The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-07-24

the salaries of Principals of Glenco
and Clarendon Grammar Schools BE- re
duced from 800 to $Sj.
Il Third: Having found the conditio
of the Midway School House to be sue
that it is totally unfit for white child
rem TO be seated in, | therefore rec IN
mend that unless a more suitable bald
ing be provided that the school shall
not again be established there.
Fourth: In regard t. the Centrevill,
School. l have the following recon-
meDdatons from Mr.. John N. Foote
Asst. Supervisor of Rural Schools an.
| recommend the adoption of his recon-
Inendations
Recommendations for the Centrevill(
| Consolidated School. Parish of st
| Mary.
l. The Centreville School has IA sub.
stantial two-story frame building. seven
class rooms, seven teachers. two and one
third acres Of land, is located in the
center Of a large agricultural district
where the small farm generally prevails.
the enrolment is 200 pupils with ten
grades represented. there are 30 pupils
above the fifth grade, pupils 10 the
tenth.
2. Introduce industrial courses for
10th boys and girls beginning the work
with the fifth grade. Offer for boys
agriculture, farm shop work, school
gardening, agricultural club work and
community study. Offer for the girls,
sewing, cooking, home building, agri-
cultural club work and community study.
Make the two courses required slbje let's.
Ep,y,1ny fyUn tannto,c t1r
months in the year, a man to take charge
Of the work with the boys and woman
to do the work with the girls, both to
be selected with due regard to their fit>
ness to do the work outlined. Req
that they give onesthird of their time to
the teaching of these courses during the
regular session, and their entire time
during the vacation period. 1t is not
contemplated that two additional teach
ers shall be placed in the school for the
present number is sufficient to do the re-
gular work of the school and these
courses in addition.
4. Erect two room building of
sufficient size to be used for these in
dnstrial courses outlined.
5. The initial equipment for these
courses Will amount to approximately
$4,000. 1t must be understood how
ever that additional funds will be avail
able as the needs Of the school increase.
It will take from $50 to 500 annually. +;
6. AS the enrolment in the sixth and
seventh grades and in the high school
grades is small i is recommended that |
Efforts to establish State Approved
High School be discontinued until such |
lime as the enrolment justifies the full
nigh school course. For the present it |
would seem advisa bic to limit the school |
% nine grades of work.
JNo. NJ FooTz,
Asst. state Supervisor of Rural Schools.
In conclusion l may add that the
schools of this Parish have Just com
)leted very successful years work.
Dur graduating classes have been larger
We have won more hOnOrs than before
Dur annual report shows an ate ndance
If "a per cent of the educables of the
'arish, which is an increase of 10 per
ent over last year. The number of
irst class teachers have been increased
nd the standards of the school raised
n many other respects.
Respectfully,
~ ~. 4 Oo LEX. | ,
President McKerall, as a Committee
t one to look into the bridge over b.
on Wax, reported that he had seen Mr..
the Road Overseer, who
ad stated to him that the bridge had
cen completed.
On motion duly seconded, the report
'as accepted and the committee dis
harged.
The following petition from the citi-
ems of the Fourth Ward obi Getting the
recommendations of the Superintendent
3 to the Centreville School was recei- /
ed and read: I
CENTREvILLE, La, June LIST, 1915.
o the School Board, Parish of st.
Mary, State of Louisiana.
GENTLEMEN:-Since we were unsuc-
'sStul IN securing an Agricultural {
chool of the First Type, we, the I'M
patrons, voters, and tax c
ayers, have, after celebrating over /
le matter carefully and conscientiously,
'me to the conclusion that we do not +
ssire an Agricultural school of the
ecOnd Type, therefore. we hereby Z
'liton your Honorable Body to desist y
ON forcing one upon us.
|
sable to eliminate any of our grades
our school, AMI we strongly protest
,ainst 1t, for any reason or reasons
hatsoever, therefore, we further petit
~ Your Honorable Body to LEI our
hool remain just as it is with Prof. II
Messick as It's principal. Mr. Mes
ok has been with US for the past three .;
airs, and since his efforts in behalf of ~
concerned have been entirely salts
Glory it is our desire that he be re>ap-
tinted principal Of our school.
We. furthermore, desire to state that
, are petitionng Your Honorable +
,dy as above because we know that it
TO the interest of each and every re
lid, individually and collectively, in -
e jurisdiction of this school that things
permitted to remain just as they are. 81
RpSnectfnIlv SuhmittoI. Sr