The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-09-19
PROCEEDINGS OF SCHOOL BOARD.
ALEXANDRIA, LA.,)
Sept. Is, 'S3.

Sept. Ii, SO.
The Parish Board Of School Direc
tors mt pursuant to call this day
at IL O'Clock a. 10. Present-Benj,
Turner, President; Charles Owen,
Jonas Rosenthal, J. j. Ferguson, S.
Blum, DR.. J. A. Cruikshank. Alb
sent: Z. W. Laird.
Reading minutes of previous meet.
ing dispensed with.
Mr.. Charles Owen offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adop-
ted
Whereas, During the late session of
the Alexandria and Pineville Public
Schools, complaint was made regard
ing the management Of the same; be 1t
Resolved, That the supervision aud
superintendent of the said schools be
placed under the control of the mem
bers of the School Board, resident in
Alexandria and Pineville, WHO may, it
deemed necessary, Obtain the nssls
lance of Mr.. James R. Waters, Secre-
tary of the School Board, in the CLASH,
fication or distribution of pupils, and
the re- classification or Redistribution
of said pupils as occasion may require.
suid james r. Waters to receive Sl25
per annnm.
Mr.. Charles Owen offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was adop,
ted
RESOLVED, That Mr.. J. j. Ferguson
and Mr.. Jonas Rosenthal be appointed
custodians of achool property in Alex
andria, and that they be allowed to
make such disbursements as may be
necessary in repairs of fence, etc., and
in order to prevent depreciation by
stock.
On motion attention of teachers
throughout The Parish is called to
the State law prohibiting the admis-
sion of pupils under six years of age
and over eighteen years into the
Public Schools, and teachers are not
required to receive more than forty
pupils in their separate departments.
On motion it was resolved that the
Public Schools Of this Parish be
opened on the lst day Of October,
1883, and the location of schools and
the appointments of teachers were
, fixed as follows:
Alexandria-Peabody White School
A. w. Parnee, Mrs. A. Garfield, Mrs
A. F. Graysop, Miss B. Wood. Color
cd School: Miss NJ. A. E. Thomas, w
NJ. Legras.
, Pineville-White j. w. Pearce
, Mrs. L. A. Armstrong. Colored: to b'
supplied.
r Cheneyville White: to be supplied
Loyd's-Whitc: to he supplied.
Bennetvllle-C olored: to be supplied
New Poland-Wh to he supplied
9 Martin Rice appointed trustee.
Bayou Rapldes-White: 7. Spenc
j. Smith. Colored: U. l. Tarver.
Lamothe's Bridge-WLite: Mrs. Z
Lewis.
8 Texada'c Bridge-White: Term lin
;. tied to two months, Mrs. G. Robert'
i At expiration of said term and com
;. mencing on the first Monday of De
/. cember, school will be opened a
!. Red Store. teacher, F. H. Henderson
Cotile (Frauk Neal's)-Colored:
B. Weston.
II Bay Spring-White: Daniel Rober
e Odum's-Wbite: H. Palmer.
- Spring Hill--White: H. C. Lyles.
. Hammock Church - White: j.
= Blackwell.
Laird's--White: Crawford Carrut
G Mercer's-White: S. Knapp.
Is Hineston--White: &C. w. Monroe.
We Marler's--White: Don L. Sorrelle.
~ Science Hill-White: H. L. Wood.
,. Bell's--White: j. c. Price.
~ Holston's Creek--J. f. Deloach.
~ New Hope - White: Miss Mari
,h Hickman.
Ms Omega--Colored: B. H. johnson.
nd Holloway's Prairie--White: j. Chr
~ :, tan.
ne Oakland--Colored j. C. Berry.
NC ewood--Colored: F. l.. Porter
is Lecomte--Colored: Hiram Tarvec.
re Applicants for schools opened
'se next session where teachers ha
III not as yet been appointed, are
ouested to make their application