The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
Committee Charges that Lie Re-
burg Landing Was Inserted.
HON. ]. S. DODGE, COMMANDER
ELECTED ON SECOND BALLOT OVER
FIVE OTHER CANDIDATES.
Annual Meeting of Loyal Legion Last
Night Ending in Banquet and
Speech by Gov. Mount.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

RICHMOND, Ind, May 13.-The eight
eenth annual encampment of the c. A. II.
closed to-day with the ceremony Of iustalla-
ton of officers at the Westcott. This ses-
sion has been successful above the hopes OF
both officers and citizens here The enter
tainment Of the visitors was systematically
handled and the flattering resolutions by
the c. A. r., the w. r. c. and the Ladies
of the G.. A. r., thanking the city of, Rich
mond for its overfowing Quaker hospi-
tality, are a source of much self congratu-
lation by the citizens. committee was
here from Columbus. where the encamp-
ment goes next year, getting pointers on
how to look after the old soldiers
The encampment was in caucus soon
after o'clock this morning to choose
delegates to the national encampmenL
Gen. Lew Wallace was chosen delegate-at-
large and Lieutenant Governor Haggard
alternate-at-large to the national encamp-
ment. The district delegates and alternatss
were chosen as follows;
Delegates-Charles Meinkert, Petersburg;
Uriah Coulson, Sullivan; Louis Bir, New
Albany; Dan Ryno, Columbus; Dan Will
son, Seymour; j. NJ Barlow, Plainfield G.
M. Meller, Terre Haute; Benjamin Starr,
Richmond; w. B. Harris, Indianapolis; G.
H. Schoepple Bluffton; w. Z. Murray,
L. Il
A. r. Tucker Noblesvile; Ira S. Carpenter,
A. S, Mccormack, H. c. Gemmell, Markle;
A. H. Cline, Jonesboro; Allan II. Dougal.
Fort. Wayne w. H. Keyes, Steuben; Jo-
seph Turnick, South Bend; j. c. Gordon,
Argos
Alternates-C. c. Schroeder, Evansvllle:
William j. Allen, Bloomington; Philip Les
ter, Little York. e. II. Nesbaum, Aurora;
D. II. Moo. Moore's Hill; w. A. Nash,
Martinsville Elias Kemper Mansfield; r.
A. Black, Greenfield; William l.. Dunlap,
Franklin; S. f, Kennel, Winchester; A. l..
Kerwood, Muncie II. Clifford, Crawfords-
Vile; Schuyler La Fourth, Covington; II.
f. Biggs, West Lebanon; George A. Clark,
Lowell; L. M. SPOTS, Roam; Milton Garri-
gus, Kokomo; w. FL. keyes, Hamilton; ].
l.. Stephenson, Kosciusko; George Leyk-
taap, Starke.
The report of the committee on school
histories caused more interest than any
thing during the session. 1t was presented
by Judge Marsh. 1T is as follows
T. SCHOOL HISTORY REPORT.
''The undersigned, committee ON school
histories, beg leave. to submit the follow
ing report for your consideration: At the
annual encampment held at South Bend on
May 10 and H. 1896 this committee reported
to the encampnent the action taken by the
committee and the State Board of Educa-
ton up to that date. 1t may be proper to
call attention again to the fact that the
contract for the textbooks for our public
schools had shortly before that time ex-
pired and a new contract mad been en-
tered into by the State Board of Education,
for MOntgomerys leading facts in Ameri-
can history, as the textbook on United
States history to be used in our public
schools for another period of five years.
This contract was made conditional upon
the revision of that part of said history
covering the period of our late civil war,
together with the accounts of the events
preceding and succeeding, which was prop
erly connected with the subject of the war.
The revision to be made under the di-
rection and according to the demands of the
State Board of Education. The revised
work had not been issued at the time of
making our last report but we had been
assured that the revision covered nearly all
of the points criticised by this committee
in the original work. We INDUCED the
hope that the revision would be OF a char
acter to indicate clearly that our comrades,
living and dead, who fought for national
supremacy, We're in the performance of the
highest patriotic duty, and that those who
fought against them were in the wrong.
we regret to have to report that while
| the work has been revised, and, as to many
points complained of by this committee, has
been improved there is yet an entire abb
sence of any statement therein, indicating
which side was right and which wrong IN
the great conflict The manner in which the
publishers have treated the demands of the
State Board of Education is such that 1t
seems to the committee that the work
should have been promptly and emphatcally
| condemned by the board and the contract
"The state Board of Education required
| the publishers to give q revised and more
freesboro, Missionary Ridge and Lookout
| Mountain, and to give more extended bio
| graphical sketches of Grant and sherman,
! and to give biographical sketches OF Han
| cock, Howard Logan, McPherson, hey-
| nolds and Rosecrans, whose names did not
appear in the books then In use.
"'rhis work was prepared and printed In
small type covering four pages of the di-
rnensions used in the history, but is not
4 tl4y Frvlys art ~ In
| tory or in the historical part of the book,
but after the close of the history, and be-
tween reference table and the Declara-
| ton : independence, these four pages OF
re, matter are bound into the book.
They are placed where they are not likely
to attract attention, nor be used as por-
ton of the history.
again, in the account of the battle of
Pittsburg Landing the author or publishers
have TEN occasion to nterpoate a iauda-
tor renee to General Albert Sidney
Jol and to publish a foot-note stating,
in Cance, that after he was wounded
he 1T his own surgeon 10 care for the
wounds Of Union soldiers, while he bled 10
ment we believe to be pure fiction, having
no foundation, in fact, and II true, we in
sist that it is Of no value as history ana Is
an indecent attempt on the part OF the
publishers to neutralize the effect OF such
revision as they had made in the work
THE BOOK CONDEMNED.
eve condemn this work without qualihca-
ton, and believe that the State Board OF
Education should refuse TO receive or allow
the use of any more Of the books.
I'VE congratulate the comrades of this de-
partment that the agitation of this subject
and the action taken by the department has
resulted in awakening an interest in the subs
iect which is bearing fruit in the publica-
ton of numerous text books for schools OF
a PATRIOTS character and the prospect now
is that the committee appointed by the
commander-in-chief, acting for the ma
tional encampment, will be able 10 report.
at least one patriotic school history In
course of preparation by eminent his
tosian. TO the next annual encampment at
Buffalo.
I'VE recommend that this eneampment
adopt a resolution approving the action OF
the national encampucnN in its efforts to
secure patriotic histories for the use OF
schools covering the period OF our civil war.
respectfully submitted
"A. Q. MARSH, Chairman
"a. II. GRAHAM
Nv. 5. HAGGARD,
'T j. CHARLTON
'WM. Ii. ARMSTRONG"
Shouts of applause greeted the reading Of
this report and il was adopted as the sem
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