The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-21

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damental operations of addition, sub
traction, multiplication and division
resulted in the fourth and fifth yades
making an average of twenty-five per
cent The time required to work SIX
examples varied from fifteen to forty
five minutes. The teachers will give
more attention to the work in arith-
metie. AS indicated in the previous
report on this school the physical con-
ditions are exceptionally good. The
house is splendid brick structure,
the furnishings are modern, and the
grounds are fenced and well orna-
mented.
Martin.
| Both OF the teachers at this school
hold first grade certificates, have at
tended summer schools to improve
their scholarship and training, receive
$55 and $40 per month, and seem to
be doing very satisfactory service.
| Sixty-three pupils were in attendance
out of an enrolment of sixty-five.
This very high percentage of attend
ance is to be commended. The grades
are limited to seven. The daily pro-
grams were carefully examined and
some few minor recommendation for
changes made. The teachers are TAX
ing more than the usual interest in
upervising the playground by teach
ing the pupils various games and
spending the recess time in the yard
with the children. The course of
study is carefully followed. The
teachers realize the need of supple
mentary reading matter to assist in
teaching reading, geography and COM
munity studies, and expect to raise
funds during the session to purchase
additional books for the library. The
tests given to the fourth and fifth
grades in reading and arithmetic
showed that in the first subject the
! pupils averaged fair, while In
arithmetic they were all poor. We
advised with the teachers regarding
more effective work in these very i'm
portant subjects. A flowing well and
i sanitary fountain supplies water OF
fine quality. The house is fairly sub
stantial and adequate, but is not OF
modern design. 1t is in need of paint
4 ing and few minor repairs. With
the addition of more desks, case OF
maps and more books for the library
the equipment will be quite ample.
/. The two-acre site has number OF
4 fine trees and makes q good appessr-
i ance.
4 Calbasse.
The principal and assistant are
E graduates of high schools, have at
j, tended one summer school, and hold
i first and second grade certificates re-
Z spectively. Only four pupils were
| absent of an enrolment Of ninety
! four. The grades are now limited to
: five, the pupils above going to Dutch
: town, but we would recommend that
: an additional teacher be placed in the
. school as the attendance is now too
4 great for two teachers, and follow.
i ing this raise the grade limit to seven
S or eight. AS the first step towarc
the enforcement of the compulsory
: attendance law the teachers will can
C yass the families of the district ant
Y report any pupils out of school to thu
!, superintendent and parish board
e Very little trouble is anticipated /,
: this community as practically all tn
J children have been enrolled. Som
: have enrolled directly as result o
e the law requiring attendance. TIL
S tests given in reading and arithmeti
e showed approximately the same re
), suit as at the other schools. Way
e and means for improving the work j
It the fundamental subjects was full
i discussed with the teachers. Tn
> physical conditions here are quit
II satisfactory. The building is a neat
l. ly constructed four-room house, pain
h ed, and kept in good sanitary cond
d ton.
is Belle Helene.
70 A first grade teacher of two year
"a experience enrolled twenty-four p,
le pills in four grades. Every pupil WI
= in attendance at the time of our visi
Ie a fine record. As in the other schoo
x reported, the teacher is taking the pr
le liminary steps for the enforcement I
le the compulsory attendance law. III
J. tests in reading and arithmetic shows
70 that several of the pupils read qui
rs well, while the arithmetic resulted
a very unsatisfactory average for Il
grades. As permanent gravel roa
v will be constructed in short time Y
r. recommend that this school be aba
h. doned and the pupils transferred
10 Dutchtown.
an Geismar.
tn A very competent secosd gra
he teacher is serving her third sessi
re here. Seventeen out of the eighte
NJ pupils enrolled were in attendan,
~ The grades are limited to FIVE. T
in daily program is as we'll arranged
do can be expected under the conditio
cv The teacherreports that she gives d
ID. attention to the supervision of
ba layground and the teaching of gam
no AS the distance to the Dutchto
air High School is but three or four mi
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