The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-04-14
Dutchtown High School.


Dutchtown High School.
This school makes use of three
buildings, all in the same yard. The
main building is single story frame
house substantially constructed and
contains five classrooms, an audi
torium, an office for the principal, and
two storerooms. The classrooms are
large, airy, and comfortable; the
auditorium is of fair size, well fur
nished, and attractive; the principals
office is well kept, well furnished,
and contains complete, accurate in
formation regarding pupils work,
plans for the school, financial trans
actions, and all other matters con-
cerning the business of the schooT;
the storerooms take care of such ma
terial as the school needs at times out
which should not be found drifting
about the halls and other portions Of
the building, as is toe "equently the
case. The domestic economy cottage
| is neatly kept, well distributed, ap-
propriately finished and furnished.
The primary building contains four
classrooms, two ofs which may pc
thrown into one by shifting the par
tition, this large room being used by
the little folks as rest and recrea-
! tion room when the weather is too in
clement to permit of outdoor sports.
The equipment, throughout, is salts
factory. Much attention is paid to
sanitary conditions. The work OBJ
served (which was limited, due to our
| late arrival, which, in turn, was due
to the very bad condition OF the
roads) came well up to required
/ standards. The faculty is capable
and very much interested in their
work. Several literary societies
have been organized among the pu-
pills and their work is carefully su-
pervised by the teachers. The recess
periods are spent in organized play
/ in which every child and every teach
err is required to take part. The
closets are kept clean. A deep Well
furnishes good water to the school.
| A gratifying and noticeable feature
in this community is the wholesome
unity of interest manifested by the
community for the school. The prln-
cipal has but to indicate what the
needs of the school are and, immedi-
ately, the community responds. The
next big step in the line of progress
planned by the principal is the build
ing of large shed where horses and
carriages may be sheltered. We are
told that when this will have been
done, large number of pupils living
some distance from the school will at.
tend here. It is also planned to IN
stall windmill to furnish water tt
elevated tanks. This will provide
running water for the laboratory anc
drinking fountains, and for sanitar.
closets. The enrolment in the higl
school department is forty-seven; il
the grades, 223. Three teachers d
the high school work; four, the grad
work. Additional teaching force
now needed, but will probably not b
provided until next session.
Gonzales High School.
This is three-story frame built
ing containing nine rooms, includin
the auditorium, laboratory, and Il
room originally intended for the
brary The house is painted, makes
good appearance, is substantial, bu
with the present enrolment, it is We
much too small. The whole school
handicapped for want of room. e
equipment can be said to be just fai
the laboratory and library are bo
inadequately furnished. With the
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