The St. Mary banner., 1915-01-16

TO the majority of Parishes In the
State, I found several one room
school houses not In sanitary cOndi-
Non, namely: Adeline, Sorrell, Mid
way and Ramos.
have advised with the owners OF
some of these school houses and ex
pect they will remedy the condition by
or before our next session. The en-.
rOllment at the Midway school is very
poor, there being only 81 pupils.
On account of the accumulation OF
work in my Office will ask the Board
to allow me clerical assistant at q
salary to be fixed by them.
The school at Ivanhoe has an enroll
ment of %.
D. N. FOSTER,
Superintendent.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
BATON ROUGE
Circular No. 152.
December s, 1914.
DEAR SUPERINTENDENT:-S
90, ACT 2l4 OF 1912 makes it the duty OF
Parish Boards of School Directors
to take the school census every four
years. beginning with the year 1915.
l am now having the necessary blank
books printed. and shall distribute
same On or soon after anuary the first.
The names of oil children in your pa
rish, white and negro, between the
ages of six and eighteen should be
secured and written in the enumera.
tion books. A child should be count
ed as six or eighteen years of age if
his age on th- first of July is nearest
six or eighteen. The same rule should
apply in arriving at the ages OF all
children. -
The names OF blind and deaf and
dumb children should appear in the
enumeration books, and in addition,
on the separate sheets. prepared for
that purpose In the case Of all chill
dren, indicate in the proper column
whether or not the children can read
or write. Impress upon the census
takers The importance of filing ell
blanks properly.
The work should be completed and
one set of the books placed in my
hands by July l. 1915.
The board should meet before or
soon after January first and decide
upon the plans to be adopted for
taking the census. The board may
adopt any plan that to it seems wise
il may have the work done by teachers.
school board members. or others and
it may pay for the service as ch as
three cents for each child.
In the past the work of taking the
school census has frequently been
done very carelessly. The records
submitted next Jul, should show every
child in the State between the ages OF
six and eighteen. no more and no. less,
and | wish to urge most earnestly that
the school boards and the suparintep-
dents give their best thought and at
tention to this question to the end that
an honest. correct enumeration may
be secured.
Yours sincerely,
T. Il. HARRIS,
State Superintendent. |
In accordance with the require
ments of the State department the
members Of the several wards of
the parish were authorized by
notion duly seconded and Carried,
: o employ come competent person
or persnns to iaka the school cen.
sua and 70 make their reports t.
Supt. D. N. Foster.
Motion made and seconded
allow the Superintendent $500 90
q year for clerical assistance re.
suited az follows:
Yeas: VIM. Folse, H. L. Jolly,
]. o. Bodin, E H. Boj.rsky, F. D
Nays: DR.. T. FL
Frere, e. A. Aycock, s. Bonvil.
lain.
The motion was carried.
Motion by Dr.. T. F. Frere duly
seconded: |
Whereas the q mills special school
az of the Third ward of the Parish of
i Mary owing to increased assess
nents and property valuation is more
han enough to retire the special
choOl bonds with accumulated in
crest and surplus has thereby been
'reated, that the School Board Pc
ition the Polics Jury OF the Parish OF
it. Mary to reduce the said school
ak of y mills to mills. Be it fur
her resolved that the School Board
.ppOint q committee of two with the J,
President as an ex-Officio member toI
,ppear before the Police Jury in be-
alf Of foregoing resolution. /.
Mr.. Rene Himel representing
be Commercial Bank & Trust Co., {
ntered the following protect: II
Mr.. Rene Himel. representing the
Bank & Trust COMPANY.
ne holder of the bonds secured by
aid tax, stated that the bank would I
llOw the School Board to anticipate '
le bonds but does object to the re- +
uction of the tax, reserving all legal
phts.
The motion was then carried. r
The following committee was !,