The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-29
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED.
Session Of leo6-o7 Under Way-splendId
Corps of Teachers IN Charge and Ex-
celent Results Anticipated.

| ceI1ent Results Anticipated.
The public schools of Ascension par,
ish, except those in the seventh and
eighth wards. opened for the session
of 1906 q last Monday morning under
very favorable auspices. Ascension
High School, in Donaldsonville, en-
rolled I'll pupils on the opening day
and secured seventeen more during
the week, making a total attenda nce
Of 428 up to closing hours yesterd ay
afternoon.
The schools in the seventh and
eighth wards will not be opened IN
til Monday, Oct. p, for the reason
that a great deal Of cotton is grown
in that section of the parish and the
school children are needed to assist
in harvesting the crop.
Miss Myrtle Goyne, who has been
engaged to take charge of the eighth
grade in the local hIgh school, arrived
here this mornings from the State
Normal School at Natchiboches, from
which Institution she graduated
yesterday with high honors. Miss
Herminie Nicaud, the talented prin-
cipal Of the st. Amant grammar
school, has been temporarily filing
the vacancy ia the teaching cops of
the local institution caused by the de-
layed arrival of Miss Goyne.
The schools throughout the parish
have been carefully graded, and ex-
cellent results may be anticipated.
Superintendent ID. B. ShoWalter an
nounees that the following efficient
corps Of teachers has been engaged
for the pending session:
Ascension High School,. L. Rusca,
principals; Misses Stella McNeese,
Leda Landry, Myrtle Goyne, Louise
Subra, Edwina Suddath, Katie Bigley,
Ora Dalferes, Alwine Whitfield, Maud
Leche, Jeanne Landry and JEANNE C..
White and Mesdames. Camilla Skol-
field and NJ. o. Tusson, assistants.
Picard High School w. E. Boz
harmon, principal; Misses Agnes
Copenhaver, Bette Benjamin and Lea
Bloain, assistants. Another assist
ant TO be aprolnted)
Oak Grove Grammar School-AI-
bert A. Winbarg, principal; Misses
Ruby Carr, Lizzie Martin and EHie
Tatum, assistants.
Lake Grammar SchooI-Meade E.
Phelps, principal; Miss Odile Farque,
assistant.
St. Amant Grammar school-Miss
Herminie NIeaud, principal; Miss
Paula a. Wuerpel, assistant.
Gonzales Grammar School-Miss
Addlena Lobrano, principal. ASSIST
ant TO be appointed.
Germania Grammar 5ehool-Miss
Ruth Vance, principal; Miss Gertie
Mcdowell, assistant.
Smoke Bend-Mjss Loretta Monte
elmo.
sacrernento-Miss Maria Oubre.
Barton-Miss Alice L. Hornsby.
Burnside-Miss Beulah L. Baker.
St. Mary-Miss Sarah M. Bond.
Belle Helene-Miss j amelia Lansing.
Geismar-Miss Dixie &. Hite.
Melancon-Miss Ada B. CLANCY.
Fairbanks-Miss Jennie May Jack
son.
Walker Miss Mamie Walker.
Johnson-Miss Nora Nash.
Galvez-Miss Amelia Stevens.
Mt. Zion-Miss Ida Muller.
Teachers for the Carenero, Landry,
Black Bayou, CoruervieW, Calbasse
and Conway schools will be announced
later.
A new building for the Lake gram
mar school, erected at cost OF $4,000,
will shortly be completed and turned
over to the school board. The hand
some new high school building in Don
aldsonville. which will cost approx
mately $50, 900 when completed, is ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy
about Jan. l, 1907. New school build
ings are being erected at Black Bayou
and Conway settlements, and q site
for the Sacramento grammar school
was secured last week. Work on the
latter structure will be commenced In
the near future.
Hon. G. B. Reuss, president Of the
police jury and one OF the most public
spirited citizens of the parish, is erect
ing on his Elise plantation in the first
ward a splendid brick school building
costing $4,000, as q memorial to his