The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1888-02-11
LOufsiana Educators.

From the reports of Parish Superintendents
to the educational convention held in Baton
Rouge last week, we make the following in
teresting extracts:
schools with 5000 educable children. The
funds will allow l6 schools and the School
Board will establish more.
Ascension - Superintendent Gondram re-
ported % schools; of these 26 are run five
months in the year and 2 are run nine months.
The latter are high schools, sustained by the
police jury, town and private aid.
AvoyelIes - Superindent Hall stated that
ii are were fifty-seven schools in the parish,
and that they had sessions Of five months.
Catahoula- superintendent ker reported
66 schools enrolled and Sc in active operation,
with an average of about three months ses-
sion. The parish budgeted o two mill tax to
aid the schools.
East iana-Superintendent Lipscomb
reported 42 schools with three months ses-
sion. OF these 10 were colored and % were
for VIII ite children.
Terrebonne- Kelly reported
4G schools, 80 white aud l6 colored, in session
last year.
St. dry-Supcrintenden Littell report
ed AZ schools, with an average session last
year of about eight months. Some four or
five new school-honses had been built. The
teachers were required to pass an examination.
There were an average of 43 scholars to each
school. There were schools in Opelousas,
with au average attendance of 50 pupils, and
they relied mostly on State apportiOnments.
Mr.. Dupre, president of the School Boafd, was
present, and upon being called oil. suggested
that Mr.. Ealer, whom hetermed "a war horse
in school matters" sheald be heard from. inr.
Ealer responded in short address, in which
he explained the disadvantages and necessl-
ties met with by the School Board, and adj
vanced o number of points OF value to super
intendents.
Pointe Coupee-Surerinten Roy report
ed 81 schools in the parish last year, with ses-
sions of about five months
Vermilion - superintendent Williams re-
ported the schools in a fourishing condition.
The schools for white and colored children
were alike we'll attended Teachers were eG-
amined. The parish levied school tax. The
sessions were of ten mouths duration. There
is $4,000 in the treasury. Twelve school build
ings have been erected, al a cost of from $2OO
to $400. Twenty-Five schools have been locat
ed, of which 20 are now running.
Lafourche-Superintend Badeaux stated
that there were 81 schools in this parish, of
which 10 were colored. They had sessions
averaging four months, and paid $35 per
month to teachers. The resources of the board
consisted of $4,000 from the State, $4,000 from
the parish and separate fund for repairs.
In addition, the town of ThibOdaux levies P
two mill tax for the town schools.
Iberia - Superintendent Burke reported
twenty schools last year, of which eight were
for eolored children. Their condition was
| very good, particularly in New Iberia and
Jeauerette-7 In addition to State funds, this
| parihe leviss atwo mill tax, which yields from
$500 10 $4,000, aud the town OF New Iberia
also ieyies school tax. Some thirteen or four
| teen new schoolhouses have been built, cost
| ing from $3.50 TO $1,000. When the Democrats
| cameinto pow. 4 the parish did not own a dol
lars 8tYth at school property.