Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-03-09
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings
Or TiiE-
BOARD or SCHOOL DIRECTORS,

ST. JAMES, March end, 1873.
The School Board Of the Parish of
st. James met THU: day at the Court
House Of said Parish, pursuant to
adjournment.
MEMBERS PRESENT: j. Gentil.
President: Marcclin Tircuit, \. W.
Thompson, Iclespi,orc Dugas and
j. u. Gauact.
ABSENT: Dr. O.. Gandet, y. T.
Bourgeois and p. Numa Martin.
On motion Of A.. w. Thompson
the reading Of the minutes Of the
previous meeting was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Dugas stated that according
to resolution adopted at the last
meeting OF this body, he had been
appointed a committee OF one to re-.
crivc from j. Is. Bourgeois the phi
ce OF some coal used b. him, that
he had applied to Mr.. Bourgeois for
a settlement accordingly and that
the latter d willing To settle fore
bbls, which had been used by him.
Nhelcupon, on motion of Mr..
Gaudrt, Mr.. Du%aS WAS authorized
to settle tor = bbl>. ct coal aud turn
over the anIouut lNtu the School
Treasury.
Mr.. l,ugas also stated that he
Vas maxim. arrangements tor the
renting OF a school house in the 1rl
wnrd and Woui0 report at The next
meeting.
Mr. GauNrt ,hcn offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Whereas. at a meeting of the Pc,
lie" Jury ot t.iis Parish. hci! Oh
Erhnuuy end. 1873, Il Committee
OF three members was appointed to
consider the application made hy
the i,loS! Board OF this Parish,
for the appropriation OF IA tax ottWo
mills on the dollar for the support
OF public schools asree;tbly to See
ton Is, ot Act No. 223. Session OF
l&.I.
And whereas. said Committee
MAS instructed to submit to the
StiibDi ltbilltt.
lst.-Ihut the Taz 80 he levied is Poll
&c ,lu.i"s, under 'he Act re1clr.yt 10 Is ~
the opjiun ot the Police july, p,o& itit,i said
tax does not exceed two mills un lht
Dollar.
2ml.-That in The A]pproNilnat" Ial,ieal1
of expenses adopted by this hodS on Dec
24ll last, Il tag ul one mill Was appaopr!a.
ted I" the support of the Public School.
and that said tableau cannot be amended
or altered ut this time. and also to the tae.
that the Limit OF taxation +" Police iurIcS
hardly enables this body to realize the am,
CUNT of fund, necessary to pay the genera,
expenses of the Parish, and to provide f"i
the payment ottAe bonded debt, and tn
boating Indebtedness for past wears.
arl.-To inquire n1 the School Board b,
virtue of what law the office Of Parish SIT
: pcriptcMdent has been created by them
with II salary OF twenty dollars a snolltl
and personal EXPENSES. as shown lay ttci.
budget III cHprnscs, and whether the per
sou appointed TO sail office is the same per
! son .muloyca as one OF the t.agicts ltn.lc.
said Board.
l 4tl,-To c:sil the special attentions of ,l'
School Board t. The report ot said Siper
=, int,nlrnt, published in the official papc
u OF February 4Sld inst, in which repol
: slang phrases and uIbceoming criticism
I OF the personal appearance of both Iracl!
trs and sch. lars, are lm',ccntly indulge,
in: ia which certain scholars are criticize
for wearing tight curss." and other, tag
. OH THEN ltcads;' in which an offensive al
4 fusion is ma,tc to the scholars. for Whol
the use of the 'cnlry comb" is advised b
said Superintendent: and i'll which othe
matters are treated in a stNi, too uni,,
coming and revolving Ia bear repetition
y and I" lntnrm the School Board With dll
! respect, that this hody sole,nnly protest
in the name OF the people of this Parisl
y against this sCugrlinu> attack on the M
Is raiity and dcccnCy OF the families Who SCI,
their children To tn Public schools. rs We
rs against the presumption ot said slluc
i. intclaltnt 10 publicly proclaim the incoll
potency of teachers who have been rr'
nu,nccd competent after due and rig!
examination by She examining cominittt
of III. School Board contormably To law.
BE it therefore resolved. that tn
|. Board would respectfully bring
the knowledge of the Police ,lur.
III answer to the above, tie follow
ing facts, tu-wts:
lst.-That the interests of publ
If instruction in this Parish imperat
vely require the appropriation {
a. the additional amount requisite.
a and although the levy Of Il tax ma
be lett by law to the option OF I'll
II Police Jury, still, the same has b
come obligatory upon them, by Il
1, urgent demands Of the people, VIII