The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-10

| tics to show that the present law was unjust
to the people OF New Orleans, and insisted
that each parish should provide for the sup
| port of it's own common schools.
Delegate Jenkins believed that the amend
ment should be adopted. He believed that
the true and the just principle was that each
parish should support its own children. His
own parish, he was satisfied. was willing to
do this.
Delegate Caffrey opposed the amendment.
| He commended that the city received q large
proportion Of its wealth from the trade Of the
country and only paid back q portion In the
OF the country. It was the duty Of the rich
to assist in the education OF the poor, and he
hoped the substitute wouldfprevail, inasmuch
as It contained the proper principle;
Delegate Marshall also opposed the amend
ment for similar reasons.
| Delegate Thompson said Ii the amendment
prevailed 1t would be unnecessary to further
consider the report. Each parish would then
manage Its own schools without any outside
authority. He hoped the substitute would be
adopted.
Delegate Blanchard said 1t he looked at
this matter from the standpoint OF parish In
terest he would favor the amendment. as
Caddo as well as Orleans helped to support
believe that it was founded In charity and JUS
tice, however, and hoped 1t would not be
adopted.
Delegate Forman advocated the amend
ment. He denied the statement that the city
was not prolific of children. He believed
that there were more children Ia the city in
proportion to the adult population than else
where In the State, and contended that the
money raised ID this city should be devoted
to the education OF it's children.
He believed 1t was not only right and proper,
but necessary, that some aid should be
afforded the poorer parishes. II the princi-
pie laid down in the amendment prevailed,
to carry 1t to logical conclusion 1t must be
| admitted that man who derived no indi-
vidual benefit from the public schools, whose
children were not interested In them, should
not be required to pay any tax for school
purposes. He believed the proper principle
was contained in the substitute for the
amendment.
Delegate Breaux favored the principle that
there should be State aid to the schools, but
| he believed that the parishes should help
themselves somewhat. He had noticed that
taxation for school purposes the schools were
In anything but q houlfshing condition, while
in others, where State aid was supplemented
| by local tax, the schools fourished., He
thought the system should be SO arranged
that State aid should be in proportion to the
i. amount Of the local tax for the common
schools.
The main question was then ordered, and
Delegate Herron's substitute was adopted
yeas 95 nays IL.
The substitute Of Delegate Moore OF st.
Landry, was then laid on the table.
/ Delegate Jenkins moved to amend the orig
nal article ~ striking out seven and ~
A motion to table the amendment was lost
| yeas 43 nays 49,
| The amendment was then adopted-yeas 81,
nays AZ.
| Delegate Carey moved to strike out the
word eighteen" and insert Fifteen" Laid
on the table-yeas ", nays 16.
| Delegate Sutherlin moved to insert s'six-
teen" Laid on the table.
! The article as amended was then adopted.
Article 2 was read:
ART 2. The public schools In the State shall
| be under the control and management OF a
State board Of education to be composed Of the
Governor. the, Auditor and the secretary OF
state. who shall receive no additional comuep.
composed Of not less than three nor more than
| five members, to be appointed by the State
board and commissioned BY the Governor. OK.
cept in the parish Of Orleans. where the board
shall consist OF not less. than seventeen nor
more more than twenty members, Of whom twelve y
eha % r. appointed 4 by the City Council and the
The Secretary Of State shall be er-obicio sec
rotary Of the State Board. and as such shall
| perform all the duties heretofore incumbent On
the State. Superintendent Of Public Education
The Legislature may provide for the appoint
IN bis duties as secretary Of the State Board Of
| Education. and shall tx the salary Of said
CLERK. which shall not exceed the sum Of fifteen
may appoint parish superintendent OF public
schools in their respective parishes. who shall
q oeo , Ct the parish board and
IN the city, Of New Orleans. shall not exceed
three hundred h. dollars per annum; to be paid
parish r. sDecttvely.
Delegate Marshall offered the following
substitute for the article:
ART. q There shall be elected by the qualified
electors Of the State. a superintendent Of pub
qualified: His duties shall be prescribed b,
law. and he shall receive salary of not more
salary shall not exceed the sum. Of three thou
BY may provide for The appointment or e elec
ton Of 9 parish superintendent of publ
schools IN each Of the parishes. whose salar,
The General Assembly may provide t9E tn
ton provided. that the members of said board
shall serve without compensation.
Delegate Moore, Of st. Landry, moved Il
amend the substitute By providing that tn
Superintendent Of Public Education shall b
elected by the General Assembly. Laid Of
the table.
Delegate Ogden moved toamend the substl
tute, by providing that the salary of the Su
perintenden of Public Education shall be fixe
~ 9AUuU, dnA Gu6 cleTlcdl expenses ~ Lie OIlc
limited to $4,000
Delegate Poche opposed the substitute an
amendment. He argued that the Superintend
: emit OF Public Education was mere figure
head Of no practical value, and whose Quite
, under the law were chiefly clerical. He In
: sisted that the report Of the committee shout
/ be adopted on the score Of economy as well a
, efficiency. It would save the State not les
than S2500 year.
Delegate Mcconnell insisted that Super
) intendent Of Public Education was necessar
! to q proper system OF common education. 81
! paid high tribute to the present incumben
. OF the Office and reviewed at length tn
) duties Of the Office and the advantage Of con
} tinuing It.
) Delegate Pinchback said that when th
, proposition to abolish the office OF Superin
tendent OF Education was first breaches
It appeared to him to be monstrous, but whel
he bad examined into the question be founs