St. Tammany farmer., 1916-10-07

servative and / NUT make it with the
reservation that l can not even hope
that it will suffice it any strong effort
is made In this community to secure
enforcement Of the compulsory at
tendance law.
We have made the most of our
resources to meet the cOnultlons as
We found them until our esteemed
director should return to pass upon
our needs. We have a makesnift So
luton that will have to last il there
is no solution to be found III the aa-
ditlon OF rooms and equipment.
The rooms on half aay session had
to have their school day lengthened
to O'Clock In order to have equaA
sessions in morning and afternoon.
There are two sucn rooms needing
such accommodation at this time.
Then, again. the hlgh school depart
ment has such a long program that
two teachers and part time of the
principal were Inadequate for the
nearing OF AL the lessons before 8
oc.ock. Hence. the time of uhe up
per four grades had to be stretched
out to 4 O'Clock closing also.
without play facilities larger than
we possess, without vacant rooms to
occupy when it is raining and with
rhe very small play ground we have
available 1t seemed tnat businesslike
school administration could not coun-
tenance the dismissal of all the
grades between the first two and the
last four AN. hour earlier than the
others. Those dismissed in many in-
stances have larger brothers or sis
ters in the high school department
or smaller brothers or sisters in the
primary department for whom they
are required to wait Their unoccu-
pied time about the school premises
would be menace to good discip-
line. it is true, OF course, that their
teachers could hold them in the
rooms until the later dismissal but
when the teacher is going to that
much extra labor, why not give all
OF the pupils in the rooms the extra
time and give 1t to them IN we'll dis
tributed study periods?
We have acted upon that line of
thought and as a result have the
school far better organized than last
year from a disciplinary standpoint.
Pupils leave the grounds quite
promptly after their later dismissal.
They are not to be found lettering
on the way home. Last year we had
little troubles concerning Quarrels on
the way to pupils homes that we
seldom have with the later closing.
should like very much to make
the later closing hour a permanent
feature in the Slidell school but l
feel that l should be considered un-
just by the teachers in my charge Il,
alone in st. Tammany, we should dn-
sist ON the later closing hour unless
We could somewhat increase the
scale of pay for our grade teachers.
1t Is notorious fact that prices for
board range about $500 per month
higher in Slidell than in other parts
of the parish. For the extra service
We are securing in the Sliden High
School feel that our teachers in the
ementary grades should receive an
additional $500 per month. This
somewhat for the greater expense to
be faced for their room and board.
AT this time we have two hall
rooms on the third floor that are
not we'll lighted but can be used for
class rooms. l recommend that they
pose. This will give all the pupils
in the Slidell school full day sessions
until the middle Of January. Later
additions can be considered as need
for them arises.
On Sept. 6, DIR. J. F. Polk, City
Physician, examined the boys toilet
and ordered the removal of the urin-
al which was not properly installed
and has become quite unsanitary.
The plumber will install two enamel
ed iron troughs to-day and tear out
the old slate drain. The troughs
will be placed in the lean-to shed at