St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-04-14

Due Waldheim District
| 1NO. IL so1.A "
Amount received by Dis
trict No. II ..... 259.25
| Amount still due go. 474.S7
Amt. received by Abita
District No. 10 ..... 928.17
Amt. collected for Abita
| District No. II ..... 453.3O
Amt. overpaid and due
Waldheim 474.S7
| Trusting that you will be able to
| make the proper adjustment so that
each school will be able to get what
belongs to them, I am,
Very truly,
T. E. BREWSTER,
Tax Collector.
Through the kindness of DIR. J. w.
Durell and DR.. Homer Dupre of New
Orleans, ably assisted by our local
doctors, H. E. Gautreaux and j. f..
Bouquet, we have been able to give
the pupils of the high school at Gov
ington a thorough free medical in
spection. 1t does not need any
lengthy arguments from me to con-
vince you gentlement that this was
very fine thing for the school and
that the parents of the pupils as vel
great obligations to these doctors
who gave their time and knowledge
for this purpose. / shall ask that
you express in proper resolution to-
day your appreciation to these doc
tors for their public spirit as shown
by this free work. To those ladies
who assisted the doctors our sincere
gratitude is also due.
According to your instructions and
wish l attended the Convention of
the Superintendent Division of the
National Educational Association
held at Kansas City the last part of
February and first of March. / wish
[ could in few words express to you
the work of such convention. The
| inspiration to be obtained from at
tending meeting of three thousand
of the foremost educators of the ma
ton is no small thing I was able
to talk with men from Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Texas, and all. over the
country. May be pardoned for say
| ing that I came back to St Tammany
parish with better opinion of our
schools in this state than ever be-
fore. l believe We have one of the
| best school systems in this country,
| and all we have to do is to develop
it along the right lines, by keeping
abreast of the times and UP to the
most progressive thought. l heard
men speaking about the wisdom of
| having state adoption of text books
Again ! listened to why it should be
| fine to have state course of study
| or why rural schools should be con-
solidated. Now when you think that
school men are of one mind in this
state on these matters, We can un-
derstand that we are ahead of some
| of our sister states although their
school system is older.
Respectfully submitted.
ELMER E. LYON.
Superintendent.
In answer to the advertisement APP
pearing in the official journal asking
for bids for the purchase of the old
Sun school, Mr.. Walter Pierce APP
| peared before the board and offered
the sum of $40 for the house and
site. Upon motion of Mr.. Millar,
seconded by Mr.. Kahl, the bid was
accepted and deed ordered made and
| signed by the president, provided Mr..
| Pierce offers the cash in not over
forty days from date.
Moved by Mr. Levy, seconded by
| Mr.. Evans, that the board proceed to
| open bids for the sale of the District
| No. 4 School Bonds. Carried
The following bids were opened:
iWhitney-CentralT Trust and Saving
Bank bid:
New Orleans. La, April 3, 1917.
of Directors of Public Schools of
st Tammany Parish, La.
Dear Sir:-In accordance with
your favor of March 26th and our
| conversation over the telephone, we
are pleased to hand you our sealed
bid for the issue of $4,000 of bonds
of School District No. of the parish
! of St. Tammany We are not en-
closing a certified check with our bid
| as you stated over the phone that
this was not required In the event
our bid is accepted, We shall thank
you to let us hear from you prompt
ly and will also ask that you see that
certified transcript of proceedings is
promptly furnished us, so that We
| may complete the transaction with
| out any unnecessary delay.
With kind regards, we remain,
JOHN L. CLOUTUR1ER,
Assistant Cashier.
Interstate Trust and Banking Com
pany bid:
New Orleans. La, April 2, 1917.
Mr.. Elmer E. Lyon, Secretary Perish
School Board, Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-Referring to your offer
of $4,000 st. Tammany parish
school board district No. five per
cent bonds, dated Feb. l, 1917, and
maturing $1,000 annually from Feb.
l, 1918, denomination $500, inter-
est and principal to be payable at
this bank,
Beg to advise that We will paw
100 and accrued interest from date
Of bonds to date of delivery, less
$3.50 for expenses. We will furnish
blank bonds and bear cost of print
| ing same.
In addition to this, we will allow
interest at the rate of per cent per
annum on daily balances. if the pro-
ceeds of the sale are deposited with
us, to be withdrawn only as needed