Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-06-23
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings
OF THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS,
PARISH OF s}!tSsAA.

The School Board met this day at the
Court House of this Parish.
Members present: J. Cen1il, President:
DIR. O. Gandet, a. W. Thompson, J. n. Til
bodeauN. Z. Numa Martin, T%elcsphore Du-
gas and J. l.. Gaudet.
kcrsoli.
On motion Of \. ". Thompson the read
ing of the minutes was dispensed with.
The Chairman of the Committee on
Teachers submitted to the Board the fol-
lowing names of persons duly examined
and accepted by said Committee.
Messrs. Florian Il. Dicharry,A. ". Tliomp-
son, J. Ersin jolly, Geo &. Haydel, Emile
J. Laiche and Dennis J. Richard, and OF
motion, the above named gentlemen We're
accented as Teachers of Public Schools in
this Parish.
On motion OF J. /. Gaudet, duly second
ell by J. n. ThibodeauN, it was resolved:
That no person shall be examined by the
Committee on Teachers until the names of
such person shall have been previously
submitted to the Board Of School Directors
and accepted by them. .
The President then submitted the names
of the following persons who applied to be
examined as School Tegclers.
Misses Matte Mitchell and George NJ.
Wilson, and Mcssrs. H. l.. Turcaud, Alfred
Plaisancc, J. X. Schmide. Abraham Jones,
Wallace Locker, Z. G. O'keefe, Thos. Hol-
mes, A. I. Stevenson. John II. Collins, n.
S. Ezidore and Miss Mary 7. Thompson.
The following letter from the State Sup
crintendent was read to the Board:
'Ofice of Department of Education,-
State of Louisiana,-New Orleans, June
lOth., 1o77.-To the Parish Board Of School
- H. D~~:,I, 81 O. H
Gentlemen.-Mr. Mr.. Henry Fcitel, Trea-
has explained to lie that a portion of the
balance of School funds in his predcces-
sor's hands consists of jury warrants, rep
resenting 1854 63IlOO, and has asked me to
write my opinion as to his right and duty
to receipt these warrants III settlement of
that balance.
1t the warrants were received in good
faith and in pursuance of a law authoriZ-
il$ their receipt for taxes due the Parish,
and their receipt was justified by previous
ly existing School Boards, and the ex-Irca-
surer has been guilty Of no such delay in
causing them to be cashed, as involves Il
loss of the amount to the Schools, l am Of
the opinion that they should be received
by the present Parish Treasurer and he by
him converted into cash as soon as pract-
icable. Very respectfully yours,
ROBT. NJ. LUSHER,
State Superintendent.
On motion, the above letter was referred
to the Parish Attorney with Instructions
to give his opinion as to whether the Trea-
surer OF the late School Board had acted in
pursuance Of law i'll accepting said jury
warrants.
A communication from the Trustees of
Pleasant Green Church was received to the
effect that the members of said Church
were unwilling to allow the School Board
to use their Church for School purposes
without compensation, and declaring that
they would accept the rate Of compensa-
ton which the School Board may deem
reasonable.
Whereupon it was resolved that the Com
mittee appointed to that effect lie and they
are hereby authorized to Offer IL suitable
compensation to the said trustees for the
use Of said Church, and to secure the said
building for the establishment of q school
in the End. ward.
j, L. Gandet was Instructed to make the
necessary arrangements for the location Of
one school in tbs 5th. wlrd and another in
the 9Th. ward.
DR.. Gandet reported that lie would see
without delay to the proper location Of .
School in the eth. ward.
On motion of DIR. Gandet ii was resolved
that q Committee Of five be appointed by