St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-01-13
Budget.
1880

I
Total ........... 1880
! 1t is my understanding that you
wish to have the school in operation
in January Immediately after the
public school opens. This will be
satisfactory to me and to the teacher
have selected for you.
As principal of the Slidell high
school, shall expect to observe and
| direct the work Of this department
as do the various grades of the day
| school and be ready to offer sugges-
lions or assistance to the teacher
that may seem necessary for the bet
ter administration of the work.
Further l shall expect the pupils OF
the school to be answerable to me In
case of discipline that may be too
| strenuous for the teacher in charge.
For the above, however, l shall ex-
pect no compensation.
For the curriculum l suggest:
Arithmetic, English, spelling and
writing. This will provide quite a
sufficient amount of work to fit the
two hours contemplated and it will
be possible to develop and expand
the schedule as demand arises.
l suggest that the arithmetic be
made very practical, that 1t consist
most largely of the simpler and most
fundamental part of the subject, and
that an effort be made to secure
strong analytical power from a large
range of mental problems. This
course should be one, in my opinion,
that boys who left school in the
third grade might with proper effort
be able to grasp, and still be course
of such worth that a high school boy
might find it profitable.
The English, / suggest could con-
sist of reading and Language, no
formal. grammar should be attempt
I'd, but a vigorous campaign against
he common errors of speech should
De rwaged. Further an attempt to
levelop an ability to write the usual
,orms of correspondence will be
made The reading and basis of
language work might very probably
)e the daily paper, and l suggest
hat the pupils be provided with one
Of the best composed New Orleans
laily papers. This paper should be
uniform among them-that they
shall all have the same paper. I
should hesitate to dictaet the paper,
as it may develop that majority of
the boys have certain dailies coming
into their homes at present, and the
could be made the basic reading anc
involve the smallest added expense
Or change OF papers.
For spelling, the lists of carefully
selected words sent out by the State
Department of Education can be
used with great profit.
For writing, the Palmer method
of muscular movement writing jus
established in the schools, might be
used profitably.
The above suggestions are all ten
tative and may need considerable
adoption to the needs of the young
sters who present themselves for en-
collment.
1t is further understood that these
Or future arrangements shall be in
conformity with the agreement made
between the Slidell Shipbuilding Co.
and Supt. E. E. Lyon, for the Parish
School Board.
Wishing you all success in this
important work, l am,
Yours very sincerely,
H. U. BAKER.
Covington, La, Jan. l, 1917
Capt. H. B. Saunders, Manager Sill
dell Shipbuilding Co.
Dear Sir:|I am in receipt of the
copy of letter to you from Mr.. H. U.
Baker, principal of the Slidell High
School, and am glad to say that his
ideas as expressed in his letter are
very acceptable to me.
l feel perhaps it may be we'll to
state that should the teacher select
ed for this night school be one of tn
regular day school teachers We will
feel necessary to watch close in order
to notice if this extra work makes
her efficiency less in the day work,
because of having more than she can
do. OF course we will consider hel
first duty to be to do good day work.
You will please accept our per
sonal appreciation for this public
spirited work your company is un-
dertaking, and consider me anxious
to cooperate with you in any way
possible.
] shall make a complete report 0
our plans to the Parish School Board
1t their next regular meeting to re
held at their next regular meeting
on January 5, 1917.
Very truly yours,
ELMER E. LYON,
Superintendent
On December s, Z, 8, Mr.. C. J.
Brown, Chief State Rural School In
spector visited this parish and at his
request we visited, the Madisonvills.
Pilgrim Rest, Union Grove, Wald-
helm, Progress, Sun, Onward and
Folsom schools. At each school Mr..
Brown conducted such tests and ex-
aminations as he desired and as are
being conducted by the state in
spectors in other parishes. The re-
suits showed that while we may not |
be worse than many parishes. still
we have many children who should |
give more time to the simple opera
lions of addition, subtraction, null
tiplication and division, in order that |
hey may become accurate and more
rapid.
In speaking of the schools in the |
state that the roofs of the Savannah |
Branch and Sun schools leak. Now,
Is the first mentioned is only about |
! year old and the principal OF the |
Sun school states that it has leaked |
ever since it has been occupied, l !
EEL that grave difficulfv Starns us