The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-09-06
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The Parish School Board met il
special session this day.
Present-M. II. Singleton, ESQ.
President; w. ID. AIearns, ]. ]. Lyles
L. a. Perkins, John McNeese and
John FL. Poe. ]. w. Bryan exhibited
his commission and took his seat as a
member of the Board.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
\ A communication from the Board
of Trustees for Sugartown Male and
Female Classical School was read, and
on motion of Z. "A. Perkins, Esq, II
was laid over for further action Of
this Board.
The report of School Treasurer
showing the balance of funds now
due each ward, was read, and on mo.
ton was received and filed.
On motion of w. ID. Mearns, it was
Resolved, That during the recess of
this Board the president be and is
hereby authorized to contract with
teachers holding grammar grade Ger.
tificates; provided, such parties come
recommended by a majority of the
sub-directors, and there are sufficient
funds to the credit of such district to
entitle them to such school.
On motion, the communication from
the State Superintendent was read,
received and filed.
On motion, the Board proceeded to
appoint the following auxiliary trus-
tees for the various school districts
throughout the parish, to consist of
FIVE members each, three of whom
shall constitute quorum for the
transaction Of business:
First District--D. B. Hartman,
Henry Gill, Emile Butler, Eych Glenn
ent and James d. Strother.
Second District-C. d. Welsh,
Anathole Gouthier, Stephen Andrus,
D. Dorouen and Felix Lorraine.
Third District. p. fGeary, G.
SCHNEIDER, Joe Keough and Toliver
Hayes.
Fourth District-E. A. Perkins,
Chas. Miller, Dosite Vincent, w. L.
Gill and Nathan Clifton.
Fifth District-James NJ. Faucher,
Larkin N. Minis, s. A. Fairchild, F.
NJ. Canter and David A. Lyons.
Sixth District-Joseph Whitman,
Oliver Perkins, 2. L. Hyatt, Isaac
Meadows and Joseph Nichols.
Seventh District--LeVi Miller, J . H..
Nixon, John w. May, ]. NJ Dear and
Joseph Cole.
Eighth District---J. N Prater, Levi
Rollins, Joseph Gearen, w. P Simp-
son and G. NJ. Gossett.
ResolVea, That it shall be the duty
of the Auxiliary trustees to meet at
respective places hereinafter desig-
mated, on or before the Saturday in
October A. d. 1884, and proceed to
organization by the election of a
chairman and secretary, and there
after to hold regular meetings on the
third Saturday of March, June, Sep
TENDER and December, of each and
every year, at such place as said
Auxiliary trustees shall determine,
when organized.
For the purpose of organization of
said trustees Of the yariOus school
districts, as herein provided, meetings
shall be held at the following places
in each school district respectively
For First District--Clement store.
For Second District-WeIsh Sta
ton.
For Third District-Lake Charles.
For Fourth District-Sulphur Mine
Station.
For Fifth District--Edgerly Station
For Sixth Observation-Disclosures store.
For Seventh District-Sngartown.
For Eighth District - Chapel
Church.
Be it further
ResolVed, That it shall be the duty
of said Auxiliary trustees Immediately
after organization. to divide their re-
spectiye districts into sub-districts, in
snch manner as will be best adopted
to the efficient operations of the Pub-
lie Schools, having in view, at,the
same time, the requirements of law,
that no school shall have an average
attendance OF less than ten cholars,
nor more than sixty, to one teacher I;
to locate sites for school houses in
each sub-district; to ascertain and re.
port, to recommend teachers therefor,
and to make quarterly reports to tins
Board, on or before the first Satnr-
tober, of the actual condition, pros
poets, and needs ofsthe schools therein.
Be it further