St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-01-16
Parish School Board
Quarterly Session

parish superintendent on the above
date with the president, N. II. Fitz.
Simons. in the chair. The follow
ing members were present: Geo. r
Dutsch, nrst ward; T. j. O'Keefe
second ward; N. H. FitzSimons
third ward; Chas. B. Wills, fourth
ward; w. H. Kahl. fifth ward; H
q. Parker. sixth ward; DR.. c. F.
Farmer, seventh. ward; T. P. Craw.
ford, eighth ward: G. NJ. 1iddle
ninth ward: Geo. E. Miller, tenth
ward. all members being present.
On motion OF Mr.. Liddle, second
Cd by Mr.. Kahl. the minutes OF the
last meeting we're approved as print
Cd in the st. Tammany Farmer.
On motion OF DR.. Farmer. second
cd by Mr.. Kahl. the superintendent
report. which follows. was approved
% read:
Covineton. L.. Jan. 8. 1914.
Hcne rable Presida and Members 81
Parish Board ofkSchocl Directors,
St. Tammany Pafish, Louisiana.
Gentlemen:-On7 Of the factors
which has helped Y increase N: IN
tcrest IL school matters IN chs parish
during the past three years has been
the fact that We are taxing the pub
lie into our confidence.
In my reports to you each meet
ipx have attempted to give clear
and impartial statement Of the mat
ters % they stand at the time. be-
lieve this has been appreciated by the
taxpayer, and I shall continue this
practice in the future.
Four months Of school have passed
in this session, and can say salts
faetorily. OF course It is natural for
some schools to be making better
progress than others. Some have
better equipment, better teachers,
better parents and patrons who pay
more money for school support, than
do others. It Is only natural that In
such places we would get better re-
suits. The new buildings for the
Peace Grove and the Gause-Alton
schools have been completed and &C
cepted. Both have been supplied
with new modern school desks and
the latest thing in the way OF heat
Ing. The contract for the painting
Of the school houses in the sixth War0
has been awarded to ]. A. Hawley anC
he has entered upon his work. Toe
contract for the new four-room build
ing 1T Sun has been awarded to
Quaye 4 Boudousquie, who have
commenced work. You will be In
terested to learn that we receives
$1,000 from the State with the I'M
derstanding that the building shout
b painted, although the builders
contract does not include this WORK
For the work to be done this lasl
half Of the year l can mention the
proposed Fendlason school house anc
the one at Pilgrim Rest. l trust you
will be able to select q site. Tor the
latter today.
have the promise Of Mr.. jenkins
that plans for the Fendlason. schoo.
will DO ready within two weeks, and
shall Immediately, upon receipt o.
same. have advertisement tor its con-
struetion placed in our odicial Jour
nal.
/ petition has been circulated ask
ing for the consolidation of the Ben
williams and Simmons Creek schools,
and that q four-room house be built
an the Ben Williams road at a con-
yenient distance for both schools. 1t
10 also included in this petition that
the patrons OF the German Settle
ment school who live in the fifth ward
should be given the right to attend
this proposed school. This petition
has been generally signed and WILL
b brought before you for action to-
DAY. l believe this consolidation
would be q fine thing, and should be
carried through, but before it can be
put into effect, 1t will be necessary
to have the fifth ward special school
tax voted over again. do not be-
lieve there is any reason why the tax
cannot be voted easily, for If 1t is
not, 1t will mean that this house can
not be built, that the ward will have
nothing over . seven month term,
and no teacher in the ward will re-
eeive over $50 . month. As the peo-
PIE Of this ward were the leaders in
the matter of special school taxes l
am certain there would be no hesita-
ton on your part In voting to make
this consolidation.
Colored schools have been run at
jacksonville, Covington, Ramsay, On
vi, Houltonville and Alton, and for
the last half OF the year we will have
schools ct slidell. Mandeville, La
eombe. Indian Village. Hay Hollow,
White Settlement and Sun. am at
each place insisting upon the indus
trial work being done under the su-
pervision Of q special teacher. am
glad to report that more attention is
being given to this work by the pa
rents, teachers and pupils than last
year. It is, however, hard for us
to get the response that this work
Justly deserves. One good example
OF this is shown in the Covington
school. With pupils enough for an
attendance Of one hundred. the &C
tual attendance got down to less than
thirty and after weeks notice the
school was closed.
wish to recommend that only one
teacher be given this school here
after, unless we may be shown that
more interest will be taken by the
colored people Of this town in the
matter Of schools. Unless receive
some positive instructions from you
70 the contrary shall from now on
demand more school appreciation
from the cOlored school patrons OF