St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-18

three years ago the town council OF
Cov.ngton levied two mill special
tax for school purposes and that this
tax was collected for two years.
house proposit on the income from
this tax has been held by the town,
'but l am pleased to report that re-
Gently they have decided to turn it
| all over to your treasurer and per-
NIT it to be used by your board for
the purpose of equiping the, new
building. Just what the amount is
| l am not now able to state but it
will be the income of two mill tax
| for two years on an assessment of
about $800,0O0, and we may expect
| It will be in the neighborhood of
5000. l wish to report that have
already received $500, with prom
lise of more later in the summer.
With this amount in our hands we
VIII not only have as nice a high
school as any town in the state but
we may also have modern equip
ment to go with it.
The bids for the erection of the
new school house at st. Tammany will
be opened today, and wish to state
that We have received the deed for
the site as an example of the public
spirit of Mr.. Henry Keller. of Slidell.
With this house completed the sixth
ward will have nothing but new
school houses, all as fruits of their
special school tax. This ward is
making a record for school progress,
but the fifth, second and eighth are
following close after her.
| / have also received the following
letter from the State Superintendent
and ! desire to make it a part of
this report:
Baton Rouge, April %, 1914.
Parish Superintendents and Members
of Parish School Boards:
our attention is
respectfully called to the following
resolution which was adopted by the
State Board of Education at its last
meeting held April Is, 1914. This
resolut on is not suggestion to the
parish school boards that the grades
in schools employing from one to
four teachers be limited. but It is
law requiring the grade Limitation
outlined in the resolution. The reso-
luton S operative on and after July
Il, 1914. and should be rigidly en-
forced by the parish school authori-
ties in every parish in the State:
Resolution.
Resolved, That from and after July
Il, 1914, the public schools OF Lou
.siana shall be governed by the fol-
lowing rules Of grade limitation:
/. A school of one teacher shall
mot attempt to teach more than five
grades of children.
2. A school of two teachers shall
rot attept to teach more than seven
grades of children.
3. A school of three teachers
shall not attempt to teach more than
mine grades of children.
4. A school of four teachers shall
not attempt to teach more than ten
fgrades of children.
5. The grades of the four Classes
of schools listed above may or may
not be consecutive.
6. 1t shall be the duty Of parish
school boards and parish superln-
[tendents to enforce faithfully these
requirements.
/ certify that the above IS true
copy of the resolution passed by the
State Board of Education in the of
fee of the State Superintendent O.
Education at Baton Rouge, Louisi-
ana April Is, 1914.
T. III. HARRIS,
State Superintendent OF Public
Education for louisiana.
The following is a, list OF some OF
the school Wis is / have made since
January, when | made my last re-
port of school visitation:
Fendlason, Jan. 8; Cause Jan. -;
Ridge, Jan. 16; Talisheek, Jan. 10;
Vaudeville, Jan. 81; Abita Springs,
Jan. 20; Hickory Grove, Jan: 20;
Garden District, Jan. 30; Madison
vile. Jan. 80; Edwards Jan 80;
E. G., Feb. a; Pearl River. Feb. 4;
Audubon, on night of February 4th,
and spoke with G. G. Lewis, the Farm
Demonstration, and DR.. G. B. Adams.
Hook Worm Specialist; Cause, Feb.
5; slidell (white). Feb. 5; slidell
(colored), Feb. S: Slidell (colored y,
on night Of Feb. 6, and spoke to the
|colored people about industrial work.
II snenf the t1ay in New Orleans, Feb