The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-03

New Orleans, Nov. ~, ISL
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 iii the several School Divisions
of the State, and with the Division Super'in-
tendents, as provided by law.
s Attention is respectfully invited to the fol
lowing:
Section fourteen of the act to regulate pub
lie education fact No. 81, extra session, APP
proved March Is, 1870, provides that the
Superintendent of Public Education shall he
charged with the general supervision of all
the Division Superntendents 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 :" uniform OPP
GRAFTON" of this system, the State Superin-
tendent announces that he will hold meet
mgs 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, Warehouse.
Union, Caldwell, Franklin, Richland, 0uach-
tia, Catahoula, Bienviile, jackson and Clai-
barne will assemble in the town of Monroe,
parish of Ouachita, Wednesday, December 6,
ISL.
FOURTH DIVISION.
2. The Fourth Division meeting, elnbrac-
ing delegates from the parish and incorpora-
ted town boards of the following parishes !:
West Feliciana, De Soto, Grant Rapides
Natehitoches, Avoyelles, Winn, Bossier, Cad
do, Pointe Coupee, Sabine, Webster, Red
River and Vernon, viii assemble in the town
of Shreveport, parish of Clddo, Wednesday,
December %, 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. Nermil-
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 p /,
1871.
SECOND DIVISION,
A. The Second Division meeting, embrac-
ing members of Boards of Directors III the
following parishes: Jefferson tleft bank,
Jefferson fright bank, st. Charles, st. James.
bonnie, will assemble in the town of Thibo-
| daux, parish of Lafourche, 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 H. 1872.
SIXTH DIVISION.
| 6. The State Superintendent viii 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 require.
| that the State Superintendent shall meet tho
} Division superintendent at least once in eaci
year, IN each division, at such time and place
as he may appoint, giving due notice of sucf
meeting: and it is hereby made the duty Of
said Division superintendent to attend eacI
meeting, the object of which shall be to ac
cumulate valuable facts relative to common
schools, to compare views, to discuss prlnci
pies, etc.
In accordance with this requirement. tht
State Superintendent announces the follow
/ ing meetings:
Fifth Division Monroe December g. 1871
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, December 20
1871.
Third Diyision-0pelousas, December 81
1871.
Second Observation-Disclosures, January 8
1872.
First Division-Amite, january II, 1872
| Division of New Orleans-January "a, 1872
THOMAS w. CONWAY,
State Superintendent of Public Education.