St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-12

| teacher rust the amount OF the cost
Of this stove. II we are asked to
pay for it. You understand that no
stove mean no school.
| The third room Of the Pilgrim
Rest school has been competed and
will be opened next Monday with the
! three teachers. We will have to
wait until next year before we get
more than a common box stove for
! heater l feel certain that we may
/ look for trouble in keeping up the
proper average attendance at this
school but will reduce the number
| of teachers as the attendance drops.
| am certain that you all were
Pleased with the sight Of the new
| Educational Building at the Pari b
Fair Grounds. You, Of course, real
lied that this building gives the
school children a place to exhibit
their work l desire to give credit
here for the hard W TX and earnest
effort put forth by the building com
mittee composed of Mrs. J. c. Burns,
Mr.. c. NJ Liddle and Mr.. H. A.
Mackie Mrs. Burns deserves special
credit for her constant efforts along
| this line. Dozens Of letters and per
sonal interviews have come from her
with the object of securing funds
for this building. Work for the
school children appears to be two
thirds of Mrs. Burns existence and
will have an educational building for
years to come to enjoy and by SO
| doing will make Mrs. Burns happy.
| Mr.. Liddle secured the first dona-
ton for this purpose and worked
hard, while Mr.. Mackie deserves no
less credit. Now while donations OF
lumber and cash were made literally
still we find that balance is still
due on the cost of the building to
the amount of about $3.50, and we
must continue to work that this may
be raised. Please take in mind that
| this building has been Quilt for both
public and private schools and
funds from the friends Of both kinds
| of school have been given and prom
ised.
You will remember that We allow
ed in our budget for ur teachers
| At Folsom school for a term OF five
months. | have been able thus fal
| 20 secure only three teachers and
some of the patrons have asked me
# we could give them the amount
equal to a fourth teacher for five
| months, and let this amount go to-
| ward a longer term OF school with
| he three teachers. | submit this
! question to you today for an answer.
/ regret to be obliged to repor
more trouble with the Slid-l schoo-
building. The toilets have nevel
| given perfect satisfaction since the
house was built. Now the troub BILE
| las reached such state that the
lealth authorities will be compelled
to shut up the school if we do no.
10 something to remedy the condl-
.on5. In order that l might make
some intelligent recommendations tt
GU today l have had an expert from
Jew Dreams inspect the entire SAM
airy sys EN- and make recommends
IONS to me. | feel that it is not
lght for US to continue to pay none!
each year on these toilets and thel
lot have any permanent relief.
And this is just what We have
oeen doing thus far.
OF course We have no funds OF
lource for funds to pay this expense
except the old 9th ward IL mil
,pecial tax, and this fund has all ii
an do this present school year. II
1ou are willing l believe that the
oca. men at Slidell will arrange t.
! AXE care of the obligation until this
| BOARD is in a position to take it W
from next years income from the
special tax. / would recommend
hat you instruct me to pay from the
rst available money in this fund,
my debt that may be cause by max
ne the necessary repairs to this tot
ct system.
| State Superintendent Harris has
called a meeting of the president ot
all parish school boards and the sup
| erintendents to meet in Baton Rouge
on January 18th for the purpose OF
trying to decide upon some course O.
action to secure more money for the
school purposes. l trust that you
Will feel able to have this board wei.
| represented at lnlS uleetlAS.
Each year after the schools OF the
irst ward open we are deluged witt
requests to either have a schoo-
opened I'D at Goodbee depot or t.
transfer all of the Edwards pupils t.
jacksonville. So that we may give
proper consideration to this matte.
md also that We may make our de-
,isions before school opens, l an
going to recommend that we con-
;ider the matter of transferring ali
pupils from the Turnpike from Good
! bee depot by auto-truck to Madison
Vile. feel that we can receive pc
titions at our April meeting as to the
wishes of the people in this neigh
oorhood. OF course, we do not ex'
oect to convey less than we are now
am pleased to report that tht
new Vaudeville school house !
completed and has been accepted b.
the architects and the building COM
mittee. am sure that you will al
agree when you see it that they have
as nice schoo. as any in the par
Ssh. and one prominent builder say
that the workmanship IS better thar
hat of any other school in the par
ssh. AS this mas Helped to bull
two of them l feel that his 1udg
ment should be good. Mr.. Levy ant
the whole town of Vaudeville exten'