St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-14
SCHOOL NOTES.

The institute meeting at Abta was we'll attended
last Saturday and the discussions very interest
Abita. The morning session was held at the schoo
house and the evening session in the pavilion.
The following resolutions were passed by the Par
ish School Teachers Association:
Whereas, we the teachers of St. Tammany parish
in joint meeting have enjoyed the kindness anc
hospitality OF the Abita public school, its teachers
and patrons; and
Whereas, we the teachers of St. Tammany parish
have elected to hold final meeting of the year in
the town Of Abita, and having shared the culinary
and esthetic delights which so fascnate the inner
man; and
Whereas we feel ourselves greatly indebted for
the rourteses herenbefore expressed therefore be it
Resolved, That the above mentioned teachers
hereby express hearty thanks for all the courte
By and in behalf Of the St. Tammany Public School
Teachers Association. I. o. SILER,
E. E. LYON,
GRACE TURNER,
Whereas, We the teachers of St. Tammany parish
public schools in joint session held this day at Abita
Springs are closing year of great eventfulnes and
in and hope for the public Schools therefore be it
Resolved That we the said teachers, officially re-
port that the we most heartily commend our present
superintendent of the schools; that stand Loyalty
by him in his effort to obtain local tax for every
school In the parish by of which every school
in the parish may have not less than nne-months
term, and the teacher holding a first grade certif-
Resolved That we approve of special provision
for the assessment of tax of not less than four
mills against all property located within this parish
ST. TAMMANY' PARISH PARISH SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION.
Winner of the medal in the sixth grade week be-
fore last was Retta Moses, 1884, Estee Sears Sec
ond, 1893; Elise Ray, third, 279.
Winner last week was Elise Ray, 286. Estelle
Sears, second, 282; Retta Moses third, 274.
The beautiful gold medal offered by Professor Lyon
awarded to Randolph Ray. The judges were five
teachers of the Slidell high school.
Geo. E. Sears Jr, will receive the medal to be
awarded for the best essay in the eighth ninth and
tenth grades of the Covington High School, the de-
cision being that he had written the best essay.
PRIZE AWARDED FOR STORY TELLING.
The Committee awarding the prize for the best
story teller in the primer department., first, second
and third grades, reported as follows:
Prof. E. E. Lyon:
Dear Sir-In selecting the winner in the contest for
storytelling in the primer department. first second
and third grades, wish to commend the pains
taking of the teachers in preparing the pupils
,eent, and so clearly contested up to the time of
final decision, which was made on the last recital,
that we, as judges up to that time were not agreed
as to who exceed. The story of Beatrice Gribble
was told with such pquancy and fidelity to character
site traits that the art of interesting and holding
attention apparently hers to much greater
degree than in any of the other contestants, even
after considering the differences in age and other
circumstances We therefore UNANIMOUSLY decide that
Beatrice Gribbe of the third grade is entitled to the
medal for story telling
D. H. MASON, JR.,
ERNEST A. RENNIE,
J. M. WILLIAMS,
Awarding Committee.