The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-01-15

in the town of Lake Charles, and, there
being no quorum present, adjourned to
meet Monday, january 8, 1881, at 10
o'clock a. m.
la 81 MONDAY, Jan. 3, 1881.
Pursuant to adjournment, there met
at the Court House, in the town of
Lake Charles, Messrs. j. w. Bryan, s.
d, Read, s. o. Shattuck, John II. Poe,
/ G. w. Richardson, L. M. Nichols and
I. B. Ferren, all holding commissions
as members of the Psrish School Board,
for the Parish of Calcasieu, and the
meeting being called to order, proceeded
to tho organization of the Board by
electing J. w. Bryan, President, and
Jno. II. Poe, Secretary.
On motion, the President appointed
S. o. Shattuck and G. w. Richardson
a committee Of two to notify the Treas
urer of the Parish School Board that
this Board is now duly organized, and
ready to receive his report for con
sideratien and action thereon, and to
request him to make said report to this
Board without delay.
On motion, the President was au-
thorized and requested TO appoint a
committee Of five members, whose duty
it shall be to examine applicants for
certificates of qualification of teachers
of Public Schools inand for the parish
of Calcasisu; whereupon the President
proceeded to appoint the following
members on said committee, viz: l..
NJ. Nichols, S. ID. Read, s. o. Sbattuck,
Jno. II. Poo and I. B, Ferren. g.
On motion, the President Of the
Board was added to said committee,
and delegated with power to examine
applicants for certificates Of qualifca-
tion Of teachers, at the regular meet
ings of said committee, as heretofore
fixed, or may hereafter be fixed, should
none of the members of said examin-
ing eommtteebc present, or inconnec-
tion with any of said members then
present.
The Secretary stated to tho Board
that, owing to sickness in his family,
lie would be compelled to return home
and requested the President to appoint
a Secretary pro tenn. The President
thereupon appointed I. b. Ferren, rs
Secretary pro tenn
On motion, the Board proceeded to
appoint the following visiting trustees
| for the various school districts through
out the parish, to consist of five mem
bers each, three of whom shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction of
business.
lst District--D. B. Harmon, Henry
Gill, Emile Butler, Eych Clement, Jas,
u. S.rother.
cd Dst.--C ID. Welsh, Anathole
Gauthier, Stephen Andrus, Delino De
ronen, David Foreman.
Sd Dist.--Thomas Budd, Caspar
schindler, J. p. Geary, Toliver Hayes,
Joseph Keough.
4th Dist.--W. L. Gill, y. A. Per-
kins, w. w. Smart, Nathan Clifton,
Thomas Klcinpeter.
9th Dist. JAS. NJ. Fancher, Larkin
N, Minis, s. A, Fairchild, Francis NJ.
Canter, David A, Lyons.
9th Dist.--Oliyer Perkins, Peter i.
Hyatt, Benz. Whitman, Isaac Meadows,
Josepl, Nichols
7th Dist. j. lies, Jas. M, Dear,
L. A. Miller, 7. X. Singleton, Loni
Leblanc.
9Th Dist. Jasper N. Prater, Levi
Rollins, y. +. Simpson, ]. !. Hewitt,
Elias T. Barrentinc.
On motion, The following resolutions,
defining the duties Of trustees, was
adopted:
Resolved, II shall be the duty Of the
visiting trustees to meet at the respce-
| tive places Hereinafter designated, on
or before the first Saturday 10 Febru-
my, A. ID, 1881, and proceed 70 or
ganjzatiou by the election Of q chair
man and secretary, and thereafter to
hold regular meetings on the third
Saturdays Of March, June, September
and December, Of each and every year,
Al such place as said visiting trustees
shall determine when organized.
For The purpose Of org9nizatlon Of
said visiting trustees Of the various
school districts, as herein provided,
meetings shall be held ut the following
places in each school district respec-
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