which have selected Barnes
History. TO meet and select q history from
/ the three remaining on the State list.
Your committee would cali special at
tention 10 the report of the History Com
mittee Of the United Confederate Veteran
Association. made al Nashville, June p.
1897. Copies Of said report are now in the
possession Of the committee Tor distribu-
| ton among the delegates Of this Grand
| Camp. and sufficient copies viii be left
with the Adiutant-Generai. 10 send 10
every subordinate camp OK this Grand
| Camp.
II is universally conceded by every Nir-
| ginian by every Southerner. by every edu-
Gator, by every lover Of Historic South"
that the history question" has assumed
proportions. and will not down until
errors" and "misstatements OF history"
shall he driven from our Southland. and
TO that end your committee deem IL right.
unwise. and just. 10 give preference 10
only such histories as shall stand the
test Of absolute veritv--"the truth. the
whole truth. and nothing but the truth"
HISTORIES RECOMMENDED.
We recommend only such histories as
fairly present the principles and facts
upon which our American republic Is
grounded. with due acknowledgment OF
the actors In the foundation OF the same
and with an eye to its preservation from
assaults from any section OF our land.
In this spirit. we would recommend for
use IN our SCHOOLS. our ' IL e'iid histories
written by Mrs. Mary Tucker McGill. and
General Dabney II. Maury, and the his
tories OF the United states we recon-
mend to be used are Shinn s. Jones, Lee.
Hansell. Holmes and Field.
We would suggest that the above re-
concentrations be placed before the in
coming state Board OF Education. and
recommend that a committee Of this
Grand camp he appointed to appear be-
fore the state Board. when the list OF his
tories is TO be selected. and urge upon
said Board the views Of this Grand Camp
as expressed in this report, and appeal
to the said Board to make no future con-
tract which shall include Barnes history.
but 10 require that the textbooks OF our
public schools shall be selected from the
histories recommended above
me committee would also earnestly
commend these recommendations OF the
report OF the Grand Camp to the attention
Of the instructors in the private schools
OF Virginia.
We would recommend as auxiliary