The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-07-13

as soon as possible for taking care
of the students that come from the
country with as little expense to +
them as possible. This could be done
if some house could be provided and
run on the cooperative plan, letting
each student pay his Or her snare
of the actual cost of providing and
preparing the food. 1t will be many
years before another high school ike
this one can possibly be maintained
IN the parish and this plan will put
this one within easy reach of every
high school student in the parish.
Surely it is worthy of your thought
! full consideration
1t is well enough to take this an
nual survey of our work and felici-
! tate ourselves upon what has been
j ACCOMPLISHED through our activities.
: but we should take care not TO De
come too well satisfied with what has
been done nor to think that the
school does not need other improve
| ments. Training for efficiency is
. coming more and more to be the
KEYNOTE in modern education, anu
. these schools that train the hand as
2 wei! as the mind ere regarded every
e where as more nearly attaining the
e ends for which the public schools are
l. supported than any others. To pro-
l. wide for this enlargement of the
Isl scope and work of our school and to
n introduce manual training and do
If nestle science there now would, per-
haps, cost more than the results
g. with so few pupils would justify, but
Y the time is not far distant when this
,dI will have to be done, if We expect
,e the school to meet all the demands
is that will be made upon it and 10
le maintain its high standing among
ut the best schools in the state.
ic / am pleased to report that EdWl-
IN ma Raynham Reeve Barrow, Resale
Richardson, Lucille Williams and Sam
as Williams completed the state course
wv of study for the high schools salts
tsl factorily to the State Department OF
as Education and have received State
TO- High School Diplomas. We have the
ill prospect of a larger graduating class
ill next year, as eight girls were pro-
be NOTED to this class at the close OF
il the session. 16 pupils were promoted
MS from the seventh grade to the High
lat School Department in this school and
he "a in the country schools. AS most
aw of these will attend the high school
he here next session, look forward to
le the most, interesting high school next
. session we have ever had.
de- My experience during this month in
nd teaching large classes in the State
The Normal School at Natchitoches have
ing shown me more clearly than ever the
MS value of good high school in
zen parish and have thoroughly and moss
7as positively convinced me that every
yer student within possible reach of a
ell good high school, who leaves thai
yer school before graduation to enter
ult the Normal, the University, or any
the other institution where the classes
)ne are necessarily very large, does Sc
| a to his or her own detriment and id
on. making serious mistake.
eek Budget for 1912-1913.
hat recommend the following bulge
the of expenses for the next session.
although it exceeds the probable re
ceipts, don't see how it is possible
YER for it to be made any smaller with
hat out seriously affecting the efficienc,
en- Of the work, and as / said in m.
Vld- last report, the time has come 10
ope us to consider seriously some meth
rec cd of increasing the revenues of tn
rlV' Board.
Hull Estimated Disbursements:
nall julius Freyhan High School, seVe
loer teachers for nine months
low $3.50. 49,. @ $515OO, 5 4,635.O
EN- Star Hill School, 1 teacher
We" for 8 mos. q 5000, 4OO't
uel- Freeland School, l teacher
NC for 8 mos. @ 5000, 4o0't
aC Wakefield School, 2 teachers
for 8 mos. @ 10000 $685.
tne Poplar Springs School,
loer teacher for 8 months
our .... 80. % 5000, 400
che' Grange Hall School, teach
pu ers for eight months
the ~ a. 1000, 1850.
WIN Cat Island School, teach
Uni' err for eight months