New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-26
Third District Public Schools.

We have the 6 Report Of the Superintendent
Of the Public Schools of the Third District y
It is an interesting, practical and well written
document IL and does great credit to the intelli-
gent and Jealous Superintendent, Mr.. L. Plaeide
Canonge.
Our space admits Of only brief notice; and
We sum up a few general statements as rapidly
as possible.
AT present there are 1882 free scholars in the
Schools Of the Third District. There is in the
report Of Mr.. Canonge an omission which we no
tice is regularly made by the superintendent
Of the Public Schools in all the Districts of the
city. We refer to the failure tostate how many
children have American born parents and how
many natnralised parents. Such statement,
il made, would be useful in many respects, and
ought not to give rise to any jealousies Of feel
ing. The philosophy of the management Of the
Public Schools is largely involved in such a
statement. We are inclined to the opinion that
the children Of emigrants form the majority in
the Schools Of the Third and Fourth Districts,
whilst those Of American born citizens are some
what in the majority in the First, and largely
outnumber Ill others in the Second District. 1t
WOULD very lnuGll aSslSt dll lutelllSeAt DiieStpI
to be correctly informed in the premises.
The salaries Of the teachers range from $40
to $s75-only three teachers obtaining the latter
amount and may be considered remarkably
low for the expenses Of q resident of this city.
It appears that the School houses are as inconye-
nient and uncomfortable as the salaries of the
teachers are insufficient. They are only six in
number, which gives to every one Of them an
average Of 247 scholars; and the teachers have
the enriehing average of $f42 81 per month,
there being ~ teachers in all Of course, it is i'm
possible for any Of the teachers to do justice to
the large number of pupils thrust upon him Or
her. Mr.. Canonge proposes a system Of moni-
tors, by way Of remedy. In this we cannot
agree with him Wehaye never known the mon
itor system to work at all, unless under such
immediate supervision of the teacher as left him
no freedom to attend to other business. A mon
itor can no more regularly manage a class than
a sergeant can regularly drill company in the
absence of the captain.
Mr. Canonge then argues the imperfect edu-
cation Of the schools Of the Third, urges the
establishment of High Schools and Night Schools
He enters o bold and sensible plea in behalf Of
the teaching Of the French language in the
schools Of the Third But to us one of the most
sensible and practical remarks of Mr.. Canonge-
one for which he deserves CREDITS contained
in the following paragraph:
IN allowing rising generation call forth your solicit
tude-and its moral state require your careyou should
not however lose sight of its physical condition and its
corporea faculties persuaded that the outlay of q
small money would suffice to establish symnaa in
around all sehoolhouses, thus producing better
development Of the body among our youth and promoting
their health at the time. Gymnastc exercises will
accomplish than physic in promoting the health Of
eody mind By consulting builders and sans you
may what the erection of syniasa will cost
can assure you the cost will be inconsiderable
We sincerely hope that this excellent sugges-
ton Of Mr. Canonge will be acted upon, not only
in the Third, but in every other district Of the
q. CITY