The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-07-09

Since my last report I have visited sevc-
raj schools.
First. The Ba, GU Sec School kept hy
Enorh Dunn, colused. This school was pro-
Guessing ana had over 60 pupils who were
apparently III good discipline. | nave as
signed Mrs. T.. Dunn as Assistant in said
school for the remainder of the Session.
The school house is tu,ni shed by the Teach
or and is too small for the number of put
pills i'll attendance.
Second. The B,lliu sch ool, Miss II. Cross
! principal. IA pupils appeared 10 be pro
@ressin. satisfactorily. Tue extraordinary
bad weather had prevented many ci.liti,cn
from attrui!!n. but the school Is now mucl,
Ian re" than il WIS Tass school house i
comfortable.
Third. The Stafford s%cllool- y. Is. James
Teacher, col"Ita. This *cluul. l found will,
an Increased attendance. hriI. too large
FOR one Teacher. / therefore assigned Mir.
Bailey Is as>iS ant Tor the rcInail;ltr or1t..
/ Term. | found the same trouble here as !
do i'll al the cU'orgd schools. The children
ar" nearly all beg nner>.
!, As soon rs IL pupil can be gin to read we'll.
and has advanced sufficiently TO begin to
learn well, he or she il kept at hon.. Pa
tents do lot appear to comprehend The.
fact that children should go to srlloo! after
they can read and s.'e!l. and that it is only
l!tH. init iHIitS GAN bfSlH 10 acquire SOME
thing practical and ~iistinl.
Fourth. The Naquiu School. Nr-Rnnt;er
PRINCIPAL. The pupils here appear to be
well advanced and making RAPID progress.
Fifth. Tiie Gt4iics1 school. e.. A.. Anyc-
/ ron, Teacher. The ciii'lrtn 1T this school
were n,uth more advanced than | artlipa
tea! and are making rapid advancement IN
.lHir studies.
Sixth. The E,iiien Beour.cois--scloo., G.
+ t,,l.. tl. H..
Quoted school. with scholars we'll advanced.
found here that tn pupils were Taught
more practically than in any S%clinol VISITED,
au.t the 5eEs j. Arithmetic were iu.n.l 10
!; lac pnioa at ticuse> H.4l ia w"1hi.l. prarti
cli business problems.
Seventh. 81. M,ry school. 4. NJ. Frlse
principal. This se.."ul WIS Almost empty
on Hcesnat II mca-Ics prevailing. howcvcs
the f.ys rupiiS ;ic>sut appeared 10 Nc tolc-
rati.y we'll along IL tiicir s!uii;;.
Elgi.tl. 'flr Cnisirn Sciinu!. ro!orc!. A.
J.. >narr I~eAei,tr. Tar Iur;is were hearty
al beginners. but nia,.N ti them .t.ttt pat
t. well, and Hple"r TO tc under guod dis
cipline, an, Arrangement.
Ninth. The I.t Bc",i rcIlcul c%olorc.l. i.
Il. Cunio Teacher. | found in this sc:Ionl
only 1t bali d,z II children. ANA after con
vcr>atioI witt, tic Teacher, md finding
but little interest taken by the parents of
wv INV II ~ NV iNAt III
| the school closed
Teutt,. lii" TnHps s"h.uT. white. Nj Is
Beatty teacher. Fiis school has an :itcn-
dance Of l. or - children, and is vel! man
aged APP areh'ly. The pLi':iS appear to in,
making fair progress but are principally
all beginners.
E!evcurl. Tle Rousscl school. white.
Mrs. Nindrldpts teacher. This sri,ool has
Il l,rgc aticnd,.ce. the ru,,iis well a.,
vuJlrn,t and y,rN.r..S:p .,,c1!- IT,. t.,l
err OF this school has adopted a judiriuus
system Of i-.'partiil% instruction to her scl,o!
airs under WtIc!i1iicv cHlia, i tlil To Improve.
Twelfth. The Ewing school. co!orc,l, Mr..
Moatesut Teacher. lIcre | fnunt but few
children the rarrn' having withdrawn
the larger one 10 work III the fields. As
the session was nearly on; ! did not deem,
1t cxpedient to elise it.
l regret THAT 50 much bad weather aud
other business requiring Ely presence in
IhlbodauS has prevented mo from making
more visits than | have made.
l have o,dcy"d all school, to he closed at
the end OF seven mortl,s, except the Bill
lieu school which is entitled to cis LIT months
havingsbeen short one month at the pre-
vious sess:on, nd lie Vacilerie school
which the Board has ordered to continrc
longer from the fact tLst no schuol has
been opened in that settlement fer twenty
years.
1 have paid the Ie.c'orS in the Guion
Academy fox the last month ont of the
Peabody Flu Il.
Ffoln what I can learn ] fear that we
will obtain no assistance from tia: fund
for the present year.
Respectfully
5 I. GHI5AMORE.
Superintendent.
The Board then considered tle propriety
of erecting Il schonf honee on a let Of
ground leased to tbs School Board for Il
term of j. yea 10y Ew.nkJ. Falgout. said
lot OF ground, being aboa: - miles below
the town OF 1%iii,odaux right descending
bunk of Bayou Lafourche.
Said lease was made before Charles J.
Barker, Notary Public of the date of De.
cclnber 10. 1850.
An appropriation Of swo7h .udrcd dollars
or so much thereof rs might he necessary
was made to builI a suitable house thereon.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Signed L. a. BADEAUX.
President,
S. T~.GKIsAMoEE, Secretary.