The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1892-09-17
DIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Nc. made q special tour Of the pu

~ ~ n inform the general public what
~. been done by our excellent
IN DnT.r;utendent, Mr.. II. H. Hargrove,
~ ne confess that we were sur
s',s;.ad at the amount OF work that
P.s been accomplished durng the va
ss,;on 10 the way Of supplying more
I'D superior accommodation for the
S.neft of the dear children. The
CO Mace visited was the McLearS
s.bool building. There we found
Mrs Jones, the principal, directing
sba finishing touches. Everything
rrssented an air OF comfort and
rr.sanliness, and will be ready to
veceiye the pupils on Monday morn
no next. Misses Howell, Foreman
md Dingle will compose the assist
ant teachers ofthis department. There
has been improvement here in com
nIetings one of the incest rooms we
have seen anywhere for the first
orade. The other rooms are well
supplied with all necessary apparatus
for zach department.. We next Wis
ted the Avenue School. There be-
mo no one there, we inquired OF MIR.
Hsrgroye as to the preparation that
had been made there; he informs us
that everything is 10 readiness for the
ooaninp. This school will be pre-
aided over by Mrs. Williams, with
Messrs. Dalgel and Soap, an able and
efficient corps of teachers. The boys
school is also in readiness. They will
be ia charge of Prof. A. s. Dale, who
comes to us thoroughly epuiped in
the public school work. Our boys will
no doubt make rapid progress during
the present term. We next visited
the Crockett School. Here we found
vorkmen busy as bees putting the
house in complete repair. Every
thing for the comfort OF pupils and
teaches has been made. Waterworks
and sewerage, making it. in point OF
sanitary complete. Here we pause TO
say that our waterworks under the
new management furnish water to
public schools free of charge. This
il indeed q valued contribution, and
while we have been hitherto little
csustic upon the old manager, We
shall give the new administration al
the praise possible that it merits
Thu Crockett street school will bs
! under the principalship Of Miss Te
resa Nolan, with Misses Mary Nolan
James and Wolf. This school hal
done great work. and we look TO
great results during the coming
term. 1t is well supplied with III
necessary maps, charts and every
thing that is required to carry on tn
work.
Our next visit was to the Higl
School room, situated on the frs
door Of the Y. NJ. 9. A. building. W,
found Mr.. Hargrove and Prof. G. I
i Byrd ss busy rs could be, superin
BENDING the arrangement of furnitur'
No more pleasant rooms could b de
sired than these the boys occupy, tn
front room with q hall entrance ths
divides them completely from ia
girls who occupy the room IN To
rear. Waterworks and all moder
conveniences have bsen applied. !
the front hall room Is arranged Il
The apparatus. which viii be BY tn
the best that Shreveport has ever ha'
There will be sevebty-five feet
dashboard, platform twenty.tv
feet long in Prof. Byrd's room. Mi
Morris will have charge OF the youn
ladies' Miss Morris needs NO VOL
OF praise from rs as her work OF yea
in our public school has placed her
ahighscale as an educator. We pr
dict under the management OF Fro
Byrd great results, Is he comes to
q one of the finest educators al
Il trainers of children. A gynasiu
will also be under his instruction
the third floor of the building, Il
however is has no connection WI
the school, but will be conducted
the interest Of the Y. NJ. G. A: Sup'
intendent Hargrove expects the nul
Der to be 500 or more, As we ind
creased interest 10 the public schoo
We wish TO say 70 INC
. outside Of Shreveport, that q
child. anywhere in the par
can at any time enter our schoc
and receive all the privileges OF .