The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
VETERANS OBJECT
 ID SCHOOL BOOK 
 Spirit of Certain Poems Fix
 cites Old Soldiers WAR HATRED REVIVED Camp of Veterans Passes Resolutions Conforming Any Book for Schools That VIII Keep Alive old
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WAR HATRED REVIVED

The Robert A. Smith camp of Confed- crate Veterans of Jackson has ex- pressed itself in forcible language against certain poems written by John G. Whittier, and especially against Snow w-Bound," which happens to be reproduced in "Curry's Literary Read ings," adopted for use in the public schools of the state by the school book commission.
 The attention of the veterans of the Confederacy was first called to this matter by the Mississippi School Jour- nal, in an article entitled What Mis- sissippi Children Are Reading" the above being mentioned. The camp de- clares they are unfit for southern chill .dren to read, because of their partisan teachings, being written when the north and the south were engaged in a bitter strife which eliminated in a bloody internecine war.
 The R. A. Smith camp adopted a series of resolutions reciting these facts, and concluding as follows:
 Resolved, third. That in the inter- est of peace and good fellowship be- tween the sections, voicing, as we be- neve, the sentiments of the soldier on the firing line, whether he be a Federal or Confederate, we condemn any book, song. or poem whi&l is disposed to keep alive the malignant calumnies engen- dered by the great war; and even if the objectionable matetr be eliminated, we still insist that the books be barred from our public schools in order that teach the nf md a pure patriotism which knows no north, no south, no east, no west, but holds in the circle of affection every state in the American union"
 Another resolution invites every camp of United Confederate Veterans to unite in this protest against the poet Whittier and the use of books containing his sectional writings in the public schools.
 State Superintendent of Education Powers. who is a member of the school book commission, took steps a month or more ago to have this objectionable poem by Whittier eliminated from the books that are to be sent to Missis- sippi, and that has already been done The members of the Confederate Vet eran camp here did not know it. but 1t is suggested that there is a good deal of politics behind this howl against the school books, all of which will come out in the wash, or as soon as the school book commission has time to elucidate on the subject
 Among. other matters disposed of by the railroad commission yesterday were the following:
 The Liberty White Railroad com pany was authorized to make a further trial of running trains on their Louis lana line with the understanding that af 1t proves unremuneratiVe the train may be discontinued
 The Mississippi Central was author ized to discontinue its station at South ern.
 siThe depot at Waynesboro on the Mo- bile and Ohio was reported completed and the case was dismissed
 The complaint of the Southern Lum- Der and Manufacturing company for reduction of switching charges at Jackson on the Gulf and Ship Island was dismissed for. the reason that the complainants showed no interest and similar order was made as to the complaint of J. R. Webster & Co. The petition of citizens of Blaine vs the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley for new depot was dismissed, it having been arranged that an agent is to be appointed there.
 The Brookhaven and Pearl River Railroad company petitions the com mission for permission to discontinue the operation of It's line between Brookhaven and Monticello on January IT and will do so unless the commits etsffs 4she.I1 order otherwise. The pe- titioners explain that they have here tofore leased the line from the Mis- sissippi Valley company and that the lease expires on the date mentioned. The reasons for leasing no longer ex- ist and the lease will be permitted to expire by mutual consent. This mat ter will be acted on at the next meet ing of the commission.
 President H. l.. Whitfield of the In- dustrial Institute and College at Colum- bus, who was recently elected by the board of trustees of the State Nor nal college as the first president of that institution, was in Jackson last night for a short while. He has not as yet signifed his acceptance of the exalted position, but his friends here are quite confident that he will do SC and candidates for his present office are growing more numerous every day
 Very sensibly State Superintendent of Education Powers has changed the date of "Arbor Day. in Mississippi from April to January 19 and has pre- PdIeu SpcCldl programme to De OD- served In all the public schools of the state It has been the custom hereto fore to celebrate "Arbor Day. in April long after trees and shrubs are ir full leaf, and naturally most of those set out died
 The friends of MT. Milton Odenea and Miss Alice Banks in this city where both were raised, were interest ed to learn of their marriage yesterda, at the home of Capt. R. W. Banks father of the bride, at Pascagoula. The happy couple will spend a few days 1T New Orleans and then go to Columbia s. C., where they will make thier home
 old Galley Discovered
 Constant1nople, January 7.-(Special.) j. "A Turkish state galley, 250 years old with seats for AS rowers, has been dis covered in the disused part of the Yal Kiosk The bull is richly gilt and inlait with mother-of-pearl. It Is proposed t preserve the ship in a museum.