The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-10-17
EDUCATION.

many bsrs and girls growing mp with.
ont al y education, We arr iBclinef I,
wonder whar IL the matter. and whv. il
certain Deighhnrhaaais and place.
tirr" are no learners ard DO Schn"is
There - rnofry set apart 10 fsrahlisI
setooIs and Ia build school houses il
eaeii district. There is a..o u school.
bnatd --ial,sI-htd in each narlsi, I.
lo.'k after liz business Tile school.
boards have their line of dntv marked
gu. so bayr the people theirs. II II.
maiIs f"r tie latter Ia act their par in
This matter. 1T is "a he supposed there
atr e~s.risefs enough. both male and
frlna-e.,tha' ate willing Ia take these
s%cs1oofs. When a school j. established
m any "f ihf-r places. they art batilv
attended the teacher. of course. j.
Nh BILE To continue for the want IF pm
pill. and has 10 leave without filling
oaf his term This, too, where there Al.
enough children to make a fall schnrl.
Bay from fhifty-tive TO forty. which IL
enongh for one teacher to manage. II
might he asked what is the cause Of
tli- neglect Of education in the farming
districts. Hay. they no tim-t to attend
sefi""'i ! Do they constantly have to
Work. Th : eaDnnt be, for W often
See them idle more than half their
Time. There must be -oaiefinng
wrone. i'hi &c eaDLof -ay where il II.
1T ti'i- -fat- Of things should herin a.
pr~faI ana stirtad over tie N A. ia-
nora"re. ieltaslt,. aud sir, wiil ..o;
ga Il f""tn"Ii, and -prrad IL l~,anein:
inn iefcr "vfr the land. Wien We
speak "f eduea'ion, W. AFRO mean a
certain moral training. and the Guilt
vatiob Of Iudo-ifion- ~ltaii!.s WitIIont
TILL, The wor-i kind If disorder would
p eyaiI IN s"ei-fy. Ii i. the va t oi
t'I-. iifai r"ei.r the romItauir- af bii"-
ai.:s thai iiif.sr the mountains Of Spair
ahh ! ali. Wher individuals g,nw M,
Val "nf Ills Iiai, ine, lie. brco,u. :.
di~gih'| TO Tittif frield-, and q burden
on -teitiy. We MA. educate, OF -ltntr
VIII ! E our caittI d. a IL - and NOS.
pei ts re"ple. Like "a .llip on til
VAT "td tIaekle-z ocean. Tossed .
a aging tempest, without any port q.
haih"I 10 r~itliet il fInm tie t~ert.i,i.
bias, We moHIfi ronu sink TO rise 10
male. Behold the British Empire Iii.
iH"iHttfed and extending around the
ea''h /; H. two tlIou>and Islands and
lis extensive land, separated more 4,
hre- by vast oceans aud seas What j.
IL HAT Keeps his vast fabric ,n.eti.rr.
ana renders each part a prosper. Us ana
nprut-hIng land 2 Ii j. the intelligence
AID the Ind"fnitable Energy Of lis pr.,-
pie snch was the GIcriam En,pi.e. !
tm' Roman, and finally the Saraceu
1 he eaieri Of each of these Empires in |
hi-io "a. a most brilliant one. Rut
"h"ie are the. now ! Their dow fall
can te traced 10 yearly the same cans-
es.
~idiensss, the love Of pleasure. and
the love of gain more than HE love d,
th''' : hh'it tau inacli T., do III calls
10 TIE drrliiIe "t the Kmau tfppir, (
Ia" "'ete> III the arnphitheatre. the bal
chcn-, OF hippodrofnc, aud even
III" t'"tfisff vice had m"ie attraction
tbai tfe afal = Ut the Senate. III,
gltai deeds at tii"lr abcestoIs. both il
S'iaie aud the battle field, ceased
T. '"'ome examples for them to l..
and follow. I.ioiauce ria
overspread the Whole o.
Ept"rr he Roman Empire .,ecaru
ana. finally o]vc,iliown
ii''t 'h'h commenced what was clll.,
III history, The dark ages VIXEN w2.
ana iapine ieillcd s%upienrc. I'll,
~ if 81 ltarhing WIS confined ONLY to
III u oiastafIts and coDseuts. Az if II.
"a &" ifIne" from the raging ~storai,
aittont. Few princes and even kiup,
Low To read and write.
Ia iht Districts, where education i.
IN II back ward state, two things a
!" D." taken into consideration III,
li"i - ." get competent men to teach
N such places; secondly, after a scI,.o
has already been established. to hay.
a,lthdanre on The part 1T III.
pupils. The latter part is the mo,
accomplish. Parents arcoI
ieh TO" lehI'nt III forcing regular Il,
ebdnlfe Children are tun ofi,a a.
to remain at home for the mo-,
excuses. Sometime, h.,
'i+ H. it al home 10 work ia the field
Theh tllctr labor might be ~dispcnn,
WITH. OTHERS, who have ,l.rui
Object to having them brou.l,
ibt-i tie discipline required b, IN,
of school. l. is not uecrss,,
OF the teachers to be PERSONS of elias
ical altaIhntIIts. ii the, cai,no, u,,,
n examination befole the, board ia. lh. i,
manner, and yet have u DIOR :
ugi. knowledge of reading, writing. /
nd The business part OF arithmetic.
hink it would not be out OF order /, :
It them haze such POSITIONS. The !
ask Of advancing and drill ns q lot of :
: Id children is no small one. The,