St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-07-22
rishSchool Board
Proceedings.

Proceedings.
| Continued from last week.
The Superintendent reported as
follows on the condition Of the school
| Of the parish, and closing his report
with financial report which was
accepted ON motion of Mr.. Parker
seconded by Mr.. Crawford.
Covington, La, Jaly IL, 1916.
The Hon. President and Members
Parish Board Of School Directors,
F.; st. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
Gentlemen: The School Session
| of 1915-16 has passed into history
and it is proper for rs a. this time to
take a backward look and notice
! what has been Sc 1rplished during
the past year.
In the building line We can see the
| following houses erected:
Savannah Branch, Pilgrim Rest and
Ben Williams. The third room has
'Oeen added to the Talisheek and
Central schools with complete Domes.
tic Science and Sewing equipments.
Here we have also AIDED hot beds and
cold frames with complete set of
carpenter tools for. the boys. The
new four room school in District No.
III is nearly completed and will con-
s0lfdate the Garden District, Hick-
DRY Grove and part Of the German
Settlement schools. The school house
at Pearl River has been thoroughly
remodeled and made up-to-date as
to lighting etc. The Special tax and
Bond Issue has been voted in Dis
trict No. and the contract for the
erection Of six room house besides
Principals Office, library and Audi
torium at Madisonville has been
awarded to Mr.. Chas. Jenkins for
$6,919.OO. For the first time in the
history of education in this parish
our schools have been thought wor-
thy Of holding a Parish Superinten-
dents Convention in St. Tammany.
The Florida Parishes Summer Nor
NAL School is being held with us this
summer, which l consider to be
another compliment to our schools
and interest In educational matters
in general.
For the coming year We must see
that the new house for sMadisonville
Is completed and that new ones are
built at Sand Hill and at the Ridge.
We must also paint the Savannah
Branch and Ben Williams and Pearl
River schools. The places where
new school houses are not built are
so reduced in numbers that we can
easily say that the attention Of this
board should be given to the matter
Of having special school tax voted
in District No. 10 which includes
Abita Springs and. the outlying dis
trict. I'm this school district there
is only one school and it is not just
that the good women OF Abita should
earn by box suppers and penny par
ties the tea"hers salaries for four
months that cannot be donated by
the town council. Again I believe
it is not just for the town council
OF Abita to stand all Of the cost when
there are people living just outside Of
the city limits who would be getting
the benefit Of the school house and
school but would not be spending
q cent to help keep it open. AZ. IL
The Stae Legislature has passed
the Compulsory Education bill and Ii.
is now law for us to seecthat it is
enforced for the coming year. /
trust that it will be enforced in such
q just and impartial manner that no
just and reasonable parent will be.
able to find fault. ts,33t. ms
All Of the school funds have been
transferred to the Covington Bank
and Trust Co. appointed at recent
meeting as our new fiscal gent.
The Premium on the School, Treas
urer's Bond became due for another
shall be paid from the Parish School
year and as the law states that this
funds paid this without waiting for
your consent.
For the coming year we are going
to be asked to provide school trans
fer for the third ward children living
along the Military road and in the
they can come to the Covington High
School. Another one should be put
Garden District community, SO tat
in to convey the larger and more
advanced children from the Bonfouca
school to Slidell and still another
from Ramsay to Covington. Wheth-
er your funds will permit this all
0 be done will rest with you to de-
eide.
The attendance at the Peace Grove
school, Central and Pilgrim Rest
schools dropped off SO last year as to
justify and require the removal Of
one teacher. At Central school we
closed with only one of the three
teachers remaining. am frank in
saying that believe the parents
were very much to blame and that
in each Of these schools we will find
opportunity to put into effect the
new Compulsory Education Law.
With the very warmest apprecia-
ton for your kindest support in the
past trust that 1,smay be thought
worthy Of the same help In the flu
ture.
Very respectfully,
MINER E. LYON,
Superintendent.
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