The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-04-29


Fourth ward ...-...- 100
Fifth ward -.. .....--.--.--- 100
Sixth ward -....-.. 2S5
Seventh ward us
Eighth ward 100
| Total ~ ...-...$I $50
| The weather conditions during the fall
and winter of 8o8 were SO Indictment that
attendance was reduced by over two
hundred pupils as compared to ISo7-the
| attendance being o74, which divided into
| the monthly expense, averages the cost per
child to $I.56 per month.
For the past few years great deal of
progress has been made in our public school
system, but there is yet room for Improve
ment. Our school property should be more
carefully attended to. Parents whose child
attending the schools of our different
districts should take pride helping the
school officials in maintaining the sch Dol
houses and grounds in good shape. Whilst
touching on this subject it will not be aniss
to suggest to the teachers the importance
of planting shade trees, | have noticed
that but few schools in parish boast
of any shade on the grounds,
With the increase in the state apportion-
ments it will be easier for the Board of
the material interests of our school property.
The trustees of the schools should be al
lowed certain discretionary powers when
ever urgent necessity requires it.
We have secured the services of compe
tent teachers for schools following the
advice of esteemed state superintendent,
we have las far as the law allows iD en-
deayored to employ home people as teachers,
In few instances only have we had
close schools account of lack of atten
dance, In the ed ward more than any
where else has this been the case, But it
was not due indifference much to
the dclapdated condition of two of the
school houses i'll that ward.
After hard struggle for mere existence,
our High School has become an institution
of which any parish could be proud. The
primary schools in our parish doing good
work. The Carencro 9th ward school, al
though managed by efficient teachers, has
declined considerably since the last two
years, and unless better attendance is OBJ
tanned in the near future it would be adj
visable to reduce the school to one teacher.
On the other hand the Roger 9th ward
school with an enrolment of SO scholars
to be provided with assistant. Upon
this point l would ask immediate action by
the Board of Directors.
The Lafayette Primary school is entirely
too crowded for two teachers to work eff
iiciently and should the City Council give
any assistance the matter could be remeslied
at once.
With regards to the other schools of the
parish think that they sufficient to
afford free access to all children who wish
to attend lat least for the presently none of
them being too memerously attended to
prevent efficient work
TO conclude | would suggest that the
Board of Directors call upon all the teachers
of our parish to gather with their pupils al
the end of their. present session, At some
point in the parish that comparative
estimate of the work being done by the diff
ferent schools might be reached by the pub
lie in general.
Respectfully submitted,
G. r. LATIoLAIs.
Superintendent.
On motion of MIR. Clegg, seconded by
MIR. Dupuis, it resolved that assistants
be appointed for the Roger Sixth Ward
School, the Lafayette (white) Primary
School and Lafayette (coloredD Primary
School.
The treasurer's report was read and
cepted follows:
To the President and Members of School
Board, Parish of Lafayette, La.-Followng
is statement of receipts and disbursements
of the parish school funds since my last
report: