St. Tammany farmer., 1912-11-30
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOLS

purposes for which large room is
/, necessary. The changing Of the wallis
of the center room will make then,
much warmer.
Many inquiries are being received
concerning the duties and responsi
bilities Of the local trustees. and for
! that reason we publish below rules
adopted by the parish school board
| on July s, 1912:
Duties and responsibilities IL Local
Trustees.
/. The local trustees shall ap
point one of their number as treas
urer, who shall receive from the
teacher all money collected by the
teacher for her school and give
receipt for the same. A strict &C
! count shall be kept of the way this
money is spent, and each teacher
shall present his books together with
all original and receipted vouchers
to the superintendent at least once
a year, in order that his account may
be audited.
/ 2. In all cases of issue between
principal and patron, growing out OF
the requirement from a pupil, the
trustees shall make written report to
the parish superintendent. whose de-
cision shall be final. Local trustees
do not haYe the right to suspend or
expell any pupil. The length OF time
during which suspension shall be in
force are matters to be decided upon
by the trustees and parish superln-
tendent. The principal has only the
primary right to suspend, reinstate-
ment being absolutely within the
power of the local trustees and the
superintendent.
8. Trustees are subject to the call
OF the parish superintendent when
ever he deems conference necessary
4. The local trustees shall repre-
sent and recommend to the parish
board of school directors such needs
and requirements of their school az
it may be within the power OF the
parish board to grant. 1t shall be
their special duty so look after the
sanitary welfare of their school, call
inc in the assistance of the parish
hoard whenever necessary.
5. Trustees shall not have the
tight to contract with teachers az
tist power is ?as.ed in the parish
bcara of school :. le.tors
Next week we will publish the
rules governing the teachers In rura
schools. II patrons Of the schools
would read these rules they might
be of material assistance to the sup
erintendent and aid school board IN
carrying them out.
Every cent of the incidental ia
has been paid in the Sun coloree
school and also the Peace Grove
school.
The colored school at the smile
still will open next Monday, with
A. Smith rs teacher.
The Ward Line school, which open
ed last Monday, now has an enroll
ment Of 25.
Following is the program for the
Teachers Institute to be held in
|Covington high school, Saturday
December Z, 1912:
1. Opening exercises-Singing b,
Institute.
2. Roll eall-Educational Max
inns.
3. Model Recitations-Primar,
(Reading Lesson-Miss Cazes.
4. Sociology and Modern Schco'
Problems: (a) chapters l and
Ida Howell. (b) chapters 3 and
A. J. Park.
S. Value Of Industrial Education
lin the Elementary Schools. Genera
discussion led by Alice Martin.
Noon intermission.
s. Psychology and the Teacher
(a) chapters 6. and s, Mr.. Taylor
(b) chapters 9 and 10, Miss Haiti
Perkins.
Z. The Teacher and the Schools
Chapters Is and II, Bertha Multi.
s. Remarks by Supt. Lyon.
8. How to Have = Good School
(see outline). General discussion
(a) School board. (b) Patrons an
pupils, by Miss Travis. (c) Organi
FzatioH and discipline, Mary Perrin.
10. Assignment for next meeting
II. Adjournment. ~