The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-01-23
LETTER TO HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPALS OF ASCENSION.
Donaldsonville, La, Jan. Is, 1915.

Please note carefully printed di-
rections on enclosed list of words
for the spelling contest to be given
in all of the schools March 26, 1915.
This contest will take the place this
year of the annual spelling contest
ordered by our board for the first
Monday in May. Let me express
the hope that the results this year
will be as gratifying as they were
last year.
In schools where the teacher, or
the majority of the teachers, in the
case of the large schools, desire to
attend carnival, a leave of absence
will be granted from Friday at :
o'clock p. M to Wednesday at y
o'clock a. m. In general, those
teachers who do not visit New Or
leans will be required TO teach.
Teachers who desire to attend the
meeting of the State sTeaehers' As
sociation in Baton Rouge on April
% and % will be given a leave of
absence on condition that they pro-
duce evidence of attendance at the
sessions of the meeting.
The four high schools of the par
.ish will be expected this year to
enter all of those contests of the
state high school rally in which the
students may compete in their re-
spective schools without going to
Baton Rouge. Contestants entered in
the literary, musical or athletic
events at Baton Rouge and rep
resentatives accompanying them from
their respective schools must I've
properly looked after and chaperg
by one or two of their teachers, oslo
wise the schools must operate lpe1
out interruption.
Teachers not in charge of con-
testants who desire to attend the
rally in Baton Rouge will be re-
,Quired to communicate with the SUI
perintendent ahead of time. No
leave of absence, however, will be
granted to those not directly inter-
ested unless the time is made up at
the end of the session.
Beginning now, the principal of
every school in the parish will be
required to reorganize the corn, pig,
canning and poultry clubs in his or
her school, and in the case of those
schools where no club exists to or
ganize one or more as far as it lies
within his power. The principal
will further be required to keep a
record of the membership of each
club, showing the name, age, grade
and postoffice of each member; to
furnish the superintendent with this
list appended to his next monthly
report, soon due, and to devote one
period each week to a joint meet
ing of the club members of his
school, at which time some informa-
tion or study must be given by the
principal pertaining to the club
work, the progress made by the diff
ferent members ascertained and in
terest developed There seems to
be no obstacle in the way of every
school in the parish having at least
one or two club members, since
where there is a will there is a
way
Hereafter Mr.. w M. Babin of the
agricultural school, / regret to state.
under new state regulations will de-
vote all of his time to the club
work in Oak Grove school and hence
will no longer visit your school or di-
rect your club members. From now
on this will be your responsibility
and I trust that you will get busy
at once and measure up to your new
charge. / shall from now on as
sumo direct supervision of the n'esys
ish club work, and | trust that yoilu
loyalty will be displayed in llilE
phase of our school work through
the kind of cooperation you give
just as it has been in other lines.
Mr.. Babin has rendered splendid SER
vice in the parish club work and l
feel confident will continue to as
sist us in SO far as his time will
permit.
Acting on a suggestion thaaet comes
to me from what has been done in
another parish, am going to ask
that every school in the parish
school campus. If We do this and
add to the number again and again
as the years go by, we can expect
that some day our schools will have
a means of producing a revenue
which viii at least sheet their Incl
dental needs.
/ regret that weather and road
conditions, together with other rea-
sons, have not permitted setting an.
other date for the institute which
was to have been held at Oak Grove.
The program as announced for that
meeting holds good and will be car
ried out at the first opportunity
notice of which will be given.
I understand that better facilities
for exhibiting school work will be
provided by the fair association this
year, and so I urge you to see to Il
that. some creditable work done il
your school be preserved and turned
over to me at the end Of the ses
sion. In the high schools, partic
ularly. if creditable work cannot b:
found in any and all of the subject'
pursued, these subjects should no
exist in the course. This apple
equally to the English, mathematics
penmanship, science, bookkeeping
typeWriting, shorthand, sewing, cook
| ing, agricultural demonstration farm
club work, etc.
I desire to express my gratlflca
| ton over the large attendance an
the good work being done in ou
schools, as well as the hope that tn
new year will spur us all ON t
greater efforts and greater achieve
ments. May satisfaction and pleas
ure come to you in your realizatio
of duties faithfully and nobly pei
formed.
]. i. RUsCA. supt.