The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-25
Quarterly Report of the Parish
superintendent of Education.

To the Board of School Directors
Tor the Parish Of Grant.
Gentlemen:-I offer this as nv re-
port for the quarter ending Decem-
her 81. 1901.
During the past quarter we have
had AZ white schools i'm operation.
with n teaching force of 63 teachers.
20 males and ~ females. with n total
enrolment of 31l4 pupils. 1912 males
AMI 1902 females. giving iIs n daily
average Attendance of 1896 pupils.
This IL by far the best showing the
parish has made since orr tenure al
office began. and with hut few ex-
been In operation.
There Ia an increased interest mani
tested 10y the atIers and mothers of
the parish. ~ IL shown by the in
crease In the enrolment and attend
ancc at the Schools. Most Of the
teachers are doing what they can to-
enroll all the pupils of the various
school districts. and are encourage
ing n regular attendance on the part
Of the pupils.
Previous to this scholastic season
there were not many large boys and
girls in the schools. bnt this season
we find that In many of the schools
fully forty per cent of the pupils are
eleverly grown pupils, a fact that we
mention with some degree Of pride
and pleasure everily believe that
II our home boys and girls would re-
main in our public schools. graded
or ungraded. long enough to prepare
themselves for the great duties of lie.
not many years hence we would have
enough Of the home product to fill
all the schools of our State and par
ish. But. as has been the case here
tofOre. there We're so many good
places about the public works to in
tluce the boy to leave school and the
parental roof tO try his fortune I'm
the world, and in some cases the
girl ente red society too soon. and as
u result of these things the training
of young manhood and wOmanhOOd
was neglecIad in some cases. and
many not prepared for the great
duties of life as we'll as they would
have been had they remained in the
public schools longer.
Men and women Of high scholarly
attainmsnts are In great demand all
over the State of Louisiana, to teach
the lads and lasses now attending
her schools. men and women that
are greatly Interested in the develop
ment of young manhood and woman
hood. and that can and will inspire
those entrusted to their care and
Keeping.
Some teachers of this class we EN-
plOyed for this seasons work, and
we hope to have the cohorts Of Grant
Increased In this great warfare we
are waging against Ignorance. May
the time soon come when sChoOl.will
he made such afascina ting place tina
the young men and women cannot
stay away though the desire to 60
so may he ever SD great.
During the quarter just ended we
have visited once and twice every
school In the parish. with the excep-
ton of three. and found them NOV
ing on nicely. well attended as a
whole. and from all Indications a
good healthy interest manifested by
all concerned. In some places we
find a little contention aud strife
but this is mainly with parties who
are not patronizing the sc hoois much
as education and general intelligence
take the place of trouble breeding.
We have held three meetings fol
the teachers during the quarter. and
ms usual most of the teachers attend
ed, and manifested very good inter
est In the meetings.
A teachers library has l,eeE cadded
to The Association for the profession
al improvement of all the teachers
which library IL paid for by thu
teachers with the membership fee OIL
annual dues. and the teachers ar'
putting forth an effort to improve
| themselves
We have rebuilt one school hous'
since our last meeting. and supplied
several schools with maps and globes