The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-08-19

| %Asa3&S sszzs5ssA4stss N uE. H. iVLo.
| parish school board
~, pecial session, in the
~ superintendent, with
pr9 n Stuart in the chair
| andSRhe members present:
cao Rers fnry Dugas, F. E.
pahin 7 -ssfld Louis Bour
geois. Absen N. Pugh and
Emile LeBoe
On motion w Mr.. Babin, seconded
by Mr.. Dugas and carried, the read
ing of the minutes Of the last two
preceding meetings was dispensed
/ with and the minutes approved.
The superintendent presented the
following annual report:
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Ascension Parish
School Board:
Gentlemen-l most respectfully
! submit the following annual report
for the session 1915-16:
Length of Session.
The schools throughout the parish
were oper& September lO, 1919
with fu@ complement Of teachers.
Throughout the session these teach
ers worked with courage and devotion
to duty worthy of the highest COM
mendation. When they were IN
formed of the necessity of closing
/ their schools at the end of the sixth
month for rural schools, and eighth
! and one-half month for the high
/ schools. while this meant financial
/ loss none were able to sustain, they
/ showed again their devotion to their
chosen profession by volunteering
/ their services free to their respective
! schools. These marks OF devotion
were deeply appreciated by the pa
irons of our schools throughout the
parish. but let us strive to make such
/ financial provisions in the future that
we NAV show our appreciation by
warding off another such occurrence.
While all our rural schools were or
), deled closed at the end of the sixth
scholastic month, and our high schools
at the end of the eighth and one-hait
month. the following We're operated
for ). longer term: Donaldsonvllle
HIGH School, Oak GROVE High School,
elise Memorial, Sorrento, ST. Amant,
CaIbasss, and Martin schools.
Corps of Teachers.
We employed last session corps
Of sixty-four teachers. In point OF
collegiate training, ability and eS-
, narience. we compare, can safely
saw. with any parish in the state. The
I following table shows the qualiflca-
lions only Of our corps: Tulane Uni
/, yersity graduate, 1; Louisiana State
University graduates, 9; Sophie New
! comb graduates, 2; Louisiana state
4 Normal graduates, "A; ). L: I. !,
I graduate, /; New Orleans Normal
. graduate, | first grade certificate, III
4 special first grade certificate, /; sec
ond grade certificate, ~; third grade
{ certificate, 8. Total, "a.
\ There should be, however, fewer
second grade teachers. As Tar a.
!, third grade teachers are concerned,
: hone to eliminate them completely
! for the session 1918 10. wish to dl
: rect your attention especially to ths
large number Of college and univers
ity graduates. We employed IN al
twenty eight Of them, or ~ per cen
: of the total number OF teachers EN-
; ployed. This is a splendid showing
: and one of the strongest factors II
: : our good school system. When W;
) consider that teachers are OF man.
u types: the half trained boys ami
: GIRLS who teach for q few sessions
{. the teachers who use the profession
= as stepping stone to something NOR.
- remunerative; the inexperienced hlgl
:. school graduates, etc., 1t IS gratifying
- to find such large percentage o
= professionally trained teachers de
~ voting their lives to the most ideal o
: all professions.
j. Teachers Institute.
d Following the Christmas holiday
all the teachers of the parish wer
g assembled in the auditorium OF tn
IS Donaldsonville High School for a on
;el weeks institute. Educational topics
t, having special reference to certal
lie defects in our schools, were assigne
20 to various teachers who opened an
y lead the discussions. These DIS
4 cussions resulted in spirited, thong
l. friendly, debates from which niue
t. benefit was derived. Educational &C
j. dresses were delivered by Superb
se tendent T. Fl. Harris and G. A. Ives
n. high school inspector. / feel that tn
J. time was we'll spent and the plan
i'd good one. At the coming session
to beside the one-week institute, Their
a. will be held at different times an
c. places conferences of high schot
principals, and principals OF rurs
T. schools, to discuss problems that nee
IN IN aft az
E Athletic and Literary Contests.
= : The high schools &isn ed consie
- cradle interest in a and lite
! airy contests during sion, witt
- however, special en- on athle
~ y les. This is greatly desires
:. and should receiver ragemen
- but with equal emp the lite
~ airy features. / fin terest OF
- ly in our high schd very Ii
:. tie, il any at all, in al school
~ This is to be regrety our coul
q try boys and girls systemat
,s, physical training b, il NJ
"a u more, than our tow and girl
= This is due largely short Sc
GO sions usually given our IL school
1 a which terminate Seforg lie paris
~ ~ rally takes place. We $hsl be in
position, next session, loving to
Longer term for all schools to ha,