The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-30
VETERANS PROTEST
BOARD WILL CANCEL CONTRACT
FOR SERIES OF READERS.
Said to Contain Language Offensive
to the South and Her Cause.-The
Boards Meets Monday.


At their recent reunion in Colum.
bia the South Carolina Confederate
Veterans put on record as protesting
against one Of the school books re
Gently adopted by the State board o.
education. Gen. Z. P. Brooks made
stirring speech, setting forth the
Objectionable points in the Heart o1
Oak" reader and the old veterans
with cheers voted "aye' to the mo-
ton to adopt the following resolu'
tions of Col. Brooks.
Whereas, The Heart of Oak read.
ers, recently adopted for the use in
the public schools Of this State, con
tain on page 227 of the fourth book
selection that refers to the Southern
army at Shiloh as "a dark rebellious'
host and,
Whereas, we, the United Confed-
crate veterans Of South Carolina thus
assembled, believe that the principles
and truths for which We fought are
Just as vital today as they were when
we left them with our lives and for
tunes and,
Whereas, we further believe that
the books taught in our free school
system, where alone our children
have an opportunity to learn these
truths, should be free from any as
persion of Misrepresentation, either
by direction or indirection;
Therefore, be it resolved: That
We most seriously protest against the
use of the above named readers and
respectfully but earnestly call upon
the State board of education to take
immediate steps whereby readers OF
any other books rejecting upon the
truth Of the cause for which We
fought may not be forced upon our
children"
Governor Blease said Thursday az
ternoon that at the meeting in Col
umbia of the State board Of edu, q
ton on August % he would ask the
board in view of the acton OF the
South Carolina Division. United Con-
federate Veterans, to cancel The FIVE
year contract recently made for the
Heart of Oak" readers, to he used
in the public schools Of the State.
The Veterans allege one reader, at
least, of the Heart Of Oak" series
contain language which refers i'm
properly to the cause for which they
fought.
Governor Blease said he had no
idea such statement as that printed
was in any of the books adopted, this
reference being to selection in one
Of the Heart of Oak" readers, which
is said to refer to the Confederates
at Shiloh as "a dark, rebellious host. .
Governor Blease further stated that
If be had known such "libel apon
the South" was printed in any book
adopted by the board he would then
and there have registered his protest.
He said that his attitude was well
known in this matter by his stand in
the Waddy Thompson history contro-
versv. The Governor also stated that
he was not present when the readers
were adopted by the State board OF
education, being called out OF the city
at the time.
''I will bring the matter to the at
tention of the board at its meeting
here on the 2Sth," concluded the
Governor, "and I will use my lnhu-
ence to the end that the contract with
the frm be cancelled
1t was stated that the meeting on
the 2Sth is called to consider pro-
tests from publishing companies, and
70 hear appeals from the several
counties as to school matters. The
Governor has formal protest from
one Of the publishing houses as to the
Interpretation of the contract with
the State.