St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-26
for the Coming
Term Of Public School

SCnOol Cl JnlS town, as TO when 1t
will open and who the teachers will
be, as to the grades of the children,
where they will be taught, the hours
| of opening and closing and a multi
tude of other matters.
From what we can learn, the schools
viii open at 9 o'clock sharp on Mon
day morning, October 5, and for the
present at least the grades will be
taught at the same places they were
last year, i. e., the fourth and sixth
grades being in the cottage on Colum-
bia street, and the rest of the grades,
including the high school, in the old
building.
The faculty this year is a strong.
one, and no patron need fear that his
or her child will not receive as good
instruction here as at any other soAool
in the State. The only great need of
the school is, we are told, a lack of
equipment for the high school grade,
but We are sure this will come, as
soon as the school is housed in the new
building.
At the head of the faculty this year
will be Prof. Elmer E. Lyon, long
and favorably known to the people OF
Covington, among whom he has re-
sided Tor a number of years. He is a
graduate Of Lawrance Academy of
Groton, Mass, and of the New Hamp-
shire State College, located at Dur
ham, N. H. He has been teaching
for nine years, the greater part Of
which has been in this section, in
Dixon Academy and Rugby Academy
of New Orleans. Mr.. Lyon comes
with very high concentrations from
his associates in school work, and the
school authorities of this town and
parish have right to expect a high
class of work from him.
The assistant teacher in the h gh
school department, Mrs. K. K. Flan-
ders, who is we'll known to the people
of Covington, was for ten years one
of the most successful teachers in
New Orleans. She is a graduate of
the McDonogh No. 2 and the New
Orleans High School and the New Or
leans Normal school. For five years
Mrs, Flanders was Vice Principal of
the Gayarre school and for her work
sake bears high testimonials from
the New Orleans school authorities.
Miss Salome Seller is too well
known to our readers to need an in
PRODUCTION, having been for the past
six years in her present position, and
having always done her duty faithful
ly ana well. She is graduate of the
Girls High School No. 2, of New Or
leans, and one Of the best and most
popular teachers in the parish. She
will have the 7th grade this year.
Mrs. E. P. Sauter, who will again
be in charge of the 9th grade, is an
other Of the older members of the
faculty of the school. A graduate of
the. New Orleans public, High and
Normal schools, with Is years eXper7
fence in the school room, 10 years of
which time was spent in the princi-
palship of one of the best schools in
New Orleans, should be guarantee
enough for the confidence Of the
patrons of the Covington school that
she will fill the position with credit
to the school officials and the whole
community.
Miss c. w. Mathews, who comes
from the Alabama State Normal
school and seven years successful
work in the public schools Of Mobile,
will be in charge of the fifth grade.
Miss Mathews proved her worth to
the local school last year when, with
rs boys and girls enrolled in the room
over which she presided, she made an
enviable record TOR the thoroughness
of her work.
Miss Olivia A. Mather, one of the
new members of the Faculty, will have
charge of the fourth grade this year.
Miss Mather is a graduate of the pub
lie schools of Alexandria and OF the
Louisiana State Normal School, from
the latter of which she graduated IN
1905, since which time she has taught
in the New Iberia High School She
comes with the highest commendatlon
of the school authorities Of Iberia
parish.
Another of the new teachers who
will this year enter the local school IS
Miss Nettie Brown, of Bastrop, La
She is a graduate of the Morehouse
High school and of Peabody College
for teachers and Vanderbilt University
Of Nashville, Tenn. Miss Brown is a
teacher of elocution and ph. sical cul-
ture of marked ability, and last year
taught in the Lake Providence High
School. She comes with the endorse
ment Of some of the leading educators
of the South. She has taught for
four years in some Of the best schools
in the State.
Miss Elisa Stockton, who RECEIVED
her education in St. Joseph's College,
of Bay St. Louis, Miss, and who has
proven her ability as a teacher in
this community, will again be in
charge of the second grade. Like
some Of the other teachers of this
school, Miss Stockton needs no intro
duction at our hands. Her continued
success entities her to the confidence
of the patrons of the school.
Miss M. Louise Cazes, who for the
past two years has been in charge OF
the first grade, will be at her post
again this year and may be expected
to again do the same high grade of
work Of former years. She is
graduate of the public schools of West
Baton Rouge parish, and of the State
Normal School, Of 1902. She is a
young woman Of fine character, who
loves her work, is resourceful and
kind, and whose pupils love her and
learn under her direction.
Miss l.. A. Huff, Of Christiana
Tennessee, who will this year have
charge of the lower primary work, IS
primary teacher OF experience, and
according to the testimonials of some
Of the leading school members of this
State, a woman of rare gifts and
marked success. She is graduate
of Hermitage Institute of Christiana,
Tenn, and of the Peabody College
for teachers, and was last year pri-
mary teacher at Berwick, La,
Taken altogether, the local school
hos fhis wear a very strong faculty,