St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-28
More Than 1000 People Attempt
to Gain Entrance to Pavilion and
are Forced Into the Open
to Hear Harris Speak.

: the people that would make his Re-
) marks of special interest.
There were probably 1000 peopl
. at the pavilion when Sup. Harri
spoke. The crowd was pretty wei
packed. and counting two to ever
square yard of space occupied by th1
crowd, there would have been 5000
Il Supt. Harris Remarks
4 Mr.. Harris addressed his remark,
to the School boys and girls ant
ladies' and gentlemen" He said tha,
the occasion was not so much one TO,
eech-making as for glorification
and he would only make a few brie1
remarks. That since his arrival n
Covington he had seen and heard q
numoer OF things gratifying to the
cause OF education. That the robust
interest manifested by the people o1
the parish was the best ini.ca4.on to
MN OF the progress of the future.
everybody realized that education
was the best asset a community could
have. That not only st. Tammany
parish. but throughout. the whole
state. there were evidences of the ad-
vancement In this direction. and the
TACT that this spirit abounded gave
color to the eprophesis OF a great fu-
! ture for the state. Every ono should
! feel proud Of the stcp that was =.
ing taken forward. Especially should
the people here be proud, because
the obstacles to be overcome present
ed an unusually difficult. problem for
solution. There had been SO many
setbacks-so many years before the
school could be erected-thatL the
fact that it Is now a reality lends nm
usual qualification to its completion.
Il IL a good school building designed
BY good architects and built BY a
good builder. It is adequate to the
requirements and is the ,product Of a
healthy school spirit.
Mr.. Harris said he had spent =
half day looking over the Rally ed,-.
ton OF the Farmer. That he found
in It an exemplification of the preya-
lent educational spirit Of the parish.
That its pages told the same story OF
Covington, of Slidell, and OF the 9TH
er towns represented in photographs
and its columns of reading matter.
He found in 1t strong support Of the
recognized necessity for the prepara-
tton Of our future citizens to fight the
battle of life. Ho found united ef-
tort among tho teachers, the citi-
zens, the eaitors-a progressive spirit
that meant much for the future well
fAFe Of the people. He paid high
tribute to Supt. Lyon and the mem-
bers OF the school board and rejOiced
In the elimination of the single-room
school house to make room for the
and convenient consolidat-
ed school. He said that this was
matter VIII ch he considered Of great
because it was freely ad-
mitted that the salvation Of the State
depended upon proper educational
facilities in tho rural districts. All
parishes In Louisiana were paying
ppoc al attention to this matter. with
the expectation of great benefit.
Mr.. Harris said he had gone
through the various exhibits Of the
schools in the pavilion, and he was
gratified to note the excellent indus
trial work that was being done. He
said We would not make the progress
we ought to make until we developed
our material interests. Information
n agricultural pursuits, training in |
The workshop and in business meth
DDS should be part OF the instruc-
lion of the schools. That the pros
per!ty and happiness of the home was |
of even more importance than his |
.ory and literature. How to make a |
living was an important problem that |
deserved attention.
Mr.. Harris congratulated the school |
the teachers and the citizens |
FOR coming together ON such an &C.
:as;on. Such gatherings were evil
1ence of the public spirit which I
builds the foundation for success.
We must learn to live rightly and
successfully, and he hoped there |
there would be no abatement of the
interest that was so magnificently
today. That such occar
'ions will always be of interest to
him and always pleasure.
Supt. Lyon then announced hts re-
grets that the unforeseen weather had
changed the original pro-
gram and stated that the parade
would form at the courthouse at 2
,. m. He said that he was anxious
hat all should understand that this
was a parish rally and not simply a
yovington affair. That Covington
vas hostess. That the doors of its
1ouses were open to any bona fide
school child and that luncheon would
De served to each.
DR.. Adams was called upon to
make an address upon school SANTA
ion. but he could not be found, al
hough he was on the grounds some
where.
DIR. Dowling WAS also supposed to
ak. but he did not appear.
Later - the day, Dr.. Oscar DoWl-
~, president Of the 0toto Board of !