St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-05-19

current expenses, ana 10 pleuSe tAc
revenues of the current year for the
payfent of such loan;
Therefore be it resolved by the
members of this board, that the pres
ident therefore be and he is hereby
authorized to negotiate with the Ms
cal agent, to-wit, Covington Bank 4
Trust Co., of Covington, La, a loan
Of $4,000, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary to meet salaries, etc.,
now due and to become due until
such time as the taxes shall be col
lected throughout the parish, which
taxes are to be pledged and hypothe-
Gated according to law for the pay
ment of said loan.
The revenues pledged for the pay
ment of said loan are hereby de-
clared to be all revenues of this
board not voted or donated for
special purposes.
Be it finally resolved that the pres
ident be and he is hereby authorized
to execute any and all acts neces-
sary to carry these resolutions INTO
effect. That said loan shall not ma
ture later than January 5, 1918, nor
be for a greater sum of interest than
6 per cent. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Levy seconded by
Mr.. Evans, that Mr.. Millar appoint
a committee to have in charge the
fencing of the whole or part OF the
site of the Waldheim school. Car
| ried.
Mr.. Millar then proceeded to ap-
point Mr.. F. L. Dutsch, Mr.. $. b.
: Rayne and Mr.. A. Lenel.
Mr.. Kahl reported that he had re-
ceiyed a letter from DR.. w. r. Dod-
son stating that lie expected to give
St. Tammany parish special CLUB
agent as soon as he could.
Moved by Mr.. Dutsch seconded by
Mr.. Kahl that the superintendent
be directed to take up with the
Judge and District Attorney the mat
ter of enforcing the compulsory
school attendance law, as it is the
firm determination of this board to
insist upon the strict enforcement OF
this law for the coming year. Car
ried.
1t having been reported to the
school board that the Lacombe
school house is left with windows
up and doors open after church SER
vice; on Sundays, it was voted, on
notion of Mr.. Todd, seconded by Mr.
Evans, that Mr.. John DerX be APP
pointed as committee to look out
or the closing of the building after
uch services and to report to MI
odd any neglect of the care Of tne
] ouse and damage done to 1t In an!
wa. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Millar, seconded oy
Mr.. O'Keefe, that the Ridge schco
house be insured through the Nil
Ison-Frederick Co. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Millar, seconded by
Mr.. Evans, that the sheriff be as'kee
to enforce the collections Of the five
mill special school tax in the District
No. 9 upon all of the taxable prop
! erty of the New Orleans & North
eastern Railroad lying between Or
leans parish and the boundary of the
Distric4 No. s, and with special ref
erence to that part of the bridge
across Lake Ponchartrain, situated
in this parish. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Kahl, that all principals OF rural
schools be required to take the free
correspondence course offered by the
extension department Of the State
University, and conducted under di-
rection of Prof. Wilkinson. Some
other equally as good course may
be substituted. Carried.
The superintendent reported that
/ some months ago he had been in
need of a teacher in the first grade
of the Covington high school and had
learned from 4 circular, No. 372, OF
the State Department Of Education,
that Miss Loula BonneyA of Clinton,
La, held a first grade certificate,
had had seven years experience and
was available. He Immediately en-
gagged her after getting recommen-
dation from Supt. c. E. Byrd, OF
Caddo parish, as to her ability, etc.
The usual contract was made with
her which is subject to the laws Of
the state with reference to certlfl-
Gates. Recently he stated that he
had been informed by the chairman
of che state examining committee
that the certificate held by Miss
Bonney was Of second grade.
| Now, as one of the rules Of the
State Board of Education is that no
teacher shall teach in an approved
high school who does not hold a
first grade certificate or its equiva
lent. The superintendent therefore
wrote the following letter:
Covington, La, April ID, 1917.
Miss Loala Bonney, Covington, La.
Dear Miss Bonnet:-When you be-
gan teaching here l understood that
you held a first grade certificate.
| 1t is a rule of the State Depart
ment of Education that only those
who hold first grade certificates are
eligible to teach in state approved
high schools, and l should not have
engaged you if had not had this
understanding regarding the grade
Of certificate you hold.
| Under these circumstances l very
much regret to say that | am just in
receipt of letter from the office OF
the State Examiner Of Teachers, in
Baton Rouge, stating that your GER
tificate is only of second grade. IT
this be true, it will be absolutely
necessary for me to ask for your
resignation to take effect immedl-
ately. II you have certificate OF
first grade and the Baton Rouge peo-
ple have no record of it, you should
bring it to this Office at once so that
the matter of your qualifications may
be Strengthened out.
Yours very truly,
! ELMER E. LYON,
Sunerintendent