The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-10-07
THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.

4 1no puD11C ScuOOlS VI the CITY WeTC
formally opened on last Monday.
1t had been predicted that possibly on
account of the yellow fever epidemic in
the city of New Orleans and coast
towns, along with the general languid-
ness of the times, as we'll as the fact
that there was to be a complete change
in the text books, there would he a
small opening. Such was not the case; !;
for the opening this year was 1872, as
contrasted with lis of last year-only a
few less than double that of last year,
and nearly as many as the entire enroll
ment of last year.
Many new faces greeted the teachers,
as the hour of opening approached, but
what was most encouraging of all was
the number of old ones that came back.
There were quite number of visitors
also on hand at the opening ceremonies,
who remained through the gradation
of the pupils and predicted a successful
| session.
Among them were Miss Irma Rhodes,
Mrs. M, Greenburgh, who brought four
children from Ansiey to matriculate in
to school; Mrs. Fannie Boyer, Mrs. J.
V. Toulme; Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Rea, Miss Mae Edwards, Miss Vene
Word, Miss Louise Delcuze, Mrs. Ber-
nard Shields, Mrs. J. M. Wrenck, Mrs.
O. Lagniel and Mr.. C. G. Hart and Rev.
Galloway. Quite a number of young
gentlemen from the bay that intend to
matriculate into college as soon as the
quarantine is opened have entered
school to coach up on some study, and
quite number of those who graduated
with us last year have entered the post
graduate class, and among them Miss
McGinn, who received the highest hon
ors, and Miss Hart, and it is probable
that others of the class will enter for
higher work since the curriculum has
been raised.
Quite a number of changes have been
made in the management OF the school
by the trustees that will help the session
to be the best, but the principal change
is from the room to the hall system.
Heretofore each teacher had her room
full of pupils, and recitaions and su-
peryision went on at the same time, the
one to the detrimenU of the other; but
under the new system all of the children
above the third grade will be seated in
to the hall, where a teacher will super
wise their studies and direct them intel
ligently, and then at the end Of the
study period the various classes will re
pair to the class rooms, where they will
recite, after which they will go again to
the study hall to prepare the next reci-
tation. Another favorable change has
school hereafter assembling at a quarter
of nine, a. M, and dismissing at a quar-
ter of three p. M, with a twenty min
ute recess at twelve thirty.
The trus tees also at a late meeting in
troduced list of rules that will be read
to the children from time to time, or
else given to them in printed form for
their guidance.
The high school has a superior pri-
mary department this year under the
able supervision of Miss Benton, who is
an expert along her line, and many are
taking advantage of this to haye their
little fellows instructed correctly at the
very beginning.
Last year the school enrolled 232
altogether, and it is safe to predict that
this year, under better organization and
| with an additional teacher, the roll
will go far beyond the three hundrded
mark.