The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
Books for Our Schools.

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ton. next month, the writer has
examined the publications of various
houses. and inquired into their au
thorship and merits, and We feel that
We have right to cay something
along .his lire.
We believe. with every true son of
the south. that the histories. geogra.
phies and readers used iu on. ,,hools
should be written by southern men
and women who Can do justice to our
literature, our heroic deeds and our
geographical advantages We fiud
that the University Publishing com
psny 10 t6e pioneer in this southern
school book work. 1t was organized
BY southern men soon after tho war
and il has lsbored long and faithfully,
sometimes almost without hope Gen
Robt E Lee was the orieiostor of the
idea that our schoc! books should be
written BY southern men. to preserve
our history and be fully endorsed
the efforts Of the University Publish
ing company, Of Gen Gordon. and
others. 10 providing books for our
southern children.
We have now in use in the schools
OF this country aud State. Maury's
Biographies. Holmes readers and
Hansells iChambers') histories !; and
10 several counties Ssnford's arithme.
tics. These books. We believe, are
giving satisfsction. There arc none
better, that We have seen, and We see
no use Of changing them now. there.
BY upsettiug the work Of the schools
and causing the people needless ex-
psoss, with the possibility Of getting
inferior books.
They are BY southern men. Com.
modore Msury wss born 10 virgiais.
and went to school to james Otsy,
Afterwards bishop. Of Hsrpeth Sh,sls.
Tenn. This "Path6odsr Of the Seas"
great scientist. inventor of The wessh.
OF chart, etc, 10 known % tho worlds
greatest geogrspber, aud one of ito
greatest bensfactors He was Con
federste soldier.
Dr. George F. Holmes speut bis
boyhood and early manhood iu South
Caroline He graduated At the South
Caroline college, and. We have been
told, taught his first school here at
Beonettsville. He was for q time q
profsssor 10 the University Of Geor
gle. and later president of the Uni
versity Of Mississippi. For nearly
40 years and at the time of bic death
last year. be was professor Of English
and History iu the University of vir.
ginis. He Wa . southern man aud
. Confederate soldier.
Prof g. L Chambers. author of
Hsnseil's Histories, was for . tim . |
professor in Tulane University, Louis.
isns. aod 10 DOW head master of "Tbe |
Boys High School," Of New Orle.ns.
He We not old enough to 60 into
the war. but bis father was . Oonfed. |
srste soldier.
Prof Sanford. author of Sanford's
srithmetics and algebra, established,
snd Was principal Of . preparatory
high school 10 Greene county. Ga ;
and when Mercer. the Baptist Uni.
versity, was established at Macon. be
became professor of mathematics in
that institution.
Col Chas F Vensble, author of
Venable's srithmetics. algebras. etc,
was. for some time, professor of
mathematics in the South Carolina
college In 1852 he went into the
Confederate service with tho fret
regiment Of South Carolina infantry.
Later he was raised to the rank cf
colonel. and make chief of the Top.
graphical Engineering Corps. on the
staff Of Gen X E Lee, 10 which
capacity be served throughout the
var Since the war, he has been
senior professor OF mathematics ip
the University of Virginia He died
Saturday. Aug IL.