The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-03-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS B0ARD. .czif SUPER
V|SORS OF HANCOCK COUNTYFORMARCH.

Be It remembered THAT Ieguidl
meeting of the Board of Supervisors
of Hancock County was begun and
held a the Court House in the City of
Bay st. Louis Mississippi, on the 3rd
day of March, 1919, being the time
and place by law for holding said
meeting. There were present: H 5.
Weston, President of Board, j. B.
Wheat, R. C. Smith A. j. Mcleod,
and L. J. Favre, associate members;
J. w. Vairin, Sheriff of said County,
and A. A. Kergesien, Clerk of said
Board
Report of John Craft, County Super
intendent of Education.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
ors of Hancock County:
GentIemen:-I respectfully submit
to you the following as my report for
the month of February, 1919. The
following schools have been visited
during said month, showing number
of pupils present at each school on
day of visit, length of time spent at
each school as well as the branches
taught:
ARNON ACADEMY, 1 hour, SO
pupils, entire curriculum taught.
NAPOLEON School, 1-2 hour, n
pupils, entire curriculum taught.
GAINESVILLE School, 1-2 hour.
26 pupils, entire curriculum taught.
WESTONIA School, opened at IL
o'clock; not in session while there.
ARLINGTON School, 1-2 hour, II
pupils, entire curriculum taught.
Some few schools have been closed
in the county on accout of the "fu"
situation, but most of them have now
reported.
/ have also issued 38 pay certifi-
Gates during said month, amounting to
the sum of 81 714.75, of which sum
S1.331.OO was issued for teachers
salaries; $327.71 for transportation
services; $1,000 for library purposes.
JOHN CRAFT,
County Supt. of Education.
Report of Miss Sallie Cirlot, County
Demonstration Agent.
Agricultural College, Miss,
February 25, 1919.
Board of Supervisors, Hancock
County, Mississippi:
My Dear Sirs:-
The first week of this month was
spent in Peabody College, the second
in Hancock County where held five
different meetings, enrolling Club
girls and reorganizing for the year.
/ found quite bit of interest dis
played by the girls, who wished to
be enrolled as Dairy Club members.
went to different schools, and did
not visit in the homes. / have not
completed my enroifments for the
year, but up to date have one hun
dred and seventy-five Club girls en-
rolled. Sixty new ones the week |
was there, and / have received re-
ports from the various schools with
enrollments in them.
The last two weeks are spent at the
Agricultural College at the meeting
of all the County Home Demonstra-
tion Agents in the State.
Respectfully submitted
SALLIE CIRLOT,
County Home Demonstration Agent.
Report of County Farm Agent.
To the Honorable Board of Supervis-
ors Hancock County, Miss:
Gentlemen-Enclosed herewith re-
port as County Demonstration Agent
IOT Lf1e HlOHLH Ol TSDIGdry, 1JIS'
The work has been very much retard-
ed during the month on accout of in
clement weather find that there is
a lot of hog cholera over the county
in various sections. A large number
of hogs have died on account of care
lessness on the part of the owner in
not having them vaccinated. All part
les losing hogs from cholera should
be forced to cremate them or bury
them very deep. l have vaccinated
number of hogs for various parties,
checking it in their herds.
During the month have held a
number of spraying demonstrations
and have sprayed number of orch
ards, and have placed nunber of
nursery trees in various sections Of
the county. Since it has been DEM
onstrated that the San Jose scale can
be controlled by spraying, much in
terest is being taken in the growing
of fruit. / have, during the month,
spent two days in Gulfport, attending
the South Mississippi Agents Annual
District meeting. / have also assis-
ted the farmers in buying 100 tons of
commercial fertilizer at a material
saving in price Ler ton.