The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-05-25
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS REELECTED.
Prof. Ives and Able Corps Of Assistants Selected
For 1928 Scholastic Annual Re-
port Gratifying to Trustees.

Prof. G. E. Ives was reelected or
Monday night to head the city schools
for the term of 1928, his selection
being unanimous, and further compli-
ment to efficiency and service is found
in the reelection of the entire corps o.
public school teachers.
A meeting of the City Board Of
School Trustees was held on Monday
night for the purpose of selecting teach
ers for the next term of public schools
There were present, in addition to the
chairman, Messrs. Frank Hymel, G. c.
Gray, r. r. Perkins and Jno. Osoinach.
the secretary. The meeting was busy
one, lasting about three hours, and much
business was transacted. The applica-
tions of many teachers were read and
carefully gone over. All things being
equal, home teachers were given prefer
ence, and, again, all things being equal,
the teachers In charge were given pref
erence as recognition for past faithful
and efficient services.
The annual report of the City Super
intendent, Prof. Ives, was read. 1t was
one of much interest and, after being
discussed piecemeal, was we'll received
and unanimously adopted. The report
was gratifying to those addressed. The
suggestions therein contained were also
embraced in the discussion, and it was
purposed to adopt these later. The re-
port follows:
To the Officers and Members of the
Board of Trustees of the Bay ST.
Louis, Public Schools.
Gentlemen
We have closed most successful ses-
sion of the public school of this city.
1t would be difficult to measure the
mead of success that we feel has been
attained during this term, as, in most
respects, the present conditions are the
result of gradual growth and develop
ment toward better things educational.
There is now in this community a
growing sentiment in favor of public
education. This is shown in the in
creased interest of parents in the school
and in the larger and more uniform
daily attendance of the pupils, and, as
consequence, the greater interest on the
part of pupils in the daily routine of
school work.
The total enrolment for the session
does not materially differ from that Of
last session, reaching this session a total
of 30f. But the average monthly en-
rYif
daily attendance of 207.5, or slightly
over 81 per cent. OF the average enroll
ment. These averages are sboVs~thoec
of past years.
We have accomplished much, but
there are lines of school endeavor we
have been unable to follow as we de-
sired, chiefly from lack of teaching
force. For this reason we have not
been able to press the industrial feature
of the work as we had hoped, though
some quite creditable handiWork has
been done in the lower grades.
We believe this is feature that
should not be neglected in the attempt
to secure symmetrical development Of
the child.
According to the curriculum adopted
for the Public High Schools of the
State by the Department of Education,
ours is not strictly up to the standard.
The requirement is for eleven grades,
while ours provides ten. The addition
of the eleventh grade has been imprac-
ticable because of the inadequacy OF
the teaching force.
Steps should be taken to remedy these
defects.
My faculty has proven corps of
earnest, efficient teachers, ready and
willing not only to do the individual
work assigned each, but to cooperate
with me and with your honorable body
in any effort tending to the highest in
terests of the pupils and the school.
| desire to express my deep apprecia-
ton of the uniform courtesy shown me
by the Board, individually and collect
lively, in the discharge of my duties.
Respectfully submitted,
C. E. IVES, Supt.
Thus 1t will be seen the enrolment
has been kept up to the usual high
standard, and the average attendanc g
exceeded that of last year. 1t was
learned that every department. was con-
gested, and the teachers have worked
without time limit, sparing no extra
effort. One department, with one
teacher, having an enrolment OF 70
pupils!
The election of two new assistants,
to take care of the over-congested con-
dition and the proposed school in the
fourth ward, was laid ov er until later
meeting.
Members of the teaching corps for
1928 are as follows; Supt. c. E. Ives,
principal; high school assistant, Miss
Mary C. Cook; other assistants, Miss
M. V. Chapman, Miss May II. Edwards,
Miss Rosetta McGinn, Miss Pearl V.
Fahey, Miss Gertrude Cazeneuye.
Colored school: w. G. Brown, prin-
cipal; assistants, Mrs. w. g, RFewn,
Inez Labat, Clementine Barabino.
1t is proposed to add the work of
book keeping in the high school de-
partment next year.
A number of improvements for the
building were also discussed, all OF
which will be taken up in time with the
Board of Mayor and Alderm en-, which
body stands as stanch friends of public
education and 90 operates with the
Board of Trustees whenever called upon.
Another illustrious scholar from, Mex
leo joined our ranks last week. He
comes direct sslfom the district where