Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-22
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD OF WEST FELICIANA.
ST FkANCiSvILLE. La. Dec. IS, Is.

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P. Bowman, President; Jefferson
Carter, Duncan Stewart. George
Washington, F. " ,. Haeaman,
Jas. FL. Stephens, G. Goodman.
A quorum being present, the board
proceeded to business.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and adopted. JAS. p. Bowman. the
committee appointed to confer will
Messrs. Wickliffe & Fisher, report
ed progress.
| Resolved, That the committee on
the two school houses in st. Fran
cisville, be continued, ard the ad-
vertisement inserted until the LIST
Saturday in January. 1878.
ResoIved, That the letter from
Jno. l.. Kingsbury be spread upon
the minutes Of this Board. and that
the donation be received and the
thanks OF, this Board returned to
the generous ''Traveler"
RED RIVER LANDING, La.
Dec, lllh, 1877.
Jno. F. Irvine, Esq,
DEAR SIR.-FncTosed You will
! find SIS 90 donated by a "rraveler"
for the Public School fund. Please
see that the amount is properly
applied and advise me. This am:.
is: for your parish. Respectfully,
Jno. L. K1NGsBURY.
Resolved, That tho report Of
Duncan Stewart on the condition
of Beech Grove School house be
received.
RESOLVED, That, the. reply Of the
Presiden! Of the Board to the letter
Of Robt. NJ. Lusher State Supt.
and the reply Of the supt. thereto,
be spread on the minutes.
BAYOU SARA, WEST FEL1,IANA, }
La, October, 14th, 1877. {
Hon. R. NJ. Lusher, Supt. Public Eduea-
ton:
DEAR SIR Your letter of Sept 10Th.
addressed to Charles L. Fisher, ESQ.,, |
Treasurer of the school funds of the Parish |
was daily laid before the School Board at |
its last meeting. The Board considering
that the implied censure of it's course re-
quired an official answer, by resolution
not but think that in the multiplicity of
your duties you have confused this with
other parishes, which have been less
prompt and used less exertion to inform
you of the exact condition of their school
affairs. Permit Inc to remind you that
every effort has been made by the Board
TO thoroughly post you in all matters rel
ltive to the schools and the difficulties
which would be encountered before the
cheols could be convened. If you re-
member, copy in full of the Treasurer's
accounts for the last two t, Ems was
forwarded to tie chairman of the inyes-
Figating committee in New Orleans, to
which your attention was called, show
ne only warrant, for $1134 to credit
With suits and claims against the amount
some $500. Also that the Treasurer,
II. Fisher, wrote you regarding the
tate OF affairs to which you replied that Il
on appreciated the crippled condition of
he parish and regretted that the school :;
lnds now in the Treasury of the State .
id not afford you an opportunity ofcom- =
nS to the relief of the parish" Since E
lat time $500 have been apportioned, -
lVlded among II wards the Board does
ot consider that amonnt as in any de-
rec relief to the crippled condi- Il
on of the parish, and can adopt no plan I
Y which - or more school houses as 81
GH'red by law can he built, rented or
paired, furnished or put in working t:
pdltlon with that sum Of money. The L
)ard is forbidden to exceed its revenue II
ID the amount of revenue received h
this time is $500. The President of ~
e Board in a communication to Won
me two months since, endeavorcd also ~,
explain the condition of school mali T,
rs, and hoped that he had shown the II
possibility at that time of commencing ~
9 schools without the necessary build ::
IS and without funds. The Board does Wv
considered that there has been any
mission" in reopening Of the Public &c
hOOls when there were no means at eI
to do so. Fully realizing the
lue of Public Education and as evil ar
lced by acceptance of the Office, willing CO
give the necessary time and attention en-
It's advancement, the Board still de-
nes to attempt to carry on the Public E:
1ools upon credit basis or in any way H
Accumulate a debt which there is no no
urance will be paid. When means are te
hand to convene the schools or when n,
environments are made showing a reas-
'blc probability of sustaining them,
Board will feel at liberty to COM
nee it's labors. Unaware oc any ne.
ct of duty, but consulting its iutcrpre.
ion of the public interests, the Board go
mot undorst.n1 Lo,, +h ..! an