Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-07-14
OFFICIAL,
Proceedings
OF THE
BOARD or SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
p.RIsH OF ST. JAMES. Ia.

PARISH OF ST. JAMES, La,
June 30th. 1877. :
The q lool Board met this day at the
Court House of this Parish.
Members present DR.. Q. Gaudct, j. n.
Thiholearx, T. Dngas. j. J.. Bourgeois, A.
N1U4lpson, John Dickelscn and }. l.
U.andet.
ABSENT. Gentil and p. Numa Martin.
On motion Of j. L.. Gaudet, DR.. 0. Gau-
. Diet was unanimously chosen us temporary
4 president. ,
4 communication from the first deacon of
Pleasant Green Church offering the use OF
said Church to the School Board at the
rate of Three Dollars per month, was read
by the Secretary and on motion, the pre-
posal Of said Deacon was accepted.
Mr.. Louis Chauvin was appointed mem
her Of the auxiliary visiting committee OF
the 4th. ward in place Of Mr.. L.. Peytavin,
resigned.
A communication from V. Dickinson,
President of the late School Board, giving
II detailed list Of School Houses, benches,
b~lackboards, bells, &c, belonging to the
Public Schools Of this Parish, was read and
placed on file. Mr.. Dickinson also submit
ted to the Board that it would be advan-
tageouus to sell a building situated at the
upper end of tho Fifth Ward which had
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for a Church, and Oh motion, Messrs. j. l..
Gaudet and J. Dickerson were appointed
:: committee to confer with the Rev. Jack
Lee and make with him the necessary ar
rangements towards the selling of said
building.
Mr.. Gaudet stated that he had received
two propositions with regard to the Local
ton of a School in the 9th. ward: One from
Mr.. j. Billion offering to rent a house on
his place for a monthly rent of Eight Dol
lars; and the other from Widow Philippe
Landry, offering the use of a room in her
house at the rate Of compensation which
would he deemed reasonable by the School
erd.
= Whereupon, on motion of Mr.. Dugas, the
proposition Of Widow Philippe Landry was
accented and the School in the 9th. ward
ordered to be kept at her house, provided
the rent to he paid to her would not exceed
the sun0f Three Dollars per month.
On motion, a committee Consisting OF
two members was appointed to make the
necessary arrangements with Mr.. w. II.
Aymar owner Of the Plantation upon which
the Buena Vista School House is built with
Il view Of opening said School in proper
time.
Mcssrs. J. L. Gaudet and John Dickcr-
s0n were appointed as members OF said
cOmfllCtee.
On motion, the resolution passed on May
10Th 1877 for opening the Public Schools
on the LIST Monday Of July was amended
NO as to read as follows: Be it resolved that
the Public Schools Of this Parish be and
they are hereby ordered to be opened on
the end. Monday Of July next.
Mr.. Henry Feitel School Treasurer was
authorized to buy n Ledger for keeping
all the receipts and expenditures OF the
School Board.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson the secreta-
nv was instructed to deliver the necessary
certificates to all teachers who had been
examined aud found competent by the
COMMITTEES On Teachers and that said
Teachers be duly notified Of the resolution
ordering the Public Schools to be- opened
on the End. Monday Of July.
Nj. Thompson being now in the chan
DIR. Gaadet offered the following resolution
Be it6solvcd that the salary to be paid
to Teaches in the Parish 0f st. james
shall not exceed the sum Of Forty Dollars
per month.
On motion nf III. Gauaet It WIS also re
seHvei that thu Parish Attorney he and lt
III hereby Instructed 10 again examine tItt
law will, a view VI ..s1trtaiiial- 'vi.s,hs,
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