The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-23

tendance OF about IL or To- IOunu
the text books very much mixed. l
recommend to the patrons that they
provide comfortable benches and
desks, Sc, before another session.
/ visited Concord school next, L.
E. Wallace teacher. [ found a
house too small for the school, and
not well furnished with suitable
desks, SC. Tie enrolment showed
So, with an average of only % or
80. The text books 1 found badly
mixed, and the pupils not we'll sup
piled with the proper books. l trust
the patrons will enlarge their house
and fit it up with more suitable and
comfortable benches aud desks and
blackboard, SC.
| I4th. I then visited the Wilmington school,
| Miss Emma Hall teacher. found a very small
house and not as we'll furnished with desk as
it should be. The enrolment showed 20, with
| a daily attendance of Is. / found the text
books regular, and a great deal of system
| about the school. I recommend that the
patrons build larger and butter house and ut
| it up more comfortably with desk sc. found
| Miss Hall we'll up on teaching, and take special
pleasure in recommending her to our public
schools.
18th. l then went to Ansel school, Mrs.
| Lucy Baird teacher. / found that she had
just suspended her school for a short WHILE
/ found tolerably good house, but no desks
| or furniture of any consequence. The enroll
ment showed Is, with daily attendance of
about II. The text books are badly mixed. |
recommend that the patrons provide comfort:
| able desks and benches, black board, &c. and
| fhaff how oh faY Qs ia
sary for the children.
10Th. next went to Red Land school, Miss
| Cora; Hollis teacher | found her school closed
for awhile. Her enrolment showed &c, with a
daily attendance of only Ia. The school books
| were considerably mixed, and recommend
that the patrons look after this little closer.
18th. / found the Walker Chapel school,
Mrs. Delaune teacher, suspended for while.
/ could not get a report from said school, as ]
did not see Mrs. Delaune.
18th. / found also the Carterville school
closed for awhile-PrOf. Stubs teacher
could not get report from this school.
18th. / next visited Oak Hill school, Miss
jamie Sanders teacher. l found very good
school house, but no desk and very small
black board. The enrolment showed 81, with
a daily attendance of about 20, which is very
good attendance. The text books were very
irregular and not sufficiently supplied
recommend to the patrons that they provide
their school with desk, benches and q larger
|
children are properly supplied with suitable
books, &c.
Goth. l next visited the Pioneer High School
Prof. j. L Johnston teacher. ] found splen-
did building, well equipped with best desks
and benches, blackbOards, charts, &c The
enrolment showed SIS, with only daily at
tendance of %. The text books found regu-
lar and everything seemed to be doing well
under the management of its able Principal.
We compliment the pleOple of Plain Dealing
on their school advantages, and truly hope
they will all pull together to uphold and sus
tain it.
2Ist. next visited the Bossier Point Town.
ship school in Township l5 Range IL, Miss
Mona Griffin teacher. found only pupils in
attendance. The roll showed 10 enrolled, with
an average attendance of about 6 off,. This il
another instance of paying $50 month for q
very few pupils. But this is a township school
and for that reason, and for the reason that
such has been the custom heretofore, have
permitted it to continue. The school house is
very good, but poorly furnished.
22nd. l next visited Peas school, Miss Mag
gle Brown teacher. found a very good house
but no desks or blackboard, &c. The schoO
roll showed Ii pupils enrolled with daily at
tendance of 10. We recommend that the pa
irons look little closer after the education o.
: their children-shOw more interest generally
and provide desks, &c.
, 23Fd. / next visited the Benton colOreG
) school, B. S. Paul teacher. found very
good house, but no desks and poor benches -
The roll showed IS enrolled, with an average
daily attendance of about 40. As a cOloreC
teacher, Paul is above the average. Text book
regular.
, 24th. Inext visited Macedonia school, S. II
Ralph teacher. / found him teaching in church
? with no desks at all. The roll shows 60 enroll
ed with an average of about IS. While Raipl
seems to be qualified as a teacher, l fear he hai
not that interest in his profession that SHOULD
a | ehaFaftnFlZn a 40 do
vote as much time to his school as it requires
: beginning too late in the day and dismissinl
too early. / recommend that the patrons lool
after their school house, benches and desks
and also see that their children are properly
supplied with books, and that they get the ben
eft of their teachers time.
25th. next visited Booker Chapel, Grady
N. johnson teacher. found no school beins
] taught on that day, the teacher being some
I what indisposed. learned from her that she
, had enrolled AZ pupils, with an attendance o
! IS daily. No school house OF furniture, bu
teaching in church. Her text books pretty
regular / don't think the teacher has he
, work at heart she is inclined to slight he
I Work-nOt devOting as much time to schoO
work as she notwithstanding too late in tn,
, day and Diminishing too early in afternoon,
! recommend that the patrons build schoo
! house and supply it with comfortable desks
and benches ard look after their school littl
closer, and see that the full time of their teach
J er is given to the school.
26th. next visited Hurricane Bluff school
: A. J. Smith teacher. found no school house
{ but church with no desks or places for chill
dren to keep their books or write on Tn,
enrolment showed daily attendance of 81 O
y. The text books regular. Smith seemed t.
3 have his school under good control, and th,
. children seemed to be learning, but l fear h
does not devote as much time to it as b,
should. The patrons should prepare hous
) and lit up with desks and benches, and lool
after their teacher and school generally.
9th. l next visited the cOIored school a
HRughtOn, r. J. Jones teacher. found a YER
r good school house, and very good benches, bu
no desks and not sufficient blackboard. &c
{ The text books very irregular. The roll show
ed Al enrolled, with an average of about 80.
found the school poorly classed, and not dom,
as well as it should, but the patrons are a
much to blame as the teacher, as they have no
I | supplied the proper books, &c.
: 18th. next visited the Bellevue school
L Jennie Watkins teacher. l found a house en-
I tirely too small for the number of pupils. an,
very poorly furnished with desks and benches
: The enrolment showed 60, with a daily AT
D tendance of about 40. The text books wer
| very irregular, and the children poorly class
ed. They were too crowded to study as the