The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-17
BRENT DEFENDS
THE STATE BOARD
fiske's History Was Revised Before
Il Was Adopted.
THE OBJECTIONS REMOVED.
IL Does Not Now Say That Brooks Ap-
preached Sumner from behind,
One Member of the Committee
Who Had Not Seen the Book.


tary Oh the State Boa.d Of Education, in
VIE ca he criticised Tie report or the llls-
tory Committee OF the Grand Camp Con-
fc4evlte Veterans, which was prepared
by 3lr. William l.. Royal. chairman OK
that body. and unanimously approved ~
the Executive Committee OK The veterans
This report was uJ5lisned iu flA Ia the
Times of yesterday morning
Air. Brents criticism is especially aimed
al Sir. k0yaiis protest regardin. lhe a--
tlDl or tle Board lu putting rloNt HIS
tory ou the llst OF books 20 be used ln tle
pubic SCHOOLS.
TIE RESPONSIBILITY
After defending the action oi ihe Board
in tta- respect ar Brent says in part.
'N lateF-r responsibility there o. lof
John flskes History being 90 The list OF
textbooks Tor Virginia schools D Wiling
iy assume. 10 has been recommcnIed 10
The Board by some ~ che best teachers
.u virginia, ANA had taught it for years.
} Has aware 0t some of its biemlslrt.
and before tle book was adopted had
written o. 1r flske and his publishers,
ursins certain moolhcations and cortcc-
lions.
"When the Board we, considering the
procuety of Placing tha history on tne
llst. Governor Tyler asked nae ~ b. cone
tanned amy statements preluqiciai ID tne
South, and when / assured him ana tse
other members oil the Board chat tna Few
objectionable features could, and in an
probability w0uld. DE corrected, they. DO
taI.rence 10 tno wishes OF The many OK
-,cet rroorCeeivo feachers of he State
who desired tle history " the highest A--
erary and pedagogical character. placed
John fisEes History GU the usL.
ONLY SPECIFICATIONS
CAS- Mr. koial makes Che Brooks sum
ner episode tle only specification against
me accuracy vi The oooA am s.ad 10
inform n.l that when Mr tieAes dt-en-
ton was called % The manifest injustice
OF his statement l1 agreed 90 modify 10.
John rl5Ae is lne greatest oil hFlng MS
torlans. but Doe is not so gse4t as 10 Do
lnlaIasle 90 error --r. hOyaA "illes az
great length about ms unfortunate &C.
currence but says he does not pretend 10
justify the con4l-t ~ preston bIopha.
He says the cane used Dy bIooAa was
small one.
so thought ] TIL eNamlnea tne Con
eresslonai GLOBE c9hlainlns the o-Atl". lN-
Nesils lt-l- oi ,le mat -i. "-eIt ]. We
proved p5 cttol'.c WIZ, nc ~
,ale "t' '.'.i ...tt- ~ middle
4a4A emu '.i -"' pr ,.l0 9,.i
ana tNe-f .ntlt hL L.. rlna iel emu anu
maze OF ful--iil-4 lHil4 INJ-tlf WIN
slreilc gravity tl..l ID Una. pL i4Nh.ty
or Whdiebgue. li Sir Royal VIII exam
Inc tne record d. VIII lnd tla- ne lih-
self AS well as John flske. D. capable ot
making q mis- take.
Dir brelL ro. l-4es py aging. ,
~ Air. hoy al "lu cai llliy ie.l lnesI5
DOCKS ln-t-at OF hiFlNa eAI -1 A"--
critics. hc VIII luQ more good 10 them
than ho imafl .r,... ,,-.,,r,-
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I'D 1Ne "-Df'
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'l laFe read Dr. nav. N9.AiNs VIZ
ever 70 say in nay character as chairman
OF tle History COMMITTEE tAN Ie
port speaks ior iiseli, ana WILL -A-ii+
take care % liatt, puL rs NJ illah D..
fe.iinst Mr. Brerfs trsatine Inc document
as my Individual report
"lt U.s. The unanimous lepof, or lne -ii7-
tory Committee Of the Dtihl camp Do"-
ie1er4te veterans. ..-
OF must also protest against ar IRE
intimatlon that set my views from inter
cstel critics. 5et lAy views l-yiI rl
inspection ol tlr DOORS t-rin ~
have said as chairman OF tle history
Committee. d WIZ never permit uy son.
in the formative period OF DIS mlndf I'd
Dee taught tue Views on me southern lr'-
pie and the Con. lerate soldier lAat AT
t0 be found in those books.
"f may add fh1- b cannot quite unoef
stand SIR Brent az li1n6 iAe re7l"iite,i-
rlty Tor Fisk-s History being ol ..e
.ist Tie d only inc secretary OF L.e
BOARD W Li-.- you. anu pas u, lt--
lhc selection OF D9oha To 81 up.h gag ..-
That ls the linelou or -hr lpttu lA-1'''
and Dr. cannot anlieafe lis FUNCTION.
"But as Doe actually according TO uls
own account. imposed fl7Ae -poh OUT
ti0n
"He says De was aware OF ag1lt ol . ..4
b.emisnes ana la1 written AI. lshg anu
his publ hers urging certain m0Qluea-
tiIns and corrections. me inference pel..5
that the Br00ks-sumner matter was one
W The b.emiauts. lie lAeu says tAtt
wen ne Ll.tt wa ffi.,,-,. cr Sc