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 Appeal for Information Respecting Histories in use in Alaliaia Schools. 
 
 To the members of the Veterans Organizations in Alabama: 
 
 The undersigned, constituting a Joint Historical Com- 
 mittee for the United Confederate Veterans, the United 
 Daughters of the Confederacy, and the United Sons of Con- 
 federate Veterans, earnestly urge your co-operation in its 
 work. The efforts of the Committee are particularly directed 
 to the encouragement of a more serious and general study, 
 in the home and schools, of the history of the great contest 
 between the Confederate States and the United States, the 
 better preservation of all the lacts, events and incidents of 
 its history, the correction of errors in relation thereto in pub- 
 lished works, especially school books, and the stimulation, 
 through a study of the war, of a broader and more intelligent 
 patriotism. 
 
 While every phase of the w.ork outlined is important, the 
 Committee is at present especially desirous of obtaining in- 
 formation as to what histories are in use in the various schools 
 and colleges of the State. 
 
 Appeal is theiefore made to thf Commanders of the various 
 Camps of Veterans and Sons of Veterans, and to the Direc- 
 tors of the various Chapters of the United Daughters of the 
 Confederacy in the State, to report to the Committee at once, 
 the titles of all histories taught in the schools of their com- 
 munities with such other information and suggestions as may 
 be desirable. The Committee is engaged in reviewing such 
 books as are already known to be in use, and when the re- 
 ports called for have been received, errors will be pointed out 
 and recommendations made. 
 
 Communications from Commanders should be addressed to 
 Mr. Owen, Montgomery, and from Directors to Miss Bullock, 
 No. 124 Mobile St., Montgomery, 
 
 THOMAS. M. OWEN, Chairman. 
 
 GEORGE D. JOHNSTON, 
 
 JOHN W. A. SANFORD, 
 
 OTIS D. SMITH, 
 
 MISS E. M. BULLOCK, 
 
 MRS. W. A. GAYLE, 
 
 MRS. T. L. KENNEDY, 
 
 DR. P. H. MELL, 
 
 Wm. B. BANKHEAD. 
 
 Montgomery, Ala., March 1, 1902. 
 
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