The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-12-06

mary branches are taught, to wit:
Bayou Tigre school, I'd ward. lst 4
I'd school in 5th ward, Coles Island,
9th ward and Perry's Bridge in the
7th ward +; colored school in the Sd
ward and colored school at Mouton's
Cove.
Salaries for said grade to he fixed
at $35 thirty.hve dollars per month.
3. Third grade to include all
schools whose monthly average has
exceeded 25 twenty-five scholars and
in which grammar and high arith.
metic are taught, as follows the
white school at Abbeville and at
Morgan's mill, Prairie Greig.
Salaries of teachers of said grade
to be $45 forty five dollars per
month.
The first grade will include the
following schools, 10 wit
lst and I'd schools in lst ward.
Sd school, Rice's Cove, 3D. ward.
lst and I'd schools 10 4th ward.
Spring Hill and Cow Island
schools in 9Th ward. Little Bayou,
Cheuiere au Tigre and Pecan Is
laud schools in 7th ward. The
colored schools at Joseph Lemaire's
Brousssrd's Cove and Cade's plapta.
ton TO he classed as I'd grade uhtil
further order.
RULE ALL schools shall be
opened at 9 o'clock A. NJ, shall be
taught 6 hours each day exclusive of
recess, and shall have recess of
one hour at noon, from IL o'clock
to o'clock P. M.,. and there shall
be recess each morning and even
ing at the teachers discretion.
RULE 2-1'he Treasurer shall re.
tain so per cent of each teachers
salary for the first month as seen
rity for said teachers complying
with the Rules and Regulations OF
the State Board of Education, and
the Rules and Regulations of the
Parish Board, said sum snail not be
paid to said teacher until the expi.
ration of his term of school and only
upon his complying with the rules
aforesaid.
RULE 3-That absence from
school for five consecutive days, ex-
cept in case of sickness in the family,
shall cause the pupil to be suspend,
ed and not again admitted without
permission from the President or the
Secretary of this Board, and all
teachers Of public schools are re-
quired to notify the'patrons Of their
respective schools Of this rule.
The committee on Rules having
recommended the employment Of a
Parish Superintendent at salary to
not exceed $3.50 per year. The Pre-
sident and Secretary are hereby au
thorized to employ one, provided q
suitable person can be obtained
said Superintendent to be required
t6 visit every public school and
spend at least one entire day at eve
~ school at least three times during
the scholastic year.
Resolved that $50 copies of the
foregoing Rules and the rules Of the
State Board of Education be printed
, so that teachers and others may
make themselves familiar with tht
same, and that teachers be required
to keep a copy Of the same posted W
in their respective school rooms.
On motion resolved that the sun
Of twenty dollars be appropriated
, out of funds belonging to the Firs
. ward, for the purpose of making
t benches and desks for said ward.
i. Resolved, that all school lands b'
} advertised or offered to be LEASED
j. for a period of thirty days, sai'
leases to be granted to the highes
e bidder, at the court house, at Abbt
Vile /; eaid leases to be granted TO
: a period Of not more than four years
;. dating from January lst 1885. rem
0 on same to be payable annually o
j. before the 25th day of Decembe,
and to be secured by notes wit
/. good security, to the satisfaction Q
). the Parish Treasurer.
II Resolven that W. W. Edwards b
II employed 10 investigate ihe de6ciel
cies of indemnity school warrant
q due this parish.
l. Resolved, that all teachers an
o applicants for certificates are her
by notified to come before the boar
g of examiners and procure new ce
e tifcates.
On motion, Jean Pene, Last
# Broussard Dnpre Leblanc were +
nnaotad to serve an trn ltecS for SChOl