St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-04-08
AS Others See Us.

MI. IL. Ii. HarSrove writes as follows
of st. Landry in the N. O. Picayune:
This parish is sadly behind in the
| public schools and in nearly all instan-
| ces the teachers are paying the school
! house rent out of their $50 per month
salary. The parish has only about Is
| per cent OF its white children in its pub
lie schools and with no schoolhouses.
| The police jury has, up to this date,
! refused or failed to contribute anything z
! toward the support of the schools and
! the sixteenth section interest only
amounts to S992 per annum, which in
dicates that the schools are not getting
| what belongs to them or that the six
teenth section lands of the parish have
! not heen sold
! There were in 1888 36 white teachers,
and in 1891 81, showing botter condi~
ton over previous years. In 1888 only
S1O,O3O were spent for education, Whil~
in 1891 Sl5,561 were expended for teach
ers' salaries, and then leaving u bal
ance unexpended of $911G, which should
have been used for that year. In 1888
the school term was six months, and in
1889 it was eight months, with less
children in school.
The policy of long school terms for
/ few children to the neglect or exclusion
of the other S. per cent of the white
children OF the parish marks the st.
! Landry school interest as needing re-
formation.
The poll tax is fairly well collected,
| being $1,000 ont of 5000 registered voters.
The towns of Opelousas and Washing
ton, by special vote of the taxpayers,
are now collecting a tax OF q mills in
Opelousas, and 3 mills in Washington,
with which to erect good, substantial
city school buildings to accommodate the
full quota of children in these towns,
and from these evidences of the peo-
pies willingness and desire to educate
their children much good influence
throughout the parish may be antici-
pated from this source, and in few
years IA strong system will be in opera
ton and maintained ty Il general local
tax of 2 to mills.
Opelousas Lodge No. 3497, X. of H.,
held its regular semi-monthly meeting
last Tuesday night when three new
members were admitted, viz: Messrs.
c. II. Comeau, =. ID. Williams and NJ
PatelIa. This is the strongest of our
local fraternal assessment organizations,
over 80 names being on its roll.
Its next meeting will be held on Tues
day, April 18Th.
St. Laudiy Lodge \. q. L. W. held
regular meeting on Thursday night.
Its next meeting will be held on Thurs
day, April 20.
Opelousas Council No. 4GS, \. L. of
H., met last night. Its next meeting
will be held on Friday, April q.
RICE FOR NEW IoRK.-A dispatch
from Crowley, La, March "A, says:
An entire change has taken place in
the destination of rough rice from this
point in the last thirty days. Nearly
every Car that leaves Crowley now is
billed to New York. Sixty cars con-
tanning $4,000 sacks have just been ship
ped to that point. Rice is netting from
so cents to 81 more in favor of New
York over New Orleans.
We understand that these shipments
have been made to Messrs. Dan Tai
mage's Sons, whose advertisements ap-
pear in this paper, and who have the
best facilities for handling large guam
titles of this excellent cereal. Those of
our readers who Lave followed our ad- |
vice and held on to their rice should
now ship to New York, where they are
apt to get much better prices than in
New Orleans. Let them club together
aud send carload.