St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-10-17
SCHOOL BOARD

present were Geo. R. Dutsch, first
ward; H. T. Fauntleroy, second ward ;
N. H. FitzSimons, third ward; w.
HI. Kahl, fifth ward; H. @. Parker,
sixth ward; DR.. c. F. Farmer, sew
enth ward; T. p. Crawford, eighth
ward; C. M. Liddle, tenth ward.
Minutes OF the July meeting we're
read and upon motion of w. H. Kahl,
seconded by Mr.. Parker. they were
approved as corrected.
Upon motion of Mr.. Parker, sec
onded by Mr.. Fauntleroy, the super
intendent's report, which follows,
was approved:
Honorable President and Members
Of Parish School Beard, Parish of
st. Tammany, Louisiana.
Gentlemen:-What l believe will
be a very successful school year has
opened and the teachers and pupils
are hard at work once more.
The construction of the new school
houses has been completed and the
Peace Grove school is now occupied.
The one in The eighth ward is COM
pleted and we are now only await
Ing for the furniture.
i ALI 6uAIOuS gu0I UOtA oSAOOAo
shall have the latest thing in the way
of heating and window shades.
l expect that you will today make
arrangements for the advertising
for bids for the erection of the new
house for the Fendlason school. This
you will remember, was ordered built
ct your last meeting. The matter OF
the erection of the new four room
house at Sun has been delayed some
what by the difficulty in getting a
correct survey Of the ten acre site
bargained for by the committee on
the location, but am pleased to re-
port that the survey and deed are
now In my hands. Plans for the
house are being drawn by Architect
Jenkins and will be ready for ap-
prevail by the State Board within a
time. You are aware that the last
Legislature appropriated $4,000 to
assist In the matter OF consolidating
rural schools by helping in the erec-
ton Of proper school houses for these
schools. However, before they will
give money to assist In this work
they require that they shall approve
OF the plans for the new house, and
for that reason I shall send our plans
to Baton Rouge as soon as they are
ready.
The contractor for the painting of
the Onward, Folsom, Oak Grove and
Middle Roads school houses has COM
pleted his job, and SO far as I have
had Opportunity to learn, has given
satisfaction.
According to your action at the
last meeting the matter Of the new
house at Pilgrim Rest will come up
again today, and am certain that
you will do what you believe is
right.
At the opening of the schools there
were SO many cases Of whooping
cough among the small children of
the parish that was obliged to make
the rule that those who had the
cough should not attend the school
until nine weeks after they were
taken with the cough, or as long as
the whooping cough continued.
While regret that this has kept some
home on the opening Of the school,
still, 1t was the means Of protecting |
others who did not have the cough.
This rule was made after consulting |
expert authority.
At the urgent request Of many Of
the patrons of the Sun and Line |
Graded schools we put the schools to-
gether at once instead Of waiting |
until the new house was completed |
at Sun. This will give them the !
right to run grades above the eighth |
because Of the fact that they now
have three teachers. In order to
complete the consolidation Of these
schools 1t was necessary to have some !
one run q transfer from the Line
school and We accepted, subject to
your approval, the bid of Mr.. Eugene
Talley, for fifty dollars a month and
have the parish furnish the school
wagon.
This is the meeting Of the school
year when we are called upon for
funds to finance the schools until
Christmas, and expect you will make
with the bank to Dor
row the necessary amount.
In regard to the cOlored schools /
Of the. parish, ! desire to state that
The near future.
DR.. James H. billiard, who has
charge OF the Jeanes fund has agreed
10 continue his offer to help us in the
matter of an industrial teacher for
the colored children. I have secured
The services Of Mrs. Mary S. Lagarde
who filed that position last year,
and am certain she will be able to
10 better work than last year.
The better class of the colored
people were much pleased with the
dea of their children receiving In
,truction in such matters, and those
Who object to 1t will not be consulted
n the matter. am certain that
vou feel that the work of the colored
'chools should be as much to teach
hem to work as it is to teach them
he English grammar. Some of the
eachers last year, did not give the
whole hearted assistance in this work
hat they should, and I wish to state
publicly that any colored teacher who
'efuses to help in this work will be
dismissed from the service. There
re number Of our colored schools [
hat are yet open and am waiting
o get good, honest teachers for the
'laces. / have been obliged to get
.lmost an ntirely new corps of color
ID teachers and am now going to
AXE time to get those OF the right
pirit or keep the schools closed until
can. To be more specific, want {
eachers who believe in the matter of
eaching the colored children to work ! /
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