Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-13

Visions which have been adopted ( guar
anty ina; t,ic teachers selected shall be
qualified; but alas! the guaranty has ely
operated as the shield of vanity, ignor-
ance, and bigotry. Exceptions there are.
and honorable exceptions; but in the gen
eraI the assertion holds good, however
deleterious the effect Many Of the par
ishes have taken action under Tie law,
authorizing the Beard Of Police to re-
quire the examination Of applicants for
schools. Well, in such cases the arpli-
cants are examined; but what-if Direc-
tors A., b. and G. recommend Mr.. d. as
a suitable person to teach in their district
what will the examination amount to?
Those gentlemen are considered the best
Judges of the requirements OF their neigh
borhood; and il the applicant has IA2NIS
enough Tor them, why should the exatnin-
ing committe interiere7 Having procured
his certificate, the teacher is daily install
ed. and it is not likely that his sponsors
will ever detect any deficiency, or that
that they will lend IN ear to those who
DO, if such there be. Should any one of
his patrons have the tcEuerity to question
the qualifications of the teacher, he has
only to present his shield, TO show the
gallant knight the splinters of which his
lance was made.
1t is, we believe, considered an axiom
in debate, that objection to a prevailing
system involves an obligation to suggest
either the remedy or the substitute. We
are not disposed to contest with a posi-
t!en venerable from IFS antiquity; but it
should be born in mind, in the first place,
that we do not set out to legisiate. but
merely to call the attention of the legis-
lators TO the evils by which our present
system of schools is beset.. That we
may. however. be excuipated from entire
1ereliction of the axiom stated, we will
suggest that if a competent person were
appointed to the Office of superior, and
be compelled to visit every school in eve
ry parish, and examine every teacher in
every school, without favor or affection
eject every occupant whom he might find
incompetent, he being clothed with power
to do so, we think this would be one rem
edy, which would exerci Sc most salutary
influence. We will venture one more
suggestion, that is, that before any district
shall be entitled to draw from the Treas.
urer any portion of the school fund, trey
shall be required, through the medium Q
some accounting officer, 10 place in the
hands of the Parish Treasurer. an amount.
at the least, equal to their dividend of the
school fund. which deposit, together with
said dividend. sha Il be appropriated to a
continuous school, And tina, in the even;
of the directors failing to procure teach.
er, i, shall be the duty of the Parish Treas
urer to employ one, and TO continue the
school so long as the Join. fund may ena.
BILE him. he being authorized 10 levy on
the District tax equivalent to the appor.
tionment due said District.
we have every reason to congratulate
ourselves uron the efficient Board of Elk.
aminers which we have. However i'm.
perfect our school system is, still the evil
will be somewhat alleviated in the reGec.
ton that none but able and qualified teach h.
ers will be placed at the head Of the pub
lie schools in this parish under the pres.
ent Board of Examiners.
u We are requested by the presiden,
of the t.Association for the reliefof the I'm,
fortunate victims to state that this societ,
Of recent organization, will holds its Sc.
cond meeting at the usual place, son to-
morrow evening. None unprovidsd will