St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-07-20
School Board.

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presented his report of tha census
of educables taken in the parish.
The report shows that there are III
the parish 2,751 white children and
1884 colored children, a total of
Abs. Of this number 2,055 arc
male and 2,O79 female. A careful
canvass of the report showed sew
eral omissions, aud, as the report
was TO be the basis of distribution
of school fund for the next four
years, the Board LAID plans TO
check up the rolls and have all
names not now on the roll added.
The members of the Board will
have lists prepared in every neigh
borhood IN the parish by local
trustees, and these, with the school
registers, are expected TO give the
names of all children now In the
parish.
Titles were turned over to the
Board for property IN the Sew
enth and Eighth Wards, on which
new school buildings have been
erected, and titles were promised
for property in two other locations.
School Board member w. I'll. Kahl
was authorized to purchase a site
for a new school building at Sun,
La. Mr.. U. G.. Neuhauser, mem
Der Of the Board from the Ninth
| Ward, was authorized to dispose
of the old school building and
other houses on the school property
at SlidelI, that the site may be pre-
pared for the new BRICK building
soon TO be erected there. Mr..
Neuhauser was authorized TO con-
tribute $3.50 or as much thereof as
might be necessary toward the
erection of comfortable school
building for the new Bonfouca
nelehborhood.
New desks were purchased for
the Peace Grove school and a few
extra desks for other schools were
ordered to be shipped TO Coving-
ton, to be placed where most need
ed.
The Superintendent was author
lzed to purchase registers for every
school in the parish.
The Board authorized the pay
ment of So a week to all teachers
who attended the summer normal
school on presentation OF their
certificates of attendance to the
Secretary.
The Secretary was also elected
a delegate to the October meeting
of the Parish Superintendent and
School Board Members, and he was
authorized to draw on the Board
for travelling expenses and 50 a
day for other expenses.
The Board unanimously passed
a strong resolution thanking State
Superintendent AsWell for his de
termination to remain in the State
and be a factor in Its educational
upbuiIding.
The Board put On foot plans TO
collect all moneys due 1t from in
herltance taxes. The Treasurer's
report showed several thousand
dollars to the credit of the School
Fund.
1t was resolved to open all town
schools on Sept. Is, nd to open
the rural schools at such times as
best suited the various nelghbor-
hoods.
1t was resolved, on motion of
Mr.. U. G. Neuhauser, that here.
after a regular order of business
shall be report from each mem
Der of the Board on the condition
of each school in his ward.
This will place before the Board
in a systematic way the condition
and school needs of every neigh
borhood in the parish, and should
result in much good.
| Assessor Warren Thomas has
sent to the State Auditor Paul
Capde7ille an abstract of the asses
ment roll of 1907, as required by
law, for the Board of Equalization,
under the law.
This roll shows very gratifying
increases for the parish for the
past year, and is an index of the
very marked development which is
taking place here. The increase
| of valuation IN the parish the past
| year has been from S4,984,135 to
$6,341,915, or an increase oil
| $l,357,780 and is susceptible OF
considerable increase at the hands
of the Board of Equalization.
| In the incorporated towns of the
parish the following are the figures,
as compared with last year: Gov
ington, this years. assessment, il
I$9l3,3o8, against $765, 700 last
year, most gratifying increase Of
$147,609 IN the face of decrease
of 500, 900 assessed value of roll.
ing stock of the New Orleans Great
Northern Railway lost to The towr
by removal of domiclle of the
road from CoVington to New Or