St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-17
The Public School.

This topic is one Of vital impor-
lance TO every man, woman and
child in this community. We re,
aIize fully that the public schools OF
Covington have not developed to
their ideal, nor to even to what it is
possible for the school TO be. We
trust that the patrons appreciate
our awkward position in trying TO
improve the school while we ex-
ist in the hooks and corners of the
old pavilion. In this condition we
nee1 your support, your good
wishes and hopes for the success OF
the school as much as il we were TO
open up in the new brick building.
Here is where all of our hopes
for this falls opening seem to be
bIighted. Every pupil and each
teacher sickens at the thought that
we cannot get into the new building
on the opening day in September.
/ am in full sympathy with this
feeling myself.
While such is the case, let us all
take courage, for there is a ''feellng
in the air" that something will be
done soon. and some assurance that
we may get into the new school
about two months after school
opens. At least, let's hope for this
and try to assist the authorities to
carry everything through this time.
AS l said, we will have to oren
up in the ''old barn. once more,
but We have good plans ahead to
make the high school department
one Of the best high schools in the
State, whether public or private.
We are going to make 1t the very
best school to prepare the young
man or young woman to enter col
lege on high standing, or the very
best to prepare those who can't 60
to college for PRACTICAL LIFE.
Moreover. we are pverhauling the
course of study for the grammar
grades, and will have that line of
the work toned up to the best stan
dard Of modern public school.
Among our leading aims: l We
would have each teacher know her
work thoroughly, feel deep inter-
est in the children whom she is to
teach, sympathise with child and
parents, love her work above all
other OF her relations in the COM
munity. 2. We would have your
child correctly taught in the begin
ming its education to love its school,
love its duties in and out of school,
and love its relation I'M life to its
fellow man and nature. 3. These
and all other steps towards making
the child a useful and educated
citizen we, as teachers, feel it our
duty to help you, as parents, to do.
Now, don't hurry your child off
to college, or some other high
school, where the amount of per-
Ronal attention he needs cannot be
had, before he has finished the high
school at home.
Since we give free scholarship"
to all who are able and willing to
keep up, it is considered unneces-
sary to advertise the school but as
high school department In tbe pub
lie school here is quite young, /
feel it Just to you TO let You know
what we have.
I am loubIy sure, as is every citi,
zen of Covington, that an up-to
date, modern public school will do
more to bring and locate here
citizenship of desirable
people than any other one thing
this town could advocate. Then
don't let anything check the prog
Iess Of the building or the develop
ment OF the merits OF the school.
Thanking the people for their
generous support last year and this
TO express desire for
the same to be continued, I beg to
remain, Yours truly,
C.. A MATHEWS,
Coyington High School.
Secretary Curley gives the fol-