The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-13
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
An Interesting Recital of Facts.

The following communication was sent to
Us some time ago for publication, but We
withheld it in order to ascertain the entire
correctness of the facts alleged therein.
It will be found well worthy of perusal.
giving as it does some facts relating to the
conduct of the sachems of the School Board,
showing what manner of men they are:
Dear Buuetina-On Saturday last. member
of the School Board said: "That the sala-
ries dating from September were to be cut
down from Is to 20 per cent" Do you know
why? To pay the pets among the discharged
list. A teacher known in our corps as moo
riously incompetent was, by some accident,
left out. She has been electioneering for her
place, and was told by director, whose name
we know, "Give yourself no uneasiness,
you shall be replaced, and in the meantime
your salary will be continued. Another "left
out teacher lost cousin on the Yankee side
at Port Hudson; capital has since been made
out of that hero's death, and the lady is to
be reinstated, and draw her salary pending
her idleness.
Do you know of greater GOODNESS, or of
greater injustice than this proposed measure
The work of the teachers of our schools has
been nearly doubled, by placing in each
room larger number of pupils. This impo-
sition must be endured, but we must also
give up twentieth of the already sufficiently
small monthly sum paid us by brokers to
pamper the "dead head" pats of partisan
board. This is asking too much, and is in
Justice doubly refined.
Now, if in the face CT these shameful facts
the citizens do not force the resignation Of
this corrupt board, they will deserve the ridi.
cule and contempt we heard teacher mos
freely bestow on them.
She said the "mass meeting" would end i1
gas; that the members of the board were only
laughing at all the fuss, as they said it would
all blow over in short while and matters
move on as ever. One director told her tha
thew had intended to remove Edmunds from
the Boys High School, but when they heart
the fuss the people made they retained him
lust to show how little they cared for all thu
Excitement! This may serve to snow you the
temper of the board
i Another fact-a great many teachers are
employed who have husbands we'll able t.
support their families, but too idle for an.
work but political jobbing. This should b
looked into. Boothby should be put out a
once, for with all his other failings his wore
is not worth straw and Brown orders hin
laround as he pleases. If we only dared t.
tell all the items that can be picked up b.
being quiet listener and locker on.
\ 1t is the rule for teacher to be at he
. room ten minutes before o'clock. Last win
ter one of the directors, married man, use'
to gallanta certain teacher every mornin
to school, always getting there past the time
when he would send up word to the princi
pal, "Miss Y has arrived, put time al
right" He would spend always from to-
) minutes to half an hour in her room, durin
. which the children sat and waited; whateve
her room needed was furnished without que'
tons; no other teacher got the same attentio
nor wanted it. The puppy-if he only coul
get his deserts. The other teachers in th
, building had such contempt for him tha
they barely gave him common politeness:
. this year there was clear sweep in thu
= school, The conduct in that school got to
SO notorious that a good many children we,
: quietly withdrawn.