New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-14
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CONSOLIDATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
High School for Boys-Uniyersity of Louisian a.

Messrs EditorsIn continuation of my article of yeg-
terday it may rot be amiss to remarE that it is not my
purpose is it at all necessary to carry my
gestions that the High Schools of the city should Be
merged into Preparatory Grammar School for the
University Of Louisiana. The relations and identity
the Public School should be preserved and the
the proper Boards of School Directors maintained
it, This too under the provisions of the charter
the University or by parity of reasoning from allow
other schools composing it, could readily
coded Indeed, when arrangement is manestly
the advantage Of both the parties representing important
public educational interests and enterprises it is believed
be very difficult to settle the of coopsra
ton. By this arrangementhe attention of the pupils
being always directed to the University higher de-
partents and If judged best stimulated the attain
Of superior excellence by definite number prize
scholarships therein held before the advanced classes
it but natural and legitimate expectation that the
classes Of the collegiate department would grow into be-
coming numbers and all the purposes for which the Uni
versiy Was founded be more rapidly aud fully attained
To the advantages of the High Schools
and still give the pupils who wish it the facilities of
designed to prepare them for entering Unver
sy would be least difficulty In the present age We
many both ofour schools and Univer-
sty for eminent exampleadspting their courses Of
study to the prospective wants Of their students the
in hand if the present curriculum of the High School
Of the First District should embrace the study Of Greek
for only the third allowing the students who take
drop equivalent required for entrance into
the University classes its graduates prepared could
enter any University of the land. The usual COURSE
without Greek could be pursued by those wish to
graduate finally under the present existing pdbc
school regulations
One great additional advantage and It constitutes an
argument worthy of much consideration is the perma-
nency which might thus secured the location of the
High School While the city is compelled to expend
largely every year for rents the and houses thug
procured for her High Schools unsuitable and are held
by tenures precarious they are burdeusome At
time is we'll known of these schools possessed
portions Of valuable philosophical chemical and
nomca apparatus for the procuring of which, under the
municipality government, large amounts expended
To any at all acquainted with such appliances it il
we'll known that for their preservation and profitable en-
poymeut, rooms and permanent fixtures, such as the
High Schools have not and have under existing
conditions, required. Besides which, in connection
with the subject Of natural sciences it may be well to
state that the collegiate department of the University in
the east wing entirely apart from the Medical School,
its professors OF chemistry natural philosophy geology
astronomy etc with appropriate of illustration
Pupils the High School, by arrangement which would
probably be easy Of accomplishment might be privileged
to attend these lectures and exhibitions Of natural phe
nomene in sciences which, though taught in the
High Schools known to depend for their higher de-
grees of utility and for the parmanency OF their impress
sions much upon the demonstrations which
pany their study.
Closing part of the subject by recalling the fact Of
prospective saving Of nearly OF quite one-hsf Of the
present annual expenditure behalf of the High Schools
for boys with advantages and opportunities for advance
mept greatly augmented beg to recur for
the other Public Schools of our city.
few Of the against consolidation which pre-
themselves with greatest the old friends Of
Public Schools in this city, the following:
By observing the primary and intermediate schools as
they are separated into Districts audable bene-
cial rivalry is maintained between superintendent,
teachers and pupils The supervision itself is
mediate thorough and nvigorating than it could posi-
bly, be mans duties and responsibilities in
creased and dnsed require his presence in all the
Public Schools of the city. Such Superintendent
might produce beautiful reports but he could
the teachers examine the classes supervise any
the details of the educatiopal system nominaly
mted to his The pecuniary saving by consoilda-
ting these ischools, if any, (Which is very doubttui
would be too trfing to constitute argument. The
teaching Of the French language would have be either
discontinued to the dissatisfaction and injury of many
to whom it is important and dear vernacuar, be
made common all the schools to the equal discomfort
Of perhaps greater numbers Who not approaching its
advantages their children would complain of the
sumption of time and the increased expense necessary
to its acquisition.
The for general advancement by means of fire.
quent comparisons of modes OF teaching and
In use in the different districts, would be lost.
For retaining the High Schools for Girls under their
organization the argument must be chiefly based
npon their convenience. While it is all important to
have the female mind highly cultivated her
fined aud her moral perceptions developed by the train
ing of the Schools it must be remembered she
not the physical ability to seek those schools which
belong the rougher Girls not well qualified
boys to attend their schools at distance and 1t
might be serious Inconvenience to many in impaired
delicate health attend from the confines extremes
city central High School,
Our High Schools for Girls have always succeeded well
and reasonable expectations under the existing
regime while It is well known such has not been the
with respect to those for the boys. O.