St. Tammany farmer., 1917-12-08

dues were 10 cents month and they
gave entertainments to raise money
\ for the building of the school. The
school was erected and ready for the
! October term. 1t was paid for in
three years by this School Society.
On July 4, 1904, the first celebra-
ton on that holiday in Slidell, was
given. 1t was a barbecue and given
on the new school grounds. State
Supt. of Education J. B. Aswell was
present and addressed the people. A
brass band from New Orleans and
dancing made the day jolly one.
Mrs. Carrie Crawford was the
chairman of the ice cream commit
tee. She and the others on her COM
mittee made and froze so gallons Of
ice cream. This was every bit sold
and the sum of $3.50 was made on
that day OF this amount 1892 was
clear profit. This went toward the
building fund.
The new school cost $500, Of
which 5000 was given by the school
board, the balance was paid by the
School Society.
Mrs. Hattie Hughes was employed
as the first principal of the new
school, She had three assistants.
The following year it was thought
best to have a man principal. Prof.
Fenton was employed.
Many others in Slidell besides my
self can look back over the past
twenty-five years, and marvel at the
rapid advancement in the education
al system. Imagine having no pub
lie school building g--using make-shifts
filled with uncomfortable, rough
benches, and only a three months
term, as compared with our school
today.
This advancement has convinced
me that woman's sphere is where
she can do the most good for man
kind, and is not confined to the
hoe alone. Had it not been for the
work of the public spirited women of
Slidell, our school of today could not
have attained its present efficiency.
Just a ward for our school of to-
day. / appreciate deeply this fine
building and its splendid equipment.
I appreciate the good work Of our
Ward Director, Hon. c. NJ. Liddle,
who has SO unselfishly devoted his
time and energy for the betterment
of our school. l am proud of our
school today. l am proud of its ef-
ficient teachers headed by Prof H.
U. Baker, whose good work in the
school will never be forgotten in
Slidell.
Prof. H.. U. Baker, who had just
returned from his trip North, gave
a description of his journey, dwell
ing particularly on school playground
and discipline exercises in the dif-
ferent schools visited at Gary. Ind,
Chicago, ILL.,, and Madison, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Leinhard, of
New Orleans, and Miss Eloise Mar
mion, of Pass Christian, Miss, were
visitors to Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Sc
bastian, last Sunday.
Mrs. F. Salmen, Miss Ellarose Sal
men, Mrs. c. Cunningham, attended
the wedding in New Orleans of Miss
Mary Grassin to Lieut.. Maunsel w.
Wilkinson, son Of the late DR.. J. B.
Wilkinson. Miss Salmen was brides
maid and the only attendant.
Mr.. c. NJ. Tilley left Monday on a
business trip to Mobile and Laurel.
Miss Edna Arnold is in receipt of
a piece Of German air plane gasbag
from somewhere in France" which
makes us feel as though we are not
so far away from the battlefields,
though more than three thousand
miles distant.
The Southern Railway is taking
on girl clerks wherever possible TO
replace men called to service. Agt.
W. A. Parker now has two young
ladies, Miss Florence Guzman and
Miss King. on his clerical force, ana