The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-07-27

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cation in louisiana etc., and to request
that honorable body, in compliance there
ore ana one-half mills OF tho ton mills
now col lected by said body on the assossed
valuation ofproperty In the city Of Mon
for sSpp sss OF Of sndor the
pervision Of the Parish School Board.
That the Parish Superintendent DO in
structed to secure the return by the City
received by city school authorities through
the Parish School.
On motion the board adjourned to meet
LIST Saturday in ge TO- HAn nsn.. President.
d. NJ. SMoLARs, Secretary"
On motion Of d. G. Trousdalo tho de-
,nand of tho Parish School Committee was
rejected. The City School Committee mako
the following report:
MoNRoE, LA, July 22d. 1885,
To the Mayor and City Council, Monroe. La
We the undersigned committee on Pub.
lie Schools OF the city of Monroe, La, haye
had our attention called to q portion OF the
july 9th, 1889, being desirous of working IN
harmony with the parish school board, we
submitted the following plan of co-opera'
The city school committee will advise y
corporation with the parish school board
upon the following basis:
lst. The city schools snail , Ds 4penea 20
established by the parish board, upon the
same terms and conditions AZ they are
omen to the children of tho city. Scholars
snioy tho same privileges and be subject to
the same discipline as these In the CITY;
I'd. The teachers arc to be selected ana
schools controlled by Joint committee OF
three members, two to be chosen and con-
trolled by the city council, ana one ny the
Parish School Board.
Sd. Duplicate reports are to be made each
month by this joint school committee. one
4tb. The schools arc to supported by the
City Council and the Parish Board. or state
in the following proportions: The city will
paw two thirds or 3 mills, tho state or parish
board, ono third, the expenses including
salaries of teach ers, fuel, janitors. fees. etc.
treasuries of the city and tho parish till
drawn therefrom as needed by SAID joint
school committee for the payment of to ach-
ef E,h me Higi School feature of the city
schools shall be retained and the grading
shall not under any prextext be lowered.
9th. The teachers OF these joint schools
shall join in, and cooperate with the parish
school board, in all teachers institutes and
other movements for the promotion and
Improvement of public education.
(Sirned1 j. W. WRIGHT, SH3ffHftH
A.. J. HRR1NNG,
JONAS MEYER, ..
City School Committne.
Tho above proposition was delivered to
ID. NJ, Sholars, Supt of Parish Schools and
an early reply requested from the parish
committee as to whether it would be agree
able to cooperate on this plan to which we
received the following answer:
NnNpon IA 10Th .Tulv. 1S3n
air j. w wright, Chairman. and Messrs. Herring
and Meyer OF City School Committees
GENrLEMEN--Ihs basis of corporation
for Parish and City Schools reduced to
writing signed by you and addressed to
Mr., Sholars, Sup't. of Parish Schools. has
been by him laid before us committee,
trail and High School. The matter thus
brought to our attention has received our
careful consideration, and while our com
mittee earnestly desire to secure Tor tho
Ouachita Parish Central and High School,
tho moral and financial support of the City
Council OF Monroe, we are vet compelled to
decline, as basis Of cooperation plan,
clear violation of law in that it weuld re.
suit in the relinquishment by tho Parish
school Board of the control of consider
able portion of the public school fund. We
arc respectfully. Yours truly,
ID. NJ. SHoLARs,
J. T.. KALIsKI,
FRANKLIN GARRETT.
Parish School Committee.
| Under the circumstances, as reported,
| your committee on public schools ask for
further Instructions.
| JONAS MEYER,
| Al. HERRING.
| J. w. WRIGHT,
Committee on Public Schools.
The City Council passed. the following
| resolution:
| Resolved, That the City School Com
mittee be and are hereby instructed TO en-
ploy teachers, organize and open the city
schools on Monday, the 10Th day of Sep
tember, 1889, "a heretofore, using for the
white schools the building leased by the
city of Monroe from the trustees of the
Ouachita Female Academy.
That the use of the scbool-house OH
Square No. o of Monroe, formerly used for
the white male school, be rendered thu
Parish school Board for use of thor schools
for twelve months, from LIST SeptefB Der
| 1889.
Resolved further, That the city school
be open to none but children living in til
city of Monroe, and between tho ages OF
and Is years.
a Tho following resolution was passed:
Be it resolved, etc, That permission b
!, and is hereby granted the Houston, Ger