New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-22

CIRCULAR.
Division Meetings Of School Directors and |
Division Superintendent Throughout |

Division Meetings Of School Directors ant
Division Superintendent Throusheu
I the State.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Office State Superintendent Of Public Education,
New Orleans November 20, 1871. }
TINE STATE SUPERINTENDENT. FOR TIE PUR
l. pose Of facilitating the early establishment d
common schools throughout the State, and Of i'm
officers, announces series of meetings with the
various parish, city and town school boards in the
several school divisions Of the State and with the
division superintendents as provided by law.
Attention Is respectfully invited to the following
Section fourteen OF the act to regulate pub
he education TACT number SKI, extra session
approved March l6. 1870 provides that the Super
intendent of Public Education shall be charged
with the general supervision of all the division
superintendent and all the common, high OF
normal schools of the State and lie shall see that
the school system is, as earl practicable. car
rled into effect and put i'll uniform operation"
As a means necessary to the "uniform opera.
ton" of this system the State Superintenden mt
noupces that he will hold meetings with directors
representing parishes. towns and cities, in the
severa: divisions at the times and places, and in
the manner set forth in this circular:
FIFTH DIVISION.
]. The Fifth Division meeting embracing dele
gates from the parish and Incorporated town
Tensas, Madison, Carroll Morehouse, Union, Cald.
well, Franklin Richland Ouachita, Catahoula,
the town Of Monroe, parish Of Ouachita, Wednes-
day, December s, 1871.
FOURTH DIVISION.
2. The Fourth Division meeting embracing dele
gates from the parish and Incorporated town
De Soto. Grant, Kapides, NatchitOch+s Avoy ees,
VIM, BOssier, Pointe COupee, CaddO, Sabine,
Webster, Red River and Vernon, will assemble in
the town OF Shreveport, parish Of CaddO, Wednes-
day, December 20, 1871.
THIRD DIVISION
The Third Division meeting, embracing dele
gates from the parish and Incorporated town
boards OF the following parishes: Lafayette, St
Mary, Iberia, Calcasieu, Vermiiion Cameron, st.
Landry, Assumption. Ascension, Iberville. East
Baton Roug West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana
and ST. Martin. Will assemble i'll the town of Ope
lOusas. parish Of st. Landry, Wednesday, December
n, 1871
SECOND DIVISION
4. The Second Division meeting, embracing mem
bers of Boards Of Directors in the following par
st. Charles, st. James, ST. John the Baptist. La
fourche and Terrebonne, will as emble in the town
January 3. 1872.
FIRST DIVISION
5. The First Division meeting, embracing mem
beers OF Boards of directors in the following par
ishes Plaquemines St. Bernard, Washington, st.
Helena, Tangipahoa, St Tammany and Livingston,
will assemble III the town OF Amite. parish of Tan
gpahOa, Wednesday, January H. 1872.
SIXTH DIVISION.
6. The State Superintendent will meet the Board
of School Directors of this division at their usual
place II meeting on wednesday, January -. loI@
MEETINGS WITH DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTS.
Section -four teen of the school law requires that
the State Superintendent shall meet the Division
Superintendent at least once IN each year. each
division, at such time and place as he may appoint,
giving que notice of such meeting and it is hereby
made the duty of said division superintendent to
attend each meeting. the object of which shall he
to accumulate valuable facts relative to common
schools, to compare views, discuss principles etc.
In accordance with this requirement, the State
Superintendent announces the following meetings:
First-Fiith Division Monroe. December g. 1871.
SecOnd-Fourth Division: Shreveport, December
20 1871.
Thrd-Third Division: Opelousas, December a.
1871.
Four.h-Second Division: ThbOdaux. January 3,
1872.
Fittt-First Division: Amiie, January Il. 1872.
SiXth-Div lsiun of New Orleans: January "a, 1872.
THOMAS W. CONWAY.
State Superintendent of Public Education.
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