St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-07-16

| business-like manner. The account
: of each ward is shown to cent, and
any member or any one else can as.
certain these facts in two minutes
time. Every warrant issued from
| the superintendent Office is worth
dollar for dollar. There is no wait
ing for your money. The cash is in
the bank ready for the warrant.
New school buildings have been
planned, and some of them about
secured and modern, up-to-date
/ building is about completed at Alli-
gator Branch. This building is a
credit to the community in which
it is located; also to this parish.
The plans for new building in
Bayou Lacomb have been completed
and that little town will have new,
comm odious, up-to-date school build
ing to open school in next fall. Plans
for new building at Folsom, and
also one at New Zion will be CON-
pleted in few days, and these two
schools will have new buildings be-
fore Christmas. New patent desks
have been placed in the Talisheek
school, and an addition to the Sun
school was added last fall. New
seats for Heiton, Alligator Branch,
Pilgrim Rest, Folsom, and New Zion
are planned for the near future. A
special five mill tax for schools has
been voted in the second ward, and
this in the ia of discouragements
from friends who said it was an ut
ter impossibility, that it could never
be done. 1t has been done. We
kept at it and at it, and now we have
the tax, and from $1,000 to $4,000
more school money added to the Sec
ond ward fund.
A Corn Club, with membership
of SO bright and wide-awake boys has
been organized in the parish, and the
reports from the different boys about
the corn are very encouraging. The
boys are enthusiastic over this organ
ization. A Corn Contest will be held
in Covington on the 10Th of Septem-
ber, and prizes to the amount of
$4,000 will be awarded. This is the
first year that this parish has had an
organization of this kind, except one
club at Abita Springs last year.
Thirty of the teachers who taught
in this parish last year are now at
tending the summer schools of the
state, and more than forty that l
have recommended to you are now
attending the summer schools. The
personnel of the teachers of the par
ish this year will be 20 per cent bet
ter than last year. l have selected
these teachers with the most care
full and painstaking care.
The schools are being organized
into better and more efficient sys-
tenn in order that more healthy and
popular sentiment for their growth
among the people may be brought
about. 1t is our purpose to organ
ize the schools on basis that they
will become the most vital and at
tractive adjunct in the neighbor-
hood. The schools should be carried
to the boys and girls in their curric-
ulum and methods of teaching.
These are our plans. Consolidation
of country schools have been planned
that better schools and better advan-
tages may be given to the boys and
girls of the parish. The one-room
country school with seven and eigh,
grades cannot do as efficient work as
a two-room school or three-room.
The more the teachers, the higher
the standard of work.
1t is no part of my business to have
to say in the election of my
successor, but | venture to suggest
that professional school man be
selected SO the work inaugurated
may be carried on with the same en-
thusiasm.
| want to express to each one of
you that the work has been pleas
ant but difficult. l have no COM
plant to make, but on the other
hand | have thanks and praise for
the splendid cooperation you have
given me. l leave with the very
feelings, and with more
enthusiasm for the work than ever
before. The road has been blocked
out and made much easier than when
We started
With sincerest hopes that the work
will go on unabated, and with best
wishes for your future welfare, |
beg to remain, Yours sincerely,
A. B. PETERS.
Supt. A. B. Peters rendered his
resignation, which was accepted with
regrets from the board, but would
not protest, since Supt A. B. Peters,
has been offered a better position.
by Mr.. Parker, that the board elect |
a superintendent, a number of appli- |
cations We're submitted.
Short talks from Profs. Lyon, Mes
sick, and Matthews were heard
Mr.. O'Keefe nominated Prof. Lyon
and was seconded by DR.. Pigott. |
Mr.. Cause nominated Prof. Messick |
and was seconded by Mr. Parker. |
There being no other nominations,
Mr.. Cause moved that the election
be taken by ballot Carried.
Mr.. Messick received six; Mr..
Lyon received three. Mr.. Messick |
was declared elected.
DR.. Fisher brought up the matter
Of complaint between Mr.. David and
4 few of the citizens The superin-
sendent made an explanation, which
was accepted by the board. On me-
lion of Mr.. Cause, seconded by Mr..
Parker, the discussion was closed. |
The board thoroughly vindicated
and sustained Mr.. Chas. A. David |
and the superintendent.
MIR. CARRIER came before the board |
asking to be paid ON a number of |
certificates which he holds against |
The four mills special tax of the |
own of Covington.
Moved by DR.. Pigott, seconded by |
Mr.. Cause, that two of the certif- |
Gates, with interest, which l. C. Gar |
Der held, be paid.
The superintendent then read his |
financial report, which showed the f.
lances to be in splendid shape-bet- |
:er than for years at this time of the |
school year.
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