St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-10-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SCHOOL. DIRECTORS.
OPELOUsAs, La, Oct. %, 1888.

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| Board met at it regular meeting.
Present: Laurent Dupre. PRESIDENT, =. y
! THOMPSON, g. N. Ealer, DIR. ID. Lesley. y.
| Barry, B. Martel, l.. e. Littell and L. a. Black
| Absent: F. Wharton.
On motion the consolidated bid Of the Opel
| nusas papers for the printing OF the Board was
I'm motion the sum of twenty five $3.50 dollars
| per year was offered for the printing Of the
| proceedings, notices and etc. OF the Board
TN motion the land donated by Mr. Alex no!
IN the Board be retroceeded, provided the Coz
of donation and retrOcesslon 90 pald by saia
narties. And tue President be hereby antho-
rized tie sign the same.
town OF Opelousas was appointed to devise
acme means or plan for building public school
house In the town OF Opelousas.
Committee l.. A. Sanduz Jos. Bloch, G. ",
nuRoy r, Mornhinypg and Mrs. F. w. Lewis.
I'm mutiuu it was resolved that in the absence
Of any compulsory law on the subject Oi grad
ed schools. that the schools In the town OF Opel
ousaa ne classified as ths Same grade until the
town of Opelousas provides school house Tor
said achools. Messrs. Ealer and Litteli voting
On motion the salary OF all the teachers of
the schools be dxed at $50 thirty dollars per
The location Of the schools were as follows:
lst District.
Three white schools in the town Of OpeiOusas
Miss E. Ealer, Miss f. Mckinney and Mrs. NJ.
Mayer teachers;
One colored school with TWO assistants Mrs. ii.
One white school In upper Bellevue Miss n.
Ore white school at Eezat school house Miss
K. Littell teacher;
Two schools to be located.
7d District.
Ono school in Grand Coteau Mrs. E. Tassin
teacher
One school near Albert Guidry's
One half school near DIR. NJ. Lesley's Miss
Ono colored school near Grand Coteau station
J. W. Hardy teacher;
One school to be located.
Sd District.
One school near Port Barry L. f. Melancon
One school at Robins bridge no teacher as
Two schools to BIO located.
4th District.
One school at Bayou Current no teacher as
% One school at West Melville to be paid out of
interest fund, Mrs Laundrum teacher;
One school at upper Waxia to be paid out of
interest fund G. T. Hawkins teacher;
One school at Hicks school house no teacher
One coiored School near L. s. Hazard, Geo.
B. Henderson teacher.
9Th District.
Two white schools in the town Of Washington
Miss Cora Martin and J. C. Stafford teachers,
one to be paid out of the interest fund;
One colored schnol in town of Washington J.
One White school at Big Cane J. J. Bell
teacher
one white echcol at Lower Bayou Bmuf Mrs.
:" one White school at Buffers school house
Miss Sal,ie Reader teacher. to be paid out OF In
e One white school at Barbrecs no teacher as
One white school in Grand Prairie B. Cusll-
man teacher. to he paid out of interest fund
One colored school at Big Cane ]. C. W. Boyd
One coiorsd school at Barhreck;
One cnior, d school ut RobertsOns for months
no teacher assigned to be paid with interest
fund. -
one school at Chicnt months and at Coco
iirie Lake months Mrs. ID. Newell teacher
one school near VIM. McMiiland months
and near DOssman 5 months Miss Mary Glaze
One school at Elm Bayou months Miss Eva
One colored school near chicot months, no
teacher assigned
One white school months at Grifnls bridge
no teacher assigned.
9TH District.
One school in Vile Plate Mrs. o. Mouiiland
One school In Vile Plate Prairie, no teacher
q signed
One school in Mamou near Ortcgo's store Miss
E. Persons teacher
one school In 14th section OF "a, raw, no
teacher assigned;
One school in Mamon near J. b. Fontenot;
One school In Bellaif's Cove Mrs. L. Fontenot
teacher
teacher.
Sth District.
on motion each member of the Board shall
recommend trustees to each Of his schools TO
be- appointed by the list of December next by
the President and Secretary.
LAURENT Dr1PBE,
i. i. LrrTELr, President.
Secretary.