The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-21
THE PEABODY FUND.
The Withdrawal Of This Fund from
the Public Schools of Louisiana.
The following Is the iaxt Of Tho letter written
LIZ. ELaE Gcnrc ~ IrnG L III I.nahsr.

lhn following ~ the taVt nl mo l4ttef written
by rrof. Hears to Prof, H. Lnsher:
rEAnnty FpuCATIna FuNp I
Slaunlon Va hopculhei IL 1870 7
Hon. H. NJ Iaaha,. Superintendent Public
Education
Hoor Gn.- You know thpl we do not give out
tho Income nf Tho Peabody fund aa y charity,
but as nm anonuragnDani to u Statn ihat innli "a
strenuous ef1ntta fnt public schools. Louisiana
nonuries ~ danhful position, nnd could not
answer ynnr letters about aid til could have
some ~ my dnuhis removed mud now, nstond
oF encouragement, We have notnine but dis-
.npuragamant. If State determines to cripple
tho soheols, We do not attnrnr! to eafty them ON,
We hnp build w. but wa do moi help to do
strny We do not embark In q sinking
ship We ara sadiy hIsarrniafed mud
entirely iarnurnFoi | no not think We
shall ln anything ft schools in i,oulalana. IN
lnaa the eky thare lights NJ and hliRhtens We
muy all in normal instruction In tho two
schools Of Now orleans. but unless tho peorla
a,e resolved 10 heIp themaelv"s vigorously, We
- NOT propose ~ heln tham. know h. dim
Guilty Is with tho law makers, but tho ueonln
must look 10 TINT. Wo cannot. II hoir
prnsen condition a unfortunate aa | think
Il 10 hat Is eninmItp thnt we con
not rnmaig Even tho stai"uent 81 our
mo1n pf netlGn. with m hunas nEpinnn
ton If OH tnne"us. snems t. 10 intetptntnl MS
nm. Improper inierfnr ono ! only wished ~
point naf tho way IN Which W. nenli "onaia
teutIyiop Tho Rtnto | shall not neain expose
~ yanlf Ia fhnt mpuinien IInving asnrudol
owe, fTn fn9 for the ktntn We wafo nf course.
worry reluctant 70 500 our main uhiaet u vig"r
etnnl nf maro hopeful,
'Ii,ia Is ~ reflection upan yourself. We hnra
acted together Wn hive both lnlnroi earnestly
nud with Tho hnsi Intentions for tho good e tbs
Hta'n 0ui tnottvns aia mlsnnnsttfrnf. aud our
work Is mot npprarintsti, n2rnut hr n faw, pnl
tlloa0 low hava no unWaf
should ba heartily glad " anything would
givo mn moro hnuGfu Wow,
With sincere regards. yours truly.
/! SEARS Gonatal Agent.
T. Il Two SCHOLARSHIPS IT no rnhh nfn
tiuuod from hn rnahedv fund 10 wo fonna In
,itoa IF rural Louisiana tho F"li"lannsi VIII" at
tend tho Nashville Normal College on the nnf
tin antn II The present stnta Supariut andent.
In this connection Nj, LUshat says
Tho rtty public actnnla Rnd those II most nf
The Parishes Will DO iptlsly Injured hy thni
provision II no new constitution which requires
tho Interest an educational trust funds To hn
u id out Of my tax lovlal fnr HE support Of tho
public aehnna Hueh provision heHnla hut
oigh' on ton parishes
If lilo honorable General Assembly shall. hV
nelsptioh enahIo The rafoel,Inl municipal
nuihrrltina 10 rom ftne. woll grntlad public
arllo0le rE ecrcu months. sessions nj least In
Tho lnrpaat towns If ruin Louisiana, ID not
doubt thai nu removed request. tho gHn"lnl
ngan will nndoavnr - eahurn to suah schools
MD - prolnnH th"r srssious IN ten
months In Tho yonr IN such event will pot
annnIly request tho restoration pf tho fund 10
rural Louisiana RiHl, NJ LUSH ER