Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-06-11
Town Council.

ON, 1000 ifese,": u. lerreoohhe, hayoi
>. n. dourdalh, ). y. hagan, Jas. A. Uayther,
I'll. Fleming, s. s. Evans, and L. +. Anderson,
Trusteas
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approved.
Tho Roard of n;roc+ors IF tho Onion Academy
~ - $50, ~ =, WV N"i' ~ -:
submitted 10 the COUNCIL tnelf report, shoWiH9
the approximatiye expenses of the school for
tha ensninr war
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of ~. Eou,7 ~ D;,en,.a ~ ~. r. Aa7.x,, D., H.
~ ac.',o,aa 1rts ~, " 80 u"o1 m rt'y " s
41"yo' o''s Af"''ee' y ".e 'o'" " AMeoo''""'
to the 18th section of "An ordinance
for the organization and establishment of Public School
within the limits OF the town OF Thbolaux the
composing the Board OF Directors of the Guion ACADEMY
Deg ease respectfully to submit the accompanying estimate
OF the to be incurred for the support OF the School
Tor the ensuing year:
Principal Teacher and Superintendent Fl oO0
Assistant Teachers - 900
Contingent expenses for keeping buildings in repair
fuel, &C., &C. Observation-Disclosures. 500
Total ~ 500
Which nont .h dorxo, .a.,a. - ~ ,aoa =.
,ha;r dosaI +ha. .ha @ h ., =. y p ~, =;
st;.n.nn and ,a;ata; t 10y o,. a:h 49, ,;.; D.
sides tho a,ann ha nisd mou l,s .b. . f+b
ann Of FIVE hundred dollars 1sn he enro,r;a.ed to fc
go. ~ .,,h ' n; Ssl ne hii' ol LUZ
f sa th a ~ th .d anu pn.o ,i apl.,"su
cIa,s in Erench We arc LA d " a u. & f .;
latter annrnnri.t;o hv tho i ~ tpy oi ~.
.1at afact nv .h s ~ H. % .h a .i "a: ~;
I, ed 1hI e up. s;u ~ "a VIC Aea.s, Ill Ills
T ms b; m.io ~ Is aas IT,
measures door, i, III t,, 10 ,,rasan. .h . ,- ho
ee Iher duty 70 present them to your honor
AN m uIaea Tue urn una. no means OF enot1s
. n 81 GU u i ia; -, ,st anu 70 we
ms ~ s Pe. 'llls faueu anu esteeieo lisntutios
~ asthI =; th; ".. VIC , 10Y :. ; .,.
~ a n =, ~ ei esils''o, o SUCH Sre. Lilly e.,''
hey AUG" themselves TO cal your special attehtlon 10 the
=; a.; " s ~: @ ing niIei c'ls'e T 'tlos iee
y ~ o te part OF .e boru 10 impair
t; t of s,.'y "a sne Emg,s nepale ny cur
, ~ .h s 5 E ot ~ Apply sei W 'le
,i ;.,. ~. rre.cl ~ i'r tnes
t;l . w.. ] .a,aupn s;eli pInJee: II u'eS ei s
;,,;,Iy th ;.;..; n -. . a. 1t | n a., an n;
ractars aro ied -, hl; .h+ ,h. ~ u wy ~,
,. are e ~ oeleVe mat ~hou! any auemen.atlon
branch can he ou nrsn ' M a. IN n
e s ;. e o.lel uepa' ieh.s anu ley lul.ier tn,ik
a ' " oppressiye OF pulae1seme 'asaon ,is
t .t " ueso Eau oe loseien' ~ Should pe "oie, oon
t.; w. W vi t'e pul,s: anu u as
;h f % sh respect " inc anciei popuion Vi te
Whi,.t Of W., ra saa me M
necessity OF thorough English education, we deem none
eav IN conn eoa t 'e aat ass IL
the population speak and understand it only The English
dominant one even in our midst yet we must not loose
sight of the fact that its inroad Slow and that before
sdPps It's ephone rival the French another generation
we respectfully request the necessary appopriatops for the
purpose of CARRYING out the preceding views.
eau referred presents alr compendium OF the establish
meht operation ana working OF the Academy and offers
SYNOPSIS OF the studies and progress OF the pupils
during ms term OF office; and that the citizens generally
publicity.
