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

L. bowman, FreSlOen1s OrueTsoI
Carter, Duncan Stewart. George
Washington, F. " p. Haeaman.
Jas. Il. Stephens, G.. Goodman
A quorum being present, the boare
proceeded to business.
Minutes of previous meeting rcac
and adopted. JAS. p. Bowman. the
committee appointed to confer witt
| Messrs. Wickliffe & Fisher, report
ed progress.
Resolved, That the committee o.
the two school houses in st. Fran
cisville, be continued, AID the ad
vertisement inserted until the Isl
Saturday in January, 1878.
Resolved, 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 f'Traveler"
RED RIVER LANDING, La. !
Dec, lllh, 1877.
Jno. F. Irvine, ESQ.,,
DEAR SIR.-FDcTosed you will
find SIS 90 donated by "rraveler"
for the Public School fund. Please
see that the amount is properly
applied and advise me. This am:.
is: for your parish. Respectfully,
JHo. L. K1NGsBURY.
Resozved, That tho report Of
Duncan Stewart on the condition
of Beech Grove School house be
received.
Resolved That, the. reply of the
President 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 FELL. lana,
La, October, 18th, 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
is last meeting. The Board considering
hat the implied censilre of it's course re-
luired an official answer, by resolution
instructed me to reply. The Board can
lot but think that in the multiplicity of I
our duties you have confused this with
ther parishes, which have been less
'ronpt and used less exertion to inform
GU of the exact condition of their school
fairs. Permit Inc to remind you that
very effort has been made by the Board
thoroughly post you in all matters rel
tive to the schools and the difficulties
'hich would be encountered before the
hOols could be convened. If you re-
lember, a copy in full of the Treasurer's
for the last two t, rms was
rwarled to tie chairman of the inves-
eating committee in New Orleans, to
llich your attention was called, show
6 only warrant, for $1134 to credit
It'll suits and claims against the amount
some $500. Also that the 1'reSsure
r. Fisher, wrote yon regarding the
tie OF affairs to which you replied THAT Il
Il appreciated the crippled condition of
e parish and regretted that the school !;
nds now in the Treasury of the State =
not afford you an opportunity of COM +
g to the relief of the parish" Since &
1T time $500 have been apportioned, :,
'ided among II wards !; the Board does Q
consider that amount as in any de-
e relief to the crippled condi- u
n of the parish, and can adopt no plan I
which ~ or more school houses as 81
uired by law can be built, rented or
aired, furnished or put in working t.
dition with that sum Of money. The l.
lrd is forbidden to exceed it's revenue tt
the amount OF revenue received b,
this time is $500. The President of ri
Board in a communication to YOU
e two months since, endeavored also n,
explain the condition of school mat T,
and hoped that he had shown the n
disability at that time of commencing ~
schools without the necessary build =.
and without funds. The Board does w
considered that there has been any
ission' in reopening Of the Public 70
)Ols when there were no means at eu
mand to do so. Fully realizing the
lie of Public Education and as evil an
;ed by acceptance Of the office, willing co
i've the necessary time and attention en-
is advancement, the Board still de-
IS to attempt to carry on the Public E2
'ols upon credit basis or in any way HI
'cumulate debt which there is no DO
rance will be paid. When means are tea
and to convene the schools or when Or
rtionments are made showing reas-
lie probability of sustaining them, .
Board will feel at liberty to COM
'e it's labOrs. Unaware or any ne
OF duty, but consulting it's interpre- Il
II OF the public interests, the Board go
OF understand how the appertion- ano
dino tba ,,r;sr ,,1 ~ IS