The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-30
CIRCULAR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Office State Sup't of Public Education,
New Orleans, Nov. 20, 1871.

Office State Sup't of Public Education,
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 and encouragement
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. 81, 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 IL means necessary to the 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 i'll this circular.
FIFTH DIVISION.
| /. The Fifth Division meeting, embracing
| delegates from the parish and incorporated
town boards Of the following parishes Con-
cordia, Tensas, Madison, Carroll, Morehouse,
! Union, Caldwell, Franklin, Richland, Ouach-
| tia, CatahOula, Bienville, jackson and Clai-
borne, will assemble in the town of Monroe,
parish of Ouachita, Wednesday, December 6,
| 1871.
FOURTH DIVISION.
2. The Fourth Division meeting, embrae-
ing delegates from the parish and incorpora-
ted town boards of the following parishes:
West Feliciana, De Soto, Grant, Rapitles,
Natchitoches, Avoyelles, Winn, Bossier, Cad
do, Pointe Coupee, Sabine, Webster, Red
River and Vernon, will assemble i'll the town
of Shreveport, parish of Caddo, Wednesday,
December 90, 1871.
THIRD DIVISION.
8. The Third Division meeting, embracing
delegates from the parish and Incorporated
town boards of the following parishes: La
fayette, st. Mary, Iberia, Calcasieu, Ver1nil-
ion, Cameron, st. Landry, Assumption, As
cension Iberville, East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, East Feliciana and st. Martin,
will assemble in the town of Opelousas, par
ish of st. Landry, Wednesday, December n :,
1871.
SECOND DIVISION,
4. The Second Division meeting, embrac-
ing members of Boards of Directors in the
following parishes: Jefferson <(left bank,
Jefferson fright bank, st. Charles, ST. James,
St. John the Baptist, LafOurehe and Terre-
bonnie, will assemble in the town of Thibo-
daux, parish Of Lafourehe, Wednesday, Jan.
uary 3, 1872.
FIRST DIVISION.
5. The First Division meeting, embracing
members of Boards of Directors in the fol.
lowing parishes Plaquemines, ST. Bernard
Washington, st. Helena, Tangipahoa, St
Tammany and Livingston, will assemble in
the town of Amite, parish of Tangipahoa
Wednesday, January II, 1879.
SIXTH DIVISION.
6. The State Superintendent will meet the
Board of School Directors of this division al
their usual place of meeting, on Wednesday
January "a, 1872.
MEETINGS WITH DIVISION SUPERIN
TENDENTS.
Section fourteen of the school law requires
that the State Superintendent shall meet the
Division superintendent Mt least once in eacl
year, in each division, at such time and place
as he may appoint, giving due notice of sucl
| meeting; and it is hereby made the duty O.
said Division Superintendent to attend eacl
meeting, the object of which shall be to &C
cumulate valuable facts relative to common
schools, to compare views. to discuss princi
pies, etc.
In accordance with this requirement, tn.
State Superintendent announces the follow
ing meetings:
Fifth Division-Monroe, December 6. 1871
Fourth Observation-Disclosures December 20
1871.
Third Division-Op elousas, December 81
1871.
Second Observation-Disclosures january 3
1872.
First Diyision-Amite, January II, 1872.
Division of New Overwhelmingly "a, 1872
THOMAS w. CONWAY,
State Superintendent of Public Education.