The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-05-04
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited by
10. RRJTMFIELD, Lockp ort, La
Lockp ort, La

We notice WltlrpieaSufe tilat bfuSley.
a correspondent of the Comet, has
given the readers Of that paper some
timely remarks on school affairs. We
wish u say however that, III SO far as
our end of the parish Is concerned. we
DO feel very much encouraged III "ur
attempt ITO bring the teachers tosetll-
er already aud Indications seem To
point III Il Very Successful meeting
tn day. Still, however. we think AS
| Rruslev thinks, that the Snpeiinten-
dent should take the lead III tins
/ matter. as he alone, has the legal
power which is sometimes necessary
To put such Il movement q Il foot. He
is regarded as the leader of the ednca-
! tiona, forces OF the parish. and wltlf
his assistance teachers Institutes
could be held monthly and accomplish
think two would be better than OHe as
we do no think that teachers should
be expected to travel such long dis
tauces to attend the monthly institu-
ties. Yes. let us hear from tie Super
intendent Oh this subject.
We heartily agree with what Blnsiey
says about the local directors. let it
is necessary TO have them SO. long as
the SUPERINTENDENT is not paid To visit
the schools monthly, us he suggests.
Let us have Il superintendent who Is
paid 1900 OF $500 Il year and Who is
required 70 visit the schools every
month and tl.en We will say abolish
the office. OF local director, but Until
we have Dfa supervision OF our
schools by tie Supt. OF other officer,
We must have the locdl dlrector.ZWe
sometimes think the local directors do
not daao4 enough aud then again. we
know III places they are fruits OF no
guot. and Il source ri gieit anltaSaHce."
GA the Whole We think tilat Brnsiey is
about right in what he SAID. and we
hope that he, and others, will continue
to discuss these subjects through the
columns OF the Comet as We see the
editor has given free admission
He ABUSED \ TEACHER.
Recently, in one OF the largest
towns III West Virginia, an angry man
made it convenient TO iueet the super
intendert of the public schools, and
~protanely abused hum tor an imaginary
wrong. The superintendent went
before the mayor and made Il COM
| plant. The father Was arrested and
fined twenty dollars and costs.-Public
School Mirror.
The Southern School commenting
on the above has this to say +.
"A good example set tell it in the
market-place, publish it from TIE
house-tops, and spread it abroad III
the educational journals. There is il
certain class OF ruf1ians, coated with
a tli2 white washing of civilization,
lying awake of nights studying plans
for picking quarrels with Teachers.
Well. police courts were instituted for
the special benefit of these gentry.
Fines. and costs have IL wonderfully
soothing effect"
! REGULARITY IN ATTENDANCE.
In Whites School Management, page
ia, we find a treatment of what he
terms "The Seven School Virtues"
The seven virtues referred to are
regularity, punctuality, neatness, ac-
curacy, silence, industry and ODE
dience.
In this article, it is not our purpose
to disclss~all Of them. or even Sc geral
of them, but OILY one-punctuality.
This depends mainly on the parent
or guardian and hence this article is
intended for them. DR. White says
that regularity Ill attendance means
the making of school duties business,
and subordinating all other interests
to it. Oh, that we could get the
people to look at it in this light Too
many regard school duties as subordi
nate tc all other interests. If there is
anything that the child can be put to
doing, his school duties must be put
off till that is done. If "a child can be
hired out for a few days and earn Il
few cents or Il few dollars, his school
duties are subordinated to his love oil
gain and he is kept from school. 4
parent who is in good circumstances
needs some help and, instead of hiring
a man to assist him, keeps his child
from school and from school duties.
AS long as anything can be found foi
the child to do, he is keptfrom school
but when there is no more work. the
/ father says "Well Jim, there is II.
more work to be done for awhile,
guess you had better go to school now
: How long will this continue 7 How
long will it be before the business anG
delight of parents will be to give theil
+ children an education the first thing
they do tor them
No parent has a right to bring {
child into the world and then force j
: to grow up III ignorance. Parents, di,
YOU ever think of this. We often hea
! it said THAT child is very thankless