We cannot refrain from awaiting ourselves of this opportu
nifty to say to parents and guardians that much good could
be done by them if they would occasionally visit the stt
ton at their leisure moments Thereby they would prompt
and encourage the directors teachers and pupils full
thorough performance CT their duties and consequently
proportionae advancement and in the institution
would arise 1t should not be forgotten that upon the Di
ectofs develves tankess task in the performance of which
it too frequently occurs that i'll feelings engendered
wards Them Nor should it be overlooked that though the
Teachers are rennerted in pecuniary for their
labor they never can be fully compensated for the forma
on tey npart and the moral preceps they nculcate,
otherwise than by feeling that they have coscientioy and
faithfully discharged their trust and by receiving the APP
proving visits of those who have coded their charge
their offspring as well of those who take interest in
the prosperity Of the institution
vi our teachers we have to say that they have in their
respective spheres fully and completely performed their du
attained Is attributable their industry
and intelligence
AN OF which Is respectfully submitted
L. Bush, Chairman. J. X. GorRDAIN,
L. DAuSIs j. c. Raglan,
Il. L. ANDERSON, J. A. GUYTHER.
On motion of Mr. EIam;nr tho o1,oro rono,+
-... ..@., - ~, -s' ID ~ 49, aofl"no
mt1o aPPio.eo, anu tiie appropriation VI P",ooo
therein asked Tor the purposes mentioned, is
hereby GRANTED and tho said amount nl.oad Of
- 1:'e1 ~ -, - o"i' 1n' pi"''o az
VIZ "ioPoo'i VI eHe oalu Doliu VI DHectoIs.
Report
" We SUPERINTENDENT q Guaon Acddeney to tie Board
81 Dtrec1ofs
GENTLEAEN-The following is brief Report Of the present
and oil the Institution over which you are
chUseli 10 supervise.
lou are All with the circumstances which led to
.ne Oh q public school in this place W might
% VIII popiie1y etunerate lew OF them: Inc hrst
anu M one was the necessity to educate class
I =; s pepsie W euaca'e iasen-'o pay Tie es
800. ss 'i Iales "a uiaoh Ill gooa pflVate schoos rms
- ~ "..em We ieec. 'na. rom soo " sIuo
49, ~ s i a' sun . WINCH vas uenaaea from ti'e
tha a,anaan. $3.50 ~ ~ usn' .ne '1ph.pet .. any "
.h; ~. - 1 a ne 81 VI .'e nios COMMON eaueaaeh' AT
hs; a ~ ou. u ele fes.on ,or majority OF our IA
hI u Ii LILY e; So ' Keep ,our OF hve cndren AZ
earn The rs - tba. .on L., 'a ILL may s ooun
T.; tu, ~ Fit s =" .siy I' % snare U, uie yous
mcsn aS t ~ a, Gu ; y. e means o. any emu o. cd
the ;ds and danrard e IN. n. w. , se eei . run
s ine eliee.s y, SUCH course, pur-
men, had the discernmen to forese and the benevoence
and generosity remedy as far as it ay within your power
by establishing the Guon Academy" on Its present liberal
basis.
portion population to acquire more general and
feet knowledge of the English language But few had more
than very limited understanding of it, They felt the con-
sequent Inconvenience in all their business ransacton
their every day enploymen than all in the social
circle public school, directed by men of good literary
TASTE and taught by competent English scholars thought
to be the best and only medium through which this might
be attained And how far the result will justify the
sion, it is for you, as Directors, to decide.
1t was again urged that institution in which every cit
zen was either personally or pecniary interested would
.end more to produce general literary taste and lively
interest IN the cause OF education than schools held in the
hahds OF one or tive individuals and based wholly per-
sona interest Hence It was resolved that all should con-
Dute 20 ne support OF the school, and that all should have
In April ~ the school went first into OPERATION stpern
tciiueo py the rev. Mr. sande2 Under the guidance OF