The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-25
THE SCHOOL HISTORIES.
srATEwExr or THE MOvEMBNT
IN rAyoR or SOUTHERN BOOKS.
CAPTAIN Thomas Eilett Furnishes Some
Details from tho beginning oftbc Meet
ing of the Grand Camp in 1901.

gives a condensed statement OF various
facts connected with the effort Of secur-
ing proper school history for use
IN the public schools OF the South.
AZ the annual meeting on the Grand
Camp. Confederate Veterans held in
Fredericksburg on June TO- 1881. Grand
Commander W II Smith recommended
that 81 committee be appointed TO en-
Quire into the expcdioncy OF taking
steps 20 have pubnsned q correct school
history of the late war IN order That
coming generations may he taught tho
truth OF our struggle.
The committee to whom tho matter
was referred. recommended that this
was very important and urgently en-
dorecd the necessity for a correct school
history. col John y. Cary (chairman).
Professor Charles s. Nenabic. Of Char
iofiosville Captain w. Gordon McCabe.
~ Petersburg; Colonel a. l.. Phillips. OF
Richmond. and Colonel John III. Hume.
Of Portsmouth. were selected 20 consider
the oxpedicncy Of publishing a school
history.
10 BE MORE IN EARNEST.
At the eth annual meeting of the
Grand Camp hold ~ Roanoke on June
%. 1892. the committee was called upon
10 report but was not yet ready. The
following resolution was then adopted:
Resolved that the Grand Camp OF
Confederate Veterans be urged 90 take
more earnest and active measures 10 Sc
cure the writing and publishing Of a his
tory suitabl for use in public schools
Of the South. which shall give Il cor
rect account OF the causes leading up 10
and producing the war between the
States as well as Of the conduct OF that
war itself"
This resolution was referred to n COM
mittee of FIVE. consisting Of comrades
James ~ Stubs. John Murphy. N. b.
Johnston T.. NJ. Henry, and DR.. John
s. Powell The next day this committee
made the following report on this point:
"TOo much stress cannot be made on
the supreme importance 10 have an i'm
partial. fair. correct. and truthful his
tory Of the Confederate war written.
published and used in oui public
schools The memories Of our dead COM
rades demand IL. our own self-respcct re-
quests IT,"
OFFERING A PREMIUM.
The following committee were appoint
cd 10 carry out the resolution: Comrade
--ames n Stubs. chairman; John Gus
sons and John n. Hume. Resolved
That the Committee on History be in
Immediate publication of a school his
tory. and is authorized to offer as
premium 5000 for such a history as
may be approved by this committee. pro-
vided the 5000 can be raised by Volun-
tary subscriptions.
Tie sixth annual meeting of the Grand
Camp Confederate Veteran Department
of Virginia was held at Portsmouth,
Va. on Wednesday. June a. 1898.
Col. James n. Stubbs. chairman Of the
Committee on Writing and Publishing a
History suitable for use in the public
and private schools of the South report
ed that the committee had received val
liable assistance from the committee APP
pointed by the various camps. and had
received letters from many professors
and scholars endorsing the movement
and recommending various histories In
course Of preparation. and the cores
pOndpnce. letters. etc, were submitted.
He further reported the progress of the
work and the determination of the peO-
pie TO have "A Southern History. and at
Birmingham in July tho various manu-
scripts and histories viii be submitted
To- the united Confederate Veterans for
their action in the matter. He further
recommended that the following resO-
buttons Ice adopted. which was unani-
mously done:
l. Resolved. by the Grand Camp of
Confederate Veterans Of Virginia that
the question of Southern History
(aftcr caring for our needy and wound
ed comradesl. is the ali absorbing one
for tho Confederate Veterans TO cOnsid-
or and every effort should be used for
the accomplishment Of the work until
we are successful
.. That we cannot hope 10 he success
ful in working only in Virginia but we
Gre satisfied the Virginia Confederate
Veterans must unite. work and co-op-
crate with the United Confederate Vete-
rams and keep in touch with the whole |
South: therefore we cordially and hear /
tily endorse the move made by the Unit |
ed Confederate Veterans in appointing |
a History Committee" and hope the |
Virginia Committee and the united Con- |
federate Veteran Committee will confer |
and cooperate an dbring to the South |
the long want, "a true history from start |
to finish"
g. That the Superintendent OF Public |
instruction Of Virginia be requested to |
use his influence 10 exclude from our |
public schools the most Objectionable |
histories now used until the Southern |
history can be written.
4. We hope the manuscripts OF r. r. |
HowersOn, Esq. and Mrs. Susan p. Lee
both Of Virginia. and Hon. j. H. Shinn.
of Arkansas. will be ready for the con-
sideration by the History Committee Of |
United Confederate Veterans and Grand |
Camp Of Virginia at their conference !
which We hope will take place i'm Birm- |
ingham. Alabama, on July nth. 1891
1t was moved that the History Com !
mittee be continued. and that they be |
instructed to confer with the History |
Committee Of the United Confederate |
Veterans, which was adopted
INCREASING THE COMMITTEE.
II was further moved that the Com |
mttee on History be increased to five |
and that the Rev. y. ID. Tucker and |
Prof. James NJ Garnett be added. which |
was adopted.
The seventh annual meeting OF tho
Grand Comp, G. v. Department of |
Virginia, held at Alexandra. Va. on
the Eth day OF June. 1894:
Col. James y. Stubs chairman OF
the committee on publishing "A school
History for use IN our public and private
scools" made q report too volumirous
10 publish here.
The following suggestion was made by
Can't John Cussons:
Il su ggcst a history OF tho Confederate
war, its cause. character and conse-
Quenoes treatment 10 be in form OF
essay. rather than textbook. and 20 be
used as a reader. not as substitute
for favored history. but as an auxiliary
TO that study. Let it be known that the |
Camp would give It's endorsation 10 the !
most accurate and best written work of |
this nature say 500 pages"