The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-04-15
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ALEXANDRIA, LA.,l
April $, 1s74.I

+ beg, please, the insertion of a linz
or two in your columns, to assert NV
right as an individual and citizen. and
to repel the audacity and impertipenca
Of one of the servants Of the public
whose daring effrontery and despicable
tyranny can no longer tolerate.
For some time past, complaints have
been made, and expressions of dissatis.
faction and contempt have been uttered
by several citizens against the shame.
full misrnle and general mismanage-
ment of the Public Schools of this Par
isb, especially Of the colored school in
Flown, and OF the utter insigniiicanee
| and uEtiiDe-s OF the Teacher who now
styles himself principal of the Alex
andria SCHOOL," aud l, among others.
found occasion 10 deiain my children
LON that school, and those of my Sis
.ei, oyer whom I take the guardian
ship, choosing rather to send them to
private school where their morals might
be preserved from contamination until
Il bet,cr state of things existed and a
change was made for the better in the
government Of the Public School here,
Ii seems that on this account the Prin~
cipal, Gas he styles himself, with others
OF his class, have seen fit to make the
children that were SO detained and sent
10 q private school the butt of their
malice and the target at which to shoot
their venom and spite, and to make
threats ofllindering their re-admittanee
10 the school. We cared nothing for
these threats, however, and were indif.
ferent to reports until a few days ago,
when lady teacher took charge of the
girls of that school, and a child from
my house OH being sent there was re-
maMdcd home with the following note
addressed to her mother:
ALEXANDRIA, La,
Public School, April the I'd, lS74.5
MI Go 1ttICS-&AtI CHtN1Cu tttut LUVC
absenied or been taken away from this
school for months past and did not ap-
pear here al The beginning of this year
O.. term has been by me marked Abscn-
tors and iii il places has been filled
and as we have more than we can mail-
age we t.nDot therefore take any chill
dren OF girls that are not on my Roll,
ard is Laura has been away sometime
her seat is filled and | will not accept
her. A. j. GRINsTEAD.
Principal Teacher Alexandria School.
So wrote the Principal, Mr.. Editor
l am not very learned, and therefore
shall not trouble myself in criticising
the new Grammar which you will per-
ceiye he used ia his note-tlie plural
nouns which ought 10 have bee follow
ed By .ltal verbs, and the miserable
,onsl ,uc.ion OF sentences, nor the lack
OF PUNCTUATION from beginning to end.
These | leave to ADLER hands and to the
public generally to judge for them
selves OF The competence of the "Prin-
eipal eff tn eaeAlexandria School," I
have only to say tl.at lie overleaped his
bounds, and by ti,at act committed u
and offered an insult and
offence which do not intend to over
look. | have examined the whole code
OF laws for The regulation of Public
E@uv,iion in Louisiana, and can sec
no authority given 10 any teacher what
ever 10 refuse 10 admit a child to Pub
lie School. On The contrary, l beg TO
ci.e oev.ion A. Of Laws of Louisiana,
row i'll force. for the organization and
snDpori of Public Education:
BE ii itu ,hcr enacted, etc., That any
Cfii;et, School, Municipal, Parish or
s. nc, Or any Ycati her Of any Public
School, who shalt refuse to receive into
any school any ciiill between the ages
o. six and twenty one years, who shall
be lawfully entitled to admission into
the same, aud shalt comply with such
rules aud regulations us may be pre-
seniet by The Board of School Direc-
tors, ant! Ute SAFE Board of Education,
S''A'i be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
aHt hpoD onvietion thereof shall be
I'het loE less than one hundred nor
more ','r i've Iitildj.ed dollars, and by
lh'iHsoameni III lac Parish Jail for not
less than one moni,, nor more than six
months, and all such causes shall have
preference before oli,er criminal cases
tDo1 the docket before which it shall
oe brought; and such person so offend