The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-01-19
Quarterly Report of Parish SUI
DerinteDdent.

Colfax, La. Jan. 5. 1907.
To the President and Members or the
School Board i'm and for the Par
ish of Grant:
Gentlemen:-In offering You TINS
nv report for the last quarter OF the
wear 1906, / wish to say that 1T VIII
not only include what has been done
during the quarter but will also In
clude a synopsis OF the ANIMAL report
furnished the State Department OF
Education for the year 1906.
During the quarter that has just
ended we have had IS schools in SEES
sion. "a white and colOred. with
teaching force of 20 white teachers. 20
males and 30 females. and colored
teachers, 2 males and 2females, max
| ing a. total Of "a teachers for the
quarter.
We have enrolled during the quar-
2l35 white pupils, 1917 males and 1904
females. and l5S colored pupils. ~
males and sc females. giving us a to-
tai enrolment of 2293 pupils. and
diaiIy average attendance OF white
| pupils of 1887. and an average attend
ance of colored pupils of Ill. making
n total daily average attendance OF
l64S pupils. which would leave us a
daily average absence of 6l5 pupils.
Other schools have not been open
ed for the reason we had no teachers
TOR them, and seemingly they are not
to I've had at any price, as this scar
city Of teachers prevails generally
throughout the State, which Is an
Index to what we are doing In Lou
lsiana for the cause of education.
more schools In session than ever he
fore In her history, hence more teach
ers employed and the greater scarcity
Of them.
We have the best corps of teachers
In the parish since my term Of office
llegan. Most all Of the home teach
.rs attended a Summer Normal last
summer and show marked improve
ments in their school work. Some of
our teachers are now teaching their
first schools, hut most of them show
natural inclinatiOns for the work.
and without a single exception all
seem to be doing all they can tn as
sist In building upa better interest IN
their respective communities.
Ihave visited all the schools during
the quarter except three. and with
a few exceptions find a better inter-
est manifested than ever before; the
people are trying to patronize the
schools better than heretofore. and
the enrolment is much betterin most
all the schools than at any previous
time.
Citizens and others in different
parts of the parish have donated
$40 for library purposes. and. while
there is a healthy sentiment along
this line, we think we shall he able to
place library in many of the schools
|. during the present year.
We have finally succeeded In build
Ing good school house at Packton,
and hope to be able to open school
there before long.
We have held four teachers meet.
ings during the quarter. and. while
the interest IL very good. on the part
of the teachers, yet it is not what we
, hope to see In the future.
During the fiscal school year end
II ing December 81, 1906, we have had
, taught 43 white schools and have
employed 80 male teachers with al
average salary Of $50 per month, ant
80 female teachers with an average
, salary Of $4S per month. We had L
colored schools taught during thu
year. and employed male teachers
at an average salary of $3l pc
month, and 3 female teachers at al
average salary of $3l per month
= The white schools were in session
8 40 months. and the cOlOret
schools 8 months.
The enrolment for, the entire yea
n | Is as follows:
White males. ................. 1903
MI White females. l14OE 3ly
~. ssxs1 m al