St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-04-19
ELMER E. LYON,
Secretary.
Covington, La. April IL, 1913.

Covington, La. April IL, 1913.
Immediately after the special SEES
sio6n of the Parish School Board to-
day they met for the purpose of con-
sidering Of regular business, having
adjourned from Saturday, April 5th.
1913, when there was no quorum
present
All members were present with
the exception OF Mr.. r H. Hans
brough, OF the fourth ward.
The superintendent presented the
following report with the financial re-
port for the quarter ending March / !,
1919. attached:
Coyington, a., April 10. ~:
To the Honorable President and
Members OF the Board Of Direct
Ors of the Public Schools OF the
Perish of st. Tammany, La
Gentlemen:-We are now at the
most important time in the school
year, so far as your duties as School
Directors are concerned. This is the
season when we must consider the re-
suits of the past years efforts and lay
plans for the year to come. With
this object in view wish to make q
few brief comments upon matters
coming under 4thia head
To begin with, the schools of the
parish have all closed with the ex-
ception Of those who have the benefit
of a special school tax, or aat least
being supported by outside help.
Under thir head are the schools OF
the fifth ward that are now being com
tinued by means of their special tax
g. 81, - y ~ ~ ri
continued by means Of private
subscription for the seventh month
and by means of the Slidell special
school tax for the eighth and ninth
months. The people at Vaudeville
have arranged to. continue their
school for the balance of the school
year, with three teachers. The town
of Abita Springs has come to the aid
of their school for the usual two
months; and the members of their
School ImprGy einent League have I'm
dsrtaken To finance the school for !: he
ninth month. AT Covington i;.c
school is teirg financed for tie sew
cnth and eighth months by the ftsWn
anG The nisitn month at TN;
writing has not beeu provided .sr
White We nsider the help that tile
white rssple are giving to the caTss
Of public education. We cannot ta-
to apprec;ate the interest also - s'sl
h. til so;ore6 patrons Of some Of 'e
schools ] wish to point out SECT
! ,hnols as the Onville and Bonfes.sa
schools. where the funds We're sub
scribed for additions to the term.
Now this leads me to what con-
sider to be very important problem
that of the nature OF an education
that should be given to the co!ored
pupils of ou,, schools. So far We cave
been giving them the same ldentlcal
work and courses as those OF the
white schools. a system that ! pc
ieve to be wholly wrong iii ootn
,heory and from a plain business
To begin with, the only
.eason for an education for any chila
to make that child a better citizen
md a more useful person to his fell
ow men. If we eccept this idea we
.annot fail to realize that a colored
NV or girl who is brought up 10
york and to know how to work is
mich more useful person In this
world OF strife and competition, thai
me who may know the entire Eng
ish Grammar he studies. from cover /.
q cover. with this idea IN nina !
vish tO ask for your permission 70
mt into operation. so far as posi- oie'
n tiis coming year, q plan that - 7
INV IN anaration in some OF the
chool. OF the state OF Oregon. Ihey
III /. There ..School Industrial Creoisa
- Home Industrial Work. l feeIa
ls .4-,e - %t,x fimo now 2Uent D.