The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-21
OUR COUNTRY PUT
BACK IN The LIST
Action Taken by State Board Of
Education.
OBJECTIONABLE PART CUT
Book is Now Ali Right and Is Highly
Endorsed by Ex-confederates.
Capitol commissionto Meet
Brief Capitol Notes.
OBJECTIONABLE PART CUT


The State Board of Education held
meeting yesterday. and after hearing
counsel for CHM 6: Co, publishers Q.
Cooper. Estill & Lcmmon's History Oh
Our Country" rcscindcd its action OF
some weeks ago, striking the book from
the list of those used IN the pubic SCHOOLS
of the State and passed q resolution re-
storing it to said list for one year.
The resolution adopted by the board is
rs follows:
in view OF the changes made in the
new 1895 edition OF Cooper, Estill s.
Lemmon's History OF Our country,
which remove the features OF the pre-
yiors editions of that history, which were
regarded as Objectionable. Resolved. that
his, 1Soa edition of |0ur Country be re-
,ained upon the authorized list Of text-
books IN the counties or cities in which
81 IS now in use in the schools for one
,.ear from July 3ist, 1902 and the reso-
luton adopted by the board upon this
Subject upon May LIST, 1902, be modified
accordingly.
Ii will be recalled that this book. along
with Fis1ls History, was stricken from
the list at the instance of Confederate
camps III the State. but, as will be seen
from tho above resolution. the objection
able features have been eliminated. and
it is the new edition that is now being
used The book, as revised. is highly
spohen of by Southern educators and the
authors are all Southern men, Among
those who highly endorse it Is ex-Sena-
tor John II. Reagan, OF Texas. and other
ex-Confederates of high rank.
The board thought inasmuch as tie
book is now considered all right. IT
would be a hardship to put the ohild'an
nov. using it TO the expense Of buying
other histories.
The Capitol Commission will meet
in Governor Montague's Office on
Friday for the final selection OF
the plans for remodeiing the Capt.
FOL building The plans are new being
made in Lynchburg by Mesers. Fry
&, Chesterman, though they We're agreed
t;pcn previously by these gentlemen. and
Nessrs Noland G. Baskerville of this city.
who together have been awarded the con-
tracts They arc expected to be ready
when the Commission holds its meeting
Friday, ard It viii then be determined
when the work of tearing down will be-
gin One of the members Of the Com
mission thinks the work of putting on the
new roof and repairing the outside of
the building might be commenced short
~. and that this might go on while the
Legislature is IN session next winter. But
il is possible that the work viii not be-
gin before next year.
c \
fertilizer clerk in the Department of
Agriculture. is one of the latest converts
10 the proclamation idea. Heretofore,
CAPTAIN Stratton has been violently op
posed to proclamation, but says he now
-s.islds TO- what he believes is the wish of
the great mass of the Democratic voters
of the State.
Mr.. E. L. c. Scott of the State AUDI
tors Office is making considerable head
way in the payment of pensions under
the act Of 1885, He Will probably finish
in two weeks and those under the act OF
1902 will be paid after September 1st-
Colonel Morton Marye was remembered
by some friend yesterday, who sent to
his office in the Library building. large
bunch of beautiful flowers. The battle
scared hero is fond of flowers and was
grateful for the kindly remembrance.
One of the Invest topics about the
Library building now is the act of the
LEGISLATURE on the subject of Saturday
half holiday. Sentiment on the subject
IS divided. but perhaps a majority of the
employees IN the various offices favor
closing.
The following notaries public have been
commissioned: Messrs. J. Y. Chiffon.
Warrenton; e. II umberger, WElheVllie,
and u. r. T;nby. White Stone.
Among Governor Montague's distin-
suished callers yesterday were Judge
James Keith. president Of the Court o.
Appeals. and Major Richard V. Gaines.
OF Charlotte.
Commissioner Of Agriculture G. w.
Koiner has gone up to Charlotte county
to-day to visit the State Test Farm at