Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-05-04
LOUISIANA SCHOOLS.
Prof. P. H. Bussey Contrasts
Schools ofLouisiana and South
Carolina. Urges Improve
ment of Latter.


public school work of Louisiana and
have become acquainted with the
system by which it is carried on
the public school spirit that seems
to move the people all over tho
State, evidenced by new and better
school building and the interest in
general in good schools, | have of
ten thought of my own State, by
way>of comparison.
In thinking over the system ]
can't positively assert that Louisiana
has a better order than my own
State, the truth is l don't want tc
think so, but it does appear to ine
that Louisiana is accomplishments
at present in this grand work than
some of her sister states that have
had more experience and should
stand without doubt head and
shoulder above Louisiana in the
question of public schools. | say
there is question in my mind
whether my state OF my county is
accomplishing as much in public
school work as the state Of Louisiana
or Acadia Parish. Since we haven't
the statistics on this question at
hand we won't make any positive
assertions: but | do want to men
ton briefly few things that have
impressed me in regard to the pub
lie schools of this State.
The first thing will mention is
the States public high schools, the
manner in which they are looked
after by the State. Of course every
state has a standard for her accred-
tied high schools as well as Louisiana
but the thing that impresses me SO
much about Louisiana in this par,
ticular is that she sees that her
standard is maintained in every
respect. She has her State high
school inspector whose duty tits to
inspect once or twice during each
session things in general about
each school, the grounds, the build
ing, the equipment sof rooms, the
laboratories, etc. If the inspec-
btorf find that any p;airtiic calar school
isn't Eeeping up with the State re-
lquirements in every respect, the
matter is looked into and the princi-
pal of that school has to get busy
and that right early, if he wishes
his school to remain on the state
list and Share in the liberality of
the state.
Besides this general inspector,
there are departmental inspectors,
whose duty of course is to look
closely into the work that is being
done on the different departments,
the class of teaching the kind of
discipline and the like. These make
their reports favorable or unfavora-
BILE as the true case may be. Nor
is this all. At the close of each
session each school has to send to
the state board of education all note
books covering the work done in
the sciences, such as chemistry,
physics and tire different branches
of pf ysiology. If the board decides
that the work done, as evidenced by
the note books in these subjects is
not up to the standard, diplomas
are not granted to the candidates
for graduation. You see by this
system there is no way for an &C
credited high school to fail in its
duty aud maintain its standing.
These are some of the things that
have impressed me as being excel
lent regulations for state high
schools.
In speaking of the high schools
of the State one might think that
these are found only in towns of
considerable population, but I must
inform you that this is mistake in
Louisiana. In Acadia parish there
are four accredited high schools and
three orfour more that will socn
reach the standard requirements and
be added to the list. Several of
these high schools are in towns no
larger than Modoc or Parksville and
several that are building up to the
State requirements are located.
Mr.. Editor, in the rural districts
not even with such advantages as
Red Hill or Golfers are blessed,
from financial standpoint, but the
people in these localities are imbued
with the school spirit that moves
them to action, the thing that seems
to be lacking in most of our peo-
pie. What Acadia parish is doing
work of establishing high schools
for her sons and daughters, can't
Edgefeld with even better opportu-
mites do as well?
Let us turn our attention to the
rural schools of lower standing.
Very likely some one, who has taken
time to glance over these few 10
marks, has already had this ques-
tion in mind, Well, what about the
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