Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25
THE SCHOOL HIsTORY's HISTORY.
Captain Thomas Elicit Reviews IT
for the Investigating Committee.

for the investigating Committee.
Acknowledgement Thomas Elicit, of
the Grand Camp, Confederate Veterans
has prepared a condensed. though COM
prehenslve, statement of the various
proper histories for use in Virglnia's
public schools. In this statement, which
Will be submitted to General Micajah
Woods, the chairman OF the Investigating
Committee of the Grand Camp, Captain
Elicit says:
At the annual meeting of the Grand
Camp, Confederate Veterans, held in
Fredericksburg, on June TO- 1881, Grand
Commander w. +. Smith recommended
that a committee be appointed TO en-
quire into the expediency of taking steps
TO have published a correct school his
tory Of the late war in order that coming
generations may be taught the truth
of our struggle"
The committee TO whom the matter
was referred recommended that this
was very important. and urgently en-
dorsed the necessity for a correct school
history. Colonel John b. Cary Chair
mani: Professor Charles S. Venable, Of
Charlottesville; Captain w. Gordon Nc
Cabe. of Petersburg; Colonel A. l.. Phil
lips. Of Richmond, and Colonel John ii.
Hume. of Portsmouth, were selected to
consider the expediency of publishing
school history.
AN URGENT RESOLUTION.
At the fifth annual meeting of the
Grand Camp, held at Roanoke on June
% 1892. the committee was called upon
to report but was not yet ready. The
following resolution was then adopted:
"Resolved, That the Grand Camp of
Confederate Veterans be urged to take
more earnest and active measures to Sc
cure the writing and publishing of a his
tory suitable for use in public schools
of the South. which shall give a cor
rect account of the causes leading up TO
and producing the war between the
States as well as of the conduct OF that
war itself"
This resolution was referred TO COM
mittee of five. consisting of Comrades
James N. Stubs, John Murphy, n. b.
Johnston, f. NJ. Henry, and Or. John
s. Powell. The next day this committee
made the following report on TINS
point:
TOO much stress cannot be made on
the supreme importance to have an i'm
martial. fair, correct, and truthful his
torv of the Confederate war written,
unfinished. and used in our public
schools. The memories of our dead com
| rades demand it, our own selt-respect
| requests it,"
| PREMIUM FOR A GOOD HISTORY.
The following committee were appoint
| ed to carry out the resolution: Comrade
James n. Stubs chairman, John Gus
| sons. and John II. Hume. Resolved
] That the Committee on History be IN
| structed to take into consideration the
| Immediate publication of a school his
| tory and is authorized to offer as a
premium 5000 for such a history as
| NAV be approved by this committee, pre-
| vided the s., coo can be raised by Voluh-
| tary subscriptions"
The sixth annual meeting OF the Grand
| Camp. Confederate Veterans, Department
of Virginia, was held at Portsmouth
| Va, on Wednesday, June IA, 1888
Colonel James. n. Stubs, chairman oi
| the Committee on Writing and fuohsn-
| ing q History suitable for use In the pun
| lie and private schools OF the SCUM io
| ported that the committee had receNeu
| valuable assistance from the coninii''ee
| appointed by the various camps, anu
| had received letters from many professors
| and scholars endorsing the movement
| and recommending various histories In
| course of preparation. and the CORE
| snondence, letters, etc, were supmltteu'
| He further reported the progress OF the
| work and the determination or the peo-
ME 10 have a southern history, and al
| Riruinpham in July the various manu-
scripts and histories will be submitted
"a the United Confederate Veterans TOT
their action in the matter.
| RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
He further recommended that the ioi-
lowing resolutions be adopted, which was
| unanimously done:
| Resolved by the Grand Camp oil
| Confederate Veterans Of Virginia. Iha'
the question OF southern his'otS
after caring for our needy and wouhueo
comrades) is the all-absorbing one ior
| the Confederate veterans to CONSIDER
and every effort should be used Tor the
accomplishment Of the work until we arr
| successful.
. That we cannot hope to be success
full I'm working only in Virginia, put We
| are satisfied the Virginia CONFEDERATE
| veterans must unite, work, and co-ope-
80 with the United Confederate Vete-
| rams and keep In touch with tne mnU
co,,,b. therefore. we cordially and hearti'
=, andorsa the move made by the United
Confederate Veterans in appointing
oHistory Committee" and hope the VIZ
gInIa committee and the United Conreoe
rate Veterans Committee VIII CONFER am
co-operate and bring to the Soutn 'n'
long want. "a true history from start y
finish" ,,,,r,
g. That the Superintendent OF rum,
Instruction Of Virginia be redues.eu :,
use his influence TO exclude from ~,
pub,ic schools the most opJecuoiap''
histories now used until the sou'hei'
history can be written. :, -
4 We hope the manuscripts or n, "
Howerson. ESQ, and Mrs Susan +. Lev
both of Virginia. and Hon. J. IL. shin''
OF Arkansas, will be ready for the con
sideration BIZ the History Committee .
United Confederate Veterans and uran'
Camp OF Virginia at their conference
which we hope will take place In DIT
mingham, Ala. on July II, 1881.
II was moved that the hissory So,n
I.4.a 10 continual and that they ~