St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-09-03
SCHOOLS WILL
OPEN MONDAY
WITH LARGE
ATTENDANCE
Growth in the School At
tendance Makes Present
Building Inadequate.
MUST KEEP UP
WITH ACCREDITED
List Of Teachers Now On
the Rolls Of St. Tam
many Parish.


Public schools open Monday, with
promise of the largest attendance
we have ever had. Last year there
were in the -Covington high school
227 boys and 270 girls. There were
35 pupils entered in the first grade
for the first time, not counting the
children attending from outside.
This attendance will probably be
augmented by the new extension Oh
transfer service. A general survey
impre5ses the tact that our school
building is too small for the service
required. The domestic science room
is overcrowded. Two rooms are
needed. The library room is in use
as a class room, the books being
taken out and stored in small room
on the third floor, same as last year.
In order to be an accredited high
school the library should have 800
folumes, exclusive Of duplicates and
government publications and books
for the elementary grades. We have
430 Tulane has made ruling that
it will accept a certificate from no
high school that is not on the lis;
OF Southern accredited schools. In
order to get on this list there are
certain rules and regulations that
high schools must meet, such as that
three-quarter of the teachers must
be graduates OF colleges and mus.
have had one year Of teaching when
they come into this school, and no
teacher must be required to teacl
more than five periods nor have more
than 80 pupils in class. These re-
quirements can hardly be met with
the present building. We have ou1-
g1own it.
1t is suggested that pupils in the
senior class should discuss with the
principal at opening of the term the;
number of high school units already
made, so they will know the mum Der
CT points remaining for them to COM
plete the graduation. II the pupil
will do this it will lessen the work
of the principal.
Among the new teachers are Miss
Buford Gillis, Latin and mathe-
matics, who has had fifteen or more
We. rs experience; Miss Magnolia
Thorn, high school sciences, had the
same work in Slidell last year, and
has held the position of principal
in high schools; Miss Marguerite Cal
houn, teacher Of Enggiish, has been
doing post gradute work at Peabody
Normal, Nashville, Tenn; Miss Ed
wilma Suddath, who has the over
flow from second and third grades,
formerly taught in Shreveport.
Mr.. Stanford Behrens has been
made parish school board member
from the First Ward, vice Mr.. Geo.
r. Dutsch, resigned Mr.. Ditsch
has been appointed registrar Of
voters.
The Central high school will be
built by George H. Sticker. It will
cost $S,887. Next lowest bid was
by Roscoe & Jones, $40, 10000.
Abita Springs-Mrs. O. Schnnei-
deau, principal; Miss B. Schellhaas,
grades / and 2; Miss B. Estopina',
grades and 4; Miss Edna Davis,
grades and 6.
Audubon-Mrs. J. w. Davis, prin-
cipal; Miss j. Turner, grades / and
9; Miss Lena Moran, grades 3 and 4
Benton-Mrs. Carrie T. Porter,
principal.
Bonfouca-Miss Ida Watson, priE-
cipal; Miss Matte Carruth, assistant.
Central Mr. r. W. Kemp, princi-
pal; Miss Julia O'Berry, assistant:
grades / and 2; Miss Zella Sharp,
grades 3, 4 and 5.
: Covington-Mr. A. j. Park, princi-
pal; Miss Ruth Burns, home econom-
les; Miss Magnolia Thorn, sciences;
Miss Marguerite Calhoun, English
and history; Miss Buford Gillis,
Latin and mathematics; Miss Pearl
grade Z; Miss M Birch,
grade 6; Miss Edna Close, grade 5;
grade 6; Miss Edna Close, grade 8,
Miss C. Fitzsimons, grade a; Miss
Marie L. Arnaud, grades and 8;
Mrs. V. q. Young, grade 3; Miss
Eliza Stockton, grade 2; Miss Ed
wilma Sudduth, grades 2 and 3; Mrs.
Marie L. Evans, grade LIB; MISS
Derveloy, grade la.
Folsom-Mr. Geo. w. Varnado,
and q; Miss B. MCGOWAN, grades 9
and a. Mrs Edna V. Burns, grades
. and 6.
Lacombe-Miss Eleanor Borey,
Madisonville-M Mayme Pay
singer, principal; Miss Lucy Perk-
ms, grade /; Miss Mary Ruth Sauls,
grade Q; Mrs. L. De1honde, grades )
and a; Miss Nora Holley, grades
and s.; Miss Jessie Dutsch, grade Z.
Vaudeville Eleanor Rayne.
principal; Miss Olive Leigh. gradei
i and 2; Miss Edith -Luecke, grades
; and 4, Miss Lois Musick, English
md history; Miss L. Harvey, grades
, and 6; Mss Julia Elder, grade e;
Miss Ella Paine, assistant principal.
Middle Roads--Mrs. @. Fl. Ginn,
principal; Mrs. B. 4 Bush.
Oak. Grove-Mr. W. R. Galloway.
Miss Veola Ta1ley.
Onward-Miss Emma Robb, prin- 4