St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-21
The Public Schools.

opened Monday, there being 81
children present and nine teachers
| Addresses were made by MI
Nicholas Bauer, Assistant Super
intendent of the New Orleans Pub
lie Schools, and Mr.. w. &. Evans
Parish Superintendent of Schools
Prof. Matthews gave an outline o
bis plans for she coming year.
The following schools opened il
this parish this week:
Covington High School, q. A
Matthews, principal; assistants
Mrs. K. K. Flanders, Miss Salome
Seller, Miss Clara FalIer, Mrs. E.
P. Sauter, Miss Carrie a. Malh.
ews, Miss E. Stockton, Miss Lee
ona q. Cazes and Miss L. NJ. Ca
yes; kindergarten, Miss Ethel
Decker and Miss Seymoura Had
den.
Slidell High School-Prlncipal,
w. w. Fenton; assistants, Mrs.
Mamma Harris, Miss s. L. Hughes,
Miss Lillian Benson and Miss e.
E. Mcintosh.
Vaudeville High Scbool-Prin.
cipal, Ii. A.. Wood; assistants;
Miss Ida Perkins, Miss III. G..
Plnckney, Miss Luclle Douglas.
Ablta Springs Graded School
Principal, A. NJ. WhippIe; assist
ants, Miss Alice Martin and
Miss Bertha Multi.
Pearl River Graded School
Principal, Miss Adele Nash; as
sistant, Miss Kate l.. Preusch.
jacksonville Graded School
Principal, Miss George Jaw; as
sistsnt, Miss Nettie Wiltbank.
Line Graded School-PripclpaI,
7. Y. Peters, assistant, Miss n.
4. Smith.
Ben Williams Graded School
Principal, Nj. g. Sylveat; assist
ant. Miss Mary M Cox.
RamsaY-Mlss Mary Parker.
SimaloOsa-Mise Lucy w. Per
klns.
Alex Blackwell s-Mlss Lettie
Ballard.
Garden DIstrlct-Mlss Kate
Hobgood. ...
German Settlement Miss S. L.
Wallace.
Edwards-AIss Meridee Nc
Leap.
Hickory Grove, Miss Gertrude
Mather.
Alligator Rranch-Miss HELEN
Dunbar=-Miss Georgia Travis.
Bayou Laoombe-Miss ByriI
Travis.
Fendlason Miss Jessie Pritch.
ard.
Koepp sohool-Miss L. E. Rob
lnson.
Pearl River Ridge-M,ss Annie
Sherrard.
Teachers have been appointed to
the following schools, but will not
open their terms until later date.
The deferring of opening day be.
ing due to the inability of the
teacher to be present or to local
conditions, which IN the case of
the school at Gravel Pit or Sun
Postoffice, is due to the failure to
complete the building in time for
opening day. i
The teachers and schools are az
follows:
SUM-. A. Wood.
Peace Grove-W. IL. Jones.
Violln-C. A. Vogles.
New Zion-Mrs. y. Draughan.
Lewisburg-Mrs. V. Eaton.
Houtonville- Miss n X Chunn.
Of the ten schools yet TO be
opened three are erectilg build
Ings; four have just completed
summer terms, and in them there
have been four teachers to resign
iuring the past week.
The colored schools of the par.
sh opened with the following
seachers:
Covlngton Graded School,
Principal, j. ;. Tyner; assistant,
Mrs. nj. II. TYner.
Slidell School--Principal z. J.
Canton; assistant, Ernestlne
Gassenaye.
Mandeville-Fannie 4. Young.
MadisonyllIe-L. Marie Pava
que.
Houltonville-M Matte &. bright.
Bayou Lacombe C. l.. Walker.
Bayou Llbetry-Isabel Chatters.
Hay HolloW-Alice Jackson.
st. Joe Alice Jackson.
Pearevllle-Allce Cassenave.
White Settlement. S. Tyner.
Sun-Mrs. Il. Il. Morris.
Alexlusville-Mrs H.. M. ~
ler.
populus Ella Hicks.
The census of educable children
now being taken IN this ward has
IN the addition of about
300 or more names to the roll. 1t