The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-14
Quarterly Report Of Parish SUI
erinfeDdent Of Education.

Quarterly Report Of Parish SUI
erinteDdent Of Education.
To the President and Members of
School Board I'm and for the Parish
| OfGrant:
Gentlemen:-As the law directs, and
M YOU exact, l offer this as my report
for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1905.
Since our last meeting all OF the
summer schools have been taught ex-
cept four, WHICH are still in session.
Owing to yellow fever trouble and
quarantine restrictions l failed to
visit all of them, but kept In touch
with them and know they were
taught In a very satisfactory manner.
and with fairly good interest on the
part OF all concerned. For the same
| reason no teachers meetings have
been held during this quarter.
With the scholastic season ending
this quarter, we have had taught In
the parish As schools, 81 white and s
colored schools, with a teaching force
of 56 white and 8 colored. Schools
ranging IN length OF term from 2 to y
months, and averaging 5 months for
each school, or 225 months, making
lSx years, with total enrolment OF
I3715 pupils out OF 4347 public school
J children in the parish, leaving 6S2
children that so far havenot been en-
: rolled. Every school district in the
parish has had a school with the ex-
iception OF Beulah and Nugent. and II
, is hoped we may open schoolsin these
. districts soon. The number not en-.
/. rolled shows that there is lack ol
interest somewhere, granting that
. some of them are not In reach OF q
school. In those districts where
there seems to be some indifference OF
the part of parents to send to school
I should he pleased to have you visi
them and use your influence In arous
y ing them t. a true sense OF schoo
duty.
With the taxable resources In Grant
and a greater part of 1t In the hand
e OF capitalists. we should exert ever.
s. effort possible in. getting the peopl
y to vote the special schools tax thai
Ie we might I've able to lengthen our sea
x sions to eight months and build goo
school houses where they are needed
X and equip them In a way that wi
T. help the pupil to make better progress
E. In school work.
IF Gov. Blanchard In his inaugurs
q address said that 1.-THE greatest pref
ent need In the State is school houses
1T adequate and attractive. mOder
n, school buildings. grounds and equil
d. ments." He never spoke a create
T. truth In his life, for sorry houses
re poorly equipped, non-attractive eve
Oh to the close observer, to say nothin
about children, has handicappe
a nine tenths Of the Louisiana teacher
la and not only retarded. but has dri'
~ EN- bright boys and girls away frol
of school and caused many to assOciai
IN school life with drudgery. Seemingl
ID the people Of Grant are realizing tn
fact, and before this report goes
It. the press there will have been cor
a pleted in the Futrell neighbOrhoC
NJ one Of the best school houses In Il
er parish. one nearing completion
.el district 8 at Prospect, one in cour
a. of BUILDING at Simms, one complete
and being used for school purposes
On district 3, Big Creek, one near It'd
rt and the contract let for one In Ro'
st, Hill district. A more minute repo
w. OF all will be given ut the Janual
he meeting, including kind Of house.
&c mansions, material used, cost OF hou
and valuation OF same.
ed For your benefit and that OF t
of citizens of our parish, wish to sta
IN the assessment rolls for last ye
lal show that we had an assessment
ct. special school taxes for Grant
De $2,795. This year, with FIVE mo
''' districts added to the list, they sho
that we now have an assessment
to $7,l27, an increase of $4.332. This
We vt an evidence that the people will I
,at greater things I'm the future along
lea educational line.
ny Before the January meeting / a
-" your assistance and that of the pt
pie in getting up list of names
ng parties In each district to serve
Sig trustees of the schools, reappoi
rh- same ones where we can, and NJ
Inc ones where we find 1t necessary.
eft Your attention IL called to the IA
I'VE that the superintendent Office Ia
~ 90 need OF some record books. viii