Richland beacon., 1881-08-13
The Alto ochOOl-R8sO1utfOns,

At a large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
, patrons aud friends OF Fletcher Institute, at
! Alto, La II. r. Vickers, Esq was called to
The chair end F. c. Boies, Esq, was reqes,ed
TO act as secretary
Tie chairman stated the object of The meet
ing was ~ secure the services Of Professor f
J Jennings to take charge OF the school as
prir.ipal fof the ession OF 1881 & 1882 also
10 consider the necessity Of making proper adj
drions to The school house.
A list was prepared k enrichment of nar,es
OF the patrons a gOOdly number of scholars
were subst rlbed by those living in the neigh
uur,oud several living at distance wishing
TO become pa irons of the school were repre-
sented 10y proxy, whose assistance will add
neatly to the strength OF the school, making
i, a ixed fact that this school Will again be
i,vorcd with The service. OF one Of the best
, educators in North Louisiana, il not ih the
Sorih.
John 4. Hem'er, E>1, and Csp'. II. F.
vickrrs Were rppoinie6 commiiiee TO draft
aSolrtiOn> eX,,,es>i ~ the sesne OF tins meeting
as 10 he merits of Professor Jennings as an
educatof.
The I''of,.s. or being present responded in a
-ho,, pr welt ,i"i"d speech, expressing sa,is>
i.,ciior =, the rn:;'is Ui his school INST closed
snd expressing III de,e mina'ion TO lay the
iOrndriiOn OF ~ insulation .tei should rot be
e.ceIied 5v any in the State, oeclaiing that il
YVES his purpose TO devote the best energy of
his m,nloo6 TO ibis work, if the people would
srstain him as they had done during the past
Sc son. The Professors speech was highly
apprcciated and the number of pupils was
| increased.
On mo,ion, further consideration Of butl>
ing another house was postponed until next
Serrftay 18th inst.
On ,nrion, the meeting adjourned, 10 meet
again at the school house on Saturday, 18th
inst, ri 9 o'clock A. Nj. A full turnout of the
patrons are expected.
HF. vICKERS,
&c. BOIEs. Chairman.
Secretary.
To the patrons and friend. OF Fletcher In
sti tute Your committee appointed to draft
rcso lu,iuns endorsing Professor Jennings and
his scuoo beg leave to present The following :
Resolved, That we, the patron. of Fletcher
In>iw,e, be heartily tender Opr sincere thanks
to Professor f. J. Jennings for the efficient
manner in which he has SO thoroughly taught
,he pupils OF this school.
Resolved, Tn Il the splendid examination
his pupils stood before so large an audience,
with but little time TO review and no time
allowed for special preparation, in our oPln-
ion speaks better things for the school and the
merlrs of the teacher, rs a thorough educator,
than thousand rest buttons, framed AMI pub,
lished to The world by Jour comm,tee
Resolved, That we endorse Professor Jen>
nings rs a good disc plinaran and thorough
educa,or second TO none, and ask for this in.
sitution fill and hearty co operation
ri home and liberal patronage from abroad
Resolved, That we row come before the
public with confidence, and recommend this.
Institute as one OF the best of il. age in North
Louisiana or in the State, and in every way
worthy of the patronage and cooperation o.
all lovers OF education.
Resolved, That the locality of Alto, for
easy access, health and adaphbility for school
purposes, is no; in the opinion Of your com
mittee surpassed in this part o! the State. be
ing situated on the high lands of Beuf River.
wit lout being in proximity to overflow or any
other natural cause to produce malarial fevers,
with pure water, equal to that Of higher
locality.
Resolved, That we remind the property
holders of Alto that in our opinion it will be
to their interest and the interest Of the school
to encourage immigration and the building up
Of the Town. This can be done by laying
of the Town in suitable lots, erecting residen>
ces ard selling or renting at reasonable rates.
Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions
be placed upon the minutes Of the Board Of
Trustees Of Fletcher institute, and that copy
be presented to Professor f. j. Jennings, and
that copy I've sent to the RIcHLAND BEACON.
with reques, 10 publish, and that the BaPtis,
Messenger he requested to copy.
Respectfully submitted.
JNO. A. HEMLER, Sr.
HF. VtCKERS.