St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-01-10
. NJ. II. WRITES FROM SLIDELI,
IN A KINDLY SPIRIT OF
SCHOOL RALLY.
MUCH INTEREST BEING
TAKEN IN SCHOOL WORK
School Rally Will Be Held in Gov.
ington and Ill Schools Will La.
bor for It's Grand Success.
CovlNGToN HIGH SCHOOL.

Axe parish puDllc ScnOOi rally
to pe tsid IN Cov;ngton. Supt. LyD
!cit the place selection to the p.'lss
school hoard. and that ho1oraai
body Las decided that Coy1ngtcn !.
tie topper place. So VIII 1t be.
Cov-Egton IS nr. 10 OF being chose:
II + tie rally
/ We assure ali 81. Tammaay pc
pie tina, we wan. them to enjoy III,
Ce...,slcn, and Cov.ngton VIII try l.
De sood hostess, ana that We vii
ieclpTccate IN full force when tie
cFpoltth.ty is afforded.
| Owing to a numDer OF clrcumstanc.
es j, seems altogether fitting tia,
Cov;agton should Dc the scene Of the
first rally, hereafter to be. an anaA-
al affair. CoviEgton VIII be the lag
es; DeEefc.ary, it is true. But Tie
DeEa EaGts to follow will be only of al
educational nature. The Covingto2i
schOol has had reverses. Money WIS
!ost OF. the previous attempts to bu.l0
G suitable school house. D.scouray
r,eni followed and public school SELL
timent ran low. But there still Iiv.
ea. though apparently dormant. a
school spirit, to become rejuvenats,4
and to grow into a blazing heat at
enthusiasm. The renewed sentiment
ciysla!ized into tang Bile plans. The
results are known. and soon beau
tiful temple of learn ng will stand
as lasting monument to the efforts
and public spiritedness of our good
people.
Rut our work is not finished. We
must not hold up. We need strong.
er school sentiment to support the
school, to stand by it, to make It
stand for everything worthy and ef-
ficient. We want it to stand for
of work and the best OF
ira ming camp for citizen
ship, for life. Much of this work
must be done by the parents. The
things the school stands for must be
supported in the homes; the two, the
home and the school, must stand |
,or the same things-thorough study
proper discipline and punctual at
6ndance.
Then with the new building We
must increase our attendance. WI
an accommodate 500 pupils easily |
We must make this the central higt !
chool for large scope of the par
sh. 1t will turn the attention and
interest and pride of our neighboring I
itizens to our town. 1t will en-
lance our positions every way-f
socially and morally.
The rally will be the second ster
owards these achievements. Tho
rst was voting the building tax
he rally will be our opportunity Of
howing the children Of the parish
hat we want them N our midst
nd that when they come to our
chool they will not only be vel.
ONE, but will receive proper consid-
ration and attention.
the vision of all who come. There
ill likely be 1000 children. The.
i'll see that they are essential ele
ents Of a great system, all working
" the betterment of themselves
nd their State. The teachers WI
Itch a new inspiration. The par
ITS will be brought into closer sym
athy and love for child life. Indeed
will be an epoch IN the history Of
ov ngtOn-an event to be enjoyed
zen long after it has passed, and tn
,od results to be everlasting.
Let all loyal Covingtonians lenf
er warm support to this event. be
8 assured that the cause is worth,
it.
Two incidents seem worth relating
re. About twenty years ago r
'ung man was employed as prime:
! Of the school at Kosc;usko, Miss
9 set about to make that school one
the best IN his State. His efforts
quired much talking. A citizen Of
5 town accosted him thus one day:
)on't you think you might hold UT
school matters awhile? There ;s
ch thing as talking a thing tc
ath." The principal replied: ST .
I about the only person talking :
hool. You citizens re talking
siness and politics; why should
t talk school?' And he has talk.
his school INTO one of the best n
2 State of Mississippi He has one
the best buildings to be found any,
lere, and It is completely equipped
kelly the school library IS the best
the public schools Of that State. E
e walls of the room are adorned
tn valuable pictures, some costing 81
out $40 each. And George F al
yd e still talking school. 1t l. LOT
,orted that ne VIII be a caad;date ar
the State super;ntendency OF Mis- th
sipp;. II elected his field will on. gr
be enlarged.
But the other ;cnident: Another