The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-05-11
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
E Fitted by
l.. O. ERUMFIELD. Lockport. La
LOWER LAF0ERCHE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION.

he second month"; meeting or the
above association was held at the
Lockport Public School last Saturday.
and. although not largely attended
was IA decided ucces
The association elecGed Miss Julia
Head. President: Miss \. \. Melan-
con, vice president, and Miss Nellie
Juite, Secretary, after having adopted
the constitution reported by the COM
mittee.
The following members We're pres
ent: Misses Mollie Tuite, Nellie Fnite,
Julia Head, Nellie Kennedy, Ioemie
Abribat. ANA Nina M%-laneon and L.
O.. Bruntielt.. .tfsvr spending some
time in pleasant conversation the at
ternoon session waS called to order
and the following programme rem
dered School Furnituie-lts Use and
Abuse. L. @. Brumtirld: School Man.
agement, Miss Zoemic Ahribat Pun
is!,ment, Miss y. y. Melancon and
Home Study, Miss Mollje Kennedy.
One thing Miss Kennedy said struck
us 50 foiclbiy that we cannot teIbear
to mention il here. There were many
good things said at the meeting and
those teachers WHO did not attend
haze no idea how much they missed.
but this capped the climax. She said
that she had heard u parent give as
I'LL excuse fpr.not having children
study their lessons at home that the
teacher would maze ''tao-mucil of Il
good tlnle.IWe aavr often believed
that there are suei. palcuts in the
would and now We have authentic
proof Of it. Have too much Of a good
time, That is something new indeed.
1 wish that I4eI deluded being who
uttered those words would just Try 4
little Of the teacnher's good time.
Even acknowledging that the teacher
should have il good time, is that a
crime, that the child should be trained
at home to studiously avoid doing
anything that could in any way bring
this about. Rather. had the child noi
better be trained to do all in his power
to make the teachers task easy. But
some people seem 10 think that a.
school teacher does not do work
enough for the immense salary that he
draws. Thes remind us of a lady we
oilCC ME-" WIZ IOUN hlIInCI d0 IL I1plCl.
She was accompanied by her little
girl. At the close of the meal the
mother said ..Why, Kate, won't you
eat that piece OF pie, don't leave any
thing; yon know We have to pay for
It," Some people are so afraid they
won't get the worth of their money,
that they iniure themselves trying to
get all they can out of the ''party of
the second part
We are sorry to say that only three
of the citizens of Lockport appreciated
our association meeting enough to at
terd teachers excepted Of coursel.
And this is Lockport, celebrated for
its interest in public education. One
of these, Mr.. j. r. Bar:ios, made a
few appropriate remarks to the asso-
citation which We're higaly appreciated.
Since the people Of the vicinity of
Lockport do not seem to appreciate
the effort the teachers are making to
arouse an interest in educational af-
fairs and the educational cause, they
have decided to hold their next month
ly meeting. at the Breaux School,
taught by Miss Mollie lutte, and we
are assured that the people of that
vicinity will turn out and we will have
a grand meeting.
To these good people Of Lockport
who are penitent over the way they
received ns, we say come and your
past sins shall be forgiven. But if
nobody else comes, the teachers are
nov organized and we will have oar
little meeting and enjoy it all alone.
Let every teacher IN the parish who
Il possibly come be Oh hand at the
Breaux School-house, at 2 o'clock
Saturday, June lst, and let every
friend OF public education turn ont to
join in the good work. Your presence
is worth a great deal TO us.