The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-22

Odille Melancon, Alma Leblanc, Mat
tie Cotton, Claire Werner, Florence
Boyle, Louise Dickson, Olive Howard,
Rena Berth, Mabel Burks, Geneva
Chambers, Bertha Michel, Gurley Ed
wards, Mary Matthew, Annie san
ders, Martha Donaldson and Anne
Johnson, and Messrs. j. A. Herman
and NJ. E. Pace.
The following colored teachers also
took the examination and were
awarded certificates: Rosa CLANCY,
Clara Condoll, Louida CLANCY, Eve
1yn Pierce, Bertha Robinson, Emma
Crandall and r. II. Butler, u.
D. Wright, D. C. Nelson, Joseph
Strader and II. H. Carter. Evelyn
Poirrier was refused a certtflcates
having failed to make the required
average.
Corn, Pig and Canning Clubs.
The corn club and the boys pig
club and girls canning club, tue
latter organized by the agricultural
teacher at Oak Grove, have been pro-
ductiYe Of splendid results. The corn
club contests and fair held III Con
tales in the fall were attended by q
large crowd of people and premiums
to the amount of about 500 Wera DIS
tributed. Profs. Richardson and
Balls of the state department OF az
riculture were present and made ad-
dresses and assisted in judging the
corn exhibits. We are glad 70 re-
port that our club captured a Sl9
premium at the state fair held IL
Shreveport.
The boys. pig club and the girls
canning club organized by Prof. Ao-
bott have enrolled upwards OF flfty
members and are doing good work
in their respective spheres. Eaeh
pig club member has a registered or
full bred hog and is feeding same
according to directions Inc glfls
l.are learning to grow tomatoes ana
ether vegetables and fruits, and 70
can same at home. We propose 70
| hold a fair and contests III the IAN
at the Oak Grove agricultural school,
when the corn, pig and canning clup
members will participate, and We eA
lpect to have people present IRON
/ every section Of the PARISH.
Storm Damage.
/ T beg to report that several panes
Of glass in the DonaldsonYllie Dulid
ing were destroyed by storm our
ing the winter, and that for tnis
damage we received from the 1nsur
ance companies the sum OF $40.
Beautlfying School Grounds.
4 Some effort has been made II
7 most Of the schools OF the parlsL
to improve the care and looks OF tnt
school grounds. In DonaldsonYllle
at my request, Mr.. Edward LaWles
very generously donated a numbe
Of china trees, which have pee1
planted and which in time will no
only add to the beauty OF the cam
pus but will afford shade for the chi
dren. We hope to continue ines
efforts to provide shade and to ad
; 10 the attractiveness and usefulnes
! OF the school grounds.
recommendations.
y T respectfully recommend Tor YOU
consideration the following: ina
! all one-teacher schools be limited I
{ work in the first i've grades t "a
i all tWa-teaeher schools be limited E
q - ss4rssss Is a s.laaztaaef6
! schools be limited to eight grades
/ that on account OF the rapid an
/ steady growth In attendance and To
number OF grades to be taught, 20
: Brittany school be classed as q tWS
! teacher. school, provided that the ?;
r irons supply the required room; ths
:, the teachers contract form be amen
f ed and revised for the coming schot
year.
ID Finances.
a. While we have kept up and az
Y yanced the standards and efiIcient
Iff of our schools and have establishe
: Iother schools, it has been found ne
assary to reduce salaries and til
year to shorten the term by w
"A weeks in many Of the schools, IN
"a der to keep within the revenues. o.
= system has reached a period II ]
- development when We can no long
:. nope to meet further needs with PR
3 ent available funds. The one al
: CWo-teacher schools demand at "a
i time more attention. appeal
], the board to devise some means
= which the school fund may be
~ creased to at least $4,000. IL
- amount will still be less by SILT
r than was formerly expended in u
- parish when the schools had not J
a reached their present proportlonsss
- will be less by from $4,000 TO Sz0,V
! than is being expended yearly by t
H. neighboring parishes Of st. Jam
as Assumption, IberVille, Lafourche q
%. rerrebonne.
rk I suggest as one means Of securl
- additional revenue, that since
a seems to be the desire OF perso
AT with whom have talked i'll the to
ne and in the country, the police ~
in &c asked to levy another mill OF t
~ this mill to be collected exclus1V'
nd for the schools and turned over
le- the board in addition to the TIL
e. mills required by law and now ay:
Sc able.
to L hope your honorable body will
,c- think me presumptious in Offer