The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-07-04
The Public Schools.

action or our NCIlOol DVlIu, III I'LL"
ton to their official conduct; except
m occasional remark that all is ''go-
ING on WE'LL" or something to that
effect, tho people are totally in the
dark as regards their movements
We are not aware that tho law re.
quiros a published statement from
time to time, of the receipts and dis
h,Irscments of tho Board, but We
think that any set of men who de-
sired their "work to shine" would
take delight in laying before an eager
public the condition OF their labors.
Such seems mot to be the case with
our immaculate concern; on the con-
trary, they take delight in rendering
their working as mysterious as posi-
Die, and it is only by hard work one
can even find ont that such a thing
as a Board does exist; at least such
we understand is tho case when any
one wishes to get pay, but from our
small knowledge Of the gentlemen(0
who compose the Board of School
Directors for this Parish, if any one
wished to pay IN funds, they could be
found at any moment. All these sus-
sestions arc brought to mind by seve.
raj circumstances which linked to-
gether, we conjecture will "makc q
case"
In the Report of the Superintend-
ent of Public Education of this State,
to the last General Assembly, he par.
ticularly "Scores'' this District, and
says in substance that, there never
was a worse conducted affair, for you
cannot dignity it by any other name
, from which it seems that that func-
tionary is kept in the dark as regards
the distribution of the funds set aside
Gy the State, for the uso of this Dis.
trict for school purposes, as we arc
In fact it is the "unwrittcn law" ex.
cept to those who are cup to snuff
The Committee who waited upon the
School Board for this Parish, a few
days since, got but little satisfaction
1t took two interviews to find on
nothing. But here let us remark
was a fit occasion to "palm a cheek,
Iie' which was "plumped," as usual
When the Treasurer was called upol
to know how the funds had been dis
bursed, he informed the Committee
that he had not drawn any from tn
collector, which were in his hands, a
owing to the policy adopted by til
Board, he had no use for them. TIL
amount in the hands Of the collecto
and subject to the order ofthe Schoo
Board Treasurer, is something owe
$1,000.
We can make a shrcwd guess as t
what "policy' the board adopted
and we would wager its being nea
tho mark. 10 our knowledge Il
school warrant has been paid By tia
Treasurer IN fill, except to one c
"thc initiatc1,' and We have hear
a member of tho Board tell partic
who held warrants of Teachers, tina
there mas no money IN the Treasury
and he did not know when Their
would be; but he was willing to Civ
50 cents on the dollar for tho warran
just to accommodate the holder.
, Now the whole "thing in a nj
shell" is simply this. The Scho'
, Board entire, is a "ring," not on
l dollar is to be used except to promot
! tho interest of the persons in tn;
: ring, and we have proof positive tn;
such is the case, and to this en-
teachers arc examined and passe'
who were totally incompetent, scarce
ly knowing how to read or write
/. these are employed and warrants i
y sued them for services, which v
. question their having ever rendered
these warrants were bought up in Il
main by members of the board,
tho ring, and their full face value pa
to such members. Such has III
|, /, doubtedly been the "policy" adopte
II and We think it a very wise one f
h the ring, and in strict keeping wi
4 the conduct and character of the me
= who compose it.