The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-03-12
NO. IL

/. II. Harris, the attaches OF his
Office and the twenty parish superin-
tendents who attended the National
Conference OF superintendent OF Edu-
cation held in Cincinnati, have return
ed and report one Of the most success
tul conferences they ever have pgrti.
clpatCd in.
According TO Superintendent Harris,
Louisiana had the largest delegation
OF any state except Ohio. The delega-
ton also set record in attending
every session Of the conference
On the last day OF the conference
Mi Harris was entertained by the
Louisiana party at a luncheon in one
OF the banquet halls Of the Hotel Glib.
son. During the course of the lunch
con he was presented with a handsome
leather travelling bag. J. n. Yeager Of
Lake Charles, on behalf Of the superin-
tendentS and the attaches of the State
Board OF Education, made the presen-
tatiOn.
The short agricultural course for ne.
groeS which was held at Southern Uni.
VerSlty hereafter will be made quar-.
terly feature of the schools work. This
was decided upon at the close of the
course.
Notwithstanding heavy rain, en- un-
usually large number of negro farmers
attended the lectures which comprised
the program Saturday Following are
some of the subjects discussed: J. NJ.
Frazier-"Vegetable Canning" J. NJ.
Harris, head of the Agricultural Uni
yersity-"D iversitication of Crops" |.
S. Powell THE Relation Of School to
the Farm" and J. S. Jones, How to
Improve Health Conditions on the
Farm"
The lectures of the educators were
supplemented by short talks on How
l Secured My Farm and What | Am
Doing to Improve It," by H. Y. Rivers.
Joseph King, Harrison and Heck
Young, practical negro farmers.
The Southern Creosoting Company
| OF Slidell has contract to furnish
the new railroad bridge at Memphis,
100000 feet of creosoted lumber.
One million feet of export lumber is
awaiting the arrival of ship at Gulf
port to be shipped through Slidell by
the Great Southern Lumber Com
parry =.
me ruins left by the disastrous fire
at jackson January 81, when a num.
Der of buildings were DESTROYED ara
rapidly being replaced by new and at,
'factlVe structures. Klein Bros. have
erected new store and ether NOR.
chants are now following the example
set
The Louisiana State Board of pb.r.
macy through its secretary, Jos. T..
baltar, announces the result of tho
examinations held at Tulane Uniyer.
slty February 10 and 20. Thirty-ope
candidates presented themselves for
examination of which ten passed az
registered pharmacists and four "a
qualified assistants.
An attempt to kidnap Eugene
Holmes, the nine-year-old son of v
l.. Holmes, who lives in Shreveport
was frustrated when the child sought
'e1use in the home of DR.. A. w. Tur.
aer after he had led two local detec.
Ives in a chase of several blocks.
The Board Of Commissioners of tho
louisiana Hospital for the Insane met
ina awarded the contract to Wise and
'all OF Alexandria, to furnish the in.
titution with meat for the ensu;no
ear. All of the packing houses sub.
nltted bids, but the board desires to
aVor local concerns, when all condi.
Ions are equal and favorable, a.
the instant case.
James M. Fodrmby, an engineer OF
hammond, has been employed by the
ollce jury of Ascension to SUPERVISE
he construction of the gravel roads
the first road district of the par.
u, succeeding W. H. Norckauer who
as accepted position to direct the
ulldlns Of improved highways in
asst Baton Rouge parish. y
Preparations have been completed
# taking a census of the children
educable age in the parish Of A.
'nsion, and the work is now under
ay. At the last meeting of the
'ard of school directors the member
the board from each ward in the
lrlsh was appointed to SUPERVISE
e enumeration of children between
e ages Of six and eighteen wears