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

STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Office State Sup't of Public Education,
New Orleans, Nov. 20, 1871. }
The State Superintendent, for the purpose
of facilitating the curly establishment of
Common Schools throughout the State, and
of imparting instruction and encouragement
TO school officers announces Il series of meet
ings with the various parish, city and town
School Boards i'll the several School Divisions
of the State and with the Division SuperiIl-
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 81, 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 AL 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
erationn of this system, the State Superin-
tondent 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 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
eortlia, Tensas Madison, Carroll, Morehouse,
Union, Caldwell, Franklin, Richland, Ouach-
tia, Catalonia, Benyille, jackson and Clai-
borne, will assemble III the town of Monroe,
parish of Ouachita, Wednesday, December E,
1871.
FOURTH DIVISION.
3 The Fourth Division meeting, embrac-
ing delegates from the parish and incOrpora-
ted town boards of the following parishes
West Felciana,. 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 20, 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 YeT1nil-
ion, Cameron, st. Landry, Assumption, As
cension, Iberville, East Button Rouge, West
Baton Rouge, East Feliciana and st. Martin,
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-
bonnie, will assemble i'll the town of Thibo-
daux, parish of Lafourehe, Wednesday, Jan
FIRST DIVISION.
/ 5. The First Division meeting, embracing
members of Boards of Directors i'll the fol
| 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 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 til,
/ Division Superintendent at least once in eacl
/ year, in each division, at such time and place
| as he may appoint, giving due notice of suel
meeting; and it is hereby made the duty o
| said Division Superintendent to attend eacl
meeting, the object of which shall be to ae
cumulate 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 Division-Monroe, December 6, 1871
Fourth Observation-Disclosures December &c
1871
Third Observation-Disclosures, December q
1871.
Second Division hibodaux, january Z
1872
First Division-Amite, january II, 1872.
Division OF New Orieans-January "A, 1877
THOMAS w. CONWAY,
| State S11nerinfpndent of Puhlic Fducatior