The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1903-09-26


Calvin LAW. recently enacted by tie
Legislature Of Georgia. which has
been productive of Su much good. and
which has been profusely compliment
ell.
Hon. Thomas A. BadeauX. the eff
cient Superintendent Of public schools
in this parish. appeared before the
,'Tanj jury ana amongst other val a
BILE Information regarding the schools,
he r,'ai 10 Us 4 Report that lac had pre-
pared for submission u the Stat. Sr-
Jerintcndcnt OF schools. From the
report We find pleasure in incorporat-
ing IN; following in oar report:
The opening Of the schools took
place the present year on the 3rd Of
January.
''By reason OF various causes. among
them the inability to fiud suitable
l4Elc3sergs. many sshoOis did ~asot~vpe;i
tnsYf do0fs AlR1xe ,dlny sappo;nteii .by
the School Board. Some began thc.f
sessions interrupted by the resignation
of teachers. or illness ofo;h-'r teachers.
and lastly. by creNaSSeS on both sides
of b?yOl L1fourche.
TNenty-nine white schools have
completed Il Seven-moHth session and
eight coIor2d schools have had a Sc;en
month session.
"Eigh, white schools have had SjH-
month session, Illrcc have had fYa
months. four schools have had for
months. ont his had three months al. /
one has had one month. Three are in
their inst month.
R~c3pi;ullU;0n: Sessions completed.
~ white: ) cuiure,i; total, 81. Scs,ioas
imcomplrtei, ~ white: colo.cd:
total. 81. Teachers employed dnrin.
TIE. session. 6s white; - cJ:6rc,l: toja!.
81. Highest salary paid, 80 -; low
est. :,;U-C9
Tire salaries are fixed 70 correspond
with the gra,;,.> held h, tie teachers.
We pay thirty dollars fur a third grade.
thirty-iiye dollars tor 4 second grade
and forty dollars for first grade.
Ninety dollars is pad 10 tue pr Iii pal
Of Guion Academy. wh-r- six teachers
are cmpiO;,L and ScEeI.y-iye collars
is FaiI II the principal ol The LDcapJit
school which has three assistants. We
pay fOrty-fiye dollars 10 the principal
of the Cat OF school and The same
amount to the principal of the Thibo-
dauN coloret school.
six Normal graduates, four Of
whom are il the ThibodauX school
are borTe on eur rolls. There are
nineteen first grade teachers in our
.ThnTa -...-srx White schools that
ar. ,,cin. run with the proceeds of
fairs and six more will ba run from
funds produced in a similar way after
their regular session is completed.
| The problem OF running the schools
for ten-monlh session IS solved in
Laiourche parish by he giving OF fairs
by the patrons.
Two cOlored school houses have
been erected, one at an expense of III
! tson hundr.d .lel;assby the proceeds If
entertainments. A number of school
houses for white children have been
built by entertainments of various
kinds.
.Since the raising of funds to build
school houses is SO easily accomplished
ia my parish, and also the means of
lengthening the sessions, it would
seem that the system of imposing spe-
cial taxes for the said purpose coLid
not very readily be accomplished.
Special taxa ion would not be a pOpu
lar issue in Lafourche.
The parish of LafOlrche has been
liberal to its schools. The Police Jury
not only deYoteS three mills and d hall
of its alimony to the support of the
common school but it gives also 20 the
School Board all the revenues derived
from ferry franchises.
The School Board during the pres
ent year has furnished three hundred
!. and fifty dollars towards assisting the
people of the Cut of in bui ding /;
seven hunhred dollar school house
Tue sum of $4,000 was furnished I,
the people of the Kraemer .neighbor
hood in building school house. par
of whose cost was contributed by thu
: people. An annex at cost of 81,
: hundred and fifty dollars was built t,
the GuioD Academy, the town school
2 and the School Board has recently pur
? chased the property of the LockpOr
, Educational Association at a cost .
! twelve hundred dollars.
j a teachers professional library i
: in the Office of the superintendent an
: the teachers are urged TO avail them
. selves of this opportunity of lncreas
l ing their knowledge OF the teachin
profession.
4 Monthly Teachers Institut 5 ar
Held anu are lUt SOtllC Ct VI uluCil Dtiie
Il fit to the teaching corps.
S "Thcre is 4 general awakening o
tii:a part of the people ot LafOurche t
1 the fact that educat on is one of tn
5 greatest advantages that they can pre-
+ cuie for their children.
j. THE question of consolidation G
e schools is one that can be carried ou
: i'm the parish of Lafourche. The mai
a ter has been brOachad in tha meeting
e OF the School Board, but it has nc
been discussed or considered seriOus',
II The verdict of this convention uPo
o that issue will be of great advantac
: TO me in presenting the question in a
e i,s phases 10 OGr School Board at i
October meeting. [ am strongly
II favor of the system of conSO idatiO
! and transportation of pupils, but
/. desire more information as to the Il
e tails and practical working of ii
plan"
l. 1t has been brought to the attentio
II of the Grand Jurors that the nlmb'
y of educable children in this parish h;
e decreased instead of increasing, :
II would he natural to expect with IL
II population of the parish larger tina
lie in years last. We would suggest tn:
G. our parish assessor investigate Il
II matter and see if he has not OyerlOo,
1t ed the enrolment of some of our ch i
rem. This is an important matter. ft
% if our number Of educable children d
:! crease our funds for public educatit
lp will be proportionately diminished.