The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-09-06
The school Board.

ly held a meeting at which it,
was decided to re>Open the GuiOn
Academy on the 10Th of Septem-
Der, and the Corporation school
on the 18th of October. The mon
ey available for this purpose is de
rived from the Peabody fund.
aided by the special school-tax
levied by the municipal antbori
ties of the town of Thibodaux.
This will account for the seeming
preference which is given by the
Board to the town school over
those in the rural portions of the
parish. The latter will not prob
ably resume their sessions until
the first of January. This is to
be regretted, for the great mass
of the rising generation are grow
ing up in ignorance from the
want of necessary schools. The
Parish Board is powerleSs to i'm
prove this sad condition of affairs
for the fund at their disposal is
extremely limited, in view of the
number of teachers who are e.
essary to the proper maintenance
Of a school system. which shall
diffuse the greatest amount Of
education among the edncable
children of the parish. 1t is the
intention of the Board to subject
all applicants for memberships to
a rigid examination in at least
the elementary branches Of an
English education, and in this
manner We may hope to see the
school fund diSbursed for the pay
mtnt of teachers who are compey
tent to impa:t instruction. The
disadvantages of Il short seSsiqp
Of the public schools of the pariHl
will thus be compensated by the
employment of none but worthy
and able teachers.
For the position of principal OF
the Onion Academy, our Young
and talented friend, Mr.. Joseph
\. Trone, has been selected. We
predict that undcr bis able man.
agemrnt, assisted MS he will be
by Miss Clara LevlOn and Mrs
; Lambert, the Gnion Academy
; will regain some Of the prestige
: which IT enjoyed i'll the prospef
GUS tines before the war, when
t its standard was as high as thai
I of any similar institution in the
State.
t Another move in the right al
i 1eciion WAS the passage OF an ap
i preparation OF ten dollars to buy
|, "a supply Of cards of merit to h'
4 dist ibuted to the desu wing pa
r. pills Of the public schools throngl
ont the parish. These little to.
kens of reward will prove a grea'
= er Incentive to eXrrtiOn anon.
the children than the fear of pan
n ishment. In fact, We believe a
Ie t~h~result of personal experience
s that a judicious distribution @
is rewards will render a resort t
punishment almost unnecessary
of This contamination will operat
to the increased efficiency of th
n public schools and to the lighte
ar ing OF the labors Of the teacher
ie Another very cOmmendab!
S. move Of the Board was TO empo'
III err the Treasurer to take chara
ut OF the we'll. selected library be
he longing to the Teachers Associ
ton, aud place it in IL positit
where it may be made accessib
to all the teachers of the paris
who may wish to enjoy its adva
tages, and we hope that this wi
include the whole body of Il
teachers. The Scriptural injun
y, ton: physician heal thysel1
may well he paraphrased 80
to apply to those who enter up,
the Important vocation of e
Tightening the ignorant, and
may say: "Teachers instru
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