The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-05-12

No. is-Fr. Endom, horse hire. GO 90
1854 70
No, 1911 Commissioners. ............ % 90
$2s6 &c
w. A. O'KELLY,
u. G. GIBSON.
MONROE, La. May :, 1885,,
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
The finance committee beg leave to make |
the following report:
into effect we found the city in debt to the
amount of "a 5S8 90. On the above date the |
CITY indebtedness is $2sG.76
w. A. O'KELLY,
ID. C. GIBSON.
The retiring secretary and treasurer
offered his report for the fiscal year
ending May 7th, 1888. On motion OF
Mr.. Garrett, the same was accepted
and ordered to be spread on the min
utes.
Mr.. Garrett, chairman Of the school
committee, made the following report,
which on motion of Mr.. Gibson, the
same was received and ordered spread
on the minutes.
REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEES.
To tho Mayor and Council of the City OF
Monroe:
| COMMUNICATIONS COuIulLlco OcS w 10
mort. That the schools of Monroe continue
| to be second to mono in the State. They are
strictly graded-the course extending over
a term Of eight years: printed pro;
made part of this report, with the request
that it be published herewith.
During the term beginning October "a.
1857. to date, there have matriculated in the
schools 1853 pupils, as follows: In the white
| male school 81 in tho white female school
l13; in the kindergarten So; in the colored
mixed school ll3. The average attendance
during April was 243.
We have been able at all times to meet
all obligations promptly. and turn over to
our successors 81, 7el.72 cash of school funds
There have been employed during the
present term. to date, eight teachers at All
average salary of fifty dollars per month.
collected from scholars attending our
school from abroad, tuition amounting to
three hundred and twenty-five dollarsI
which has been paid into the treasury 1t
is to be regretted that want Of proper school
buildings does not permit that the schools
be opened tuition free to all comers-as II
is we charged the nominal sum of two dol
lars per month tor each scholar.
The school buildings. three in number
are old-especally are those for the white
children very old and Inadequate to Inc
purposes for which they are used: u. they
are badly oven crowded, but IN as 1alf coh'
dition as could be expected.
I sincerely trust that our successors vii
not retire from Office two years hence with
) out having made due provision to erect
building with all modern Improvements
ca pable of accommodating not less thar
five hundred white boys and girls. NY ex
porience leads me to the conclasion thaS .
. idea is best-let the boys and girls attene
school together. We in Monroe and alst
the schools of New Orleans are behind tn
ace i'm this respect. There is no good rea-
son to he urged against mixed schools-ant
ali tho 80 called arguments smack strong
ly of prurient prudery. 1t is probable tina
. the apparent decline or chivairou Gus seS S;
NAV DO an outcome of this false idea OF eX
} elusive education as to the sexes. IL i
high time Monroe went back thirty year
to a more enlightened estimate OF boys an.
girls-such a backward stop Will be IN real
" a long stride towards keeping up witt
= the advancing army of enlightment -,
c sSmo 6yo ssps ago. , by prosens schoo
u committee invested in a house anu lot !,
q Monroe to create Il reserve fund for schoc
8 purposes. The property having Deen rent n.
u month-was in 1888 sold on long credit
j The finalIpayment of $500 we have just re
). alized was placed in the School fund Of you
treasury. The nett profits OF the invest
: ment We're about one thousand dollars in
: little over five years.
!. This committee had the honor to organ
!. ize the Monroe schools AS now constitute
y i'm the Summer and Fall of 1850. As here
q inbefore stated the full course is one
:. eight years--the first class to hnish tE
course will graduate June 10Th next. w
sincerely trust that our successors III ofhc
\ will see to it, that the graduating exercise
!, shall reflect credit on our schools. :.
q In conclusion, your committee can wit
: pride relinguish into the hands of our su.
d cessors the destinies of the schools. We q
| not fear, knowing who Will constitute u
new city council, that our schools Will l
| permitted to langush. We respectful
suggest to the gentlemen who will to-mo
d row assume our duties, that it is not enouS
to keep our schools up to the present star
T. dard-they must be improved--their Eooc
v ness made excellence. Respectfully.
FRANKLIN GAREETT, Chairman
70 FIR. ENDoM.
~ PROGRAMME OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
i BEGINNING with October of each year, Il
:, scholastic term continues months. IL