The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-10-25
NO. 34.
sueARrows, Ia, Oct. is, 1884.
To the Lake Charles Eeho:

| To the Lake Charles Echo;
The most educated station 10 en-
lightennent that haa ever baen at-
tanned, and the most acute observation
that has ever penetrated the plans Of
enterprise and progress, Or chat has
ever investigated tho obstacle thereto,
after close and unprejudiced cxamina-
tion, has ever been found 70 possess
at least slight degree Of weakness
and imperfection. We may dive into
the apparently hidden detail Of any
source OF enterprise, whatever may be
its object in view, or whatever may be
the magnitude Of it's responsibilities,
and however favorably it may be
progressing, yet, with a minute and
analytica, criticism, we may detect a
deficiency in some Of its constituent
parts j. e., such deficiency exists and
is liable to be ascertained when duly
sought for, and the sooner il Is OBJ
served and remedied the easier it win
be to do it, and the better for those
reaping benetits therefrom.
Although the Echo stands among
the best and most popular Of onr
weekly periodicals. and was formerly
thought to be furnished with e first
class, efficient and energetic band Of
correspondents, who never failed TO be
ready 10 discuss any subject they
deemed Of Importance Or TO make any
proposition thought To be beneficial,
yet we find that up to Sept. 9th,
there was an existing deficiency; not
on the part of the paper, but through
neglect and inability Of its oorrespon-
dents. Such deficieacy-we see in
the previously mentioned issue Of the
.EoHo Of Sept, 2T-to be now, and
we hope forever, removed by that
able and talented writer from Sugar.
town, who, il appears, must have mis-
taken wild dream or a frantic burst
OF imagination for logical discourse,
or else was viewing "the important
subject Of education through some
artificial or false light, which so dis.
located the mental leverage Of his
mind that he lost sight of his subject
and began to explain. Well, no tell
ing what he was driving at, more than
the "spsrsely settled condition of this
parish
Wonder what is the opposite Of
"spsEcely !" is it scarcely or farcelyS
AT any rate, it is ''the sparcely settled
of this parish that embold-
ems him to make a few suggestions,"
ETC., when it appears very obvious that
II should be the great 6eaeft and
pressing need Of education, or else the
7i6EcaIty of o6saiaiag it in such set.
element as he is pleased to denomi.
nate a 'sparcely settled" one. He
also says in the careeriag thoughts Of
his wisdom, that "a community which
10 mostly engaged in farming for
living, will hardly need an accom-.
plished education for their children,
for we all know the most successful j.
men Of this age were not highly edu-
cated;" but he was not kind enough
10 tell us in what they were success.
ful, nor who they were.
"
But, are we compelled to guzzle
down this idea 2 Certainly not. While
observation has been proving so much
for our esteemed "Swiss" writer, has
Il not also proven to as that some Of
our most noted men, greatest politi-
clans, and those who have developed
among the greatest talents, were sons
IF farmers. The progress Of time ID
aver calling for men Of productive
.alent, undertaking .rectitude and pro
found depths Of thought; and from
what class Of people are they to come;
,r has the vocation Of q community
to do with the original tall
snt Of the ycungl We answer no
Well, admitting that there are liable
% be just as brilliant talent among
he sons and daughters Of farmers a.
any other class Of people, it naturally
'ollows that they stand equally as
much in need of an accomplished sdu-
,ation as the children Of those in puF-
'uit of any other calling,
Let it be impressed upon the minds
IF the farming class of people through
nut this parish that theirs is an hon
,rable and profitable business, and
me on which all others are depend,
mt, and that their children are Just as
likely to need high education as any
'tker class Of children, and then it will
20 that the desired reform in the
method Of establishing country schools
will take place. Hence, we do not
believe there Is any great or practical
'eneft TO be gained from "a Swiss" "
'rticle; neither do We agree that
easily gotten is not worth
laviug," A good character ii easily
obtained, yet of inastimahle value,
Mr., Swiss, perhaps the genial az
aosphere Of this Southern climate has
ct yonr literary spectsclea upside
own at any consideration, You nab
ed the wrong horse by the tail, on
lse get the horse BY the wrong tail
I'd seized him by the hind lee. How
yer, 'stry again
Respectfully,
AMIoua AaRl0aLARvn,