Show historians im working hiarm harm by sending national k heroes to 6 the junk heap B by y HARRY D MOORE patriotic society official T fa teachers and compilers of school histories who belittle and criticize our greatest men do great greak harm they should build up and not destroy our ideals too many of our new school history writers seem to be pacifists paci fists they appear to believe that if they omit all incidents of devoted courage bravery and heroism they will bring about permanent world peace we all want peace but wo we need our heroes to help weld our people into one national spiritual entity youn young folks are naturally hero worshipers and unconsciously pat pattern tein their lives after favorite heroes 1 A teachable fair unbiased well rounded aud and complete high school history is yet to be published I 1 vi would recommend that state societies of the sons of the american revolution follow the lead of the washington organization which introduced a bill in the state legislature providing no history textbooks should be used which speak slightingly of the afie founders of the republic or which belittle or undervalue their work the bill was passed by the washington state senate but was reported unfavorably in the house |