This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...One school in Owen County furnishes a home for the principal and family free. County superintendent thinks this idea needs pushing to the front as it is so difficult for teachers to secure board. Montgomery County reports it is impossible for teachers in some districts to get board, consequently cannot get good ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...One school in Owen County furnishes a home for the principal and family free. County superintendent thinks this idea needs pushing to the front as it is so difficult for teachers to secure board. Montgomery County reports it is impossible for teachers in some districts to get board, consequently cannot get good teachers to take some of the first-class schools, boarding conditions being so deplorable. County superintendent says, "I said this fall I could see no way out unless we built a school home on schoolground, or' rooms over school building, or a cottage. I am one who would be so glad to know what to do in the matter for I am anxious to do the best for our children." Cumberland County reports that in one of the graded schools the building is large enough to have rooms for the principal and family and all of the teachers. (U. S. Bureau of Education.) Louisiana. Special departments of domestic science are operated in about two hundred of our public schools. These departments are supported partly by special state aid. A number of domestic science cottages have been built in the various parishes. The parish school boards have ample authority in law to build cottages for the purpose of providing quarters for the domestic science work. (T. H. Harris, State Superintendent, Baton Rouge, La.) f 4 "Such a move would be good as the teachers do not stay long enough in a place." "Have been considering the matter." "The city of New Orleans gave recently several thousand acres of swamp land, 1,000 acres of which was to be set off as a home for teachers but nothing has been done toward accepting the gift." "Two rural consolidated schools are now planning to build homes for the principal." (Lafayette Parish.) "Choud...
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