Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-08-25
BRIEF REVIEW OF THE ANNUAL
REPORT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OF VERMILIoN PARISH.

The annual report shows that the
people of NermiliOn have shown 4
greater interest in the education o.
their children than in the past. This
intrest has been manifested mainly IN
sending their children to school nor
regularly and in greater numbers. We
HAD enrolled in all the white schools
of the Parish the past session 1917
children while the session before there
were 443S enrolled-an increase of $50
IN one session.
The average attendance the past ses-
sion was 1919. the session before 1904
an increase ow 175. These numbers
-laEsxeSa eva ahsasxes. til Va -seallsiI !
want our children educated and are
willing 10 accept great portion of
that which falls within our grasp.
Our disable revenues for the past SEES
sion were approximately $60,600.00, toi
the session before $60,654.00. An act
ual decrease which would have been
much larger but for the fact that sew
eral Of the villages in the parish do
mated for the support of the schools
during the last session.
Total number Of teachers the past
session were l22. transfers "a. for the
session before, teachers lis, transfers
81, or An increase of ten teachers iii
one year to take care Of an increase of
$50 children, an average of $50.
During the session Of 1e12l9l3
there were 100 white teachers and Is
transfers or an increase in the fouc
years of % teachers and 9 transfers
The revenue for the above year
amounted to $j6.5s200 or an increase
for the past year of approximate"
81 900 to take care of 81 more teachers
and transfer drivers.
A great many taxpayers and non
taxpayers, educated and uneducatel
people are conscientious in their belief
that the revenues of four years az
should operate the schools of TO-DAY.
with ample funds over to establish new
schools and add several teachers each
year MS the demand may justify. Some
say that there should not be any debt
which we will admit it right. but. il
various communities insist that their
shildren should be given school facih
ties rs are yours, then II becomes cr'iel
70 refuse them. especially when the,
propose to build their own schoolhousc
and the Board has only the expense OF
furnishing the teacher
There may have been errors commit
ted by your School Board for 1t is
but human to err, but as / see i
these meu have labored, long aud hard,
to make the funds 60 twice as far as
they should.
Do You know that the greatest con
7rolling force which keeps a community
together is that of education. Break
up your educational system, DESTROY
what you have been building foT the
past decade, and see how many Of
your citizens will move to moro pre-
grcssive communities. I want to ask
that the citizens of Nermilion have in
mind the effect that no school next SEES
sion will have upon the community and
their children. rather than upon the
past. If you have friendly criticism
10 make Of the course that your School
Board is pursuing, should you cause The
child 20 suffer-
REMENIBER TO VOTE ON SEP
TEMBER 4TE FCR THE coMaUN
1TY AND THE CHILDREN. A TAX
IF -FOUR MILLS rs ASKED FOR
oNh YEAR ONLY.
] WISH TO ASSURE ALL VOTERS
THAT By NEXT FEB1UAtY TNE
BOARD WILL BE FREE Or DEBT.
J. II. WILLIAMS,
Parish superintendent