St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-05-21
Nison-Frederick Co.
Covington, La.

NACVu1 1CuCllIA w.
Covington, La.
A request was received from the
teachers of the Oak Grove school
asking that they might be allowed
to teach an extra day at the close
Of the term to make up for the days
salary they lost by being absent from
the teachers institute held in Slidell
on February 4. 1t was moved by
Mr.. Oswald, seconded by Mr.. Bancks,
that this request be not granted.
Carried. NJ
A communication was read from
Mr.. F. F. Wigginton stating that as
he had moved from the Ninth Ward
he would not be able to serve this
board as member of the Building
Committee appointed at the last
meeting, to have in charge all mat
tiers in conenction with the erection
of the parish training school for ne
groes. Moved by Mr.. Talley, sec
onded by Mr.. Keller, that the Ninth
Ward School Director, and the Sup
erintendent, be authorized to APP
point some one to fill this vacancy.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. Oswald, that in view of the fact
that strong complaint has come from
St. Tammany neighborhood of ward
six objecting to the Peace Grove
school house being used for public
dances, that the hoard go on record
as being opposed to dancing in the
and hereby instruct all school teach
ers and trustees of that ward not
to permit the school houses to be
ustd for this purpose.
Carried unanimously.
Moved by Mr.. Evans, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe, that the following men
be appointed as trustees of the Peace
Grove school, in the Sixth Ward, to
serve until their successors are chos-
en-: Frank Fogg, Allen Welsch and
Jesse Smith. Carried.
A request being read from the pri-
mary teacher of the Savannah
Branch school asking that she be
paid for the three weeks coming be-
tween the dates of the burning Of
the school house and the end of her
contract. It was moved by Mr.. Os-
valid, seconded by Mr.. O'Keefe, that
IN view of the fact that the house had
been burned, and the school closed
through no fault of this board, that
they consider themselves as not be-
ing responsible Tor the teachers sal
or no no ~
and for that reason the request Of
the teacher could not be granted.
Carried.
Moved by Mr.. Bancks, seconded by
Mr.. Oswald, that the Superintendent
be instructed to pay $40 per month
for five months for the rent of the
Pearl River Methodist Church that
was used for class room purposes the
arst part of the year. Upon roll
call all members voted in the affirm
alive excepting Mr.. Levy, Of the
Fourth Ward.
Moved by Mr.. Dancks, seconded by
Mr.. Oswald, that the Superintendent
be instructed when advertising for
bids for operation Of transfers for
the session of 1922 to- ask for
separate bids for term Of one, two
and three years, and the board re-
serving the right to reject all bids,
or to accept bid for one, two or
three years. Carried.
At IL O'Clock, upon motion duly
seconded, it was voted to adjourn
until one-thirty p. m.
Promptly at one-thirty the meet
ing was called to order by N. II.
FitzSimons, president, who called
Mr.. Dutsch, the vice-president, to
the chair.
Moved by Mr.. FitzSimons, second
ed by Mr.. Levy, that, Mr.. A. J. Park
be elected as the principal of the
Covington High School for the ses-
sion of 1921-22. Upon roll call the
following members voted in the af
firmative: Dutscn, FitzSimons, Levy,
Keller. Those voting in the mega
tive: O'Keefe, Talley, Bancks, Os-
valid and Evans, and the motion was
declared lost.
Upon motion by Mr.. Talley, sec
onded by Mr.. Bancks, it was ordered
that the bids for the erection Of the
parish training school for negroes to
be built in the town of Slidell be
opened. Upon opening the bids it
was found that the lowest bid was
for more money than was available
for this purpose, and upon motion by
Mr.. Oswald, seconded by Mr.. Bancks,
it was voted that all bids be rejected
and the building committee be all
thoriZed to re-a lvertise for bids.
Moved by Mr.. Bancks, seconded by
Mr.. O'Keefe, that the superintendent
be authorized to secure large cell
ing far for use at the School Board
office Carried
Mr.. FitzSimons, the president, call
ed the boards attention to the fact
that this parish was soon to lose
the services of a Home Demonstra-
ton Agent, and recommended that
the School Board appropriate 5000
out of the next years funds, as the
parish part of the salary for such an