The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-03
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED.

/ Session of 1e14-f5 Inaugurated I'm
Ger Favorable Auspices-Large
Enrolment OF Pupils-Teacting
corps for Current Year.
The public schools of Ascension
parish opened Monday morning, and
reports received at the office OF
Supt. j. L. Rusca are to the erect
that the attendance at each of the
institutions is unusually large and
the prospects altogether promising.
At the Donaldsonville High School
the work of the session was inaug-
urated under the most favorable au-
spices, and the enrolment of pupils
was perhaps the largest recorded on
any opening day in the history of
the institution. There were no form
al ceremonies, but in addition to the
customary morning exercises as con-
Quoted throughout yhe session brief
talks were made by Supt. Rusca and
Principal W. H Miller, outlining the
work it is hoped to accomplish dur
ing the scholastic year and urging
the students to cooperate in max
| ing the current session the most
fruitful and successful the high
school has ever had.
The attendance to date is 462,
divided by grades as follows: First
92, second So, third So, fourth 81,
fifth 80. sixth 80. seventh 38, eighth
35, ninth IS, tenth rs, eleventh 10,
special 8. The domestic science
course, which is being offered for
the first time this session, promises
to prove one of the most popular in
the curriculum The ope@ng week
of the session finds forty-nine girls
number will doubtless be materially
increased as the work progresses and
it's value becomes apparent.
The teaching corps of the various
schools throughout the parish is con-
stituted as follows:
Donaldsonville High School-W. H.
Miller, principal, mathematics; S. j.
Durand, assistant principal, science;
James Gray, commercial department;
Miss Clara Stuart, music and art;
Miss Elizabeth Bott, English and his
tory; Miss Mary Edwards, domestic
science; Miss Maude Womack, fifth
grade; Miss Isabel Folse, fourth
grade; Miss Freda Singer, third
grade; Miss Jeanne Landry, second
grade; Misses Dora Katie and An
ME Laurie Pujos, first grade.
Gonzales High School - Charles
Broussard, principal; G. E. Mont
gomery, Misses Ida Kline, Bertha
Michel, Edith Morgan, Mamie Walk
err, Wilhelmina Smith and Rena
Berlin.
Dutchtown High SCHOOL,. ]. Bah
in, principal; Misses Lois Haymaker,
Nettie Bonicard, Dora Dey, Olive
Howard, Lea Blouin and Celine |
Babin.
Oak Grove Agricultural High School
Il. S. Bolin, principal; w. NJ Bah
in, principal agricultural department;
Misses Carrie Cooper, Josephine De-
vail, Fannie Cushman, Anna Leblanc
and Esther Smith.
Calbasse-H. B. Alleman, principal;
SEVERN Babin, Miss Josephine Con
zales.
Sacremento-Adner Lafleur, prinei-
pal; Misses Azellia Brasset and Rita
Petitfils.
Elise Memorial-Misses Alma K1os
|
Smoke Bend-W. H. Hamilton, Miss
Rosaiie Allen.
Martini. d. Aymond, Miss Eta
ST. Amant
Singletary-H. /. Lii, Miss Urna
Singletary.
Galvez-W. H. Gates, Miss Lizzie
Williams.
Lake-Rousseau VOORHEES,, Miss
Nettie Brignac.
Johnson-Miss PAMELA Duplessis.
Black Bayou-W. A. Napier.
CornervieW-Adam Herman.
Earthquakes Noelie Boudreaux.
Melancon-W. c. Spencer.
Sorrento-Miss Marie Lambert.
McElroy-Miss Isabel Leblanc.
St. Amant-Miss Lucille Guedry
Geismar-Miss Ada Landry.
Belle Helele-Miss Rosa Gauth-
reaux.
Burnside-Teacher to be supplied.
Barton-Miss Dorestine Curse.
Brewerton-Miss Lizzie Bateman.