The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-07-12


Patterson-Vacant. principal: Va
cant, LIST assistant; Vacant, End assis-
tant; Annie Rogers, Esther Rentrop.
high school; Kate Gibbons, Nettie
Adams. Lera Bryant. Maud Martel,
Marie Seghers, Miss Gausse' in, Inez
Biossat, Vacant, grade.
Calumet-Ella Moore, principal.
Bourgville Mrs. Bessie Tolanl,
principal.
Morgan Cny-L. A. Law, principal;
Inez Wilson, lst assistant; Vacant,
End assistant; Clara Robbins, domes-
tic science; Martha Foster, history;
frankie Woods, english Vacant,
music and art Annie Lynch, It'll
grade Halle Bibbins, 9th grade
Vacant, 9th grade; Alfredo Golden.
Blanche Angelica, 9Th grade; Vacant
4th grade; Cora Hebert, 4th grade;
Ruth Hymel. Gladys Adams. Bird
grade; Nobia 4pbicheaux End grade:
Hazel Smyly, LIST grade; Elise Cen
eaux, Fannie O'Niell, primary.
Ramos - Ella McLeil IN. principals;
Marjorie Kuhlman, grade.
Glen Orange - Henrietta Brown,
principal.
Amelia School-Edna Aucoin. prin-
cipal.
Rock Bayou-vacant. principal
Bodin-BesSi Boudreaux, priucl-
pal.
Alberta School--Agnes Broadhead,
principal.
Berwick-Vacant, principals: Eiz l.
beth Bryant, Ethel Bailey Frances
Carr, Lizzie Gashia, stella Buud-
reaux, Refine Mayer. grade.
Moved by Mr.. II. L. Jolley, second
ed by Mr. G II. Green and unlni-
mouSly carried, that the teachers as
recOmma ended by Supt Lhas Gutt,
appointed
Moved by Mr.. William Folse. sec
ended by Mr.. C. H. Green, and unan-
imously carried. that the Superin-
tendent secure plans and specifica
tons for a three-room Domestic Sci
ence Building to be erected at Pat |
terson, Louisiana. When plans and
specifications have been received, to |
advertise for bids. let contract, and |
proceed with the construction of the
building. The building to be paid
for out of the funds of the Fifth |
Ward Special Tax.
Moved by Mr.. William Folse, Sec
onded by Mr. F. D. Winchester, that
a Domestic Science Department be
added to Patterson High School. Mo
ton unanimously carried.
Moved by Mr.. C. II. Green, sec
onded by Mr.. F. d. Winchester, and
unanimously carried that CONNER
cial Department be added to the Nor
gan City High School.
Moved by Mr. William Folse, sec
onded by Mr.. F. d. Winchester, that
the salary of the Superintendent be
made 100000 per year beginning July
/, 1919. Roll call showed the fol
Green, C. A. Aycock. William Folse,
H. l.. jolly, F. D. Winchester, ]. d.
Enrich. Yeas 6, nays, none, absent,
A communication was received
from Bishop W. P. Thirkield of the
Methodist Episcopal Church stating
that he would recommend to the
Freedmans' Aid Board as follows:
THAT the grounds and buildings of
Gilbert Academy be turned over to
the Board of Education of ST Mary
Parish and the State Board. to be
by them in the interest
of the education of the colored PEG.
pie, under such guarantee as would
insure the carrying out of program
Of education in English and in Agri- ::
culture.
"The condition named was that the ,
buildings be repaired and kept in
good condition. | further agreed to ,,
secure campus of twenty-five acres
and to present the urgent plea of the
local constituency for thirty-five or
forty acres for school purposes. A
plot Of land for the church l.
and one building to serve as a Church l.
Community House, with parsonage,
s reserved. May | say that in con.
ference with one OF the leading au.
'horities Of cur State on Agricultural
Education, he stated that for success :
Jul demonstration work twenty five
acres would be ample and better
serve the purpose than a much larger t
BODY of land. a
This program seems to me to offer /
. fine opportunity to St Mary Parish. t
Cor forty years our church has car S
led the burden Of primary education u
It Baldwin. An accumulated debt Is "
lue the colored people in the inter- II
st OF education, for the taxes rest
lot only on the landowner. but on
he people whose hands till the land. ii
"Furthe, more broad, generous pro- c.
ram will hearten all the colored peo- 0
lie OF the Parish. serve TO allay the n
rowing spirit of unrest, shown in the h
xodus, and will train a body of col re
red people with such a knowledge Of O.
griculture, as will add to the value Il
+ Ill lands in tho pa ri ali -
The following resolution was intro 4
uced by MIR. &. a. Aycock, second I
d ty Mr.. !. d. Ehrlich and unani-