St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
SCHOOL NOTES.

son department, SIKH SIdGe, VIII
an average of 1879; Lilly Patch, second,
1888; Clay Thomas, third, 1877. The
averages are somewhat lower this
week than usual, because Of Thanks
giving Day being taken off. It will be
noticed that Lilly Patch has either
won the medal or come close to it
every week. She is making a very
commendable showing.
The Institute meeting of St. Tam
many and Washington parishes, held
at Bogalusa last Saturday, was much
enjoyed by those who attended. Su-
perintendent Batemen, of Washington
parish, conducted the meeting, which
was held in the new high school build,
ing. An address of welcome was de-
livered by Mr.. w. H. Sullivan, super
intendent of the Great Southern Lum-
Der Company.
The director in athletics in the
Bogalusa high school spoke of the
beneficial effect of athletic training,
and said that the tendency Of pupils
to leave school before they had com
pleted the high school course would be
overcome if athletic instruction re-
ceived more attention. He wanted to
arrange it so that there would be an
annual field meet at Bogalusa. 1t
would create competitive interest
that would work for an attachment to
the school and pride in it's achieve
ments that would make better scholars
and keep them in longer attendance.
The establishment of daily paper
in the schools was also spoken of as a
means of education and awakening
interest in the affairs of the school,
as we'll as the encouragement of liter
airy effort.
Mr.. S. A. Miller, of the Franklinton
Central Institute, gave very inter-
esting talk on his experience as a
teacher in the schools of the Philippine
Islands. When he arrived at the school
to which he had been assigned he found
a shanty with a dirt floor. The pupils
of the school were arrayed in CO.'S
tunes varying from the trail of the
height of fashion, which was adopted
by the young ladies Of the "high
toned" class, to the costume that
could be carried in the palm of your
hand. Male and female, they stood
in a row awaiting his orders. In &C.
cordance with instructions from his
department, he was armed with two
big "A calibor revolvers strapped
around his waist. He stood hesitating
for moment, and finally told his
scholars to be seated. No one moved.
Again he ordered, "sit down." but
no one moved-only gazed at him in
wonder. He turned to an attendent
and told him to tell pupils to sit down.
The attendant proved as mum starer
as the pupils. He saw that he was
"up against it," He could not speak
word of Spanish and his pupils could
not speak a word of English, yet he
had been ordered to teach school. He
motioned them down with his hands
and finally made them understand
that he wished them seated. Taking
q pencil from his pocket, he repeated
the word ''pencil" He did this
several times before he gained any
response. Finally one of the younger
pupils said, "pencil," only he said it
in Spanish. Mr.. Miller attempted to
say pencil in Spanish the pupils all
laughed. From then a start was
made, which has developed into the
excellent public schools in the Philip
pine Islands today.
Mr.. N. B. Messick, of the Slidell
high school, spoke on the industrial
phase of manual training.
In the afternoon Mr.. Sullivan con-
Quoted the teachers over the vast
plant of the Great Southern Lumber
Company and explained to them the
working of the machinery and the
conversion of pine trees into finished
lumber.
A visit was also made to the fine
hospital of this company, which is as
thoroughly fitted out as the best hos
pitfalls in the large cities. 1t has five
physicians and ten trained nurses.
, Mr.. Sullivan stated that the hook
worm was very simple thing to get
rid of. That if any child or person in
the parish was known to be suffering
from this worm free treatment would
be given in the hospital and restoration
guaranteed, if they would but come to
the hospital for treatment.
The teachers attending from here
were Miss Anna L. Huff, Miss Daisy
Morrison, Miss Elisa Stockton. Miss
Emma Arbuthnot, Supt. A. B. Peters
and Prof. E. E. Lyon.
Refreshments were served by the
Mothers Club.