The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-01-07
The School Board.

Thibodaux, La. Dec. 18th, 1887.
The Parish Board Of School Directors of thu
parish OF Latourche met this day pursuant te
call.
Present; President Grisamore and D,rec
tors Aucoin, Ragan. Braud and Thomas A.
badeaux, Secretary and superintendent.
The commission of Henry Riviere as mem
Der OF the Board, vice Oscar Lepiue, resi- eu.
ed, was presented and spread on the minutes
aud the name OF the new director was placed
on the roll.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved as recorded.
The Superintendent reported that he
had had the work Of repairs done Oh the
gallery Of the Guion Academy, as instructed
by the Board, and that he had drawn the ne
cessary warrant therefor.
bid tor the building Of a barbed wire
fence around the Corporation School was
opened but it being considered too high bv the
Board, it was resolved by the EDard that MIR,
w. II. Ragan be appointed committee OF one
to inquire as to the lowest figure at which
this fence could be constructed aud report It
the next meeting of tho Board.
The Longneville school was discontinued,
it being considered by the Board that the pu-
pills in attendance at this school and resi-
ding in the village and vicinity can very we'll
attend the Lockport School which is easily
accessible by means of the ferries at that place
A new school was ordered to be opened ut
the plantation OF Mrs. Barrilleaux, below the
village Of LOnguaville.
Ihe Cheramic School was ordered to be re-
opened, and the proposition Of Laurence
Cheramie to allow the Board the
use OF building on his place fer number OF
years, provided that the Board would con-
tribute Il sum not exceeding QUO hundred
dollars, for repairs to the said building, was
accepted, and an appropriation not to exceed
one hundred dollars was lladc for the pur.
pose.
The offer of Mr.. c. s. Mathe VS. to furnish
lot Of ground and to build ut his own ex-
pense a school house on the front OF hi,
plantation, Was accepted provided that the
Board would furnish two hundred dollars tor
the purpose.
The Superintendent was authorized to sell
tie ruins OF the old GaIiano school house for
ten dollars.
An appropriation Of eleven dollars and
Hoffman A Aucoin.
The Superintendent and Director J. L. Au-
coin were instructed t0 provide blinds for the
lower floor of the GuiUn Academy.
Mr.. John Dolcse Was assigned to the st,
Vincent and Brue Guilot Schools, the SOS
sion of the latter to begin at the expiration
of the session OF the first named school.
The session of the following schools will
commence on the 9th Ut Jsnuary, 1888.
st. Vincent. John UOlese, teacher.
Delanne Il Leblanc, e. A. Melancon'
st. Mary u Lepine, f. Ii. Bcrdou,
C0teau FOlse, Mrs eally Beatty
Chacbey, Miss Mary Laforcst ''
Pierce Il Lefort, W. Z. Lorraine
Choupir, Miss phlomene Boudrcaux
Rouse l. Jules Sc, e,ynes -
Matthews, Emile Breaux 4"
Guion Academy, A. j. Michelet Principal.
Mrs Clara Levron lst Assistant.
Mrs Emma Lambert 2nd -
Mrs Clara Stewart 3nd ''
Dillliu, Miss Aurelie Chappuis, Teacher,
Bourgeois, Miss Octavie Coignst -
Bergeron, Mrs II. Bourgeois -
f. Bourgeois, T.. E. Gaude '
Toups, Mrs E. +. Ledet y
Ariel. Richard Hay
FOlse, Alexandre EOlso
Braud, J. ID. Briant
Vacherie, Hiss B. A. LacrOix
L0ckport, Mrs. Davenport s.
Due, Sheldon GutLIe
Bayou Blue. Arthur Thibodaux 81
Laforest. Miss Sarah Meyer g
Scally, Mrs. l.. Beatty
Barilleaux,
FAlg0ut,
Ledet,
Malxguay
The President aud Superiute were au-
thorized to till any vacancies that may eAist
among the teachers Of the parish.
The Lower Choupic and Baton PilOu
School were closed with u view OF giving
these schools u .ioub be session next year.
BY reason vi the fact that grinding opera
ton are not yet completed, it waa deemed ad-
visable not t0 open the colUred school tor the
present.
There being no further business, the Board
adjourned.
THOMAS A. BADEACX.
Secretary and Superintendent