St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
RESOLUTIONS OF STATE CONFERENCE
OF PARISH SUPER|NTENDENTS.

The following resolutions, covering the recOmmen-
dations of the recent State conference Of parish
superintendent, were given out Dec. IA, at the
Department of Education:
I'VE, the parish superintendent OF public schools
of Louisiana, annual conference assembled herein
express the following basic principles for guild
ance in the improvement of our schools. In doing so
actuated by desire to formulate our ideas
and fix our aims for the accomplishment of this end
We further actuated by desire to place before
the people of the State of Louisiana our views of
what constitute the successive steps in the further
development of our country schools. 1t has been
our privilege and pleasure in our tour of the schools
of Avoyelles Parish to that many forward steps
have been taken in the development Of its school
system, and desire to give Endorsement to those
features of the work which appear to most worthy
of emulation and adoption throughout the State:
''First-Every school throughout: the State should
be housed in attractive building, located two
acre lot and constructed along the lines of modern
comfortable, we'll lighted we'll ventilated and well
equipped with ample black boards patent desks, a
school library and such maps, Plobes, charts and
other school equipment essential for the sue
ceSSfu operation OF the school.
''Second--W We indorse the earnest effort now being
made to bring the country schools into closer rela-
ton with country life, and to this end we give par
tcuIar Endorsement to the formation of crop clubs
and other industrial clubs among boys and girls,
and hence to- the teaching of practical agriculture.
''Thrd-While we recognize the necessity for and
the function of the One-room school in school
system. indorse consolidation and transportation
where practicable because it leads to better sys-
tematizaton of the school work and renders more
effective the work Of the teacher.
''Fourth-We believe that every school room in
our state should be under the control of we'll train
ed, well-equipped, high-mnded and consecrated
teacher.
"Fifth-As means of supplying the demand for
such teachers indorse the work OF our state nor
NAL school, teachers colleges, and of State
summer schools and teachers Institutes.
''Sixth-Reazing that the high school is the peO-
Plies college, and that approved high school should
be within the reach of every child in State we
believe that it is the duty of the State Legislature
to set aside no less than $780, 900 annually out of the
general tax for the support and maintenance of the
high schools, and urge that at the next session of
the General Assembly this amount be included in the
list of appropriations
''Seventh-Realizing the far-reaching Importance
and inestimable value of thorough training in
agriculture of country boys and girls, recon-
mend that State Legislature should, in addition,
set aside S25, 600 annually for the establishment and
maintenance of agricultural course in high school.
Eighth FOr the accomplishment of the aims and
purposes above set forth, believe that it is
tal that there be fixed and stable school reve-
nues, and to this end urge that the requirement
made upon the police juries for setting aside three
mills for the support OF the schools by act of 1903 be
incorporated in the constitution of the State, and
that the General Assembly of the State recommend
at it's next session and submit to the people an
amendment to the constitution embracing this pro-
vision.
above there should be constitutional provision en-
abling school boards to levy as much as three mills in
each parish school district for support of the
mon schools.
"Tenth-We ndorse the work of the Louisiana
School Review and believe that it entitled to- and
should receive, the heartiest encouragement and
support of the school people of the State.
''Eleventh-We desire, finally, to express our con-
dence in the people of this great State to continue
to provide for the welfare of the children and to pro-
mote the foster improvement leagues and every
other movement that makes for the betterment Of
our schools.
The resolutions are signed by L. M. Favrot, c. F
Trudeau and j. o. Taylor the committee.