St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-21

recognized as such for the last si
years. 1t was placed on the approx
ed LIST during the pr:ncipalsh p Q
Mr.. Chrich!ow, and until this Sc
sion it was the only real high schoo
in St. Tammany parish. Gov ngto
was added to the recognised list tn.
session. thus making two b GA -choo!
IN the parish.
Much progress has been made alon,
srncol llaes in Sliaell durin.; til,
last few years. Until only two year
ago. the Slsdeil high schccl hal YER,
poor accommodations n the way o
Q building. The schuol WIS taugh
! In three small houses 1.-TWO of then
having been residences). in W del,
separated parts OF town. all OF then
having been unfit for school pur
poses. The main building, - it wai
called. stood Close by the new bu Id
ing. ~ will be noted from tho ac
companying cut. 1t was four-roon
house. and thoroughly unsuitable. in
every way. for housing and teach nj
. school, However. the work VICE,
on very we'll. under the c.rcum
stances.
About four years ago. the thcn
State xh @chooi na2estor made q !
nfs. cG.c Il: sj. 10 SliGeii, ana w@s
e.laCe. oo.r ael to tnd one OF tn.
state hiSn schools being taught n
such inadequate buildings. He i'm
mediately informed the principal and
parsh superintendent that such con-
4 tons could NO longer exist, and
that the schoOl would. without delay
be dropped from the approved list.
This report was made known to the
patrons and friends of the school.
In fow days freely signed petition
was sent to the State Superintendent
Of Education. asking that the school
be retained on the list OF high schools
the remainder Of the session, assur-
jng him that q new and commod Gus
brick building would be ready for
the school by the beginning of tine
next session. The Superintendent
granted the peoples request. The
authorities went to work with IL.
q tax was soon voted. and in short
me work On the new brtck s,ruc-
t;trs vas begun. BY the middle "
the next ses8 on the bu lding wax
ready for occupancy. 10 the three
schoois were moved In, mucn to the
del ght OF pupils, parents and teach
o.s.
Tue rev building is q th-ee-story
0rick, and has twelve rec AZ Il
rooms, faculty, laboratory. domestic
science and manual ira IN ng rcoll.
however. the last two rooms have
not, as yet, been completed. but In
q short while they will be fin shed
lar departments OF tae school work.
The build ug is suppl ed with water
throughout the three stories, cleo
tr cally lighted, and is steam heated.
All the twelve recitation rooms are
equipped with individual steel, sani-
tary desks.
Four years ago the enrolment of
the school was one hundred and
nety, with e.x teachers. Last ses-
sion's records show that four hun
dred and forty-n.ne pupils attended
the school. there having been twelve
teacher. The enrolment for this
sessE.. VIII be about the same a:
last session and the faculty still
hunters twelve, although one ad-
d:tional teacher is needed.
The personnel Of the present fac
ulty g G. Il. Hooper, pr ncipal; A.
Miss Jennie Sullivan, literature, Eng
!ish ana history; Mrs. Daisy c. Full
Ter, mus c and art; Miss Ella PaiHe.
seventh grade; Miss Lydia Brugicr.
sixth grade; Mss MIR an Sebastian.
fifth Grade; Miss Ella Scog.n, third
grace. Mics Leah Comfort, second
sraue, Miss + litha Sample, high first
grade; Miss Emma Caes, low first
grade.
Sl.dell high school has had q
large number of graduates, among
the number may be mentioned Mr..
Karl Neuhauser, who is now taking
Q spec nj course in college at L; ;berty,
Mo-: Mr.. Ernest Buckley, student,
Pharmaceutical. College, New Or
leans; Miss Cora Abel, teaching at
Alton, La; Miss Viola Keller. student
at Lafayette Industrial Institute;
Miss Leah Comfort, teaching second
grade. Slidell high school; Miss Cert
rude Brown, teaching private school,
6lidell; DR.. E. Liddle, phys clan in
Hospital. Jackson, Miss; Mr.. Home
Fritch:e, student, Tulane University,
Mr.. Robert Brown. student. Tulane
Medical College.
The school has an efficient local
board of trustees, composed of the
following members: Mr.. c. N. Lid
die, chairman; l.. T. Miles. B. H.
Buckley. B. p. Dunham and T. ].
Eddins. The board has regular
meetings, and ass st the school in
great many ways.
The School improvement League
was organised several years ago when
the school spirit was somewhat at
standstill, and by it's ttreless efforts
great deal Of good has been accom-
plished along various lines, in ra g.
ing necessary funds for incidental
school purposes. etc. The ladies
have just recently purchased q new
piano for the school auditor um
The present officers are Mrs. Archie
Ever!tt, president; Mrs. L. Bethea
secretary; Mrs. Thomas Arnold,
treasurer.
Besides having q wide-awake local
school board, the Slidell h Oh school
. fortunate In having q thoroughly
Interested and progressive ward d.
rector-Nr. Charles N. Liddle, who
has held this ONCE only q year. dur
ing which time he has been a live