The Democratic advocate., 1907-08-30
SCHOOL. HISTORIES CON-
DEMNED,
Confederate Veterans and the Pub
lie School Board of Baltimore.

The petition of the United Confederate
Veteran Camps in Baltimore to the School
Board, to remove Objectionable school his
tories from the public schools and adopt
those that are fair to the South, will
doubtless excite general interest in that
city and the State. Such able scholars
and authors as Professor Henry E. Shep-
herd, A. NJ, L. L. d., of Baltimore, and
Prof. John Leslie Hall, Ph. D., of Will
liam and Mary College, Va, testify that
Of the twenty three so called histories used
in the public schools of Baltimore, scarcely
a worthy one is to be found; nearly all
are by Northern writers; are boldly sec
tional and are unfair and unjust to the
South, while correspondingly exalting the
North. The Confederates claim that upon
thorough investigation only histories writ,
ten by Southern authors can be relied on
for fairness to South and North.
The initiatory step to the present inves-
legations was the successful effort by
prior joint committee from the four Camps,
U. G.. ", in Baltimore city, to drive out
Johnston's High School History, using
the review-scathing and withering-by
Prof. John Leslie Hail. This effort by
the Camps was begun in May, 1902, but
not until January, 1904, did Mr.. Joseph
Packard, as President of the School Board,
write to Major Wilson NJ Cary of the
sub committee that the Objectionable and
offensive book mad been displaced
Col Winfield Peters, the chairman of
the present and prior joint committees,
initiated and carried through all the in
vestigations so far, and will pursue the
same until the evidence is in hand from
all the Southern States bearing upon
school histories Colonel Peters spent
several weeks in Richmond, Va, and else
where, during and after the late reunion,
U. C. ", pursuing his Investigations
Also he read a historical paper, following
the unveiling of the equestrian statue of
General j. f. B. Stuart, Lees great
chief of cavalry, May 80, telling for the
first time, precisely, of his mortal wound
ing, by the testimony Of the Maryland
soldiers who were by his side at the trag-
ical moment, and also speaking of other
historical events. The reading of the pa
per occupied an hour and a-half Colonel
Peters also performed his duties as Quar-
termaster General on the staff of Lieut.
Gen. G. Irvine Walker, commanding Army
of Northern Va. Department, U. G. V.
The joint committee of Confederates
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the four Camps in Baltimore city, and
will remain together until their work is
accomplished in Baltimore and the State.
The sub committee presenting the petition
to the School Board consists of Colonel
Peters as chairman, Capt. William H.
Brent, secretary of Brig. Gen. Tilghman's
staff, bookkeeper for Edelen Bros, CON-
mission merchants; Captain Edward S.
Judge, of Brig, Gen. Tilghman's staff,
Editor of The Trade, the journal in the
canned goods interest; Major Samuel d.
Buck, of Brig. Gen. Tilghman's staff,
secretary Credit Mems Association; Mr..
John McGregor, financial secretary Young
Mems Christian Association; Brigadier
General Oswald Tilghman, ex-oficio, who
is Secretary Of State of Maryland.
The above named members of the sub
committee represent, respectively, Isaac
R. Trimble Camp, James r. Herbert
Camp, Franklin Buchanan Camp and Ar
mold Elzey Camp, of Baltimore. Winder
Camp, of Easton, Md, is represented by
General Tilghman, who commands the
First Brigade, Maryland Division, U. c.
", comprising the Camps named.