St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-10-19
SCHOOL BOARD

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services of the children could be used
to best advantage on the farms.
again invite your attention 20 this
matter. Whether the schools are
operating or not, the farmers are
going to require that their children
help make and harvest the crops, and
we should recognize the fact. and Or
ganize the schools in sympathy with
1t. The children will be most need
ed during the spring and fall months.
This suggests that the school terms
should fall in the summer and WIN
ter, leaving the children free to work
on the farms during the planting ana
harvesting seasons.
am inclined to believe that the
city schools could wisely organize
on this basis, for there will probably
be a demand next year for the SER
vices of city boys who have enrolled
in the Boys Working Reserve.
3. Where it is demonstrated that
the services of the larger boys are
school session, these bays should De
required for farm labor, during the
school session, these boys should be
excused from their school duties and
made to suffer in their school stand
ing as little as possible. :.
4. Still another alternative would
be to shorten materially the school
session in order to make available
labor for farm operations. This we
wish to avoid. IL possible, and | think
we can IL the suggestions above are
favorably acted upon.
Yours sincerely,
T. H. HARRIS.
State Superintendent.
The following resolution was in
troduced by Mr.. Woodruff. who NOV
ed its adoption. 1t was seconded by
MIR. Evans and unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas, there are numerous
children in the parish of st. Tam
many that are not going 60 school;
and,
Where's, 1t is necessary and essen
tial that the children of st. Tammany
parish be given an education that
they may become good and valuable
citizens; and,
zWhereas, the compulsory education
law can be enforced and should %
enforced, A61lE
Therefore, be it resolved, that we,
the school board Of the parish OF st.
Tammany do hereby erQuest the Dis
trict Attorney to charge the grand
Jury at its next legal session to en-
force the compulsory education law.
Be it further resolved, that copy
of this resolution be sent to the Dis
trict Judge, District Attorney and
foreman of the grand jury.
Moved by Mr.. Woodruff and sec
onded that the treasurer be instruct
ed to pay from the frat available
funds from the Eth District special
tax fund note to be signed by patrons
and friends OF the Pearl River school
for the purpose OF raising money to
finish paying for the building CT a
school house to take the place Of
the one burned there last fall.
Carried.
The following letter was read by
the secretary:
Baton Rouge, Oct. 2, 1913.
Dear Superintendent:
Act 12O Of 1916 requires that the
school census be taken next spring.
I-have ascertained that the necessary
books to contain the names OF the
educables will cost approximately
four times as much as they did four
years ago. To this cost must be
added about $4,000 or more, for
doing the work OF making up the
list of names of children.
The question has arisen as to
whether or not the law should be
disregarded at this time, and. in
stead Of taking the school census
next spring. we should ues for the
next four years the school census
OF 1915 as the basis for the distribu-
ton of all state school funds.
After you have consulted the pres
ident and as many of the members
OF your board as you can reach
kindly indicate on the paper blank