The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-10-27
Communicated
Our Public Schools.


chance to provide their children
with a fair education-to fit them
for tan equal CHANGE in the race
Of life" with their richer fellow
citizens.
have never, despite many ar
guments pro and con, believed in
the doctrine Of "poor schools tor
the poor"
| honor the new School Board
of our Parish, for its persistent
energetic efforts to make our
public educational institutions
equal to any in the United States.
Particularly as regards colored
schools. the Board have nsed their
best efforts TO meet the issue fair
ly aud squarely. While many con
slider, that the Enfranchised are
not capable of extensive develop
ment, the trial is being Loyalty
made. More money is spent to edu
cate our colored children, then
the white ones, whose parents,
Notwithstanding, pay almost all
the taxes, The best teachers Oh
tainable are secured for the color
ed Schools, without regard to
race, color or previous condition,
or political prediction. Under IL
Democratic School Board MAJ
Ijority OF the Public SchOolteach>
ers are Republicans, and many
hare colored.y Only the unfit ones,
1employed under the infamous a-
dical regime, are weeded out. 1t
is true that, III consequence. OF
the scauaalous extravaganza and
populations of the former Board,
the present salaries to teachers
are very small, yet the latter are
now working with an energy
never before displayed, confident;
that they will be justly treated,
appreciated and promptly paid
They have been freed from the
Tyranny and fayoritism of the
former Board.
The Guion Academy, which, il
consequence Of the lack Of conf
dence in former Boards. had beer
closed fer the past ten years. has
been reepened with teachers o
an excellent reputation as educa
tors, and bids fair to recover it,
ancient prestige, and to again be
come an ornament and honor tt
onr Parish.
The two colored schools il
Thibodanx are progressing rapid
ly. The Corporation school la.
already all unexpectedly large at
tendance-it is supposed neari,
every colored child withiu ill
Corporation attends, and tie Go
poration Board express Them
selves well satisfied with til
teacher, young colored nlan u
great promise.-The "Grisanpr
Grammar SCHOOL, has now u
enrolled and a daily attendauc
of nearly 100, which will be raise,
/ TO $50 after the rolling season
Every effort is now being mad
to render this establishment i
every respect first class, an,
Q there is a fair prospect ofsucces,
Major Grisaraore, under who's
especial patronage the School ha
;. placed itself, inspected it OH Mo
day last, expressed himself We
pleased, and gave orders for d
necessary repairs and improve
ments. The School is now tall
provided with improved furni
ture, and Notwithstanding til
{ strict system OF economy, whic
the new BOARD has inaugurate,
no expense is spared to increas
e its efficiency.
4 1t is expected that the Boar
will soon fully grade the "Gris;
more School" as the "fIigh co
ored School" of this Parish. an
Ii that. in consequence of the rep,
tatlon it is now acquiring, it wi
soon be at least partly self-su:
tanning, as the Board have nc
= sufficient means 10. provide a
o the apparatus, Sc, n~ecessar,
$ ColoTed men Of means, who hav
D children who have already al
solved their ioca! primary scboo,
L in this and adjoining Parishe.
;, will send them here instead ,
q sending chem to New Orleaas G
9 to the North, and pay u reason,
e Die; amount for tuition, a NOV,
: ment which has already con
t lnenced. 1t is also expected tia
. as soon as the requisite nunbe
OF scholars is attained. anoth.
S assistant Teacher Will be appoin
ed, III which case [ would recon
mend an experienced lady teacl
. er, abe 10 instruct also i'm af;
e male work." as Taught in til
y public schools of other State.
t instruction in which would prov
OF great benefit to the fema]
$ scholars, most of whom will hay