Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-22
EVENING SESSION OF INTEREST.
History Committee Reports-Pen-
sious Discussed-Nev Commander.

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sions Discussed-New Commander.
The camp was called to order shortly
after o'clock, First-Lieutenant-Com
mander Stubs presiding. The session
was opened with prayer by Rev. DR..
| Tucker.
Colonel Smoot was called to the chair
and Colonel Stubs, the chairman of the
| History Committee. submitted his report
| Before the report was read. however
Major Washington Taylor moved that all
speeches on this subject should be limit
! ed TO minutes, and that no comrade
should be allowed to speak more than
once If the committee was not able
| to give them the history they were look
| ing for. IL was no occasion for Fpurth-of-
July speeches, because the camp could
not do in an hour or so what the COM
mittee had not been able TO do in twelve
months.
| This resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
Colonel Stubs then read the report as
| follows.
AT the Roanoke session OF the Grand
| Camp Of Virginia, June, lSs2, this History
| Committee was organized. report from
| this committee has been made at every
session of the Grand Camp-Portsmouth
| va. June. 1898; Alexandria, June, 1884;
| Charlottesville, June, 1888, ana Wlnches-
! fer 1896 This Is the fifth report OF the
! History Committee. In the past nVe
| wears your committee have had many
| gatherings in this city of the educators
| of virginia; we have met with encour
| agemeut from all lovers OF historic
! truth " and have done all that could be
| done TO arouse interest in this all-aD-
! sorbing question. "a,
| harness History was placed on the iist
| of histories by the state Board OF Edu-
cation in 1919, ana mas peeh hept thSiS
| ever since.
The History Committee recommended
| at the Alexandria session or the Grahd
| Camp of Virginia. June, 1891, to use every
| effort 10 abolish from our schools Barnes's
| History and the Grand camp adopted
| the recommendation and made the request
| OF the state Board OF Education 10 auu
| 10 the list Of histories for use In the pup
lie schools Hansell and Shinn. The STATE
Board i'm the summer OF 1881. cneerlulIy
acquiesced in the request and auded Han
sell and Shinn TO the list; then We hau
Holmes. Barnes Hansell. ana Shlnn ana
have them now, ana they WI ,oo nav ~ ~
remain on the list until April, 1898. Many
of the school boards for the various clties
and counties have selected for the present
session Hansell, Shinn. or Holmes.
HARNESS HISTORY MUST GO.
your committee cannot, in this report,
be more emphatic I'm condemning the use
of Barnes's History than we nave Deeh
I'm our former reports. 1t must be re-
moved from our children as soon as pos
sible. A demand is made for It's remoVai
that cannot and Will not be unheeoen
Your committee is reliably INFORMED thtt
the publishers OF Barnes's History VIII
make no objection 10 have said history
gtrnck from the list now. III this can De
done and is done, then we recommend
the school boards OF those cities ana
counties which have selected Barnes
History to meet ana select history from
the three remaining on the state list
namely. Hansell. Shinn, and Holmes; in
fact. three school boards can do so any
how, and we recommend 1t TO be dohe.
Your committee would call special at
tention TO the report of the History COM
mittee of the United Confederate Nete-
rams. made at Nashville June -, losi'
Copjes OF said report are now in the pos
session of the committee Tor dlstrlDutlon
amonp the delegates OF this Grand Camp,
and will leave copies enough with the
Adiutant-General 10 send TO every SUBJ
ordinate camp of this Grand Camp
MUST HAVE ONLY THE TRUTH.
II Is universally conceded by every Vir-
einian-by every southerner, by every
educator. by every lover OF historic
truth-that the history question has as
sumed proportions, and will not down
mill errors" and 'misstatements" or
history shall be driven from our South
land and to that end your committee
deem il right, wise, and Just To give
nreference 10 only such histories as shall
stand the test of absolute-the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth
We recommend only sueh histories as
fairly present the principles and facts
mon which is grounded our American
ran,,hlic with due Acknowledgement OF the
actors in the foundation or the same,
and with an eye 10 its preservation from
assaults from any section. In this spirit
we would recommend for the use In our
schools our Virginia histories, written
nv Mrs Mary Tucker Magill and Gene
raj Dabney II. Maury. anc the histories
~ the United States, Shinn-Hanseli Sc
rios William Jones, Mrs. Susan Il.
Ice and Holmes. We will recommend
tbat the above recommendations be
nIaced before the incoming State Board
OF Education, and committee OF TINS
fore the incoming State Board of Educa-
tion when the list of histories is TO be
selected and urge upon said board the
views OF this Grand Camp. as expressed
~ Fnrtber we would suggest. for its
moral and patriotic influence as auxiliary
readjng the admirable life OF General
Robert e. Lee by Mrs. Mary Williamson.
In our opinion, ii might be adopted, such
a. its cIearness and verbal simplicity, as
a current reader.
We desire, also, 20 express our adj
niration OF the recent utterances OF the
rrand Commander or the Grand Camp OF
VIRGINIA Colonel John Cussons, his
tranchan MT arralgnment OF the defamation
of the South in his "Glance at Current
History"
LET THE CAMPS ALL HELP.
Further we recommend that the Grand
camn express TO the subordinate camps
lie sense OF the incalculable importance
~ the preparation, reading. and Ming be-
fore and with them OF papers by their
members setting forth facts OF war his
tory particularly within their knowledge.
your committee congratuiates the Grand
camn tffo subordinate camps, the whole
neonis az Virginia. the teachers. parents,
and children. on the very happy. splendid,
and UNPARALLELED meeting held In Lee
Camn Hall on the 10Th instant. and the
>Jsrv superior addresses then delivered
hefore a bright. responsive. and intelligent
Guidance The resolutions then adopted
,,seat with the cordial endorsement OF the
non,mittee and we would recommend that
mis- Grand Camp cheerfully endorse the
THE SUNLIGHT OF TRUTH.
Tn conclusion: The mist Of error Is ra-
,,dIv passing away. The sunlight OF truth
- bursting through the cloud of calumny
nd falsehoo1. Already authors of his
fories Of one and two decades ago have
heen forced and driven to acknowledge
their unnardonable misstatemenrs. blum
dara and faisehoods, and are now ap-
healing 10 the South that they will re-
vive correct and repubiish their histo- |
riss I.ef them do so. as they please. but
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