The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-20

Office State Supt 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 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 Superin-
tendents, as provided by law.
Attention is respectfully invited to the fol-
lowing:
Section fourteen of the act to regulate pub
lie education fact No. g., 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-
tenn is, as early as practicable, carried into
effect and put i'll 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, nj
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-
cortlia, Tensas, Madison, Carroll Morehouse,
Union Caldwell Franklin, Richland, Ouach-
tia, Catahouia, Bienville, Jackson and Clai-
borne, will assemble in the town of Monroe,
parish of Ouachita, Wednesday, December 6,
1871.
FOURTH DIVISION.
g The Fourth Division meeting, embrace
ing delegates from the parish and ineorp0ra-
ted town boards of the following parishes
West Feliciana, De Soto, Grant, Rapides,
Natehitoehes Ayoyelles, Winn, Bossier, Cad
do, Pointe Coupee, Sabine, Webster, Red
River and Vernon, will assemble in the town
of Shreveport, parish of Caddo, Wednesday,
December 20, 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, Caleasieu, Ver1nil
ion Cameron, St Landry, Assumption, As.
cension, Iberville, East Baton Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, East Felieiana and st. Martin
will assemble in the town of Qpelousas, 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 Qeft 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 Lafourche, Wednesday, Jan
uary g. 1872.
FIRST DIVISION.
| S. The First Division meeting, embracing
members of Boards of Directors in the fol
| lowing parishes Plaquenlines, ST. Bernard
| Washington, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, st
| Tammany and Livingston, will assemble il
| the town OF Amite, parish of Tangipahoa
Wednesday, January II, 1872.
SIXTH DIVISION.
6. The State Superintendent will meet tn,
Board of School Directors of this division a
| their usual place of meeting, on Wednesday
January "a, 1872.
MEETINGS WITH DIVISION SUPERIN
TENDENTS.
| Section fourteen of tile school law reauirs
/ that the State Superintendent shall meet tn,
Division superintendent at least once IN eael
year, III each division, at such time and plac,
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
| Piles, etc.
In accordance with this requirement. tn
State Superintendent announces the follow
ing meetings:
Fifth Diyision-Monroe, December 6, 1871
Fourth Division Shreveport, December &c
1871.
Third Division-Op elousas, December q
1871.
Second Observation-Disclosures January ;
1872.
First Division-Amite, January IL, 1872.
Division of New Orleans-January "a, 1875
THOMAS w. CONWAY,
State Superintendent of Public Education.