The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-08-25

any lDdlV. dual or individuals, Is the
great safe guard placed around our
governmental institutions and the
true precursor of all improved
systems. Such criticisms. however,
should not be impfegnated with
Fseifohness o, spleen, NJ should nave
a dual object: First, efficient con
duct or enforcement on the part of
all officials Of public service, re-
CARELESS of friend on foa; secondly,
the aggitatlon Of and the remedy
for any improvement calculated to
benefit public service. The author
therefore Of any article on the above
sui iect from seither Of these two
standpolnts is in truth a benefactor
to community and should be a
fearless person who fo:esees danger
and prOphesles 1t that we may be
prepared to meet it, and the
wise critic who points out mis-
takes and suggests remedies. The
croaker, on the other hand, as said
by another, Is one III every sense to
be summarily squelched. He secs
good IN nothing and prophesies evil
on principle and does his best to put
clog in the way of every thing
tina. promises good to the citizens.
He chills the heart of youth, warns
the heart of disaffsction, discourages
the earnest seeker Of a livelihood
and the estabiisber of new indus
tres, enterprises or occupations.
HIS best IS blight and his dlstrust
is contagious: good people keep him
at arms length and listen to him as
little as possible. Mr. Editor, on the
contrary, take 1t that the article
your paper Of the 4th inst,
entitled Sic Itur, bad the welfare OF |
the community and It's proper pub
lie service at heart, and there were
several pertinent questions therein
asked, reply to which is due, the
public when he (?) called the atten-
ton of our parish to the admins
tra,lon of school affairs by the pre-
sent school board and its officers.
As a member of that body and
particularly as one of its officials,
even though this late, | could not
Of course let 60 unnotlced and un-
statements reflective
which were therein contained.
With reference to "tbe di>pe sltion
If the several thousand bricks left
over from the buildli Of The Ceu-
raj Iii IN School," will say that
hey were sold by the president Of |
he school board for, 1 su:mise, tie t
market price of such bricks and the +
was knowna al the time
# the sale. Whether or not they
ave HIM paid for in full, at this
ate | am not appraised. In fact II
might paren,hetically add that the L
resident of the school board has
rettY generally given out all COL
racts for repairs and construction
f new buildings and conducted the
urchase OF the necessary material.
Every ltemlzed statement, every
clifton or communication t. the N
GARD and every transaction at the a
lfferent meetings of the board | OF
ave carefully recorded in the pr
Ifictal minutes and if any thing fail al
to appear even in minute form ii "
because the same did not occur IN
the meetings or was not presented &C
the board. I offer this explana. pr
on in Justification of myself as as
CT etary Of the board. OF
In accordance with section fl. III
ct 8 OF lSSS,as parish superlntend. On
It of schools, ] have, attended The 81
sst three years three separate and II
stinct parish School Superinten- Isl
'nis Conventions, one at New Or tn
ans, one at Mansfield and one at &c
at total cost to the Tic
ard OF $50, and if anybody eye,, pr
Joyed a trip to Alexandra on 70
hool business it was certainly res
ne not since my occupancy of tn.
ice of Superintendent of Schools.
ich dates from the goth dav
'rch, 1897, some three years after a9'
establishment of my residen- Of
p in N.w Iberia. sia
u my annual report embracing 49,
school year from April 1st, 1898 =.