New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-28
PUBLIC EDUCAIIONI INL LOUISIANA
ITS PROGRESS SINCE TIE WAR
4oH ~: r:;BoDy FUND IS ss'E; USED
4 Few Pertinent Suggestions

or political horizon. ana ;.e martial .Te.a
81 ~a'lGe Men Me: .:4e eye and sa' a
every :cGE3 ae We tuned ,he ;as. .eai j
ct.: :sw annals o! school history.
:he government: .; Washington ard ce1
te!scn and Adams Was entering upon n
tn.oes q. = c:v!l revolution. and :le wc.s
fears .: .le :ovne: were ue.2s realized
While patriots were aghas..
Mex. .nca.Gts wer. turned from Oi.iee.
Of educational !n.e-.s: 20 Ike t.iIe ccuse
unenc.. Of intestine wa:. As a nation
our opportunities had been many. br: no
fulfilled: Our positive sins no. few. A
/ c!i.z. .ns a a sovereignty we had neglected
rs mos: wa, iI:eres:s-,ie welfare Of 4.
y"'.th. I: during III. iaicyon Gays OF peac'
and prosperity OF the pas; We were unahi
- establish and maintain a successful! sys
'em .: education. VIA: an HercUIean :asi
is theirs 10 whom IS contidei the work amid
:hs !iE q: a!Ins. or subse! uent!y. with 4
Gel.e.et: Treasury and az Impoverished Ieo
I.e.
DU,:n. :le years Of 1860: Mr.. Henry
Avery was :he State Superintendent .,
Put,.c Education. and while his repor.
shows unsatisfactory results. We Wi. seiec;
the following:
am glad 20 have !: in ms power 20 state
| tha: lie police jury of the parish Of
| Av"rel.es. as well as the public echoci
| board @! New Orleans. aave taken The
| necessary steps 20 prevent persons OF
doubtful character from teaching IL their
! public schools. knowing :hs: there axe
| many teaching in the SoNth who do not
! sympathze with our institutions, we re
| commend yCur honorable body TO coustTuc:
! the law so that no Schoc. draft sna.. De
| pad 20 any teacher, Gy any treasurer.
unless the police ,ir"y OF the parish are per-
| 1ec:ly satisfied o: .Leir souEGness - South
| ern sentiment.
Tne repor: for 1861 shows less progress
and contains NItle of interest, beside calling
attention TO existing scLoo! books as :he
! refuse q. Nc..heIn Abolition houses and
a very careless and GnsramMa:icai ase OF
the kings English.
Dating :hi: year the excitemen: ;rciien:
20 tae Volitica! action Of the State with
ecrta.ion: ha: as yet. material assistance
was no: Withheld bu: confiL ned up 70 :ie
recaptr.e Of the city OF New Orleans ty
tie United States il the spring Oi 1867.
VIXEN chaos ruled for .he tine.
Then ;ani does history furnish par:.l-
lei! the cunGueIor surmOunts his acts OF
tyranny by issuing d military eGict from
headquarters Department: ot the G.!.:.''
creating bureau OF education!
Yes. .ha: man Butler. who. for the .ake
OF enphony or ALTERATION, has been styled
Beast, actually proposed 10 subGue this
people with a loaf OF bread in one hand and
the spelling book IN the other-s Quaker
gu1 strategy tina. Nigh: be edee.ua. with
The average Massachusetts man. but not
with those born under the Southern cross
The four school districts Of the city were
consolidated by military authority and
trcugh: under one management, and. foc
this alone. we are indebted 20 an meal
culable degree ;ov the greater efficiency OF
administration.
Many opposed the change or innovation
solely en- account Of the authority that
caused u. believing that nothing good could
come on: of Nazareth: and. q. passa,.. we
hi ght say tha: had it removed or changed
boundaries an impedimeE: 70
would have been rid of.
When the federal Authorities took posses.
sion they found. or rather did not ind. !
Professor ". II. y. Nc as supey;ct.nt. !
en'. bu: he was replaced in the person Q. !
John McNair. and Lis official domain was |
''cutside the lines
Soon followed those great political events !
that so completely changed the status OF !
The CoioreG man. and rendered the facilities
Tor his educationa; wants a necessity.
Under the auspices .: Northern Christian
lbd benevolent societies. by means fur
nshed bv IL. same. and subsequently, by
military establishment and support. this
,bjsc: was gained. and tine way opened by
which :his unfortunate people were sup
'l;.d with tina; ;or which they 80 mach
lungerea.
This class received the exclusive benefits
;: government: aid: but the av;l:ity with
Which they seized the proifered hand and
ne surprising results sf these few years
re the wonder and admiration of al. How
he aEtutoret. mind OF a race weighed down
With the burden of Elk generations could
'e SO susceptible of such rapid advance
aent !. the wonder of the metaphysician.
Now comes the attempted rehabiliment
I 'he State and the constitution Of 1864.
7hich ordained the ''hi CHEST encoura cement
hall be granted to public schools through.
ut the State. and forbade appropriation.
y the Legislature fo. the suppoy: Of E.i-
ate schools.
This was the other extreme in the csc;!!a. :
on of the pendulum. yet lesser evil. Cor !
,they,o moneys had been perverted from /
,e legitimate purpose of public 20 private
.i"o!s both 70 the social ard pec.niarv
rejudce of the former.
Immediately after cessation Of ii.st;.it!es {
e Sveedmens Bureau extended .:s salu-
~ work 70 the yemotest parts OF the
ate. SO that the scjourner OF the prairiss.
wiand. and piney woods saw the anon
y o: the black boy personiiying Shake !
cares Second Age with its conventional
teheI.
In comparative view OF the present con- /
ton of the schools. with that of she past. 0
. find much that is refreshing, and upon
hich there can, with confidence. be predi- .
ted future prosperity. We tnd by the n
port. of 1879 that there were nearly q
600 pupils enrolled throughout the State,
q while this is not more than one-thir6 Of a
lat IL should be. yet when we compare it h
tn what i: was in 1867 Ield regime), il IS fe
iced great advance: $4,000 against st
GOO: or. outside Of New Orleans, 0,000 Il
ainst 1888. Ssch figures are eloquent of Sc
,uIts Now whan .-a oons;aa. Tho oh n,