St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-01-14
REPORT OF WORK FOR 1921 BY
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
LEAGUE,

provement League held January 3,
the yearly report was read, showing
splendid year OF activity.
The League has membership OF
eighty enrolled Ten meetings We're
held with an average attendance of
twelve members.
Curtains for the domestic science
department were furnished, and
visits to this division Of the school
were made several times. The moth
ers were invited to a luncheon, and
refreshments were served at one of
our meetings by the girls.
It was discovered that the school
vans had hard service seats, and be-
lieving that this was neither COM
Portable nor safe to the health of our,
children, the drivers of same were
requested to remedy same. This
was done.
A strong effort and an appeal was
sent to secure the Summer Normal
for Covington. We failed in this,
but succeeded in securing promise
Tor it in 1922.
A large picture was given under
the able chairmanship of Mrs. C. I.
Bradley, and good sum was, reai-
lied.
| During the entire school term the
League co-operated with the faculty
and pupils in raising funds for the
proposed gymnasium. We received
$40 from the w. P. u ond SIS from
Mrs. J. H. Warner for this fund
two donations worthy of mention.
/ %h1 ixrth
Federation of Louisiana Club We
men and assumed half the expense.
It was most enjoyable affairs, rs
| most of the splendid program was
| along educational lines Mrs. Chas.
Sheffield was honored by election as
:econd president, and Mrs. j.. e.
Burns as chairman. of thrift. A
| ,aper entitled Thrift" appeared IN
the Baton Rouge Enterprise, paper
edited by women. t
| Four subscriptions to the Illustrat-
ID News were taken out by that many
members. A plan to encourage sing
ing, especially patriotic singing, was
ably carried out by Mrs. b. q. Davis.
She secured the funds necessary to
purchase the books from our merch-
! ants of our town, and then the ser
vices of Mrs Ung1esby, talented
pianist and singer, with the result
that our school children sing mucn
| better
School books were given to several
children who could not buy for them
selves.
! Five dollars worth OF poppies
were sold by the League Tor the
French fatherless children. We par
tfcinated in a splendid school rally
lat Vaudeville and several OF our
members acted as judges.
| We sent telegram to, the Fire
mems Convention inviting them to
hold same here next year.
We appeared before the Poilce
Jury protesting against the remova1
Of our farm demonstrator and home
demonstration agent.
We appeared before the police jury
asking sum of money to help IN the
purchase OF an anti-tubercu.osls ms
pital for the state.
We were active in working our
school up to the 100 per cent marx
/ in Red Cross work.
We assisted in the sale OF REQ
Cross seals, getting the pupils to sell
many for us. ~
We presented the graduates with
flowers. as Is usual each year, anu
assisted in every way at graduation.
! We had the examination for eye,
ear. throat and nose by specialists
from New Orleans. This was carried
/ ont BY our district nurse, Miss jan
ella Lansing, with expenses borne ny
the League.
/ We prepared the Community House
lfor surgical cases, but due to some
unforeseen. cause this was not carr1e1
fout.
Many OF the members OF our
League were very active in securing
n the re-appointment OF Mr. PARK as
principal Of our school. Our school
work at the Fair is always one OF the
biz things Of the year We abougn'
bunting, decorations, etc, FOR oul
: building. We purchased at cos'
Of .s18 large silver cup for the room
. making the largest per cent in fa1'
parade. po.4
We requested our mayor, Mr.. RoDt
3 W. Badon, to put all surplus fili,n'
! in the school yard. He had tn1
done. Thanks to our Mayor.
t Under the chairmanship OF MIS-
: Prefer, who secured the funds tron