The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-08-06
Communicated
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A Neglected suhseet.

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| No ~ and " if there is tafe) why is il
thai we never hear OF anything in the
shape OF oil examination Of the pupils r.
These questions methinks arc easily an
sweted Schools noninally, at east there
are, tit Is vacation now ! spd teachers
are employed, who, at least spend so much
Of their time al the beautiful well inn
proved school mouse; !" and so fat comply
with the notions Of the Board of Directors,
as eventually to lob the money
In answer To the second question. whv
there are no public exanlnatnns ol the
public school ii is not the object to say
one word about the Teachers, nor to en-
uuire into the character Of the schools, nor
vet even 10 enquire whether said schools
haveBny character at all or even regulations
but rather TO give d" why" for The non
examination OF The school, that shall reach
the root NJ The matter.
The true answer TO The question is. the
total Indifference Of the Public Of Baton
Rouge to the character OF fate. Of their
Public Schools. When teacher reads in
everything about him, thai nobody cares
anything aboot Tho sbcool he has in charge
When the public treats her schools not
on y with neglect, by with seefn,--W When
there is no rule ol TIE code. of regulations
Of tfs Directors requiring an examination
of the Public Schools nor any desire on The
part Of The public manifested to know any
thing At all about the school w hen no
art OF persuasion that the teacher can use
can even induce one solitary individual 10
look in upon his school for months. and
years YOU must know, that he, OF she. as
the case may be. will have vastly more
presumption, or less sense than most peo-
| pie here, 10 attempt public examination.
| A word now as to the cause Of this pub
JIG indifference, 10 the public school.
| Whatever may be the primary cause Of
the neglect OF the public schools spirit of
escluslveness--the desire Of withdrawing
our children from the polutng eontaeoil
Of plebian contact, Is the proxinate, the
| immediate cause, as any man or woman
may see.
In every community there are some, a
class, if you please, who by their standing
give tone and character to society, and by
theirsown aets determine the actions Of
many others.
There is probably no one who feels that
he or she, enjoys this position, but all are
conscious that there are those, whom they
emulate, or fear. There is public they fear
a public opinion that cotnpels them to
which they bow, unwitingly perhaps
Mrs. Smith would send her children TO the
public school. if Mrs. Jones would send
hers and Mrs lones.says, what would
the Johnsons, and the Robinsons and the
Thomases, and all the world say, il | shos,ld
send my Polly, Dolly, Adelia, Amelia.
Agnes Jones, 10 The e H'tHnn school 7H No
Mol The common school would be the
ruin Of her.
And thus the common school is left. 10
vegetaie in the MUD and mite and TO pros.
per under the neglect and Rcofn Of The
community, as best it nay, while select
schools, already numerous, ME multiplying
IN our midst, for the instruction Of our very
select girls aud boys.
have nothing 10 say aganst.the select
schools Of this place, They doubtless are
good. II they afH not they ought to be,
Tor they enjoy the sunshine Of public favof
and they favor public taste, by being select
They have the hearts ana the affections Of
the people, and with some few, noble ex.
captions, nobody patronizes tile public
schools, but those whose extreme poverty.
eompells them TO With hold their children
20 II thew could Tbs'e s es os IT, ~p he
materials. aud these the encouragement.
that the teacher Of the public sehool has
lof PqoIlf n. examination p Il the pubic
Should be- 1ho J pe Of | ntn o' Ras ss hav
no right to complain. Their public schools
are just what they have made them, and
e ca, man, and each woman, eonntSone Of
Let one try TO ley the sn ut bIs peieb
bors door. One striking proof Of my posi-. |
tion Is 'oqndio the fact, That while the law
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