The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-08-25
Meeting Of the Board of School
Directors.
August Goth, 1877.

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The Board met this day pursuant to
adjournment.
Present w. A. Ponder R. f. Ham,
nett, II. II. Hatlorn, n. p Me,oyer,
Henry Levy and William H. Jack.
On motion, tho time of the Committee
on investigation Of the Books and Pa
pcrs of former School Boards to report,
be continued indefinitely, and time for 4.
+. Lcmer, Treasurer, to report on condi-
ton of School lands extended to next
regular meeting.
On motion. the report Of A. f. Lemec,
Treasurer, as to the amount OF outstand.
ing School Warrants for 1876, aggrrga-
ting $;E'3s,3O, presented and registered
ND to this date, WAS received and adopt
ed, and the Treasurer was authorized to
apply the December apportonmcnt for
lN7', amounting to the sum of S234o to
the payment of said Warrants, taking
vouchers for amount paid out. having
said Warrants credited with said pay
mrnt.
Cert ticatc including arportion of June
1877, amounting to 81, 536,G0. and the
sum of $1,000 Of the school revenue of
1875, aggrryatiny $4,000, was then
signed BY the President and Secretary.
and turned over to A. E. l.cmec, Treasu-
rer, for collection.
On motion to that effect. it was re-
solved by the Board to facilitate the cs-
Enlistment of Schools at such places as
will best Suhservc the general interest !;
that the Chairman should appoint three
sub-Dirccto,n for each of the ten School
Districts of this Parish, whose duties it
shall I've to ascertain and report at the
next meeting of this Board. Monday.
Sept 10th, proxino. The number and
location of schools required in each Dis
trict as may he calculated to promote
the general good to the greatest number,
, said Directors to state in their Report
and Recommendation, the portion or place
> where sad schools are to be located. the
number of pupils likely to attend, and
= such other facts and suggestions as may
be of advantage in enabling the Boar1
> to pronounce advisedly on the said re-
port and recommendation, that said sub
Directors are specially enjoined to so 10
cate and establish subj ct always to tho
approval of this Board, such schools il
, such manner as will best suit the want
n and wishes of all classes of the people
and they are hereby vested with tn
=. power to supervise the conduct of sale
y schools, and to report from time to tim
y to this Board any derclction of duty OF
~ the part of the Teacher or pupils of thei
District, and generally as to the want
and condition of said school, to the M
that such actions may I've taken or relic
granted by the Board, as the nature G
! the case may demand.
T. Resolved, that as tho apportionment
=, are to be made to the several School Dis
q tricts, according to the number of educa
bic children therrin-that the salaries G
: the Teachers in the several Districts, a
w we'll as the time for which the schoc
- shall he taught in any portion or localit.
y, shall be fixed with reference to the re
- commentator of the School Directors o
>, the subject. The Chair announced tn;
. the following persons were appo'nte
70 sub Directors for the several Districts ;
~ contemplated by the Resolution to tn;
effect
Ward Theodore Halter, S. W. Kill
Jules Mcss.
Ward III. J. Ingram, s. P. Rain
J. W. Williams.
Ward 3-B. F Burley, F. L. Grape,
f. Russ.
Ward "A. E. Sompayrac, N. Chef
w. gicr, NJ. Perot.
ne Ward 5-1rvin Prothro, A. P. Masse
~ u II. II. Whitlock.
~ Ward 6-McD. Scarborough, A.
1ii Carter, r, N Duke.
III Ward ~. D. Addison, IT,. Smith,
R. McClendon.
Ward ga. r. Dowden, Jacob Hi
b. j J. Kelly.
q. Ward 81. Alphonse PruChomn
L. Jean Conant, w. B. Carr.
at Ward l0-Ernest Mason, Ludln &c
Diet, Jas J. Johnson
Resolved, that the Editor OF the VIM
GATOR be requested and authorized
to issue 30 copies of the VMdicat>r to be
he rected to each of the Sub-Drectors, l
ak tifying them Of their appointments a
al duties.
Resolved, that the Account of J.
Cosgrove for printing for one nor
n. "Notice Of holders of outstanding "
ID rants for 1867 present same t"
.n' Treasurer, amounting to $500, was
= scented and approved, and the Treasn
was authorized to pay the same ont
the apportionment for December, 1876
'rd Resolved, That the Board Of Exam
The ers are authorized to examine appllcaI
de, and issue certificates of qualification,
up not contract with Teachers until
bis enumeration of the children in the
School Districts, which will probably