The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-07-13
Quarterly Report Of PARIS"
SuDcrimtentlrnt.

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COR the quarter ending June 30, i9o' h
During the quarter just ended We v
have had thirty-six schools in opera +,
ton and one colored school, with q
teaching force OF "a teachers ~
males and 80 females. II
Most all of the schools closed 'he'' |
terms in May, especially those where
-. had teachers to open the schools
in September and October, giving Us
.,hout nm eight months average
school term. :,
We have enrolled 2660 pupils, ana
4ta,a 223 were males and 1887
;sma,ps the average daily attend
umce being about 80 per cent /" '"N
an,n,er Seemingly it could have
noon better. but the custom Oh sup
,;nu children in the spring I" tue
ypar 10 dofarm work still preva,'s ;"
some communities The schools tna'
.,nened during the quarter have been
well attended. in Tact br''ef ''''''
,h.v have been during past very
ions There seems to he less friction
II n the parnh now than at any ''"",
. ,;,..w W. have been in ONCE anu
a.,t,,;ns with few exceptions ~
moving on nicely.
w.now have II schools IN opera
tim. II white, and 9 colored, WHICH
! .x;u :. in session during the remain
% dor Of the summer months.
!" Due Ia the fact that practically AZ
: ot our te,chers attended the Shrese
mort Convention in April, and nu"
II her Of them have been and are no'
he away attending summer nor'''""
" we have not held hut one meeting
the Parish Teachers Assoch'.",
during this quarter, but nave 'e'
nine during the scholastic se''s'
mt which is all the law requires al us
20 In making n tour OF the parish
is the mast few days We find interest
our creasins on the part OF the people
The the way Of OF wantiag good sc"''
,ro houses and them equipped. ms "
=. other repairs and better iurn'snt
r. %, We have just completed a 60
no s..l,ool house at Dry Prong 2ox
; IN feet with two roon,s, which VIII
OF well furnished With patent desks
Hs the near future.
In During the scholastic season }
+ele- closed we have had, as n whose'
day est corps Of teachers in the par
ten that we have had since we came u
tab Office. tits true some Jailed 90 !"
merry our expectations, yet they 90
- have been worse, and we feei we
the hest we could in selecting tne'
" We IRE irving to arrange now
""" n sufficient number OF teachers
noi. omen all of our schools next iai''
tead' hone not to have the shortage IN
suit teaching corps that we have na'
g of the INST
hods. During the past school year y
mat teachers have been employed
y by more pupils enrolled III our s.',
who with a better average attends
horns than during any previous year,
: -. this. with the growing school
est among the citizens OF Grant
'' ;sh should be an incentive to gr'
oo'' efforts ON our part to achieve gr'
D you things in the future.
. Oh The outlook for the coming se
was never better. indeed it If
butter gathering, and if We succeed IN ge
,ound, full corps OF teachers, wh'c
{ the hone we may, there is no re
La In with the same interest," mal'ffrst
- INV the part of the people, why It y
-, not he the banner school yea
:, ,ow our parish.
~ Embracing >tlsis opportun't
: Wa thank you gentlemen, and the
= ioe pIe Of the parish, for eourtes't
tended to me in my efforts to
amer as ourselves Internationally,
'e-neck Yours very truly,
n few ]. N. WARSS
think superintendent :: Or
70 not co,e.x In. July 6, 1907.