Posted on 09/22/2002 11:00:28 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
Edited on 05/07/2004 9:20:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
In a collision between the imperatives of diversity and history, members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are livid over Vanderbilt University's decision to remove the word ''Confederate'' from the name of a residence hall
(Excerpt) Read more at tennessean.com ...
Maybe they could cover it up with a Confederate Battle Flag.
For those of you following the controversy, Vanderbilt's administration has not responded to any of my correspondence (5 days and counting).
Members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are angry that Vanderbilt University has decided to rename Confederate Memorial Hall, a residence hall on the Peabody College campus, by dropping the word ''Confederate.'' The university plans to remove the word from the stone.
Malarkey. How can this dredge up memories of something none of these whiners ever experienced? Every bit of this crap came from tenured professors on the faculty, you can bet on it. Look in the "african-american studies" department for the instigators.
Nor mine.
That will speak most loudly to the administration. Hit 'em with your pocketbooks ladies!
I wonder though if the name change would stick. In Richmond "The Mosque" (so named because of the architechtural style) was renamed to "The Landmark Theater." Some 5 years (or more) later. Everyone still says "The Mosque."
free dixie,sw
"Do you think Confederate Memorial Hall should be renamed to Memorial Hall?"
| 3.0% | yes | 38 |
| 96.4% | no | 1224 |
| 0.6% | undecided | 8 |
| total votes: 1270 |
Thanks for posting the poll results. I can only hope the VU administrators are flooded with responsenses. I think I'll resend my emails and letters to these people - the cost of stamps is getting high though!
United States Air Force Academy United States Coast Guard Academy United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy Virginia Military Institute The Citadel Bowdoin College The University of Virginia Davidson College Union Theological Seminary
In 1898 a Union veteran, President William McKinley pledged that the North would share with the South the care of the graves of
Confederate soldiers in "a spirit of fraternity". The UDC later placed a monument - a statue of a woman symbolizing the heroic women of the South - in Arlington National Cemetery.
During World War I, the UDC financially supported some 70 beds at the American Military Hospital located in Neuilly, France. They contributed over $80,000 to care for French and Belgian orphans, they pledged the support of more than 100,000 members to war efforts, purchased millions in war bonds, donated over $800,00 to the Red Cross and other organizations. During World War II, the UDC provided assistance to help train student nurses, donated ambulances, and yet again purchased millions in war bonds. They continued relief efforts during following wars and conflicts, yet Vanderbilt denigrates their contributions.
If the actions listed above are indications of what it means to be a Confederate, then this country needs more Confederates, and fewer liberal educators.
It's been struck from many.
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