St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-01-13
OF IN.
SPECTION OF
SCHOOLSOF
PARISH
(By C. ]. Brown.)

st. .Tammany parish lies directly
across Lake Pontchartrain north OF
the city of New Orleans, and has
been until recent years entirely COW
cred with pine forests, and there Is
yet left standing large area Of
virgin timber. The parish is ira
versed by the main line and branch
of the New Orleans Great Northern
Railroad. Except for three or four
good sized towns and a number OF
scattered country settlements. the
parish is thinly populated.
The former inspection of this par
ish was made by Mr.. Foote during
the month of October, more than two
years ago.
The following schools were visited
on this occasion in the order named:
Madisonville-Th is new build
ing only recently occupied ana re-
places an old building OF a very un-
satisfactory kind. 1t contains six
class rooms, library, office, an un-
usually fine auditorium, and is mod
ern in every respect. The building
has not yet been painted for lack OF
funds. It is one-story with q base
ment under its entire area. Patent
stoves will shortly replace all the
box stoves now in use. The equip
ment is at present scant, consisting
of single and double patent desks, a
Louisiana map, a few old charts and
a case containing few books. Com
plete equipment will be added as
soon as funds are available. The
site of four acres is we'll drained and
evidences the wisdom of the school
authorities in thus providing ample
space for play and recreation. water
is supplied by splendid artes1ah
we'll, children drinking directly from
the pipe. There are two good pit
type toilets which will later be re-
placed by a sanitary flush type when
funds permit The session is seven
months. One hundred and two Of
the 112 were present. representing
ten grades. The daily programs
were satisfactory. The playground
is given some supervision; grade
limitation is enforced and the course
of study very we'll followed. The
tests in reading and aritsmetic gave
fairly satisfactory results. Two o.
the four teachers are graduates o.
state institutions, and three OF tht
teachers have taught more than on
year at this school. Conditions a.
Madisonville have certainly improved
wonderfully within the past twt
years, and while there are yet man.
things lacking, we consider the SIT
uation very promising indeed.
Pilgrim Rest-This Is a new, moo
ern and attractive twO-room build
ing recently constructed. 1t con
forms to all of the required stand
ards of architecture. Owing to tn
increased enrolment here, however
the school required third teacher
who is temporarily working In an Oh
building. The equipment consists 0
single and double patent desks,
good supply of pulp board. teachers
desks, some adjustable shades and
case containing a few books. TIL
site Of one acre was clean but un
improved. Water is procured fron
a we'll about seventy-five feet dee
having q force pump, children ustn
individual cups at the spout. Tne-
are two toilets of the deep-pit type
OF the 113 enrolled in seven grades
100 were present An example 9
what compulsory education is doin
in some communities is shown her
by the fact that 63 pupils. or NOR
| than half Of the entire school. ar
enrolled in the 1rst grade. Thef
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