The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-05-02

school per month, $45. This school has
been suspended for two months Of more
for lack of an average Of ten pupils.
New Brushy Mr.. J. H. Simmons,
teacher; enrolment Is, average 20, for
each month except the first; course of
study, third grade; cost of school, $50
per month. Building and surroundings
crude. The teacher is doing the best he
can under the circumstances.
Dixie Cross Roads = Miss Bessie
Thomas, teacher; enrolment Is, average
IL; course Of study, second grade; cost
of school, $35 per month. Surroundings
and appliances meager, but teacher en-
thusiastic.
Miller's Bluff-Miss E. D, Cochrane,
teacher; enrolment 81, average IL;
course of study, third grade; cost of
school per month, $35. This school is
in the thick brush, nothing ornate.
Plain Dealing High School = Prof.
v. O. Humphrey, principal; Miss Maud
Mosby, first assistant; Miss Oracle
Stroud, second assistant; Miss Evelyn
Carstarphen, third assistant; enrolment
$50, average 100; course of study, first
grade; cost of school, $195 per month
to teachers, $45 to N. w. Sentell for
transporting Collinsburg School and
$25 to 2. Gardner for transporting the
Brushy School,. aggregating $685.. This
is the banner school of the parish. Its
buildings, campus and educational ap-
pliances all contribute to make it one Of
the best high schools in the rural dis
tricts of Northwest Louisiana.
Antrim-Miss Willie Cochrane, teach
er; enrolment %, average 10; course OF
study, third grade; cost Of school per
month, $35. Would suggest that the
local trustees look after the needs of the
school little closer. The patrons would
be glad to have Mr.. Will Antrim ap-
pointed trustee in lieu Of Mr.. A. Cald-
well, who has moved away.
Bolinger-Miss Mary Purcell, teacher;
enrolment %, average 10; course Of
study, second grade; cost of school, $35
per month. House good, but lack of
appliances. A superintendent would
have to see Miss Purcell at work in her
school to be able to Judge Of her ability
as teacher. She is by nature model
teacher.
Oak Hill = Miss Mary Helen Key,
teacher; enrolment 81, average 26;
course of study, second grade; cost of
school, $50 per month. Appliances,
Bells Reading Chart and map of United
States. This is very enthusiastic
school on the part. Of patrons, teacher
and pupils. Miss Key is doing an ex-
cellent work and deserves the compi-
ments Of that community. It is simply
a good school.
Line-Mr. w. H. Lance, teacher; en-
rollmont %, average Is; course of study,
second grade; cost Of school per month,
SIS. Appliances, Bells Reading Chart
and an excellent blackboard; room snug
but small. The teacher is a man of ex-
perience and is we'll equipped for his
work.
Heifner-Mr. J. S. Cheshire, teacher;
enrolment "A, average q; course Of
study, second grade; cost of school per
month, $50. There is much natural abil-
ity to be observed among the boys and
girls of this school. It is centrally To-
Gated and can be made very fine school.
4 Caney-Miss Mary Shaver, teacher;
enrolment %, average IA; course OF
study, third grade; cost Of school, $35
per month. Appliances, Bells Combi-
nation Chart, clock and bell. House
very neat and clean; suggestive pict-
ures on the wall. Pupils seemed stimu-
lated by my visit, and were eager to
answer questions.
i Rocky Mount = Miss Florence Bill
lingsly, teacher; enrolment IS, average
Is; course of study, second grade; cost
of school per month, $35. House scru-
pulously neat and clean, the walls dec
GRATED with evergreen and suggestive
pictures. Appliances, map Of Louisiana
and Bells Combination Chart; water
and surroundings admirable. Miss Bill
lingsly is doing quite as good work as
any first grade teacher in the parish.
Her discipline is fine and her pupils
show that they have been well drilled.
Several schools in this neighborhood
might be consolidated with great adj
vantage to all concerned, and in that
case Rocky Mount and Concord would
be rivals for the center.
Concord-Miss Nettie Pruitt, princi-
pal; Miss Lucille Nelson, assistant; en-
rollment 60, average 40; course of study,
second grade; cost Of school per month,
SIS. House and surroundings extremely
neat, with suggestive pictures relieving
the barrenness of the walls. Building
large and commodious and comfortably
ceiled, but would suggest coat of pea