St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-01-15
Lyon Reelected supt., and
FitzSimons President,
Dutsch Vice-Pres.
SCHOOL INTERESTS
IN CONSTITUTION
Committee Appointed To
Confer With Mr.. Heintz
In Changes of Laws.
Covington, La, Jan. Z, 1921.

Covington, La, Jan. Z, 1921.
The ST. Tammany Parish Schoo
Board met in the office of the Sup
erintendent on the above date will
the following present: N. H. Fitz
Simons, in the chair, and Geo. K
Dutsch, ward 1; T. J. O'Keefe, war;
2; N. H. FitzSimons, ward 3; H. Fl
Levy, ward A. w. w. Talley, wart
s.; Dave Evans, ward 6; I. Fl. Keller
ward Z; Geo. F. Bancks, ward 8; w
J. Sebastian, ward 9; w. Oswald
ward 10. Absent: None.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion of Mr.. Sc.
bastian, seconded by Mr.. Levy, they
were approved as read.
The following reports of the Sup
erintendent and Elementary School
Supervisor were read, and upon mo
. tion by Mr.. Levy, seconded by Mr..
Sebastian, they were received and
ordered placed upon the minutes:
Covington, La, Jan. Z, 1921.
Honora BILE President and Members
st. Tammany Parish School Board,
Covington, La.
Gentlemen:-I wish to begin my
report with a strong recommendation
that your attention be given, as soon
as possible, to the matter Of imprOv-
ing and enlarging the scope Of our
high schools. The people of Madi-
sonvi1le are full Of school enthusiasm
at present, and are very anxious that
their school be enlarged and develop
ed into a senior high school. The
same reasons and conditions apply
to the Madisonville school as did
the one at Vaudeville, where the
people there made similar request.
In order for it to be possible that
the Madisonvi1le school should quail
fy as senior high school, 1t will be
necessary that additional class and
laboratory space be provided. IN
order to provide these additional
rooms, the First Ward School Direc
tor will undoubtedly make a request
upon you that you, to-day, call
special tax election for the purpose
OF giving the taxpayers of District
No. an opportunity to vote upon the
proposition of raising enough funds
to support such a school as they de-
mand, and, also, to provide the nee
essary money to add the needed
rooms. The people of our parish |
are beginning to realize that 1t is
much cheaper and better to provide
the proper schools at home where
their children may be under home !
care and supervision, rather than |
I'd OF on, i
school away and out of the parish.
I have, before this, mentioned the |
need OF adding commercial course
to our senior high schools. I wish |
againNo present this subject for your !
and to state that I
shall advocate that this department |
be added. Upon examining the roll
ii our high schools we find some in
teresting facts. For example: Out |
Of 500 children in the Covington high
school there are s101 in the high |
school department and nine in the
senior class Out of these nine, II
we judge from past records, not more
than two or three, at the most can
be expected to enter college. Our
course offered in this school, the
same as in the senior high school in
5lidell, Is designed entirely and sole
y for the purpose of preparing pupils
or entering college, when, as a mat
Ter of fact, not more than two or
.hree per cent of those taking high
school courses actually do enter ltI
8 my opinion, therefore, that instead
If Offering a course that is intended
,nly for the three per cent, we should
are for the 81 per cent Now, by
10 means would l want to discon-
inue the present high school course,
!dding of one teacher to our present |
lumber who Is qualified to teach
ommercial branches, and them sub
titute these comm mercial branches
or some subject that is required in
he college preparatory course.
hould make our commercial course
our years, and have it include about
hree-fourths Of the same subjects as
re now taught in the present liter .
.ry course. II we were to follow
ONE such plan as this we would still
e preparing pupils for college, who !
esire to go, and also those for the
usiness world who desire sucn
raining The Covington school now {
as some Of its graduates pursuing a 8
ommercial course in New Orleans. t
! thing that would not be necessary
We could put into operation the i
eheme and plans that am now ad- 5
coating. OF course, everything that S
pp,ies to the Covington school will
pply to the one at Slidell, SO far as (
he need of a commercial course is
oncerned. The most serious OBJ +
tacle in our way is the lack of suf- +
cient class room space. Our school +
ere n Covington is now occupying $
even more class rooms than was oc- I
upied six years ago, and, if we ex-
ect even one-half the growth for +
1e next six years it is absolutely.| t
ecessary that funds be provided to Q
lake such an addition to our build !.
lg possible. If
The Vaudeville high school build
lg is already too small. From
lree-teacher school we have grown s