The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-11-08
Proceedings Of the School Board
Of Ascension Parish.
SPECIAL MEETING.

CoURT-HoUsE, Oct, 25th, 1873
Members present.. Landry, President
G. H. Hill, C. N. Lewis and R. Braud.
Members absent. E. Bentley, j. War
ner and j. Starks.
The minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
The President offered to the Board Sand
ford's Arithmetic and Physiology, etc., to be
accepted and as standards in the public
schools of Ascension, but on motion of G.. II.
Hill, duly seconded, the matter was laid on
the table for further consideration.
On motion of G. n Lewis, duly seconded,
it was ordered that the following report be
spread upon the minutes:
PARISH OF ASCENSION. Oct, 2ond, 1873.
To thelPresident and members of the Par
ish School Board of Ascension:
Your committee which was appointed at
your last meeting to visit the schools and
report in regard to the employment of assis-
tant teachers, beg leave to report as follows:
visited the Hopeful Baptist Church School
| situated on the old Marchand place, of which
z. Bryant is teacher, on the 10th inst. and
| found 81 children in actual attendance, the
| total attendance being 81. On the 18th inst.
| visited the Linwood School and was panied
| to learn that there had been no school in
that place for a week. saw Mr.. Jackson
! Starks aud he informed me that Mr. Rich
ardson had told him that he was going to
resign, and if this is not the case / would
recommend that he be suspended forthwith
and another teacher procured in his stead
| visited the two schools in the Seventh Ward
| on the 18th inst; in the one situated at Rev.
Z. j. Burnett's place, known as the African
| Hall School, found I6pupils in attendance
| in the other situated at the Widow Burnett's
place, OF which she is principal, found only
1 pupils in attendance; upon examination of
the school register | found the names of 90
pupils enrolled. Mrs. Burnett informed me
that the parents of these children had kept
| them at home TO pick cotton. / will not
| make any recommendation about this school
as this ward is in charge of Mr.. Bentley, but
You can judge for yourself from this what
ought to be done. / think teacher teach
| ing children and drawing $50 per month is
! u waste of public money.
Respectfully submitted,
| Oh. HILL.
G. FL. Hill asked leave to have an exteu-
sion of time to finish his report-his request
was granted.
On motion duly seconded;
/ Rcsolred, That the President be author
4 lied to confer with the director of the eth
i Ward OF this Parish to decide whether the
| principal school OF that ward ought to be
kept open.
On motion of G. II. Hill:
4 Rcsofrcd, That if the Banks are not open
on the 9th inst, that the Treasurer be ,ltt
thorized TO receive, certified checks for ap
portionments due the Board.
Carried.
| IN. Lewis made motion to pay s25 t.
the assistant teacher of the LIST Ward, bu1
the motion was lost.
On motion of G. Hill
q Rcsolued, That the Washington school bs
opened, notwithstanding the resolution
passed heretofore prohibiting the opening o
two schools in u ward.
| Carried
| On motion duly seconded the Board ad
journed sine die.
A true copy:
i ROD. BRAUD,
Secretary.