The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-07-13
An Encouraging Report.

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Landry High School, submitted
to the Parish School Board OF
the 1st inst, we make the follow
ing extracts:
The attendance throughout the
term has been excellent. The
total number of names placed or
| the rolls during the entire session
WAS 445. The attendance was
! best during the months of Febru.
! ary, March and April. The av-
erage monthly attendance during
| March was 1923. The average
during the first month of the ses-
sion (November) was 2S7, and
during the last month of school
(June) was 266. This is a re-
markable showing, rs the tendency
during warm weather is to sick
ness and reduction of the aver
age. OF the 445 enrolled about
125 were from the country. II Il
| will say that there are Il good
many pupils whose families have
moved to Opelousas, or who have
relatives here, that are registered
rs living in town. I will recon-
mend that the Board fix some
reasonable rate of tuition TO be
charged pupils from other par
ishes, say 81 per month for pri-
mary grades, $3.50 pei month for
intermediate grades, md 50 per
month for the High School de-
partment.
The courses of study provided
for are 1st, the Latin-Science
course; I'd, the Modern Language
or French course; Sd, the Com
mercial or Bookkeeping course;
and 4th, the Photography and
Typewriting course. Thus, the
student may take Il course which
prepares him for college, or Il
course which will prepare him for
earning Il living. | recommend
the continuation of these courses
of study as they are now arranged,
and suggest the introduction of
industrial features whenever it
may be found possible. / have
carried out this idea by the intro
duction of tree-planting, flower
gardening, fence-building and re-
pairing, building of stiles, put
ting up blackboards, putting in
window panes, &c. | find this
feature of incalculable value in
maintaining discipline and good
order and interest in school work.
| have given much attention to
music or vocal culture and have
required my teachers to give reg
ular exercises and instructions
therein. Such splendid results in
discipline, school spirit, patriot
ism and happiness have attended
our small beginning that / recon-
mend the employment of an in
structor skilled in the art Of vocal
training and urge the continuance
of the work in music under any
circumstances.
Some attention has been given
to drawing. While there is no
work which has a stronger infu-
ence upon the development of
character, the work has been
somewhat hampered and has not
made as good a showing as | would
like to report. | would recon-
mend that every encouragement
be given this work. All the
teaching force has been over
worked this session and the prin-
cipal was not an exception.
| recommend that more teaching
force be provided in the H. S. de-
partment. The crowded condi-
tion of the primary grades makes
it necessary for me to recommend
the appointment of teachers also.
In regard to the corps Of teachers
who have worked with me this
year, | can only speak the highest
words of praise. y =
Additions and improvements
have been made to our building,
so that while we had to turn away
a number of pupils during the last
term, we now have as convenient
and commodious a school building
as there is in the State of Lou
isiana. **
I will conclude by reporting the
most phenomenal progress by the
students of the school. They |
have kept up and successfully
debating club, lite
rary society, a school journal, a
dramatic club, and an athletic
association. They have been ac-
tive and enthusiastic in their work
and have shown the highest ap-
probation of the advantages they
enjoy. The school has just grad
uated q strong class of sixteen
boys and girls ranging in age be-
tween 16 and %. The record of
this class is. excellent and their
qualities both moral and intellec-
Iual will [ feel sure be credit to
The school and to st. Landry
Parish.
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