New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-26

comfort and convenience during study
hours, and that appropriate school furni-
ture is indispensable to promote these neces-
sary ends. We therefore urge all boards of
school directors, as soon as practicable, to
furnish their schoolhOuses with suitable
desh and seats.
RcSolUed, That we indorse the estab-
lishment Of model schools, as wise and
necessary means eff elevating the character
OF our district shoots as a step in the right
direction toward perfecting our system and
increasing its usefulness by supplying the
general demand of schools Of a higher
grade.
Mr.. 0'Hara Il move this amendment:
THAT the Legislature be recommended to
pass law requiring every man, woman
and child to visit church every Sabbath"
MI. Burcll-Ive been connected with the
State schools for some time, and am not
prepared to say our school system is the
best. They'll say, in case we adopt this
best" resolution, that we only came here
as mutual admiration society.
Mr.. Rogers do not think the public can
claim this association as a mutual admira-
ton society. Thousands of people believe
the school system radically wrong. We can
do no better than to adopt this resolution.
Mr.. Murrell, of LafOuTche-I am the last
man to say the system is not Of the BEST
since now is the first time the schools have
been opened from one end of the parishes to
the other. This is the reason why believe,
for one, the system is of the best in use.
DR.. johnson, of TangipahOa-I, for one,
believe it to be of the best. We want more
energy in the execution of this law. Before
the Introduction of this system the State has
known nothing of the free school system.
There is one thing to be said: Officials
should do their own work, and labor with
more vim.
Judge MasOn-I believe our system is Of
the best Several years ago ! was run out
of my parish because came there to build
a schOolhOuse with government money, and
now there are sixteen schools in full opera
ton. Applause.
Mr.. Burch-What wan to know is, does
this resolution refer to a systeml
s. $. Ashley-Because our system edu-
Gates all classes believe it to be of the
best.
Judge Dibble-Why was it that before
the war, notwithstanding larger school
fund, free schools were not universalR Be
cause the people Of the State outside the
city did not believe in free schools. Re
ferred to the history of the Louisiana school
systeml. The gentleman from Claiborne
last night, said the system in Claiborne was
not a success. But the sun does not rise
and set in Claiborne parish. 1t was also
said, There were prejudices which rose
superior to law = they don't rise superior
to law in st. Charles parish, in Orleans par
ISL, nor anywhere the people have expressed
their will. / believe in the right of mixed
schools.
Mr. Underwood-The gentleman is not
speaking to the subject.
Mr.. Burch--The gentleman is stating his
belief. This is too close on TO nominating
convention.
Mr.. O'Hara rose.
Judge Dibble-I am speaking to the res
OlutiOn, saying why this is the best system.
Gentlemen who do not like me personally
can't drive me from my path.
The Judge spoke for some minutes, stat
ing that 200 schools now were in full opera
ton to which all were admitted
Mr.. O'Hara-My objection is that the
schools of the State are made political
machine. Whatever else applied to the
management Of the schools have nothing
to say. Point of order: That the results
of the system were not before the house,
but the system itself. If your system is
good it will bear discussion; if bad it will
not stand it. In my parish there are twen-
ty-twO schools on paper attended by 400
scholars Oh paper, and tell you there arc
men there drawing SIS a month who, l
pledge my word, can not write their names.
Men have been turned out because their
political
: Point of order: That no political discus
sion should be dragged in.
Mr.. E. S. StOddard-The gentleman says
there are twenty-five schools ION paper).
Now, l have visited these schools three
times within a year, and have frequently
called upon the gentleman to 60 with me,
without avail
Mr.. O'Hara-For every time the gentle
man has visited the schools, have gone
fifty.
Mr.. Stoddard-The gentleman's state
ment is not founded in truth.
Mr.. O'HaTa-Did not a committee wait
upon you to represent their grievances
Mr.. StOddard-Yes, ard their grievances
were properly attended to.
Mr.. UnderwOOd-IfI mistake not all this
came from the gentleman from
East Baton Rouge, who, with the gentle
man from TerrebOnne, were the strongest
advocates in the Legislature Of the system
now under discussion.
Mr.. OTiara-I only referred here to the
abuse.
Mr.. UnderwOOd-It is not by the abuse of
any system we can arrive at Judgment on
its merits. The speaker here compared the
school condition of his own parish four
years ago with 1872.
Similar comparisons were made by other
members of the convention, ending in the
duoDblOu u Uu6 LbbOlutlOu5 d5 % WuOlCs
Mr.. Underworld move representatives
OF the different parishes render reports of
the schools in their parishes.
Mr.. COnway-I have another resolution
which will cover that case, and, perhaps,
render it useless.
Mr. Conway here read the follow ing
letter:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, }
Bureau Of Education. 7
WASHINGTON D. c., April Is, l872.)
MY DEAR SIR-We find that distributing
81. GOO 600 year to the different States, pro
rata, on the basis of illiteracy, using the
number ten years old and over reported
unable to write by the last census, would
give to the following States and Territories
the sum set against their names respec-
lively:
Delaware s9l63 81
MARYLAND t....................... 4188j "a
District az Coluu bia .............. 10l49 30
ViTgipia ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7 578 So
west Viroinia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 28794 Sc
..... 1881 90
49, ryr..,ts,,, $40