Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-30
WANT ALL CAMPS TO HELP.
Grand Commander Asks Confede-
rates to Fight HARNESS. History.

The following is the text of a genera
order just issued to the commanders oil
all Confederate camps in Virginia.
Headquarters
Grand Camp Confederate Veterans,
Department of Virginia.
Winchester, Va. March II, 1893
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 5.
To the Commanders of Camps Of Con
federate Veterans, Department of Vir.
ginia:
Comrades,-At a mass-meeting of citi-
Gems, veterans, educators and other Vir-
ginians, held in Richmond on the 18th OF
October last. in order to cooperate with
the Grand Camp in the work Of excluding
from the schools of Virginia histories
improper for the use of our children, by
reason of their perversiOns OF the truth
OF history and their injustice TO the South
and southern people. a committee was
appointed TO select those histories Of the
United States which were, in their jldg-
ment most suitable for use in the schools
OF Virginia. Ii was composed Of the fol-
lowing distinguished educators, three of
whom are Confederate veterans: r. II.
Dabney chairman. Professor of History,
&c, University Of Virginia; Henry Alex
ander White. Professor of History,
Washington and Lee University; {. T..
Vawter. president OF Miller school; VIII
liam H. Abbott, principal Of Bellevue
School: John II. Mcguire, principal OF Nc
Cures School The committee, after
a most careful consideration. for reasons
embodied in their report. recommended
that every exertiou be made to induce
the State Board of Education to adopt
the histories by Or. Jones and Mrs. Lee
as the textbooks in our schools" And
this report and resolution, by its direc
ton. was communicated by one of its
number 10 the History Committee of the
Grand Camp. embracing the members
representing the Sons of Veterans, at its
meeting on March S. 1898. At that meet
ing said report was unanimously en-
dorsed, and the following resolutions
adopted:
81. Resolved. That in the opinion of
this committee it expresses the sentiment
OF all the Confederate Veterans and Sons
of Veterans i'm the State. and of the over
whelm.ng majority of the people Of the
State. when i respectfully requests the
Board of Education, as it now does. 70
use every measure under its control 10
crive Barness History out of use in the
schools of this state
so That the Board Of Education con-
fine the public schools to the use of
Joness and Lees histories Of the United
States for the present, at least.
'3. Whereas il has been creditably re-
presented to the committee. as it believes, |
that the book company obtaining the con- |
tract 20 furnish histories Of the United |
States TO our schools will agree to take |
up all Of Barnes's histories now In the |
hands of the scholars upon most reason |
able terms, the Board Of Education is |
urged to require this Of |
the company 10 which il awards the
contract; but whether this is done or
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use Of Barnes's histories I'm the schools |
and TO require the use of Jones's or
Lees. as it is the sense Of this com
mittee that the children of the State |
had better be taught no history than
such pretended history as Barness."
Information has reached these head
quarters and the History Committee
Lat agents of certain book companies
ire endeavoring TO induce the county
school superintendent in at least some
If the counties to urge the Board Of
education TO continue the use Of Barnes's
histories or of others, open. in part, at
east. TO like objections. Whether this
Information be correct or not, forewarn'
d is forearmed, and, in view Of the fact
hat the State board will soon make the
ontracts for books for another period
f years il is recommended to the va
ious camps that they at once commit
o suitable committees and Impress upon
Individual citizens the important duty
f seeing that the school superintendent
nd teachers in all Of the public and
rivate schools in their respective coun-
les are urged to cooperate with us in
xcluding from the schools Of the State
D whose service we devoted our all in
er time Of need. histories that pervert
ur motives. msrepresent our actions
nd purposes, and belittle those achieve
rents that illustrate so splendidly, In
he light of truth. the heroism of the
ons and daughters OF our fair South
md.
BY order Of John ]. Williams Grand
ommander. THOMAS Elicit,
Adiuta nj General |