The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-29

have sixty nineIsrnools anu 22Ooo children at
partly from the increased poverty OF our peo-
pie, partly from other causes. We get an In
schools, and now where will the amount como
frem 10 fl the deficiency
The apporti tx Of school funds amounts
schools, and when only s22oooo Is available
there will be deficiency IN the schoe,l system,
delay In the g, payment Of salaries; there will
Our expenditures will be increa. Ing by reason
Of the Increased attendance. There has been
schools since the Nichols administration than
for any period In the past.
On the first of January last we had only $500
January. Whose fault was III Not to The school
board. which hes been almost niggardly. 1t may
II cutting a aGwn sna and
Der have not been paid. and the school teach ars
are starving. You come here to. night to know
Ths only remedy H. that sufficient amount
be ascertaine1 tn support an economical sys-
tenn OF education. and that constitutional
SCHOOLS. Every creditor of the city Is paid and
we have to wait for the school tax levied on per-
aonal property IN the State. which is not col
The truth is that. 90 far as the general adj
ninistration is concerned. we are In 9 state of
bankruptcy. The only remedy Ia to have the
new convention order the levy of q special tax
In New Orleans for the schools OF New Orleans.
The only practical and feasible object to effect
| nerfnanent good go that hereafter we shall
not be knocking at the doors Of the City Coun-
Gil to eek for what is Justly due US. is to
y the sg ony Dossss ss o Ss hrs
to get white and black. old and young. Demo.
Gratis and Republicans, everybody to work to-
support OF the schools, and then eompej The
administrators OF the public schools 10 coDfine
their expenditures within the revenues.
GEN. LEorAeD sEwELL
was the next speaker. Although overpowered
by the sudden call he still felt pleasure In hav-
Ing the opportunity TO express his feelings and
sentiments on thespbjeet which had occasioned
the, city and State administrstIons he had ID
nothing to say In favor of either They had
paid too much attention to their own personal
youth Of this State When the time comes ~ tb b
the public SCHOOLS are closed the parents OF
the, youths Of New Orleans would clasp their
children to their breasts and fly from the city
as they would from one filled with leprosy Tia liz
was not one Oh those who had faith In the coun-
tTy members. They had undertaken to educate
the children OF the parishes and left unpro-
yiaed Tor the 80 900 children Of the city of New
Orleans. Where they were TO get their educa.
ton the country members did not know. and
!. The speaker then pictured the condition OF
the school teachers and the DO Ice, and attrIb-
servants to the prodigal expenditures OF the
city authorities. They expended the money OF
the cIts In keeping themselves In office and
one ai,ees which , should Be- abolished and when
be hs there might
Judge ". I. Houston. the chairman OF the
RESOLUTIONS,
read the following. which we're adopted.
Whereas. we recognize the fact that a good
system OF pub ic education is the very founda-
ton q great and prosperous republle;.
And whereas, we observe with the deepest
sorrow and concern that the public schools In
New Orleans are in SO critic condition,
napeIa bt to I be In serious danger q
grandeur and excellence: and that our teachers
who have, labored so zealously, ably and con-
the noblest institutions In the land. are most
inadeauately and irreRulariy paid for their
inyaluable services; therefore, be It
public education In New Orleans. In assembly
here to night. appreclating the facts aforesaid.
and az feeling unwilling to further bear the weight
Of Inc evils expressing our educational inter-
ests. do solemnly pledge ourselves to give our
warm hs, support moral and political to our
may be all that they have been In the past-tbe
promoters OF intelligence. the preservers OF
peace and good order, and the true expression
81 81 we highest instincts and purposes Of the
Resoiped. That. as an earnest Of our sincerity
In the cause Of popular education we bind our
selves TO make the interest of the public schools
q prominent feature In the election OF candi-
dates to the constitutional convention, and to
euueatoI W secure the WlEest Legislation on the
subject believing, with the patriot. that tho
training OF the children of each common
wealth for Intelligent suffrage is the only safe
guard Tor the perpetuity OF q republican form
OF government.
And De 70 attn further resoleed. That in order to
more ehectually accomplish our purpose we
unite our efforts to enlist all good citizens In the
Just cause which has convened us here this
night.
-, 4 he committee was composed of Judge VIM. |
! Houston. Hon. Louis Bush and Edwin r, |
Esq.
The chair announced Hon. John McEnery. |
Or. J. y. Copas. W. b. Crouch. ESQ. Hon. Louis |
Bush. u. NJ. Hudson, ESQ. and Anthony Wizard, |
Esq.. as the committee to present the resolu-
lions to the Legislature, and the meeting ad- |
iourned.