The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-09
TWO HISTORIES
RECOMMENDED.
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committee cannot then recommend even
,hIs hook TO our schools; but they do
feel that Il would be well for our teach
ers to have II In their possession for pur-
poses OF reference. and as comparatively
moderate book from the Northern stand
point
n the COMMITTEES considered 1t worth
while to recommend as many as three
books. they would give the third place 10
the book by Cooper. Estil and Lennon,
who show a commendable desire 20 dear
impartially with all questions Of sectional
controversy. In the hands OF intelligent
and well-informed teachers, II would be
a good text book: but, taken by itself, IL
does not seem TO us to give just idea
OF the late war. and the causes leaolhg
up TO II, for the authors, who are SOUTH
ernors are so anxious 10 be falr 10 lhe
North that they have rendered cola ana
lifeless some of the most striking events
IN our history, have sometimes oDscuieu
the truth and have even PRODUCED iaise
impressions. y few examples may De
mentioned .,,,.u 4.
Tho surrender Of Mason and Slidell TO
England Is called can important dipio-
matte victory" for Sewardl Nothing Is
said OF northern sympathy for Johh
Brown. nothing Of Stewards ialsehoous
- of sherman ravaees ia
Georgia: while it is declared an
unsettled question" whether Sherluah
was justified In reducing the SHENANDOAH
Valley TO a desert inhabited by starVin'
women and children. The affair between
the Virginia (Merrimac) and the Mohl-
tor Is very enormously described ana oul
fifteen lines are given TO Jacksons I'M
mortal valley campaign.
A number OF other books have Deeh eN-
amined by this committee, but II seems
needless to mention any others by name
except the two which are recommended
for use in our Virginia schools The au-
thors Of these mamed in alphabetical or
der) are the Rev. Dr. j. William
Jones and Mrs. Susan Pendleton Lee.
CHANGES NECESSARY.
These books the committee recommend
as unouestionably better than the others.
II should be understood. however. that
they do not endorse them in every detail
IL is believed that such defects as they
may have, do not affect their superiority,
that the necessary changes can readily be
made I'm future editions; and indeed II
may be mentioned that a revised correct
ed and improved edition Of DIR. Jones
work is now going through the press.
without going into needless details II
seems sufficient to say that these TWO
DOCKS give more lfulniul ACCOUNTS VI ""t
history than the others; that their ac-
counts of the war between the states Is
not only truer but also more interesting
and nfe-ike than the accounts I'm the
other books: that the space devoted 70
Southern and Virginia affairs is relative
ly larger and that these books are, more
over especially teachable books. as actual
experience has already proved.
For these reasons, therefore. the COM
mittee recommend that every eXertion
shall be made 10 induce the State Board
Of Education to adopt the histories by
Dr. Jones and Ms. Lee as the text books
In our schools.
Respectfully submitted,
r. II. DABNEY. Chairman.
Professor Of History, &c, Univer-
sity of Virginia
HENRY ALEXANDER WHITE,
Professor Of History Washington
and Lee University.
c. f. VAWTER.
President Of Miller School, Abe
marie.
VIM. X. ABBOTT
Principal Bellevue School, Bedford.
JOHN +. INQUIRE,
McGuire's School Richmond.