St. Tammany farmer., 1912-11-30

Although there was no Thanks.
giving program, the first grade had
real nice time discussing the origin
of Thanksgiving Day.
Very few pupils of the first grade
were present on Wednesday on &C.
count of the severe weather.
Miss Cazes left Thursday morning
to spend Thanksgiving holidays in
New Orleans.
Miss Morrell spent Thanksgiving
in the city.
The roll of honor for the fourth
grade this week is as follows: NH
ton Williams, Eddie Quave, Dolphfne
ton Williams, Eddie Quave, Delphint
Wilkinson, Nicholas Prince.
The pupils march in and out OF
the building to the time OF drum
beaten by Otto Hood.
The Junior School improvement
League will hold its regular monthly
meeting on Wednesday instead Of
Friday. Business of Importance viii!
be discussed.
The State School Improvement
League has postponed the convention
which was to have been held in the
town of Plaquemine.
Miss Morrel will take orders foI
hammered brass work.
Eugene Maier won the spelling
match in the fourth grade.
Shades were bought by the pupils
of the fourth grade from the results
OF the candy sale, and in the near
future they intend furnishing the
room with curtains.
Miss Martha Williams, of Gallo
ay, succeeded Miss Cora Perkins on
Monday, November 25, as primary
teacher in the Folsom school.
Supt. Lyon attended meeting OF
the Slidell School Improvement
League on Monday night. Several mat
ters Of Importance were taken up
and decided, among which was the
purchasing of a piano which is now
in use in the auditorium.
On Tuesday he visited the Slidell
and Alton schools.
Supt. Lyon has called meeting
Of the patrons of the Slide1l school
20 take p!a.e in the high school audi
torium next Monday, December 2, at
80 D. m. for the purpose Of select.
ing the local trustees for that school
It will be remembered that according
to the old law local trustees were
chosen by the parish school board
and while Mr.. Lyon recognizes that
Slidell has five excellent gentlemen
as their board, still he believes that
these men should be formally elected
by the patrons Of their school, as
the present law requires. Mr.. Lyon
ia also anxious that the trustees to
be elected Monday night shall mold
= meeting on Wednesday night 1or
the purpose of taking up number
of important matters connected with
the management Of the Slidell school
supt. Lyon and T. P. Crawford
school director of the eighth ward
will visit the Ridge school on We'd
nesday. December 4. ANY patrons
of that school who desire to discuss
school matters with them should
make it point to visit the sehoo'
on that date.
Because of the great rush of bust
ness in the superintendent s office the
prizes won by the public school child.
ren on school day at the fair have
rot all been distributed, but will
PROBABLY be within the coming week
:'he :;!ine1l institute meeting viii
De held at that place On Dec. II.
The partition between the higi,
school and the sixth graGe rooms
is being removed at TIE expense u
the school improvement leagues max
ing cne large room. so that all ti1e
l.igh school pupils may be il ono
room. The. sixth grade will use the
roor: formerly occupied by the eiahtl,
grade. The partitions OF s.s tw:'
center roems will be extended 20 TIL.
ceiling and the principals room wi.
he divided into two recitation rooms
Heretofore It has not been possible
20 assemble any great number OF tbs
high school pupils because OF the
small size Of the recitation rooms
These changes will remedy that anf
the room may be used for any Of the