The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-09-15
THE OPELOUsAs JOURNAL.
'PELOUsAs, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1877.
Public School Items.


but can be revoked for cause.
The public schools of this parish
will be opened the first of next month
and be about fifty in number.
Has a person who has failed to pay
his poll tax, the right to send his chill
dren to public school
Teachers certificates will be revoked
for misdemeanor, and immoral or in
corrigible pupils dismissed from school,
There should be one public school, at
least, in every ward or school district in
the parish; but no school can have less
than ten pupils, and no school of only
one teacher will be allowed more than
sixty pupils.
The teachers certificate, necessary be-
fore person can obtain position as
public school teacher, will not be valid
fohmore than two years from its date :;
and it may be revoked at any time for
cause.
The law requires that "every male
lnhabitant over twenty -one years of
age, not attached to the arfffy or navy
of the United States" shall pay an an
nual poll tax of one dollar for the sup
port OF public schools. Query: Is any
of this class, who has not complied with
the law, entitled to a position of public
school teacher?
Teachers are required to keep cor
rect register Of the school, in form sup
piled by State Board of Education,
through secretary of the Parish Board;
separate registers of scholars residing
In different districts; and "after close
of school (term,) to file in Office of sec
retary of Parish Board, and to transmit
to State Board of Education certified
copy of the register"
Public schools are divided into, or
designated as Elementary, Academic,
and Normal. Elementary schools are
divided into Primary and Grammar
Schools, and each of these into three
departments or classes but in sparsely |
settled districts they may be united. In |
the Primary departments, spelling, read
ing, writing, geography, arithmetic, and
familiar science are taught; in the
Grammar departments the same are
taught, and also grammar, history,
elOcution, composition, defamation,
natural science, &C., and, where prac-
tieable, vocal music and drawing.
POLL TAx-How COLLECTED FROM EN-
PLoYEEs.
The law preTides as follows =
The State Collector, when assessing
the poll tax "a persons employed by
Others, shall notify tile employer of said
assessment. Such notice shall authorize
and require said employer to retain the
amount OF poll tax out of the wages of i
said employee proeided, the employer
at that time owed the employee, and if I
not, the first wages accruing after that {
time shall be appropriated to that pur- i
pose, and said notice shall constitute a
debt against such employer, to be col. t
lected as herein provided for the collec- {
tion OF taxes. s
Query: As the School Board employs {
teachers, should not the tax collector
notify the Board, in accordance with .
the above, when they have not paid Ia
their poll tax? i
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SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS.
Each teacher would do well to culti-
vate the acquaintance of parents and
kindred of afi aducable children within 6
the school distffct, and by kindly eoun- i
sci, induce q tn Il and regular attendance |;
at the school room.
The best possible system, order, and s
should be maintained during i
school hours, and strict obedience ex-
acted; but, in the enforcing of discip- d
line, corporal punishment should be o
resorted TO OatgaR cases OF gross iRsub- b
and then with the modera- 6
tion and discretion OF Il parent. Reten- a
lion III the school room, during reefea- b
tion hours, coupled with the obligation 4
Of acrstiqag missed lesson or precepts il
reference to the offence committed, will 4
prove an effectHal mode of
correcting Incidence and 9adividnaI dis
rider. An occasional mingling with
he children III their sports, during re- D
;ess, will also be promotive of general !,
;heerfuiness in the school room, and &, 8,
will enable the teacher to check pro- g &
.anity OF expression or passionate de- :
: :
The intelligent and conscientious 4. &
eacher should remember that Tin the :;
anguage of an accomplished barristeI) !. =
the every duty OF his high calling Is to !; Il
efine manners, develop thought, and h
Ill young souls with noble aspirations !,
lie is intrusted by the State with one of D
Is most tender cares, and lit looks to i,
i'm almost wholly for the accomplish = =
nent of what is really its highest and Z,
loblest ambition-the formation of L,
minds such as will enhance its society, Ils y.
,erfect its laws, and adorn its history. NJ
Placing an implicit faith III Il Il
lis zeal, it takes d calm survey OF the :, =
oming centuries, and, beholding gen =; y
ration after generation. it reioices that y
ach successive one will be wiser, bet 81
Ell. anS happier than the preceding. q J, =
The Iaacyel. In the School Room. g
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Examining Applicants for
Certificates Pnblfc scllool g g
Teachers.
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