The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-05-17
PARISH SCHOOL BOAun
Session IL.
ThibOdaux, La, April 81 1870

Thibodaux, La, April 81, 1879.
The Parish Board of School Director.
OF 7. l.. Winder. o'eo
Present, Robert J. Perkins, Presid IN.
ann >. L. Grissamore, Secretary.
~. Messrs Thomas A. Badeaux. Thomas T..
! MlA1er, william II. Ragan, Edward Blan-
chard and Augustus Ridley presented their
commission as Directors in place of Messrs
=; =. a., "A; ,Usullivan: John NJ Howell. Charles
y. "iiIlams, John S. Seeley and ADatolln
Panolle rs;gned. '''
me minutes of the last session were
read ana approved as recorded,
Inc following report was read
ihlbodaux, La, April q, 1879.
10 'ne Parish NchOol Board.
Uentiemen: In December last. Il heinz
oeemed advisable to re open the uublic
| schools in this Parish, bv direction pf ths
resident OF the Board, l notified either
te'' tea9any Or IN writing, the members to mt.
a 1enu meetings OF this board on specified
uhays at TWO or more periods Owing to
th .he absence OF some of the members and
| the personal engagements of Others. n nno.
rum was not obtained. i"'
accordingly near the close of the year
.no responsipl!ity was assumed without
ant action OF the board being had in the
PREMISES TO reopen the schools in Jauuarv
or T rs soon thereafter as practicable.
NJ, me following schools were opened on
monday: January. 6, 1879.
l.. onburb school near Thibodaux. co,sr-
en. e1I. +. sterenbers principal, and A. Pan
=. Chacbey school in Chacbey. colorea
Enoch Dunn, principal.
| - .. corporation school in Thibodaux,
coiored, Tally Whitehurst principal.
T. Crossing school at Lafourcbc crossno
colored: =: Il. Thornhill principal
.. Vli!elr school, on Villeir plantation.
coiored, E. w. Joseph principal.
| O.; harangs school, at Harangs, colored,
l.; Z. Roger, principal
VIM. e1:,;se xesa school At Vegas place, white,
.. Delaume schOolAt Delaume,s nlace
white, II: B. Savoie, principal.
~; Gnlon Acadainy. in Thibolaux, white
E. NJ. Perriu. principal Miss. Clara Leyrnn
| lst asst. Mrs. f, Lambert 2nd asst.
1o. Bourgeois school, at Beourreois'
place, white: Mrs Julia r. Breen, princr.l.
IL. st. Vincent school. at Vicknairs
place, white, John Dolese principal.
~. Ancoin school. at j. Is. Aucoin's
white, Maurice Guile, principal
IL. knobloch school, at Roussers nlace
white, Paul Thibolaux, principal.
~. LOckport school. Lockport. white
G. J. Mathern. principal.
10. tiallcana school. at Galleana's place.
white, F: A. knobloch. principal
January. l3, 1879
To-. Badeanx school. ct Thomas Bad
eamx's white. Mrs. MeegeI. principal.
-. Bayou Sec school. at St. James Chap
i ell. white. A. u. Britcsh. principal.
! Is. Erraux school at K. Breaux's placc.
white, W. ). p. o. Morris. principal.
~. st. Mary school. at St. Mary Pamela
cnnrch; white. A. NJ. Folse. principal.
~ Upper suburb school near Thibodaux
| white. Mrs. Clara Stewart. principal.
u: Cut off school, at Cut off, white. W.
Lee head principal.
Reiorm school. at q. W. Adams
place o. W. Adam principal.
| -. Ledet school, ut Ie.iet's place. white
). a. L. Lcdet, principal
! "a Greenwood school, at Moreau'. nlace
co,ored: VIM. Wallen. principal.
| 20; Taylor school at Longueville, color
ed. j. !. Talbert, principal.
20. fltfman school. at Pittmap's planta
tion, colored, j. II. Bailey, teacher.
-; kaceand school, at Racelanl, color
ed. 5. Love, principal
>. Coulon school, at Coulon's place,
co1nred. Al: Suaer, principal.
The following were opened on Monday
January. Goth. 1879.
| ~: Railroad school. Lafourche crossing
white, NJ. B. ThlbOdaux. principal.
~ kutd school, at Rulld's place, white,
c. Gaudet. principal
81. Suthon school. at Suthon's place,
white, A. Suthon' principal
80 Inc following were opened on January.
32. Billieu school at Billicu's plantat;on
white, Miss. +. Snthon, principal.
! IS. Stafford school. Mt Staffcrd's place.
/ cOiOred. N. b. james priucinal
3rd. 1879. ' o'' ""' -
81. Guillot schooIv in Brulee Guillot,
white, r. Melancon, principal.
! 80. Barber school, at Barbiers place,
white, +. B. Ayot, principal.
50. Coteau Folse school. in Coteau
Foise' white, Mrs. E. Nicholas, principal
81. Champagne school, near Gazzo's
place, white. A. Champagne, principal.
! And on March. 3lst. 1879, was opened
| 81. Ongueville school. at Longueville,
white, WIN. Wilton. principal
The reports of the teachers showing that
in the following schools the number of pu-
pills was sufficient to require an assistant.
The following assistants were appointed: !:
In the LOckport school. C. J. Barker.
| In Corporation. Mrs. NJ. c. Leblanc.
| In = Stafford. Miss NJ. Hallowcll.
In Chacbey, Mrs E. Dunn.
On the 18th inst. the report from the
| Suthon soho"l, A. Suthon. principal, show
ing an attendance of only ten or twelve
! pupils, was discontinued.
/ In the schools ending in the month of
! February, 1879. tho returns from teachers
! show
! White males enrolled. 4O4.
| Il Females, & 266.
Total go.
! COlOred moies 260
) females, 1" /" go
| Total 642
Total pupils enrolled 1912
! Average attendance white males 336
- '' :. d" females 228
Total 464
Average attendance col males 22s
| Average " " L" females 49,
! all
Total go
In the months ending in March. 1879,
there were
White males enrvllcd G5
| females &" 36l
/ Total 936
Col. males enrolled 44S
g females 90 325
Total 773
Total pupils clslOlled 1859
Average attendance white males l67
Average 80 " male& SO2
Total 769
Average attendance col. u,aies $50
Average - I" " fexralee 2j6
Total 5Sl
Total average 1850