St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-10
President.
Secretary.


Secretary.
The superintendent report for tn
quarter endinf June 80 was read ant
upon motion Of Mr.. Millar, seconded
BY Mr.. Kahl, approved as read. 1
II as follows:
To the Honorable President ant
Members of the Parish Schoo
Board, Covington. La.
Gentlemen:-While this Is thu
meeting at the end of one year ant
the opening of another, shall maxi
this report just as short as can ant
give you q comprehensive statemen
Of the condition of school matters.
In the first ward we find q very
strong special tax sentiment and i
IL sure to result in consolidation ant
new buildings. The second ward II
going ahead slowly but surely. TIT
contract for the erection of the new
house for the Fendlas0n school hal
been awarded to Mr.. Geo. FendlasoI
for the sum OF $837.67. We are ex
Meeting to start advertising for the
bids on the new Pilgrim Rest schoo
lust as soon as the old building haa
been moved according to your agree
ment with the church people. This
I understand Is to be done immedi-
ately. IL It has not already begun
Wa have received the title to the
other half acre from the Pilgrim Rest
church az promised.
In the third ward wish to pre-
sent for your consideration the idea
OF having the higher grades from
the Ramsay school conveyed to Gov
ingt0n.
In the fourth ward know OF
nothing new with the exception OF
the closing down of the saw mill at
Houltonville and the moving away OF
the people at Houltonville. l now
very much doubt the wisdom OF open
ing this school for the coming year.
Matters of the fifth ward will
claim your attention today, in the
Sun and Ben Williams schools. We
are to open bids for the driving OF
the school wagon from the Line
Graded neighborhood to the Sun
school, and also bids for the painting
Of the new Sun school house.
At the Ben Williams school we
have the money for their bonds at
our disposal and as soon as we have
secured the title to the site will start
our advertisement for he construc-
ton of the house. There have been
q number of delays in the matter OF
securing this site which ! trust ale
all over now. The Great Southern
Lumber Co. has shown disposition
to deal fairly with us and l doubt
not but within q few months the
building will have been completed
and the consolidation in operation.
In the sixth ward you will have
to appoint building committees to
look after the erection of the new
rooms as additions to the schools at
Talisheek and Central. believe
you will find that one room addi-
ton will cost at least two-thirds as
much as a two room addition would.
am of the opinion that we shall
need to have two teachers at the La
combe scho0l, as soon as the new
bridge across the bayou is finished,
and we can consolidate the Todd
school with the Lacombe. II this
II done new desks for the Lacombe
school will be needed with no funds
available to purchase them with.
In the eighth ward We should ad-
vertise for bids to paint the Robert
school, and appoint building COM
mittee to have in charge the matter
Of new house for the Ridge school,
The Pearl River school house should
be remodeled and l believe this can
be done during this coming year if
you give your consent.
In the ninth ward l know Of moth
ing of importance, with the excep-
ton of the resignation Of Mr.. c. E.
Hooper. who has resigned as the
principal of the Slidell school.
While his contract was for one year
more still l have accepted his resig
nation and trust you will approve of
this.
The tenth ward shows marks of
progress in the special school cleo
ton the result of which you will find
today in counting the ballots.
l forgot to mention that the people
of the Blackwell neighborhood north
Of Folsom have been to see me in re-
gard to having a school for their
children. ! was told that they had
thirty children who had no school
advantages. l reminded their repr
resentative that the trouble with
their school, judging with the rec
0rds in this office, were that in years
when they did have school, they
we're unable to keep up an average Of
ten, and l wish they would make
careful canvas OF the ommunity and
find how many would bind them
selves to send their children regular
II to school provided q school was
given them.
This they agreed to do. and to be
present today and present this data
/ am going to remind you that this
school was consolidated with the
Folsom school by a former board.
before there, were, any, good roads
In that part of the parish. Now the
new model road runs through the
settlement and l feel that q school
put into running for the |
new four room school at Folsom
would give the Blackwell children