The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29
THE TEACHERS PAY.
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT AT ST
PATRIrK's HALL,
a Large Gathering of All Glasses Of
C1t1Z0ua.

| CltIZons.
There was mass meeting last night at st
Patrick's Hall. the like of which never before
assembled In the city Of New Orleans.
The object OF the meeting was one which 80.
peaed to the sympathies and the interests oil
all classes OF citizens. and the result was as
stated above. a gathering such as has never be-
fore come together In the Crescent City since II
has besn city.
The attendance was not only large every scat
In the spacious hall being llled-but 1t en-
braced white and colored citizens. men, women
and children, and the attention with which the
remarks OF the several speakers were received.
and the applause which greeted them. mani
tested that each and every one present had
made the cause Of the teachers Of the public
schools their own. and that the nature OF the
threatened calamitv-the suspension OF the
public schools-was fully realized and appre-
ciated.
The meeting was called to order by Prof. J. r.
Seaman who called B. T. Walsh ESQ., to the
chair.
The list Of Vice Presidents was then read az
follows
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Hon: L A. Yinz, Hon. !, H., Alsee eau
Hon. g. A. 1breaus Hon. DnnYaa =. HenpeE.
Myers Ho H hsnss !e Ssc N Wss-
son, Eco, Of the picayune. M. r., Bisney. Esd.
e The . gy 4ss, Dr. Julius = schmidt Ting
feeat. faa. Pbip weriein oapt J B n"TS,
# o the w Edw 4 M Y e,sy Hon Hpo9sris
WATSON Major Robinson, of the Times ss jacob
oSn anGou nsa andrew r h aors e so ea as
we'll Henry March Jos. Cohn, Gabriel santini.
WasESsoo VI Marks H Ra9Ss s so1p Hon
t W1So ho nsfr Han Hslaq s'q gen. bfa"
fhos <. Arsser g. VI d b st NJ pil %hdk
Qssiap Peck, Th2s. Boland, Louis Reynolds
J; 8, Oapes, Chas. slliacques. h i Howard. WIN.
Ho edR" Nm Shelley f fsnl Hnr + s4n
Goat s, D. g; Wqndsrllch, Louis Abrams. j. q.
Secretary, Walter V. Crouch; Assistant secre-
tarv. Henry Duflho.
After few remarks. In which the object OF the
meeting was stated. Mr.. Walsh introduced
HON. JOHN M'ENERY
as the first speaker.
The speaker understood from those CONVEX
SAINT with the public school system OF the state
and city that 1t ls In imminent danger OF total
destruction. 1t was an appalling declaration but
II had been said In the reports OF those who pre-
side over the destinies Of the public schools.
that unless there be immediat remedial legs-
lation they were In danger OF being dissolved
And for what2 Because of the inability of
the State and city to comply with their contracts.
II was for the purpose Of petitIoning the Legis-
lature and respectfully asking them to remedy
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that the meeting had been called and the large
audience assembled.
The inability Of the Slate to pay it's bonded
ianeres. vas calamity bnt Y was not half az
one those who believed That Tie evils wa so mot
q 8 enSSSns ser sna ss
that was necessary was to 60, about IT In the
thoroughly acquainted With he sebeoP pressn
,,I, of the State could devise remedy re-
members u giving It. There. might be some
rata. but bis word for it, 10 the end the differ
ences would be settled. and the relief so much
desired Will be accorded. He believed that when
that the city paid two-thirds Of the entire in-
come Tor taxes, they would readily agree to give
to IN e e ey heF ' tss
gentlemen thoroughly coByersant with the sub
,sct ana Saa ne , guaranteed that the Legislature
and the relief would be given. -
No one could plead ignorance Of the fact that
the school teachers had not been paid eince
pledge heir time for the means of subsistance,
and this Ia the face Of the fact that the
contract with the teachers provided q for prompt
the officers OF either the ate or city, for they
bad done the best they could und r the laws,
, gu. the laws must DC changed and he believed
the Legislature would properly amend them.
PROF. SEAMAN
have, said he. been requested by the teaohers
apoloGize, on the plea of lack of preparation |
did | not think that every one who feels for the
teachers should come forward and give his ex-
has come for prompt and Immediate action.
The speaker. after thanking those present |
the teachers in such numbers. said that the |
presence 81 80 many on the occasion showed
that the teachers fidelity. patience and zeal had
ut to come to our relief the people will demand |
what is right. and insist upon It, and the people
must sgitate this question until solution is
The public schools were once the pride OF
New Orleans. and many of the most In tiuential
citizens have been educated therein. III the cost |
OF educating man Is compared with the in
creased value Of his labor physical and men al
then no State can educate Its youth. However
this Is not true, and Louisiana can educate her
children.
Louisiana is not too poor to have an efficient
educational system. As the citizen u.s. so is the
State. Il has been believed that the education
OF children was necessity for legislation and |
an IMPERATIVE duty should urge the framing Of
an efficient and lasting system Of education.
The chair introduced
r. NJ. HUDSON. ESQ.,
The speaker felt satisfied that those present
had not come through any idle curiosity but |
through the deepest interest in the public
schools and sympathy for the teachers. Deep
as was the sympathy for the teachers, as much |
rs their hardships were felt, still there was |
deeper sympathy felt for the youth OF the |
state of Louisiana. He thought that II the
people were strong enough to wrest the control |
Of the schools from the hands OF those who un-
dertook to destroy them by insisting on their
being mixed. the people we're strong enough to |
re- establish the system on Its old firm founda-
ton.
He hoped that relief could be had from the
legislature but there would be no certainty OF It |
until the entire State became interested In the
m tier: then the jealousies OF the country
m In fho