The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-11
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MKW ORLEANS. SUNDAY, JULY II. ieSe.
SCHOOLS m MONROE, LcU1R1AHA.

NEW oRLEAHs. SUNDAY. JULY II. iese.
SCHOOLS n MONROE. EoulR1AHA.
I'm Publishing, by requesty o comlnhnication
from the Monroe Iatcu;0escer, which appeared
I'm our paper of tho 9th ult., we teek occasion
40 aav that we knaw nothing of the matter ut
sssne except % we were enlighteaed by the
arfi.Ies itseif. we ehcaffalIy give place TO the
following explanation from r.. NJ. Lusher, Esq,
by which it viva be seen that his action In the
ursnaises Inns been In strict conformity with the
rvilcs prescribed by the trustees of the Peabody
Fund Tho oonercus duties of his position
have been discharged gratuitously, and in n
manner to elicit the hearty appreciation Of
those whose trust he administers If there are
restrictions limiting the usefulness of this
rnunifcent donation, the fault lies not with
Mr.. L., whose well known liberal sentiments
are understood and appreciated in the COM
xnunity: ID r5eGs 1859 d
Editors Morning Star and Catholic Messengers
NY attention has been invited to an article
In your issue of the 9th ult., under tho above
caption, extracted from the Louisiana Intelt-
sycaeer of Monroe, in which it is assumed by the
author that portion of the revenues of the
Peabody educational fund.- has been donated
= TO the Ouachita Female Academy, in charge of
the Rev. T. b. Lawson NJ A. The assumption
10 certainly erTono9uD-cno u9nataen wnaoever
school in Monroe, owing chiefly to the failure
of the trustees appointed for that place, up
wards of ton monehe ego, to farther the rea-
sonable and equitable plans suggested by the
general agent of the Peabody fund for the ele-
Inentary Instruction of erery ,chite child 'ctkia
tae tOtrn. < C1{Sg 1871
Il is probable that the communication of
Rev. f. Is. Lawson, referred 30 Us having ap
pcared in the Ouchita Telegraph, was intended
to be in fnrtherance OF o special proposition
made to him. on May 9th, at the request OF an
eminent gentleman who had recently visited
Monroe and became acquainted with its needs
and who gave the Insurance that Mr. Lawson
would conform TO oil the regulations as ex-
planned in printed circulars from the Louisiana
Agency This proposition was, in brief, to the
six Or more educated ladies'. over sixteen years
of aGe, be organized for professional training,
during one year, in the best methods of teach
ing the elementary branches; and that said
ladies enter into q written obligation to pur-
sue the teachers vocation, for at least two
schools, or an elementary grade, in which OPP
portunities should be offered them. To facili-
tate the professional training, it was also sug-
gested that an elementary school of practice be
formed OF all white children of Monroe over
six or eight years of age, who could not attend.
the private OF paying institutions OF the town,
(such school to be open TO All such children
and to be Sustained, in part, by local contribu-
tionsl, In which school OF Practlce Z the Nor.
mai teacherrpnpilsT could be exercised from
time to time, under tbeseye and counsel OF an
experienced principal In regard TO both de-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.! and Elemsntary--1r.L Law
son was also explicitly advised, as the Rev.
cal Agency could not aid schools maintained
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