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school Board Proceedinss.
DECEMBER 18th. 1850.

The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
The Parish Superintendent reported
that he had examined the following ap-
plicsnts, and recommended that they
receive certificates as teachers:
First grade-Prof R. Fl. Wilson, Mrs.
NJ. II. Harbour, Miss NJ. G. Bushman,
Miss c. Fisher, Miss Mollie X. Brown,
Miss Mollie Harbour, Mrs. Anna Skol-
field, Mrs. Olive A. Nesbit, Mr.. o. NJ.
Lee, A. H. Colwell, All. Levi.
Second grade-Miss Lucy Murray,
Mrs. Carrie Stevenson.
Third grade--Miss Emma Bureh, Mrs.
Susan Pullen, Mrs. G. V. Smith, Mrs.
II. W. FARRELL.
On motion of Mr.. McMain, the Parish
Superintendent was authorized to ex-
anime grade and issue certificates to all
the applicants that may be found COM
petent, and report the same at the next
meeting of the Board
BY Mr.. Brown
Resolved, That the salaries of teach
ers in the country be fixed as follows ::
First grade, $40 per month second
grade, $50, and third grade, $40.
By Mr.. Magruder:
Resolved That 1920 per, month be
divided equally between the two schools
in the city of Baton Rouge, and that the
salaries Of the teachers of the white
school be the same as last year. That
FIVE teachers be employed in the colOred
school--the principal to receive $50; the
two first assistants $50 each, and two
second assistants, s25 each per month.
And that the same teachers be employed
in the white school as have heretofore
held the positions
A. Fl. Colwell and A. II. Levi having
both applied for the principalship of
the celored school, an election was en-
tered into, which resulted in the ,inani-
nous choiee Of Al H. tsfL
By Mr.. McMain
Resolved, That the President and Su-
perintendent be authorized to appoint
the other teachers Of the colored school.
BY MIR. Samuels:
Resolved, That the local boards APP
pointed by the former Parish Board, be
requested to continue to serve.
Resolved, That the petition of the
residents of Brookstown, asking that a
school be located at that place, be gran
ted and that Mr.. Brown, the teacher re-
commended, be requested to come for
ward for examination. The local Board
appointed for this school are c, A.
Dean, J. L. Pratt, Mrs, E. A. Kean.
| By Mr. Brown: e. tE4.F(Ff
Resolved, That the school formerly
located at Mrs. Skolfeld's be removed to
Bartell's old field and that Mr.. Brady
be appointed teacher. a.a . -..t
Local Board, 4. S. Pruyn, j. X. Bo'
ward, }. Linsay.
BY Mr.. Brown: . t'f.
Resolved, That Miss Mollie r. Brown
be appointed teacher at Grange Hall, OF
the Plank Road. 80.
| Local Board, T. &. Brown, Nm
Brown, Wiley Brown.
By Mr.. Burris
Resolved, That Mrs. Oliver Az Nesbi
be assigned to the Woodland school il
the 10th Ward.
BY Mr.. Magruder:
Resolved, That the petition of certain
citizens of the It'll Ward, be granted ant
thas school be located at the residence
of Mrs. Mcconnell and that Miss Nc
Connell be appointed teacher if foun,
qualified.
By Mr.. McMain:
Resolved, That the superintendent
request the Parish Assessor, TO furnish
the Board, with an enumeration of TIN
educablc youth in each ward, between
the ages of e and IL years.
By Mr.. Magruder:
Resolved, That Mr. Greves, in his Off
cial capacity as member of the Stat
Board of Education, be requested to com
municate with Judge Manning in regar'
to the apportionment of the Peabod
! fund and inquire upon what condition
the public school Of this city, can OF
tain an appropriation from that fund
BY Mr.. Samuels
Resolved, That allschools which hav
had no teachers assigned to therel
at this meeting of the Board, be and ar
hereby requested to send in petitions a
the next meeting, December q, recon
mending teachers for examination an
naming local boards