The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-02

New Ofieansf NOV. ~, 1911
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 a 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 SuperiIi-
tendents, as provided by law.
Attention is respectfully invited to the fol
lowing: II
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 Superintendents and all tbs
Common, High or Normal Schools of the
State, and he shall see that the school sys-
tenn is as early as practicable, eaFrietl int0
effect and put IN uniform operation.
AS means necessary to the uniform OPP
Grafton" Of this system, the state snl'erill>
tendent announces that he will hold meet
ings with the directors representing parishes.
towns and cities, in the several afvisiofi-, AT
the times and places, and in the manner set
forth in this circular.
FIFTH DIVISION.
|. The Fifth Division meeting, embracing
delegates from the parish and Incorporated
town beardsof the following parishes. Cons
cordia, Tensas, Madison, Carroll, Morehouse-
Union, Caldwell, Franklin, Richland, 0uaci-
tia, CatahOula, Bienville, jackson and Clai-
borne, will assemble in the town of Monroe,
parish of 0uachita, Wednesday, Decenber6 8,
1871.
FOURTH DIVISION.
9. The Fourth Division meeting, embrae-
ing delegates from the parish and incorporae
ted town boards of the following parishes:
West Feliciana, De Soto, Grant, RapitIea,
Natehitoehes, Avoyelles, VIM, Bossier, Cad
! do, Pointe Coupee, Sabine, Webster, Rel
fflfaf
of Shreveport, parish of Caddo, Wednesday,
| December 90, 1871.
THIRD DIVISION.
| g. The Third Division meeting, embracing
delegates from the parish and Incorporated
/ town boards of the following parishes; La
fayette, ST Mary, Iberia, Calcasieu, Fernlil-
| ion, Cameron, st. Landry, Assumption, As
eension, 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 ",
1871. A M
/ 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,
StsJ John the Baptist, LaSourche and Terre-
bonnie, will assemble III the town of Thib0-
daux, parish of Lafourehe, Wednesday, Jam
uary 3, 1872. M sa
FIRST DIVISION.
s. The First Division meeting, embracing
members of Boards of Directors IN the fol-
lowing parishes Piaguemines, st. Bernard,
Washington, st. Helena, Tangipahoa, st.
Tammany and Livingston, will assemble in
the town OF Amite, parish Of Tangipahoa,
Wednesday, January II, 1872.
SIXTH DIVISION.
6. The State Superintendent win meet the
Board of School Directors of this division at
} their usual place of meeting, on Wednesday,
January "a, 1872.
MEETINGS WITH DIVISION SUPERIN
Ist @ s1.E TENDENTS. Hafs
Section fourteen of the school law requires
that the State Superintendent shall meet the
Division Superintendent at least once in eaef
year, in each division, Mt such time and place
as he may appoint, giving due notice of sucl
meeting; and il is hereby made the duty o.
J said Division superintendent to attend eacl
u meeting, tie object of which shall be to &C
: cumulate valuable facts relative TO common
schools, to compare views, to discuss princi
pies, etc. 1i Is
In accordance with this requirement, I'll
: State Superintendent announces the follow
ing meetings:
Fifth Diyision-Mon December 6, 1877
Fourth Diyision-Sh Shreveport, Deeember2o
!, 1871.
d Third Division-Opelousas, December q
4 1871.
Second Division hibodaux, january {
:, 1872.
First Division-Amite, january II, 1879,
= Division of New Orleans-Januafy "a, 1877:
II THOMAS w. CONWAY,
State Superintendent of Public Education.