The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-21
COLORED SCHOOLS IN LOUIS
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Public and private schools TO
Negroes in Louisiana are describe,
in the report on "Negro Education
just issued by the U. S. Bureau 0.
Education, Department of the Inter
Tor, Washington, and in a special alb
stract for the State. For each schoo
the following information is given
Location of school; name of princi.
pal; character of work; ownership
and control; attendance; teachers
financial education. The descriptive
sketch Of the more important schools
is followed by specific recommends
ton looking to the future develop
ment of the school. The fact for the
individual schools were obtained by
a field study Of Louisiana and the
other Southern States covering a
period of nearly three years.
Besides listing the private and
higher schools for Negroes in Louis
lana and other Southern States, this
Federal report on colored schools
analyses the provision for education
by the States discusses means and
methods Of education for Negroes:
describes building and equipment for
typical schools; and attempts to give
specific aid to public and private au-
thorities interested in Negro educa-
ton. The problem before the colored
schools Of Louisiana is indicated by
the fact that illiterates are still IS
per cent of the colored people 10
years of age, and Al per cent of the
children 10 to IA years of age.
The Louisiana section of the re-
port shows that there are, accord
ing to Census figures, 1854 col
bred people in Louisiana, forming 43
per cent Of the total population. It
S pointed out that 81 per cent of all
persons engaged in agricultural our
suits in the State are colored, but
hat, as a result of the ravages of
boil weeviI, the number of farms ,
cultivated by negroes decreased 6
Der cent between 19OO-191O. AS
farmers renting; owning land have
'harge of more than two million
'cres of Louisiana soil, and, if their
work as farm laborers be taken into
lccount, they undoubtedly cultivate
far larger area. The report there
emphasizes the need of agricul- !
ural and industrial education,
'ointing out that public facilities for
his type of education are still prac-
ically negligible, and, while a few
+ the private schools are rendering
Elective service, they are for the
most part unable to meet the State
vide needs.
Public provision for colored and
White children in Louisiana is COM
AIRED on the basis of the amount ex-
ended for teachers salaries and the
lumber of children of school age.
The public school teachers of Louis
ma received S3,018,479 in salaries
l 1911-17," says the report. "Of
his sum $2,807,103 was for the
eachers of 2O4,385 white children
nd S211,376 "a for the teachers
f 161,969 colored choldren. On al
er capita basis this is S13.73 fort..
ach white child of school age and
LII fer each colored child" The
royalties between the figures
,hite children and those for colored
1ildren are greatest in the parishes
here the proportion of Negroes in
lie total population is largest.
Private schools for colored pupils
Louisiana number Ga, according
the report. They have a property
aluation of S1,116,987, an annual
come of $122,O31, and an attend
nee Of 9,21O pupils, of whom 8,50711
re in elementary grades. The pri- !
schools r almost entirely sup I
orted by denominations. Only IL of s
lie GA schools play any important
art in the educational activities of
le State. 1t is pointed out that ali
w OF the remaining schools may be /: