The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-28
NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 49,

negleets to defend the other portions Of the
State against the unjust, though, | believe,
1nadvertent structures quoted above.
Perhaps 1t was too much TO expect OF q
" leading Republican journal" that it would
believe that any good can come out of the
political Nazareth bulldozed parishes Of
Louisiana, and, craving your, indulgence, |
of the article in question felt that In opposing
the mixture under consideration he had pre-
pared dose for his readers that would be too
strong without some diluent In the shape of
reference to White League abuses in some
TO be found If not in the aforesaid bulldozed
parishes OF Louisiana.
Now, though reluctant to derive any faeti-
Gus credit for the statements am about to
make-some Of which am certain will be in
antagonism to the preeonceived notions. OF
your readers-yet ran scarcely resist the
temptation to say that should you give these
lines place in your columns they will GER
tainly come under the eyes OF some OF my
will be assured of their truth, even though
they may demolish all their preeoneeved no
tions relative to the bnthsoseYs and the bnll-
dosed.
These. then, in brief, are the statements
which I wish to make. First--The School
Board OF this parish consists OF six Demo-
Gratis (whitel and three Republicans tcolored1
all appoiHtees of the Nichols government.
second-There Is no such organization In this
nor any other in any manner opposed to the
nOored race; but. on the contrary. the very
best of feeling prevails between the two races.
/ have found in travelling over the parish in
the capacity of Superintendent of the Public
| Schools-an office corresponding nearly with
! the county superintendency LII other States
| that the vast majority Of the whites
are not only desirous Of providing, at public
expense good schools for the eolored chill
dren, but are willing to contribute literally
from their private means to erect school
houses and supplement the salaries of teach
ers. The motives for this liberalty are, of
course, various. With some persons politi-
cal with others philanthropic, in others they
sire to make good pledges given before the
late election. But whatever the motive, the
desire exists, and more unpopular measure
could scarcely be put on foot In this parish
weaken the effectiveness Of the colored
schools. Third-This is the only parish out
side the city of New Orleans where inter
mediate supervision is provided. Here
i 7 q the be prep 9 bsrd tas p"Es ba1.
been in j., office, only, about six o.
seven months, and notwithstanding the fact
that the work had to be done de nouo, the en-
tire parish has been canvassed. lists Of educa
BILE children prepared-now nearly complete
twenty-five white and twenty-five coloret
schools located. and buildings and teachers
provided for nearly all OF them. The parish
is divided into districts on the following plan
One white school and one colored schoo
wherever practicable constitute district
Each white school Is under the immediate
charge Of two white trustees, and each col
ored school OF two colored trustees, which
two committees are presided over by q chair
man, who is supposed to be the most enter
Drising and capable citizen In his immediate
locality These committees have all beel
nominated by me and appointed by the board
: Each district is credited with It's exact PR
rata of public funds, and with very fey
exceptions all the school-houses have beer
furnished free of expense to the board, and
in many instances, with the further donation
Of an acre Of land Precisely the same sala
> ries are paid to colored as to white teachers
! and the same effort made to secure compe
teney and fidelity in one case as In the other
In conclusion, would state that, though
long distance in the rear Of our more fortu
nate sister States yet we of Louisiana ar
: working with will in the cause OF popula
education, and are grateful for every helping
hand, such as was stretched out in reality b
the Times in the article In question: despt
the rebuff 1t gave us here in the bulldozed re
gions. W. II. GooDALE,
Parish Superintendent Of Public Education
Baton Rouge La Wednesday, Novembe
| "a 1877.