Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1909-09-11
Opening Of our
Public Schools.

The parish Public Schools will open
the session of 1909 1910 on September
18th with State One Week Institute.
On account of accommodation for all
the teachers and instructors for a week
the institute will be held in Glryville,
and all the parents and citizens interest
ed in education are cordially invited and
urged to visit the institute at any time
and acquaint themselves with the teach
ers of the parish and witness the grade
of work being done.
The institute will be conducted by
Prof.sA. G. Bernard, parish superinten-
dent, and the other instructors will be
Miss Margart Cross, of Tulane Univer-
sity, New Orleans, and Miss J. Bowdep,
of the State Normal, at Natchitoches,
while the other two instructors have
not yet been named by the State Instit-
ute Board. DR.. Sydney Porter, State
Medical Inspector, will address the meet
ing on the 18th, while it is expected
that State Superintendent T. FL. Harris,
Institute Conductor L. j. Alleman,
Supts. w. S. Lafarge, J. N. Gourdain.
and several others and local auth ,rities
and physicians viii address the in .titute
during the week on topics of inter st to
all the people.
After the institute the schools of the
entire parish viii open September 20th.
A larger enrolment than has ever been
known in the history of the parish is
expected. More people and ch ldren
are interested in education and more
children are expected in school. We
are sorry that the buildings are not
ready for the opening, but, of course, it
has been impossible to get them in so
short time, but the School Board and
Superintendent have been busy at work
getting new buildings ready as soon as
possible. The contract for the Mt. Airy.
Lions and Evergreen buildings has been
let and plans are to be accepted for the
buildings at Edgard and Reserve and
all over the parish there will be addi-
tions wherever same will be necessary.
More teachers have been added to the
parish and higher grade teachers will
be employed, while we will have twice
as many men as before, all strong and
capable men. The teachers are coming
to do their duty and we hope the patrons
will continue to show their interest in
the work and cooperate with them in
their work. Let the parents visit the
schools often and encourage the chill
dren and the teachers, and we will soon
have system of education second to
none in the State.
At Edgard, there viii be three teach
ers and SO the st. John Hall has been
secured and used with the old building,
will accommodate the children who will
come till the new building is completed,
which will not be long. An additional
room has been secured at Evergreen.
At Mt. Airy, the same handsome build
ing will be used until the new one is
ready, which will be in about sixty days.
An additional building has been secured
at Garyville; two teachers will be at
Lions till the new building is ready,
while at Reserve, the hall over the Club
will be used for one grade until the new
building is erected. Screens will be
placed at all the windows to prevent
any danger of the children falling or
injuring themselves.
The desire of the school authorities is
to give every child in the parish chance,
an opportunity to attain an education
without leaving home, to give all chill
dren large, comfortable buildings and
competent, hard working teachers to
teach them. This year we have the
strongest body of teachers that can be
secured anywhere in the State. As a
body they will measure up with the best
IN the State, 50 parents, aisist the teach
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