The Opelousas courier., 1890-09-20
The Public Schools.

OF scientific temperance, or OF the ma
ture of alcoholic drinks and narcotics,
and their effects npon the human sys-
tenn, in connection with the several
divisions of the subject Of relative ply
siology and hygiene, BY the pupils in
the public schools of Louisiana APP
proved July s, 1888.
This law has caused much uneasiness
among the corps of school teachers,
and as tho time for its enforcement
draws near, they have become some
what alarmed.
! Talk ofan impending examination in
the near future, for proper qualification
In these branches mas un2erved many,
and the superintendent of the public
schools is besieged with inquiries as to
when and where the examination will
take place.
A representative of the Times Demo
crat interviewed Mr.. Ernest B. Krntt-
schaitt, prominent lawyer and one OF
the members of the board of directors.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt gave it as his opinion
that there would be no necessity for
those already holding teachers certif
Gates or teaching in the schools, to be
examined in these studies, as section b
of the above act has sole reference to
applicants after Oct. l, 1890.
Section 3 is as follows:
9 No certificate shall be granted hereafter
to any new applicant to teach in the public
schools of Louisiana who has not passed
satisfactory examination in the study of the
nature of alcoholic drinks and NJ Eotics, and
of their effects upon the human system in
connection with the several divisions of the
subject of relative physiologysand hygiene"
Section provides that no teacher in a pub
TIC school, supported in whole or part by the
government, shall receive remuneration for
services until the teacher certities that he or
she has taught these branches in the manner
set forth in &ction 2
"Sec. A. Tn nat this act shall take effect from
and after its lsssage; provided, that sec. 3
in regard to the examination of teachers, and
sec. q, to the payment of teachers, shall not
take effect until on and after Oct. !, 1890"
In Mr. Kruttschnitt's opinion, the
foregoing sections of the enactMent are
a solution of all difficulties. According
I to the wording of the law itself, appli-
cants for certificates after the lst of 0c-
tober next will be required to undergo
an examination 10 physiology, hygiene,
etc, but this rule does not apply to
those already ii the schools as teachers,
OF holding good certificates prior to Oct.
LIST. He deems il expedient, however,
for those teachers who know themselves
to be in any way deficient to study the
subject at once and endeayor to get con-
siderable accurate knowledge before the
beginning of the fall term, as they cam
not count themselves able to teach to.
others that of which they know little or
probably nothing ait all.
Judge E, North Cullom entertained
Ia few friends at dinner last Sunday on
tile occasion of his 66th birthday. The
Judge has recently re-entered journal
ism in Opelousas after a short recess of
| thirty five years, having laid down in
1855, the editorial pen of one of the
newspapers published in this town at
that time and resumed his journalistic
iabors two weeks ago as editor of the
st, Landry Democrat. During the 35
years Intervening between the cessa-
! tion and resumption of Judge CuilNm's5
Journalistic labors here he has taken an
active and prominent part in public
affairs, aud witnessed the rise and fal9
3of empiresg kingdoms and republics !;
but the judge is still hale and Saearty
and wields as ready and faciie a pen
as he did over third of a century ago.
On the occasion of his Goth anniversary,
lie was the recipient of the hearty con-
gratulations of numerous friends who
{ wish him many happy returns of the
pleasant occasion.
A letter from Judge A. A. Gunby, of
0nacliita, opposing the rechartering of
the State Lottery, is going the rounds
of the anti-lottery press. # the Nor
ris revenue amendment is adopted and
$3.50, 600 is annually added to the pub
/ lie school fund, the Judge says the
children twill learn and know that
1 their State legalizes gambling, and they
I viii grow up 4 generation Of gamblers. 7
The Judge appears -eaR1t to know that
the State has been fgalizing gamb-
1 ling since 1868 and that the genera
tion which has grown up in the. last %
\ years i'd not z q generation of gamblers =
4 He also appears to forget chat, if his
reasoning amounts to u row of pins,
y our children perforce grow up a
generation of drankards, because oi
\ the fnct that both the State and Feder-
aaI governments legalize the whisky
tfaiiic-a business d thousand times
more harmful than the traffic iii lottery
tickets, but against which tile gentle
man, high m0ralist that fe Id, does not
make the least protest.
Now, IL taking lottery tickets be
gambling, il must be admitted that
Il III III 0f very mild form. This has
hassra Y1nipprsaIlv af1miftnd Id Far "a