The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-05-20
SCHOOL PROBLEMS.
"A Pain Statement Of the
Needs Of the Schools Of
This the Sixth Ward.

The schools of the parish yes
f'rday completed the eighth mont
81 this terms work But twent,
school days remain of tins term
~ the daIe SET for closing Is jun
10th On he night oc the 10th
of June ! VIII gradute, there hcin.
one boy and & girls in the class
This viii make II total Of II gradu
ates for this term. seven having
received their diplomas at the enc
Of February.
The school facilities of The clt,
are becoming year by year moi,
inadequate Four years ago
! when He two new schools. Live
Oak and Magnolia, were opened
up for the first time they were
practically filled on ihv ivst
day of the tenn. Julia Street
School was already fun All the
Increase during he last fon,
years has only served to add silll
more cducabIc children to the al
ready over crowded buildings.
Only one building N He city is
able TO comfortably seat all The
,'npils hat seek entrance; that is
Magnolia School, down town. and
1t is Ovcr-crowdrd in two or three
of Hr five rooms
Repairs must be made on every
school building III town before the
next session begins Especially
is this true Of The High School
where several walls must be re-.
plastcred, and new cave t,oughs
hr put AL around The building
Extensive rrmodcllng must be
done on he Julia Street School,
making It able to accumulate at
least 900 moic children. The ia
liza Stree, School has at least tU|
rh'idrrn too many now and many
children from HE rear section are
forced to attend Live Oak and |
Magnolia for the want of room,
which Is i great incOnvenience to
and parents.
BY hard, close figuring. we have
Sncce cdcd IN reducing The annual
expense Of running The schools of
his city about to an equality with
hn yearly revenues, as they now
stand. AtI.Ns look brighter than
or several years. But one thing
liIscs 10 mar the prospects OF the
'mture. The two mil tax which
vas voted three years ago in this
ward, Tor maintaining the new
schools, paying the ten additional
cacheIS need td III the new schools,
nd paying The interest coupons :
"a the bonds of the Live Oak
school, has run its full time, aud
Iext year We shall be shoi, $500
u that account.
This $500 amounts to two ,,
loni hs salaries for the teachers of /
he city. The city faces tins cri-
il hen, in i's school affairs. t
Viii some means be taken to raise !
his amoun'g Or will You force us :
D close the schools at the end Of
seven months teImg {.
This condition cannot be blam- :
d unto tho Board nor on the =
upt. We cannot raise funds. \
or can we levy taxes. We can y
My economically expend wba! Fl
Inds are furnished us 10y the tax v
ayers. Every effort has been :,
az forth III the interest Of This r
ty. We have bad resolution v
assed by the Board by which u
lis ward has been credited for
lncatlng all the children which
ave been coming to the city
.hoOls from the other wards Of
le parish. In figuring up this
edit we have gone back az far as A
q can find any record. We have :
duced the salaries of the teach
y to a minimum of what may
, paid to the class of teachers
hich we employ-the best that :.
ay be obtained! !,
We could reduce the salaries II
III fnrther--but only by io,rering 81
Q class Of teochers, and getting in y -
rior ones, and we are convinced e,
at only The best are yood enough nj
2 yow chihh'en v
In the near future we shall pub n
IN an itemzcd account Of all re- m
ipts and disbursements during
G last II months, so that you o.
ay know just what Is being done iI'a
ith your money and for your &C
hoOls. OF
The above is clear statement y,
conditions as they now stand. III
What are you going to- do ~
'Out il? ="
RALPH w FRA ME, Supt.
JGENE GUILLOT, Member School e
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