St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-21
PROCEEDINGSOF
SCHOOLBOARD
FEBRUARY
18TH
Secretary Calls Attention to
Erroneous Assessments
and Law Applied.
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE SESSION
Miss Suggs Makes Interest
ing Report on Spell
ing Test Results.
Covington, La, Feb. 13, 1920.

ing lest Results.
Covington, La, Feb. 13, 1920.
The St. Tammany Parish Schoo
Roard met in regular session in tho
office of the superintendent on the
above date with n. H. FitzSimons,
nresident, in the chair, and the fol-
Loving members present: I. }. "
Keefe, ward 2; N. H. FitzSimon.
ward 8: H. H. Levy, ward 4; w. w.
Talley. ward 5; Dave Evans, ward
6. J. II, Keller, ward 7; Geo. F.
Rancks, ward 8; VIM. Oswald, ward
10 Absent: G. R. Dutsch, Wardl
On motion of Mr.. Levy, seconded
by Mr.. Bancks, the minutes OF the
last meeting were approved as print
ed in the official journal.
The superintendent read the fol-
lowing report, and upon motion OF
Mr. Levy, seconded by Mr.. Evans,
n was received and ordered spread
upon the minutes:
Covington, La, Feb. 13, 1920.
To the Honorable President and
Members of St. Tammany Parish
School Board:
Gentlemen:-I beg to submit the
following as report OF the condl-
tion of the schools of the parish:
The following letter has been re-
ceived by me, which explains itself:
Baton Rouge, Jan. 22, 1920.
Supt. E. E. Lyon, Coyington, La.
Dear Sir:-Yours of the 18th i'll
regard to Improvements made at the
jacksonville school. | wish to say
that upon the presentations you
make in this letter we are placing
this school upon the list of Junior
High Schools Of the state.
With good wishes, | am,
Yours truly,
c. A. IVES.
For your information | will say
that the Madisonville school is MAX
ing good progress under the dire:-
ton of a very conscientious princi-
pal and five assistants. | believe we
,are having the most successful term
in the history of the school.
The new Sand Hill school is now
being occupied. | have secured ini
them new heater, new teaches
desk and chair, and new book case.
1t seems almost imperative that new
window shades be secured in order
to save the strain upon the pupils
eyes that is sure to come with the
warm, bright days Of spring. Miss
Sugg, the elementary school super
visory, spent day at this school
recently and reports that with all
things considered, they are probably
doing the best work in this school
of any in the parish.
All of the schools in the second
ward seem to be running smoothly.
| have placed a second teacher in the
Savannah Branch school, and wish
to recommend that second room be
built at this school with the irst
available funds. 1t should be be-
fore the beginning Of our next school
session. Of course you know that
the second ward tax fund expires
with the 1919 taxes, and | wish TO
urge upon you the wisdom of calling
special three mill tax to take the
place of the expiring fiVe-mill tax.
In fact / do not believe that this
second room for Savannah Branch
school can be built unless this special
tax is renewed.
The roof of the Folsom school wa"
repaired several months ago by Mr
Bernard COMMENCE who guaranteed.
IN his contract, that the roof would
not leak for two years. NotWith-
standing this guarantee the roof
still leaks badly, but l have been un-
aDie, after repeated attempts, to get
Mr.. COMMENCE to make his guaraa-
Tee good and repair the roof again.
The Union Grove school needs a
new chimney, and l believe this
should be attended to just as soon
as the present term Of school closes.
l am having new we'll driven ct
the Pilgrim Rest and Union Grove
schools. The old wells at these
schools have been nothing but a
a source of expense and constant
trouble ever since | have served as
your superintendent, and | am de-
lermlned, if possible, to see that The
new wells will be in a condition to
prevent this constant expense.
AT the Onward school | have pur-
chased a new pump and also new
pooK case for the primary room
For the third ward there is very
Lille news of Importance excepting
the TACT that new domestic science
epaspment has been supplied, and
aaultions are being made to the il
orafies as rapidly as books can be
secured from the publishers.
Five years ago when our new Cow
ihs'on school was built we had four
vacant rooms. Now We have every
rom occupied and even the two new
iooms that have been built SINCE
tnen and are being used. In this
oohhectlon | wish to say that if this
senooi IS to grow and expand in the
.uture as it has in the past | believe
we should erect a frame building to
nolo the domestic science depart
Ment and also large enough for a
manual training department for the
pvoss' You understand now that We
"a'e nothing for the boys to cor
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