The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-10-29
e who have visited the school are !:
MIR. AOLPnE ELLIOT,
Dir. FIRMIN GAUDE,
- ERANETJN PIERCE

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MIR. AOLPnE ELLIOT,
Mr. FIRMIN GAUDE,
II. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
Mr.. Elliot. as director, visited the
school TOR the last time about two weeks be-
fore the close OF the last session. and
volunf eered the statement that the school acas
so ircH ntanogcd that he toul-d it unnecessary
to can any oftcner as his visits. not beng
needed could only serve to disturb the
tea rlers l'Fhe session alluded to, ended
.luy 3l of the present year. ano Mr.. Elliot
has since tittn been replaced by another
dirtetor ! will here remark that the names
ol ihe present directors are not to he found
OF the above liSt.l
Mr. Gautlt has not been III the school
house since the bpgining Of Feb. at which
tue IL change OF directors was asked for
AID some one else was appointed in his
place. but even before this lie was seldom
seen, thnngh the school WAS in his own yard,
and though the conduct OF his boys was such
as made It Il cpssary to send INN frequent
complaints. The three teachers who ha ye
taught in this school have suffered from their
unruIiness. and ohe of them, the former Prin-
cipal. found it necessary to send for all the
diregra, 10 las before them and the a>semhl-
ed pupils her formal complaint. Mr.. Gaud6
even then apparently siding with his child
rem. can h 4r,tiy be counted Il competent or
dsinterested ndg'.
Mr. Pierce tnce only came. to the school
and that me iii such fearful state of III
tnxication ii at he created panic among the
children. the boys jumping ont of the
wvdoWs, and tne girls frightened and
screaming ranning i'll all directions, some to
the neiehbnrs, others ON the road, soon lett
the building almost empty. while one OF the
teachers tried. in vain, TO get rid Of the
troublesome visitor
These are ameng the si.ners. the only ones
who have ever visited the school house.
As the signers of this petition have no
means of knowing the average atten9ance OF
the pupils, they have again made false
statement tue average is, on the day this
is written 20 and IA fraction, and this, leaving
out three children, who though under school
age have been allowed to attend. as the
teachers had ample time 70 teach them the
Alphabet.
This attendance was too small to necessl-
tate the employment Of two teachers. and
the attention OF one of the gentlemen of tue
Board had been called to this fact. His
opinion .iven before mis- knowledge of the
petitiun was {h4t the children would enter
before the end of the month, aud that If they
did not one Of the teachers woH'd resign.
In conclusion. we will add that though
there is no, denying that "baa management
exists some where. 1t has never existed III
this : hoal a schooI which has ALWAYS been
orderly. in = most disor.Ierly dis -rirt and
under HE most TRYING circumstances and
though the school house has been the scene
OF contention and of numerous and exciting
elections of directors, presidents. secretaries,
treasurcrs. overSeers. and teachers fthe
Elliot School has auite a stati) these conten-
tions and these elections have taken place
after school hours and among the iIoncrab
gentlemen whose names accompany this
petition.
l.. BEATTY. Princlnal of Ellio. School