The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-17
ST. LOUIS NEWS.
PROPOSITIONS TO CUT DOWN THE En-
PENsEs OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Kindergarten and High SchOOls-CeIc-
brnting the Centennial of Robert Em-
fl NETS Birth-The Pavement Tester.
ondence of the Democrat
ST. LOUIS, March IA, 1878.

ST. LOUIS, March IA, 1878.
The principa topic of discussion in ST.
Louis now is a proposition to cut down the
expenses Of
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Everybody seems to to be In favor of re-
henchment, but there is great diversity OF
opinion as to how and where the proposed
reductions should be made. Two Or three
years ago the public asked for reduction In
the salaries Of the teachers employed by the
school board, and the reduction was made.
Il Another reduction was asked for last year,
and the board again yielded to the public
" mandate This time the cry FORE trenchment
LIS directed chiefly against what are called the
ornamental branches, " including kindergar-
ten teaching, drawing music, German and the
studies taught In the high school. Some want
81 Till these branches abolished, while the obiec-
tiuns of Others are directed against only part
OF the list. The entire German population of
The city may be said to favor the teaching Of
y German, and the continuance also of the kin
dergarten instruction. The Irish are almost
y unanimous iii their opposition to the teaching
Of German, but are divided on the kindergar-
& ten question. The Irish are as a rule, also
opposed to the teaching of music and draw
ing and the high school Studies and
large portion of the Germans are
I with them here. The Americans are divided
b on all the questions, but don't seem to be par
4 ticularly interested In any of them With the
exception Of the leaders of the
woRKINGMEN's PARTY, -M
Tho Americans have held no meetings at all,
81 and have pyen no expression of their views
on any Of the propositions that have caused
40 much excitement among the Irish and
~sa,. M, ..,,,,,r;r,o,,,on,, It'll.
S't'rihans. Inc mo,Ains ,nen aie yioienIiy
opposed TO the abolishment OF the kindergar-
4 tens, and as a rule oppose any limitation
,s,,atsoayar ~ the co,,rse If stndv non,
Il wa 6tas ~ ~ 'lo oo',oo u o'uuy no"
prevailing III the pubic SCHOOLS.
Their. cry for retrenchment is directed al
most wholly against the salaries Of the school
superintendent $4,000 year,, architect (S3OOO)
and other officers OF the school board, and the
erection of costly school buildings. None of
the questions under discussion have been set
1 tied yet. The school board met last Tuesday
ditizens deferred action on all the different
propositions until the next meeting of the
\ beard. The meeting was attended by Father
Henry, pastor OF St, Lawrence OToole's
Church Gather Henry has closed his parish
school and now sends the Catholic children of
the parish to the public schools; Dr.. Sonnen-
schein, the rabbi Of the Jewish Temple on
y Seventeenth and Pine street; Miss Susie Z.
4 Blow, the founder Of the
KINpERaARTENs,
Il, III a,,is. nT.s.rs u p A11ar and .Iho,4
" ot; Louis Messfs 3. n; I. Ailen ana Albert
IA afiih eadeas q she "orhanneHs party,
a,,,ara,, Y,s ~ .u% III Glottii,
AlleIc4ns, illsn auu Ig ;rh me petltlon
tor me teachlng q tne IRISH language was re-
assa ~ s9te u u W !, Due very iltIle nm
a - Uvat tit w oie we, lol ene req
so .,ao ei ~, peel.ip VIZ RotCen up merely
- he ~ r .ae itn OIL Get
z BLOW ploW o4 ~ aueesuay nigat rom Judge hom-
~ pa!!ef, inc Doaros attorney, IN written
Hisnos glsen ~ MN, 1at I'm Se scnooI ooard
s s ,o ~ eApGha ene school moneys
~ w. iiiyl a.. ~ M u.eI SIX years
4 sg, .ae I4e osa'e constltdtoh
t,ad ~ !. y, ~ ..ig osi L2uis Scho9l
,,, h ~ pausitIo pnc SCHOOLS !ol az chill
5 se ~ 20 " ~ hlo Gweityone
sail i, Dy a. peHlai acC ~ Ille LeglslaLure
,s,,a y stlie.aiy nhIIIe9 70 Oe collSGtt
s sio,ai piovlsion as also mace iof the ea'lca-
aI,n 81 peIsonS over twenty one years OF age,
pus % no snna iegislatlve provision has been
ssa III % uuHI slA years 81 age tne
provide for the education OF such children.
s4a,s,a ae S ~ h T aiite4 AZ ny Ile
1sVneS y .ne scqoi ooara put the BOARD IS
,snair 90 - + hoeeps ms oplo5, anu as Inc
.,r,td &, ~ +h b,, 9Ie.e eoSt ~ t - lter
~, a.
sheoon IN ~ aamssi9n OF chldren under the
SCHOOL age lhto Ihe pubic schools, the KINDER
s1te ~ WI not pc settlee II settled at
ILL., NJ ai III t ~ legai points aI ISSUE are passed
So tne eonnnuance q the kindergarten Is as
sa a,sa, aloogetner financial one but,
as H. y may seem tne men VINO gen,
is ssaJay cry ehe Louaest Ior retfenchment ana
HI N laooring classesrare nearly all
~ ih3L " u . tiehl ne klhdergar-
u.s. taxes 1ne chll ~ l, q me poor IN the
NV, por OH oi me CITY rom the streets
49, 10y santy, anu gives Ihe inothers more tlme
TOT osher WORK, ana 1t teaches them table
a a.a,l anu nov 70 penave gnnefaily ana
Low 70 WG pr IS, system la and 1t
al,a;,es hn 1seIest LII Ihen ioi craving
p pssiiaig' hnittng, sewing, weaving house
N ari,s 4, a ~ hHserl WORK OF az KINDS
al ee panlc seiool7 ~ We Guy nave
s Aaaeelgtluen aaalClons ana the lnsttutlon IS
~ popuuiar among rlcn ana poor alike that
Nliiose every hs1lhdergafteh III the CITY Is