The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-01-27

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 Tact No. 81, extra session, APP
proved March Is, 1870, provides T" that the
Superintendent of Public Education shall be
charged with the general supervision of all
the Division Superintendent aud all the
Common, High or Normal Schools OF the
State, apd he shall see that the school sys-
TEN Is, as early as practicable, carried into
effect and put IN uniform operation"
As u 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, at
the times and places, and III the manner set
forth in 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, Morehouse,
Union, Caldwell. Franklin Richland, 0uach-
tia, Catalonia, Bepville,. jackson and Clai-
borne, will assemble IN the town of Monroe,
parish OF Ouaehita, Wednesday, December g.
1871.
FOURTH DIVISION.
2. The Fourth Division meeting, embrae-
ing delegates from the parish and incorpora-
ted town boards of the following parishes :
West Feliciaila, De Soto, Grant Rapides,
Natehitoehes, Avoyelles, Wi4n, 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, Calcasieu Vermil-
| ion, Cameron, st. Landry, Assumption, As
| cension, Iberyille, East Baton Rouge, West
| Baton Rouge, East Feliciaaa- and st. Martin,
will assemble in the town of Opelousas, par
ish of St Landry, Wednesday, December "a,
| 1871.
| SECOND DIVISION,
| A. The Second Division meeting, embrac.
/ ing members of Boards of Directors in the
| following parishes: Jefferson {left bank,
Jefferson fright bankl st. Charles, ST. James.
st. John the Baptist Lafourche and Terre-
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 Plaqnemines, 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 thu
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 tn,
| Division Superintendent at least once in eacI
year, III each division, at snchtime and place
| as he may appoint, giving due notice of sucl
! meeting; and it is hereby made the duty a
said Division superintendent to attend eaef
meeting, the object of which shall be to ac
cunlulate valuable facts relative to common
schools, to compare views, to discuss princi
pies, etc.
In accordance with this requirement, tn.
State Superintendent announces the follow
ing meetings: -
Fifth Divisional Monroe, December 6, 1871
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, December 20
1871.
Third Division-O pelousas, December q
1871.
Second Division Thibodaux, January 8
1872.
First Diyision-Amite, January IL, 1872
Division of New Orleans-January2 "a, 1872
THOMAS w. CONWAY.
Estate Superintendent of Public Education.