The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-23

Office State Supt of Public Education,3
New Orleans, Nov. 20, 1871. }
The State Superintendent, for the purpose
of facilitating the early establishment OF
Common Schools throughout the State, and
of imparting instruction electromagnetic
to school officers, announces series OF meet
ings with the various parish, city and town
School Boards in the several School Divisions
of the State and with the Division Superin-
tendents, as provided by law.
Attention is respectfully invited to the fol-
lowing:
Section fourteen of the act to regulate pub
lie education Tact No. g., extra session, APP
proved March Is, 1870, provides $ that the
superintendent of Public Education shall be
charged with the general supervision OF all
the Division Superintendent and all the
Common, High or Normal Schools of the
State, and he shall see that the school sys-
TEN is, as early as practicable, carried into
effect and put in uniform operation
As a means necessary to the s. uniform OPP
Grafton" of this system, the State Superin-
tendent announces that he will hold meet
ings with the directors representing parishes,
towns and cities, in the several divisions, at
the times and places, and in the manner set
forth in this circular.
FIFTH DIVISION.
/. The Fifth Division meeting, embracing
town boards of the following parishes: Con-
cordia, Tensas, Madison, Carroll, Morehouse,
Union Caldwell, Franklin, Richland Ouach-
tia, Catahoula, Bienviile, jackson and Clai-
borne, will assemble in the town of Monroe,
parish of Ouachita, Wednesday, December 6,
1871.
FOURTH DIVISION.
g. The Fourth Division meeting, embrac-
ing delegates from the parish and incorpora-
til % COLL
West Feliciana, De Soto, Grant, Rapides,
Natchitoches, Avoyelles, Winn, Bossier, Cad
| do, Pointe Coupee, Sabine, Webster, Red
River and Vernon, will assemble in the town
of Shreveport, parish of Caddo, Wednesday,
| December 90 1871.
THIRD DIVISION.
g. The Nird Division meeting, embracing
! delegates FROM the parish and incorporated
| town boards ct the following parishes La
| fayette, ST. Mary, Iberia, Calcasieu, VerIRil-
| ion, Cameyon, St. Landry, Assumption, As
| cension, Iberville, East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, East, Feliciana and ST. Martin
| will assemble in the town of 0pelousas, par
ish of st. Landry, Wednesday, December q
| 1871.
SECOND DIVISION,
4. The Second OiyisioN meeting, embrae
ing members of Boards on Directors in thu
| following parishes: jefferson left bank
Jefferson fright bank y ST. Ch&rles st. James
st. John the Baptist, LQfourcRe and Terre
bonnie, will assemble in the town of Thibo
daux, parish of LafourchN Wednesday, Jan
uary 3, 1872.
FIRST DIVISION.
S. The First Division meeting, embracin,
members of Boards of Directors in TIE fol
lowing parishes Plaquemines, St. Bernard
| Washington, st. Helena, TanSipahoa,N ST
| Tanmany and Livingston, will assemble Ill
the town of Amite, parish of TaNgipahoa
Wednesday, January IL, 1872
SIXTH DIVISION.
6. The State Superintendent will meet tn
Board of School Directors of this division a
their usual place of meeting, on Wednesday
January "a, 1872
MEETINGS WITH DIVISION SUPERIN
/ TENDENTS.
Section fourteen of the school law require
that the State Superintendent shall meet tn
Division Superintendent at least once in eacl
year, in each division at such time and plac
as he may appoint, giving due notice of sucl
meeting; and it is hereby made the duty 0
said Division superintendent to attend eac
meeting, the object of which shall be to az
cumulate valuable facts relative to commo
schools, to compare views, to discuss pRinc
pies, etc.
In accordance with this requirement, th
State superintendent announces the follow
ing meetings:
Fifth Division-Monroe, December 6, 1871
Fourth Observation-Disclosures December Il
1871.
Third Observation-Disclosures, December q
1871
Second Observation-Disclosures, january ;
1872
First Division-Amite, January IL, 1872
Division of New Orleans-Januaa.y "a, 1S7:
THOMAS w. CONWAY,
State Superintendent of Public Education.