St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-07-20
SCHOOL BOARD
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not expect to keep I'D the schools
during the war, beg to submit an
extract from statement sent out
from Washington and signed by the
entire cabinet of President Wilson
and the United States Commissioner
of Education. 1t is as follows:
"The entire spirit of the admins
tration in Washington is and has
been from the beginning, that the
war should in no way be used as an
excuse for giving the children any
less education, in quantity or quality,
than they otherwise would have had,
but on the contrary, that the schools
should do everything possible to in
crease their efficiency, to the end that
the children now in school may at
the conclusion of their course be even
better qualified than ever before to
take up the duties and responsible
ties of life. Both the present de-
mands of the war emergency and the
prospective demands of the necessary
readjustments inevitable to follow,
emphasize the need of providing IN
full measure for the education of all
the people.
There appears nothing in the
present or prospective war emery
ency to justify curtailment in any
respect Of the sessions of elementars
schools, or of the education of the
boys and girls under IA years OF
age, and nothing should serve as ali
excuse for interference with progress
sive development of the school sys-
tenn"
The Lacombe school is going to
need new pupils desks and one for
the teacher for the second room that
was used for the first time last year
As has been the case we have nc
money available for this work ex-
cepting the general fund that be-
longs to all of the wards and cannot
be used without special vote by
your board.
Some time ago you received an
offer from Mr.. H. S. Hutchinson, at
Maud, to sell you the school house
there for $3.50, together with two
lots of ground, each 60x120 feet, and
agreeing to paint the house free OF
cost if you would buy it. You have
a petition from majority of ths
patrons asking that you make thi,
purchase. At your meeting held las
October you laid the matter over for
future action and it would be III
order for you to take it UP at this
meeting, il you desire.
For the. past two years we have
had a state compulsory school at
tendance law on our statutes. Dur
ing that time we have had dozens
that law. We have had several doz-
en- of these violators before our grand
jury with every evidence against
them, even to the confessing Of guilt
by the guilty parties. But this has
lead to no convictions or prosecu-
ton. These conditions have tended
to injure our schools, to produce an
added disrespect for state laws and
reduce the confidence in the Ct ID IN
tentions of our officials.
Because of the fact that our teach
ers work is less effective the parish
school teachers did, at their meeting
held on February 8, 1913, pass the
following resolution, which l desire
spread upon the minutes OF this
meeting, as follows:
Whereas, the State Legislature OF
Louisiana has passed a compulsory
school law, which is supposed to have
been in effect during the pest two
years; and,
Whereas, from experience as teach
ers and conversation with patrons
we find there is a general disregard
tor the law; and,
Whereas, the Grand Jury has fail
ed to find indictments for the offend
ers; and,
Whereas, because of this state Of
affairs the law seems to lack force;
and,
Whereas, we believe the law To be
a good one and that just and fair
enforcement of this law wpuld be Of
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