The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-05-02
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS
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study, third grade; cost Of school per
month, S35. High water prevented my
reaching this school.
Dooley-Mr. E. ]. Barker, teacher;
enrolment ID, average IL; course of
study, third grade; cost Of school per
month, S35. At the end of the fourth
month this school was closed for lack of
an average, owing to whooping-cough.
Cypress Hill Mr.. w. M. Dowell,
teacher; enrolment IS, average "a;
course of study, second grade; cost of
school per month, $50. House tight and
comfortable. Desks improvised and
rough. Found pupils doing fairly we'll.
Teacher energetic and pushing his work.
Bumgardner-Miss Lester M. Comp
ton, teacher; enrolment q, average r.;
course of study, second grade; cost OF
school per month, $45. Miss Compton
is a graduate of the Peabody Normal, at
Nashville, Tenn, and is an excellent
teacher. House and surroundings crude
and meagre; no suitable furniture. All
cheerful and happy and doing the best
possible under the circumstances.
Shiloh-Mr. w. A. johnson, teacher;
enrolment 20, average IA; course OF
study, third grade; cost of school per
month, $35. Could not possibly reach
this school on account of high water.
Red Land Miss Jessie Hudson,
teacher until Dec. 20; Mr.. G. S. Bur-
CESS teacher at present time; enrolment
q, average is; course of study, second
grade; cost Of school per month, Miss
Hudson, $35; Mr.. Burgess, $50. Fur
niture and appliances meager. Water
excellent and beautiful campus. Here
are some very bright pupils; cheerful,
eager to answer questions and enter into
the work with a zest. This is a fine
place for central school. Several
schools could be consolidated with Red
Land to advantage.
Carterville-Mr. L. F. Hatcher, teach
er; enrolment IS, average 90; course Of
study, second grade; cost OF school pei
month, $50. House and surroundings
meager; no attempt at decoration; fur
niture crude; blackboard good. House
too open for winter season. Children
cheerful and eager to learn.
i Mot-Miss Helen Bigby, teacher; en-
rollment ~, average "a; course of study,
second grade; cost of school per MONTH
$35. House and surroundings wholly
inadequate for school purposes; furni-
ture crude. Miss Bigby is the perfect
embodiment of neatness and energy
Although working under great disad-
vantage, seems happy and full of zest
My visit here was just after the extreme
cold weather and flooding rains and
saw the school under its most unfavor.
able aspects.
] Emma-Miss Eta Johnson, teacher
enrolment 81, average 10; course o
study, second grade; cost of school PEI
month, SIS. On account of high water
this school was not in session on the da!
, Of my visit. Finding the door open
went in and found small but very nea
/ and respectable school room and som'
very good work in language and arith
metic on the blackboard. The clay o
, the land' around this school is by n,
means inviting. A better school sit.
should be selected.
4 Bossier City = Miss Mary Gilmer
teacher; enrolment SO, average 10
course of study, second grade; cost o
school per month, $5. House and sur
roundings model of neatness and order
Room decorated with evergreen an
suggestive pictures. Patent desks
. nice blackboards; combination chart
! and maps of the United States and Lou
! isiana and numeral frame. Remained i
! this school whole day. Many OF th
! mothers Of the children came Out
Teacher and pupils have planted a fiowe
yard Immediately around the building
where studies Of plant life can be carrie
on without plucking the plants. Mis-
Mary Gilmer is by nature a mode
: teacher.
Haughton High School-Prof. G. 3
Lambert, principal; Miss Fannie Mosb,
first assistant; Miss Tura Norman, sec
nd assistant; enrolment 106, averag
y 81; course of study, first grade; cost
;. school per month, sos. This school q
far as course of study and strength {
9 faculty are concerned, is the peer OF an
0 in the parish. Each teacher is teachin
Il on an average three school grades.
r found the peopleof Haughton thorough
aroused on the subject OF education an
d ready to take steps for the erection OF
: first class high school building on mod
S ern plans. Her citizenship is of q hie
II order, and their hospitality is unbound
e ed. The school is we'll advanced; Il
|, pupils polite, cheerful and happy.
Allentown-Miss Annie Maize Hendel
son, teacher; enrolment 20, average Il
' course of study, second grade; cost
. school per month, $35; building 40 by
;, feet; used for church and school pu'