The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-02-18
Total enrolment, colored schools. ........ rs
Tho total enrolment in 1885 Of white
and colOred schools in the parish. was. 1897
7176i
Making a net gain of

Making net gain Of ...... $40
There - general awakening all over the
parish to the necessity of educating the rising
generation. and the board has always en-
deav voret to respond TO the demand for more
schools by opening new ones wherever the
prospect of Il good ATTENDANCE seemed to ius-
my tie expenditure involved 1t has been
the policy OF the board t" consolidate exist
ing sehOOls where their proximity TO each
Olher rendered their consolidation feasible.
ti0n.
While the parish has been more generous
tnan other parishes OF the State in appropr-
atinR .I 'nnds 'or school purposes, yet. in view
OF the large number of schools iu operation.
the State appOrtiOnmeLt and parish school
Ianu are lnaequate to give a session of more
than fOn L or five months.
The Police Jury should be requested to in.
crease the school fund by every means in
thelr power, Shorf Of increasing the tax rate
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS A. BADEAUx.
~, , Parish Supt.
The following bills were presented and the
requisite appropriations, made to pay the
same:
Urs,n Bourgeois. 3l5; v. Bouterie. $3.50:
f. G: Curtis, 3Oc. K. r. Mcbride, $-.;Jno.
NJ Walsh, assessors bill, $3.50 So
An appropriation of $a5. or SO much thereof
as may be necessary. was made, tO pay for
1oPalfs OD the NHchtrie school
Inc superintendent " as instructed to write
10 Mr. " Ill. kOussel tor an estimate of the
house. 0'
The action of the superintendent in ORDER
ing the removal OF the Evelien bourgeois
school t" the property Of Leon Gautle, was
approved.
A scksol was ordered to 10 opened in the
neighborhood Of Crbai.. Danos, and the an
perlntendent was instructed to ;.scert: in tine
cost OF removing the school house beloupinp
70 the board and now ON the property Of
terSns Bourgeois. to that of Cr6ain Dnn0s.
III Case the latter should donate a lot tor the
purpose. lhe superintendent was also re.
quested To ascertain whether tue new school
cou'i not be consolidated with the Rous,el
school. "*e'
The Choupic school was ordered to be clos
ea Ior the present session. The petition of
y. U. Davis aud others asking for the reopen
Ing OF the LOngueville school was read. and
No action on same was taken
The supernt endent was authorized IN No.
t1y the board OF local directors of the Lock.
port sciool that the numberin attendance ON
tnat school at present justified the appoint
Ment III an additional teacher, and that thew
oe re4uesteu 10 recommend suitable person
10 act either as principal or assistant, subject
10 an examination by tie committee Of
examiners.
Mr. tiustavc Harang was appointed as tea
cber OF tho l.eslet school. his session to begin
on the 9th Of February
1t was agreed and determined that the
corporation school shall form a part of the
second district, thereby leaving the Onion
Academy as the only school in the first dis
trict '
The 18th Of Feb. was fxe,l upon for the
opening OF the colored schools, and the fol-
lOwi1g assignments were nude:
Jas. l.. Robinson to the Stafford and Creep.
wood schools, consolidated
Enoch Dunn to the Highland school,
u. Z. Bryant to the prncipalshp of the
corporation school,, and Mrs. N. C.j Leblanc.
as assistant to the same school,
The Crossing and Laurel Valley schools
were consolidated. with Mathew Dickerson
as teacher. subject to his passing the required
examination.
Etienne Richard was assigned to the Melo-
die school. subject to AN examina ton
T. NJ. Frazier was assigned to the Pittman
school, 5. Love to Raceland, and Levi Ro-
g-rs to the Harang school.
The application of A. l.. HI nderson. of New
Orleans, for a situation AS teacher of one of
tho c0lsred schools Of the parish, was consi
dered and the superintendent was authoriz-
ed to communicate with him and ask him for
references.
Tho following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That al teachers in the emplov
Of the hoard are hereby required to subscribe
for at least one educational journal.
The invitation of the State Superintendent
requesting the board to appoint delegates 70
attend the convention of superintendent
which meets ut Baton Rouge On the I'd and ID
OF Feb. was accepted, and the parish super
intendent was appointed to represent the
parish. and the requisite appropriation was
made to defray his actual expenses.
There beng no further business, tho Board
adjourned
THOMAS A. BADEACX.
Secretary and Superintendent