The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-11
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PARISH OF CADDO :
~THE TRUTH OF HISTORY.


convention of the Confederate Voter
aus of the Louisiana Division, held
IN Baton Rouge, August and 6, that
she GHistorical Committee" submit
ted q report which received the full
approval of the convention and which
will be endorsed by largest majority
ofthe people of the State.
The histories, so called, which have
been palmed of on the South by
I Northern publishers, are untruthfal,
extremely partisan, in which all credit
rs given 10 the North and the South
Ms misrepresented. Is it q wonder
that with such books the children,
she SOUS and daughters of Confec-
-erste Veterans, have bad impressed
ON their mind an imperfect knowl-
edge Of the great struggle between
che North and the South? Any text
book which lie untrnthful and par.
Gisan should be excluded from the
schools. When the truth is tod DO
Southern girl or boy will have cause
co blush over the glorious record of
che men who struggled for principle
aud honor.
The Confederate Veterans are now
few in number, and every year their
rank is being thiDned by death. After
&while they will all have been called
TO DIN the great silent msj 1rity and
ITO their Ofsprngs be left the solemn
duty of keeping fresh, their
zmenolies and their achieve
2nents; but while the Confed-
crate Veterans lave, it is their mission
t<a point out and to urge that such
& sxt books, as are not truthful-all
fext books which are partisan, rep
Tessuting them AS "rebeis," or their
cause as - rebellion" or "as wicked
msR who attempted: TO destroy the
government" etc-shall be exclu ted
from the schools. I
Where is the father and the mother, ,
who would approve the teaching OF
their sons and daughters, that they !
were "rebelsT aud "traitors," aud yet 9
for years the teaching has been in
nrogress aud there has been little
ztteniion given to the subject Of text @
books, except in limited instance,
when the protest of few newspapers {
ana individuals were unavailing.
Now, since the committee of vet. b
erans lion Lewis GuioD, chairman. q
aud Messrs A B Booth, " pBrewer.
X II Browne, J A Chalaron, &c
ellis. William L HardIe,J d Hill and | b
Eiwin Marks, all gentlemen well y
a aalfsd to examine the many books {
a ,ssed upon aud which are in COM d
., IN use in the public schools have .
r recommended the exclusion of these
a atru .hful and partisan books, have
auomitted their report, it becomes Z
sne duty of every Confederate Vet =
erau and of every good citizen in ne q
State to combine their influence 90 te
that the purpose designed may bel ie
attained in the exclusion of books
among which the following have been
s...a -. ohsoot;ouahIo -
Resolved first, that this committee, after =.
nu examination, recommend that the a.
allowing books be declared from any of RI
ne schools OF this stats, public or private n
4'History Of the United States,' Mont =
,omsry. W
sStory OF the War;" John Laird Wilson. 10
"Buildiug the Nation" Charles Carleton ~
,ofia. r.
-TAe ChiIdren's Third Reader" CHM 81
70. 80
q williams Choice Literature," Butler, up
heldon 4 Co. Book 2. intermediate.
-'NeW Century Fourth Reader" Rand, So
LeSaIly & Co. an
Lights Of Literature book 4, Rand, tbi
icEally d Co. en-
-sBrumoaugh's Standard Reader" Chris EI
spher, Sewer & Co. The above used by Pa
he State Normal School.)
History Of the United States,'' Fiske. Wv Wv
"Grammar School History OF the United
tates,7' Field.
..Tne Beginners American History"
montgomery.
"A First Book in American Hlstorv,r a,
;ggleston. ar
History Of the UnItsd States and Its o.
ople,'' Eggleston. III.