The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-08
VOL. XXXIv
Superintendent Quarterly Report.

A tHe faTISH BOafu OF iScHOOI DHec-
tors ofthe Parish ofGrant:
Gentlernen:-As the law directs |
present this my field report of the
educational conditions of Grant par
ish for the quarter ending December
81. 1909.
During the quarter all of the white
schools of the parish Gao in alb have
been in operation with teaching
force of 63 teachers, "a males and 80
females, with an enrolment of 1406
boys and 1886 girls, making total
number of 1892 children with daily
average attendance of about 50 per
cent OF the enrolment. or 245S white
children i'll school each day during
the past three months.
We have had three colored schools
in operation during the quarter with
teaching force of three teachers, 2
males and ! female, and an enroll
ment of 81 boysa 10 girls, making
a total of 100 with daily average
attendance or about 20 per cent OF
: the enrolment, or 102 colored child
rem in school each day.
We have 1894 educables listed in
the parish at the last enumeration,
and 1853 of this number have been
listed AZ white children, you will see
that there are SCI white children not
enrolled 10 our public schools, which
is to be regretted, especially when We
take into consideration the fact that
We have good eduea tional advantag
es, as good il not better than any
parish in the State, good school
houses well furnished, eight and nine
months schools in operation, good
teachers employed to teach these
schools, in fact, every inducement pos
sible held out to the people TO edu-
cate their children.
In view of these facts, however, We
must say that if the list of educa bles
is a correct one some people are not |
patronizing the schools as they
should, yet We feel prond OF the fact
educational conditions are as ideal
as what they are in Grant, and will |
compare favorably with any other
other section of the State and will ex-
eel most of the parishesin Louisiana.
In the annual report to be made
within the next few days to State
Educational Department for the year
1909 will be seen that all of the white
schools of Grant for the past year
were in session something over eight
months leaving cash balance on
hand of more than twelve thousand
dollars up to close of business De-
cember 81, 1909, and the statements
from the four banks will show that
daily balances in the banks at 3 per
cent We have made about $500 or
over on the school funds for the
parish of Grant.
The conditions for an accredited |
high school at Verda have been met
and we have every assurance that
school will get the recognition she is
entitled to have, and as the local
board of that school requested, which |
request you approved, the president |
of your body has accepted on the
part of the parish board deed made
To him of certain plat of ground
adjoining school property at Verda,
said plat of ground to be used as an
agricultural farm in connection with
the said Verda school.
A move is on foot to organic
s.Boys Corn Clubs" in the parish in
the near future, and We would be-
pleased to have you make liberal
appropriation to he used as prizes SO
as to be used as prizes SO ms to stimu-
late tine boys joining the club 20 create
an incentive on their part to succeed
in their first agricultural efforts.
Since our last meeting we have pur-
chased about two car loads of school |
furniture and supplies for various
schools of the parish and these in
voices are yet unpaid, and at this
meeting you will please authorize the
payment of them il approved.
The school houses nearing couple
ton at the time of your last meeting
have been completed aud are now oc
cupied by the schools.
The building authorized by you nj |