Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1878-06-22
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings
-DF THU
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
ST.. JAMES, June 1st., 1873.

ST.. JAMES, June 1st., 1873.
The School Board met this day
at the Court House, pursuant to
a call OF the President.
MEMBERS PRESENT.. Gentil.
President ; Marccllin Tircuit. j. +.
Pochn, Alfred rlaisance, Ii. l.. Tu-
rcaud and j. l.. Gandct.
AHsENT:-A. w. Thompson, p.
Numa Martin and Tclcsphorc Du-
gas.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing read and approved.
The Chairman OF the Committee
on Teachers, reported that he felt
it his duty to suspend MIR. \. {. T..
Scl,midc, Teacher of the Stll ward
for gross negligence in the discharge
of his duties %whelcupon, on mo-.
ton of Fl. l.. Tureaud, duly second.
ed it was resolved,
That the action of the Chairman
he approved, and that Mr.. Schnide
he, aud lie is hereby suspended as
Teacher of the Stll ward.
Mr.. Pochc appointed Il Commit
tee to confer with the Religious
Congregation of the 9th ward, with
Il view to ret contributions for re.
pairing the st. James school house,
was granted until the next meeting
to make his report.
The following reports were then
read and adopted.
st. James, L.a.,Junc 1T. 1>'-.
10 the Honorable President and Members
of the School Board, st james Parish.
Grntlrmrn.-I hereby beg leave TO re-
port TO ynur honorable Body the follow
me- condition of the School Treasury:
To balance o. hand April lst l-1- Si2o5.2O
April ls,, Received from State
IrnlSurrr.. 1in.l,
May llth, Received from Parish
/ irl>,lftr-- l'!,-n
May llth, Received from E>-l'ar-
iSh Treasurer. 1874.
S23io.oi
BY amount ~cNlradea since April
l2T3.Ul
Balance ON hand to &lpl1.oi
Very Respectfully
HENRY l'IlTEl,
Treasurer.
To the Honorable President and Members
of the + ard of school Directors, St
James Parish.
Gem lemcu.-A1 YOU session held on thu
lth nt May. ! submitted my report on tW'
schools Of the 2nd District, and one Of TIN
, 9th. visited and inspected on the LIST "
| the month. J noW rtport WORK done sine
]. your last nfaetliT'
G,.,ri I.iAf.-Tlle. Register showed |
Males. 81 Ftmalcs-lutAl 40. Gounte
present. Males i3-famales ~. Total =
/. Mr.. Martin informed me the Attendance j
the afternoon session is always better tina
; IN the morning. Il fact | had observed an
mentioned III a former report. The con
munity i, Il harl-working people. and tn
Older children are retained III the ha"lnln
to aid their parents. They have no hire
hands.
French is taught in til" morning, FL
clish IN the aftcrnoon.-daily session
~ three hours each. Heard reading III hot
:. languages. \ competent judge, ono
Your honorable body, who kindly ;ccoil
Il panied me. pronounced the reading
French COED. ll, class IN English, a
though. unable to read word on my TO
ner visit. is Row ready for the FIRST hea'
or.
linspcetcl cory-honk, also, in both In
r,,orcs, the writing was fair for inegiulicl
i The pupils are progressing. The lis,
y pli,c is not taultlc>s, and | called Il
teachers attention 10 the bad hadn't Of lol
study in school honrs. The teacher seer
to have a right impression OF his lcSp"h'
~ r,,,pn p,cT,,1rT
HLiie Scboc1.-Rcgi>ter shows % Nal,
70 no Females. The attendance i, not so T..
Il ular rs it ought to be. Parents delta
- their children. in some instances,
grounds too trivial, and | have Motif
10 The ]aeliuquepts of the danger they inc
of having their names c~Nl,nn.c,l from t
roll-call. With one or two exceptions t
progress OF the pupils is satisfactory, u