Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-09
THEY PLEAD FOR FAIR HISTORIES.
Grand Camp Committee Adopts
Strong ResOIufious

The members of the committee present
were Messrs. w. j.. Royal chairman
r. II. Edwards. NJ. w. Hazelwood, r. A.
Brock James Manu. w. H. Hurcamp.
The visiters present were Colonel Law
renee S. Marye, of Garland-Rodes
Camp; Professor John S. Mcclure of the
Citizens Committee; Mr. f. =. Cox,
grand commander of the Sons of Vete-
rams; Captain John E. Laughton, COM
mander of X. f.. Lee Camp; Judge ID. c.
Richardson, Of Lee Camp; General Bran
der, and others.
CHAIRMAN ROYALS ADDRESS.
In calling the meeting to order, chair
man Royal thus addressed the COM
mttee:
Il have called you together for two
reasons. First, in my opinion, after the
great amount of discussion which has
taken place in the last few months, il is
proper that we should meet together and
confer on what should be the future
course Of the committee, and that should
be defined by the members. Secondly, it
is the unanimous opinion Of the people of
Virginia that Barnes's History should be
driven out of our schools, II ISLANDERS us,
and is a covert sneer against us. In
a very short time the State Board of
Education will meet for the purpose of
contracting with some firm to furnish
school histories to our schools for some
time to come, 1t IL proper that We should
meet, therefore, and bring matters to a
focus and take steps to force Barnes's
and such like histories out of the schools.
They are teaching our children that we
We're rebels and | for one, will never
consent that my boy shall be taught that
his father was rebel and degraded
man."
Mr.. Royal was literally applauded.
Captain Thomas Elicit was unanimously
elected secretary, and the committee pro-
ceeded to business.
DRIVE HARNESS HISTORY OUT.
Major Brander said he had been given
TO understand that all those invited to be
present might take part in the discussion
and the chairman said that his object
had been to hold an open conference.
Mr.. NJ. W. Lakewood. then rose and
said he desired to present two resolutions.
The first was as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
committee IL expresses the sentiment OF
all the Confederate veterans and sons or
veterans In this State, and OF the over
whelming majority of the people of the
State, when it respectfully requests the
Board of Education, as it now does, TO
use every measure under its control to
drive Barnes's History out of use in the
schools OF this State; and,
"a, That the Board OF Education con-
fine the public schools to the use OF
Jones's and Lees histories of the United
states, for the present, at least
I'D. Whereas Ii has been credibly rep
resented TO this committee, as II believes,
that the book company obtaining the
contract 10 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
respectfully urged to require this of the
company TO which IL awards the contract
But whether this is done or not. II Is
urged to. forbid the further use OF
Barnes sf1iistory I'm the schools, and 10
require the use of Jones's or Lees, as IL
is the sense OF this committee that the
children OF the State had better be taught
no history than such pretended history
as Barnes's."
REPORT OF CITIZENS COMMITTEES.
Major Brander said that Professor -oh-
p. Mcclure was prepared TO present the
report of the Citizens Committee, which
he understood was along the same lines
and he suggested that the report should
be read and both considered by the com
mittee and adopted at the Same time.
Professor Mcguire said he was any
ious to submit the report of the Cit,zens'
Committee, for which he wanted the en-
dorsement OF the Grand Camp COMMITTEE.