The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-13
CIRCULAR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Office State Sup't of Public Education, :
New Orleans, Nov. 20, 1871.

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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 g. extra session, ap-
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-
tenn is, as early as practicable, carried into
effect and put In uniform operation"
AS a means necessary to the " uniform OPP
GRAFTON of this system, the State Superin-
tendent announces that he will hold meet
ngs 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.
l. 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 Ouaeh-
tia, Catalonia, Bienville, Jackson and Clai-
borne, will assemble in the town of Monroe,
parish of Ouachita, Wednesday, December6
1871.
FOURTH DIVISION.
2. The Fourth Division meeting, enbrac-
ing delegates from the parish and incorpora-
ted town boards of the following parishes:
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.
3. The Third Division meeting, embracing
delegates from the parish and Incorporated
town boards of the following parishes: La
fayette, st. Mary, Iberia, Calcasieu, Fermil
ion, Cameron, st. Landry, Assumption, As
cension, Iberville, East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, East Feiciana and st. Martin,
will assemble in the town of Opelousas, par
ish of St. Landry, Wednesday, December q,
1871.
SECOND DIVISION,
4. The Second Division meeting, embrac-
ing members of Boards of Directors in the
following parishes jefferson cleft bank,
Jefferson fright bank, st. Charles, st. James,
st. John the Baptist, Lafourche and Terre-
daux, parish of Lafourche, Wednesday, jan
uary 3, 1872.
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 IL, 1872
SIXTH DIVISION.
6. The State Superintendent will meet the
Board of School Directors of this division at
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 at least once in each
year, in each division atsuch time and place
as he may appoint, giving due notice of such
meeting; and it is hereby made the duty OF
said Division Superintendents to attend each
meeting, the object of which shall be to ac-
cumulate valuable facts relative to common
schools, TO compare views to discuss princi-
pies, etc.
In accordance with this requirement, the
State Superintendent announces the follow
ing meetings:
Fifth Division-Monroe, December 6, 1871
Fourth Divisions Shreveport, December20,
1871,
Third Division-O pelousas, December q,
1871.
Second Observation-Disclosures January 3,
1872.
First Division-Amite, January IL, 1872.
Division of New Orleans-January "a, 1872,
THOMAS w. CONWAY, :.
State Superintendent of Public Education.