The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-05
Notes.

already reached perfection IN the pro-
feSsiOn and has ceased to grow, |
shall make the following recommend
alton for adoption by the board:
That all teachers who present an I'M
broken record of attendance upon the
monthly meetings in their districts
and who receive certificate of credit
at a summer normal school of this
state next summer, shall be given an
increase of 81 per month on their sal
aries for the next school year. 1t
must be borne in mind that this is not
a reward or payment for your attend
ance, but is payment tor what You
will be worth to the parish for the fol-
lowing school year; Il method of ad
vancement that will give credit where
credit is due, and will extend only to
those who stay in the profession.
Supt. Jno. McNeeSe.
We are glad to see this recognition
being made of the teachers who en-
deavor to keep in the forefront of the
profession. No other profession in
our country is so poorly paid as that
of teaching, and in none other is the
continued drain upon the finances So
great in order to keep abreast of the
times. 1t is time that clearer line of
demarkation shall be drawn between
the real teacher who utllizes every OPP
pOrtunity to perfect herself in her cal
ling and the makeshift whose respOn-
sibilities end at 4p m. and whose
highest aim in teaching is to get
enough money to purchase wedding
gown. When recognition of ability
and compensation for labor performed
in the teaching profession shall be
raised to the same standard that is
accorded equal ability in other pro-
fessions in this country, the cry of
scarcity of teachers and worthless
teachers will be relegated to the his
toric past. to an age in which is con-
ceived that an individual who is in
competent to fill, successfully, any
other walk of life is yet competent to
have charge of the development OF the
most delicate mechanism that Sod
ever made, the human brain. The
time is at hand when he who advances
the cause of the teacher, advances the
interest of humanity and is recog-
nized as real benefactor to the s.ace.
Ed.
OF the 36 members who have enrolled
in the Welsh high school during the
past two years, two, Goldie Davis
and Goldie Lyons have married and
are making ideal homekeepers; Three,
Essie Stewart. Cora Carr and Elda
Yantis are teaching schoolaThree 9TH
ers, Leah Cooper, VERNE Unkel and
Able Todd are attending college, one
at the Louisiana State Normal, the
second in Wisconsin and the last at
Trinity College, Texas. Sidney HUI
berner, one of the ninth grade boys, is
gaining excellent experience as a ma
chinist, IN one of the best shops in
the state, while two others, Roy
Davis and Claud Singleton are rap.
idly gaining the reputation of being
hustling young business men. Miss
Laura Ellis, who was with us a while
is now specializing in music: and
Clyde and Myrtle RaRue will COM
plete their course in the Lake Charles
high school this school year. Of
those who remain, we hope even bet
ter things.
Miss Sylvia Yantis and her little
sister Mary, of Rice, moved into town
Monday, having secured rooms at
the home of G. A. Austin. They will
do light housekeeping and attend the
city schools.
Miss Cora Carr, who began teach
ing in the McBurney neighborhood
last week spent Saturday and Sunday
in Welsh. hereports good attend
ance for the first week.
Miss Elda Yantis, one of the Welsh
high school girls, who is teaching
south of Rice this season, was shop
ping in Welsh Saturday.
Miss Belle Bushnell, who is teach
ing at Canton, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her folks at the oil field.
ORDINANCE NO. 11S.
Welsh, La. Oct. 2, 1906