Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-20
THE HISTORY COMMITTEE MEETS.
Subject Fully Discussed and Resoiu-
lions Drafted ms basis of Report.

lions Drafted ms BASIS of Report.
treat interest was shown In the meet
ing of the History Committee OF the
Grand Camp, which was held In Mur-
phys Hotel yesterday afternoon. A NUM-
Der OF delegates who had arrived con-
gregated in the lobby and discussed 'ne'
question in all its phases.
Mr. 7 w. Womack, Of the American
Book Company is in the field TO look
after the interests of his firm. Kew Dr'
7. William Jones had come from Abilene
Toy TO press the claims of his own
hook and Mr.. ]. p. Bell. senior MEMBER
Of the J. p. Bell Publishing Company
of I,ynchburg was indusuriousiy ursihs
the claims OF Mrs Macgilrs history 10
recoonition. lust before the meeting
nrominent officer of the camp said; III
we do not gain our point now, we mhgh.
as well throw up the sponge ana ,he
sentiment found emphatic endorsements
on every side.
THE SONS ADMITTED.
chairman Stubs called the committee
% order There we're present Messrs.
James n. Stubbs. Rev. b. d. tucker NJ
w Hazlewood, John Cussons, John -
Williams. and r. A. Brock. Inc ap-
sentees were Messrs. James Nj. Garhett
and John II. Hume. ,,,.
Messrs. Maury and Tucker, OF the 1iis-
tory Committee of the Sons OF veterans
uere accorded the privilege of being pre-
sont n was proposed that these gem
tlemen should be admitted TO MEMBER
shin In the committee. but 1t was de-
c;6ed that the committee had not power
,o ada IN its numbers, but the two deie-
ootes were invited TO take part In the
oorforance az their object In seeking
adu,ssion was to make a report on the
question 10 the Grand Camp OF sons Oh
confederate Veterans, which meets 10
day. ..,o,, IN
chairman Stubbs called attention 10
thc history by /. A. Field. OF Georgia
which has lust been published, ana whieh
had been sent through him to the COM
rittee for their approval. Otner h's.o
ries favorably mentioned were thoss ~
DIR Jones Mrs. Lee, and Genera Dao
new III. Maury. These were an ih0luu.u
in the last report of the committee n iS,u
10 the Grand Camp last year III ""
chester. -, LAW
,red carefully every history on the hst,
and he had found errors In all he ulu
not think the committee could accom-
nI,sh much unless they remained In SEES
sio,. and considered each history eale-
fully with a view to eliminating INC
mistakes. He thought the Graha camp
should make some arrangements " 40
sist the committee i'm this work, the I'M
nortance of which, he said, was patent
Personally he could not arord 10 ue
vote the time necessary without rernu.
neration. but the Grand camp "isne
we'll afford to make arrangements To-
| the committee to accomplish TINS WIN
This matter was not dlscusseu. -.
Mr. Tucker said that Fields History
had been very cordially recoiiiineN -
| Ex-Governor Cameron.
WHERE THE FAULT LAY.
Mr.. subbs said the fault In most Oh
these histories was that the days OF re-
construction were not sufficiently EN-
phasized That period in the south hio
tory. he thought. needed as fhueh 49,
ton at the hands of the historian 90 va
nariod of the war. The speaker criticised
the revised edition OF Field iils'oly, Suo
nitted 10 the committee. The space ue-
voted 10 the history of the settlement Oh
tho Continent and TO the ReVolutionary
war he said. was out Of proportion TO inc
suace devoted to the period between .-o
Independence days and the emo OF tiV
civil war. while the space devoted 10 '"o
storv from the close of the civil war 20
the nassing of the Dingley bill was aito-
gether inadequate.
Mr. su,bbs said. further. that he wahteu
70 see the Grand Camp recommend 'ha'
only histories-State as wen as Il"
should be employed in the schools tna'
had been written by southern aulno.
he then went over the circumstances sur
rounding the selection of Holmess anu
parnes's histories by the Board OF E'1
cation and the outcry against the use
90 Rarnes's History, which resulted IN tue
oxcIusion 10 some extent. or that pooh
re had only found two places III tue o'a'0
where HARNESS History is now IN use
.Trrfortunately for u.s. he added, We
oonrot change these books until the III
canning administration meets In Mat'ii
next unless the Board of Education Will
oonssnt 10 strike Barnes's History from
the list" OF course. that was rehueie"
possible by the permission OF the Anie,' :,
can Book Company. Mr. otupps uisvu
that whatever action was taken IL shouiu
he emphatic. There were -FOUR his.oli'o
now ON the list, he continued, ana any
ona of these might be selected by the
~ hoards in each county, but II was
q serious item with the poor, this buying
OF new books.
THEIR RIGHT TO DEMAND.
",rhe Confederate veterans have right
20 denand from the Board Of Education,
said the speaker. that histories WHICH
do not misrepresent them shall be taught
in southern schools" and ne suggested
,hat the state histories Of Mary Tucker
uacgtlI and Mrs. Lee should be used In
the schools for State purposes, ana thal
q should be recommended 10 the Board OF
| Educatlon that hereafter more Afternoon
| should be given to State history In oui
schools. He suggested, further that tue
| following histories should be reconlneho'
| ed by the committee: Lees. Jones's, nan
| sells. Shinns, and. IL the list can DC GU
| lareed 10 five. that tlelos shouiu "
| added; this latter. in the light OF the se.y
| hioh recommendations II had received
TS, hoo rd should also be asked 20 recon-
nnand that the following supplementary
works should be used: Mrs. Williamson
ct lie of Lee" published by Baughman *
| 90 of Richmond; Colonel Cussons Cur
rert History. and DR.. McGuire's lecture
| on stonewali Jackson.
A FAIR HISTORY THE OBJECT.
Dr Brock suggested that only histories
NV southern authors should be used.
Rev. DIR. Tucker thought no such hmi-
,ation should be imposed. The sole OBJ
tect was to get fair history, and he
boned and believed the time was not
Tar distant when northerners as well as
ao,therners would view historic facts
from a common standpoint.
Dr Brock said that at present the
North supported their own writer's only.
and he thought the South might well
and