St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-05-24

per month.
Assistant to the
superintendent
Following the recommendation of
State Supt. Harris, in his informal
conference with this board last WIN
ter, the matter of employing an as
sistant for the superintendent was
full discussed. 1t is well known to
you all that a great part of the time
of our superintendent is taken up
with Office work, that might we'll be
done by minor clerk, thus leaving
the superintendent great deal more
time for active supervision of the
schools of the parish, and such super
vision should be of the utmost value
to the parish school system. We
therefore recommend that your board
ment of such an assistant to the sup
erintendent.
In this connection your committee
requested Mr.. Lyon to endeaVor to
ascertain for what salary a suita BILE
person for this work might be en-
plOyed, and he will doubtless be able
to give you this information.
Respectfully submitted,
N. H. FITZSIMONS,
H. w. WOODRUFF,
Executive Committee.
Moved by Mr.. Levy, seconded by
Mr. Evans, that Miss Mary Suggs
be elected as elementary school sup
ervisor for II months, beginning
July |, 1919, at a salary of 10000
per month, and all necessary travel
ing expenses incurred while attend
ing to her official duties.
Upon motion Of Mr. Oswald, sec
onded by Mr. Evans, the following
bills having been approved by the
executive committee, were ordered
paid: Jas. H. Jones, $175; C. E.
Schonberg, SOC; w. H. Kentzel, $3.50
Alexius Bros, 1888; Smith Hard
ware Co., $40; L. o. Draper Shade
Co., $4I.44; A. D. Crawford 1882;
]. w. York, So; l. L. Lyons & Co,
$34; Ramires-J ones Printing Co.,
$2.40; sGeo. c. Everett, $34; Nilsson
Fredetick Co., 5000; Thomas &.
Parkea, $609.38; Warren Thomas,
$36.0S; Southern Seating Company,
$514.A2.
iMo&ed by Mr.. Oswald, seconded by
NJ. Talley, that the school transfers
engaged and paid by the parish board
to Transfer school children to the
public schools in this parish be here
by requested and instructed to not
carry passengers of any nature at
the same time that public school
children are riding with them when
ever in doing so the children shall
be crowded or in any other way in
conyenenced. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Bancks, that it is the desire of
this board that the Madisonyille
school shall qualify as Junior High
School beginning with the season of
1919-20, and that the superintend-
ent be hereby instructed and author
lied to attend to such details as may
be necessary to secure the approval
of the State Board of Education and
thus place this school upon the Of
fetal list of Junior High Schools of
the state. Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Talley, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe, that it is the desire of
this board to call parish wide tax
of 2 IL mills to take the place of the
present district taxes and that the
executive committee be hereby re-
quested to work out the details gov
erning this proposed election to be
called at our July meeting and held
tiY1n in tho month nf
The report Of this executive commit
tee shall be placed before the parish
board at their July meeting for their
consideration Carried unanimously
Moved by Mr.. Talley, seconded by
Mr.. Evans, that a donation of $500
be made to the Sun colored school
building fund to be taken from the
fifth ward special fund. Carried.
Upon motion, duly seconded, it was
voted to adjourn for lunch until l: 8
o'clock
In the afternoon the same mem
5ers were present as in the morning
session with the addition Of Geo. R.
Dutsch, director of the first ward
Moved by MIR. Talley, seconded by
Mr. Baneks, that in view of the fact
that the Methodist Church at Pearl
River had been used for school pur-
poses for veriod of 10 months dur
ing the session of 19l7-1S and 1913
10, that 500 be paid to this church
for the rent of this building
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Bancks, that the superintendent
be instructed to equip the Talisheek
school with such domestic science
outfit that he in his own Judgment
may think best, and that the expense
of this shall come from the sixth
ward special tax Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Dutsch, seconded by
Mr.. Talley, that the superintendent
be instructed and authorized to Sc
cure necessary blackboards for the
Madisonville eolored school and that
this board may be used during the
coming summer at the Summer Nor
nal for the colored people to be held
at Madisonville. Carried
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Talley, that the board shall ap-
propriate as much as 1925 towards
the expenses of the Colored Summer
Normal to be held in Madisonyilla