The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-04-30
see-ning Star and Catholic Messenger.

schoohng oot H. .hare of the school tax.
Cor the landlord collects It N I h;. nr;ce. to
va ~ s+ora keeper counts 1T In his prices. FL
In Dlaces where coiored m:n .rs se
na MN d;snosed towards them, how easy IN
no: CO. +heir interests to be disregardeo 81
y. Az ~. ,o them assigned poor school houses "
:" ;nconyenient places, cheap teacnefsM; Il
oo,ou' and feelings. No doubt many Su, n
ws.;ntendents and Directors would 1eei
fonnd in honor to do their best TOT tnem'
Rnt if some others csre less JOE nono'
what protection is there-uniess a .nd
s,rss that cost much time and trouble, anu I
cf.en fail Whereas, leave them their pn-
nents, natural rights, as We Propose.-.no
liberty which has been promlseu
and these difficulties are removed az onvo
HOW TAB LAW CAN EAs'Li "A'A
And nil that we claim can easily % eI.sn
"a far as depends upon the Ssate' ny V0''
simple provision. ,u.ntv
Already it allows tue Pa.en .rata school.
.n5 & must be given to them now, s'uP
1Saava tn the same parents to choose 'no
taacher and the books; by Allowing "uS
teacher who holds a certihcatae W y, nsa anv
SehGy W their narents wish. IT tue pa,
100 of twenty-five pupils choose w sou
1sn nSs oI,;,dcen to him, this will be evidence
Of itself that they want q sepaia.o Ia h;s
nd nj
. Sno And if he teaches them properly
Ss,u;nn a .nfficient time, then, since he ns's
S"aa the work for which the money Mas
coiIected. and done it in way TO sat,s,y
both the State and the pare s" vt he has
receiva the nay for the work tpaI no ""'
Thus. so far as the State Is cohceiueu ~
4ha narent will be free. IT there is no
school there that pleases them eAa1.s, mt
iii not he the fault of unequal laws, ou.
"f circumstances which the State does hot
control, And even then, they can cnoo 20.
The school that comes nearess W 'ns'A
liking. ., RIGHTS
THIS WILL PROTECT THE NAruhAL
OF PARENTS IN VARIOUS RESPECTS. :,
This simple assertion of FreeooM ~
Education will remove difficulties ANU
other matters on which parents nave
rioht to exercise their Judgment.
The provision concerning q AT
..hooI for apy twenty five that demands II
~as made. we are told, through regard io
the feeliprs of white parents not wishin
70 have a mixture Of races In the schooi
WHY not show equal tenderness for oth'
<aa,;ngs-which colored parents as we'll
Whites may have-not only about the cor
Dapiops, but about the teachers ano Geo
X - cfIf41ren A mother may kno
she cannot prove which she would cot
safe to utter but which may deternl
her rather to leave her innocent daught
nntaugbt, than subject here pure and de
cate soul TO daily CohtaOs WIZ. AAAA
there is another person who Will teach
that the State requires, and at the "a
time will be a guardian for that preci'
soul and will tell her sometimes OF
purity of Jesus and His angels, why sn fe
not the mother be free to send her th'
without FORGETTING the money, winch
Tax Collector has made her pay for sem
ingi -. o.ter.
methods of instruction, IN histo!les
nLa in
ia room for differences of judgment
should the State take away from par
the naturpl right of choosing ZOE the I"
selves by choosing their teachers
THIS LIBERTY RECOGNIZED BY VI
STATES.
Tn leaving them this right, we shall
he grating ON to our School Law inc
cipte which ! am told is recog srinn
many other States of long experien
common education. They leave t
~erepts to choose the teachers an
books, either directly, or by SCI
trustees or visitors for each separa1e
who will choose them to suit the p
connected with the school. Ihey q
emnower one Board to appoint for
schools. a. ;,, 40,
these means3 L
IEssENING OF EXPENsEss
rb;s Eherty of education Wall orln
it various other benefits to the peol
lat. So far as the people choose
themselves of it, it Will uimlpisu
nansiyeness of education beca
fhese cases, no high salaries VIII
for small schools, nor for costly VI
The teacher will be compensated
nronortion to the number OF pupils
fnngth of time that he teaches, anu
the nlain branches that the state
Parents who want extra teachihg
for it themselves. H.. r
ID. It will likewise relieve IL l.
I'D Suoerintendents OF many vi
connected especially with these
schools of twenty -five-cnoosis sg =
%Toyiding houses, appointing seaS ,
1a;tting or refusing additional pu
All these will resolve theuise asn5
the free action of the parents SEM thai
own children to the sch4 9Ss; q. l abb,
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