Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-08-28
Books Needed for
Coming Session

The following changes in the
course of study in the city schools
beginning with session of 1919-1920.
Only one year in algebra Tin
eighth or ninth grade) will be re-
quired. The text is Wells and Harris
First Year Algebra. The second
year only in the eleventh grade to
students who expect to go to college
and such others as elect it.
2-Early European Civilization
and Modern European Civilization,
by Ashley, are the two books in for
eign history. To earn the required
unit in foreign history one of these
texts must be pursued for a full ses-
sion. If the other text is pursued
for a half session an additional half
unit will be given, for a full session
one unit. The World War and What
Was Behind 1t, by Bennett, may be
pursued for a half session in any
grade, for which half unit will be
given. There is no change in re-
gard to United States History and
Civics.
3-There are two books in the his
tory of literature: Introduction To
American Literature and introduce
ton to English Literature, by Paint
er. These texts are to be purchased
by the school and placed in the IL
brary in sufficient numbers to meet
the needs of the school. They are to
be used as handbooks or reference
books in connection with the work
in literature throughout the four
years.
ITO earn the unit in a biologi-
cal science, the student may pursue
botany for one session or zoology for
one session, or half session of two
of the following: Botany, zoology
and physiology. One-half unit each
will be given in the science group for
commercial geography or physical
geography, but these units are not
to be counted in lieu of the above
unit in biology.
Exchange your Nicholson's School
Algebra for Wells and Hart. The
old algebra is worth 81 cents. Ex-
change your Wentworth's Plane Ge-
ometry for Wentworth Smith, ex-
change price 38 cents. Exchange
your old chemistry for new, exchange
price 88 cents. Exchange old phys
les for new, exchange price So cents.
Brooks and Hubbard COMPOSITION
and rhetoric exchange for Miller and
Pelmer's High School English, ex-
change price "a cents. You may ex-
change Botsford's Ancient History
and Myers Medieval History for the
Ashley Histories, exchange prices rs
and 80 cents. Exchange Adams
Commercial Geography for Red
ways Commercial Geography, ex-
change price 81 cents.
Buy no books except list from
teacher.
1t is very important that every
pupil in the city that expects to go
to school this session be present the
first day. We would not object if |
all parents came the first day. You
should see and know who teaches |
your child. School will not be in |
session more than two hours the first |
day. Faculty meeting at 8 D. m.
Children in the Pleasant Hill |
school district in the first, second,
third and fourth grades, south of
Sixth street and west of Avenue r,
are expected to go to the Pleasant
Hill school Children in the Rich
school district, below the
fourth grade, will go to the Richard
'ontown school. Columbia street
school will have all children in the i
,irst, second and third grades. All
children south of Bogue Lusa creek,
n the fourth and fifth grade and
.bove, not provided for in the above,
will go to the Central school. The
'ther schools will take pupils as last
ear.
believe the School Board has Sc
eeted the highest type of teachers
hat have ever taught in the city.
1ery few schools, if any, in the state
an boast of as many normal and col
ege graduates as We have among our
eachers for this session. The School
'oard and teachers ask the cooper
ton of every parent in making this
banner school year. See that your
hid is in school every day. Do not
xpect hired teacher to have more
lterest in your child than you have.
i've them place of quiet to study
Or at least an hour every night.
.elp the child to form habits of study
arly in life. A determination and
will to study is worth a ton of
nits and ream of certificates in
ny college or university in the land.
F. c. RATLIFF, Superintendent.