The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-19
school Board Proceedings.
OPELoUsAs, October 9Th, 1889.

O%PELoUsAs, October 9Th, 1889.
Board met iu regular session. Present l..
Dupre, President, C, N. Ealer, c. j. Thomp
SON, DIR. w. w. LESLEY, Z. V. Barry, b. Mar
tel, L. A. Black and L.. E. Litteli. Absent
Frank Wharton.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved. The bills of the .Opelousas
COURIER for 1926 and of the st. Landry Dem
ocrat for 1913 were approved. The matter OF
Mr.. Burleigh's claim was laid over for further
explanation.
1t was resolved to open the schools on Octo-
Der 2sth, 1889, and continue them for eight
months if the funds will allow.
On examination of the financial standing of
the different districts it was decided that each
district could run about the same number of
of the different districts were handed in and
adopted as follows, as to the number and To-
cation of schools and the appointment of
ts az IL District.
81 white Schools in Opelousas, Miss E. B.
Miss G.. Hebrard, teachers; l near Prairie,
Basse, Miss X. Littell, teacher; ] in Upper
Bellevue, Miss III. Violet, teacher l in Lower
| Bellevue, Mrs. T. E. Reed, teacher; | in Plai-
sance, Paul Lambert, teacher J at Port
| Barre.
assistants, Mrs. H.. Donate, principal l in
Rellevue, no teacher assigned
"a District.
81 white schools in Grand Coteau, Mrs.
E. Tassin, teacher; l in Coulee Croche, near
Albert Guidry's, Mrs. F. Thomas, teacher; !
in Coulee Croche, near DIR. Lessley's ! TO be
located.
/ colored sehool-at Grand Coteau station,
w. 0. Hardy, teacher.
Sd District.
d. white schools--l at Notleyville; | at Rn-
bins Bridge, Miss F. HazeIwoed, teacher |
at Gangs Bridge; | at Prairie DIES Femmes !;
colored school-at Leouville, Geo. B. Hen
derson, teacher.
a white schools at Lower Waxia school
house, G. T. Hawkins, teacher l at Melville,
| at Hicks school house, Mrs. G. Dodez,
teacher ] at Bayou Current, four months J
at Port Barre.
9 colored schools-1 above Bayou Current,
Mrs. E. Davis, teacher | near Hicks, A. j.
Smith, teacher.
& white schools at Washington, Miss C.
Martin, teacher l in Grand Prairie. B. Cush-
man, teacher; l at Garland station, Mrs. S.
M. Quirk | at Barbreck station, Mrs. NJ. E.
Thompson | at Buffers school house, Miss
Eva Glaze l at Big Cane, J.. J. Bell.
A colored schools-1 at ChimneyvilIe, l.. p.
Shaw, teacher; l at Plaisanee; I at Wash
ington, j. e. Keary, teacher | at Barbreck
4 months; l at Whiteville, A months.
9Th District.
6 white sehools-l at Chicot, four months,
no teacher appointed l at Grifin's Bridge, 4
months, Mrs. b. Newell, teacher; at Middle
Pine Prairie 3 months, and l at Cocodrie lake,
near Causey's, 3 months, Miss E.. Persons,
teacher of both i at Church near Days, on
Beaver Creek, 4 months; l at Chaneyis old
field on Bayou Toro. 3months, no teacher.
Th.DiStrict.
g white schnaIs-I AT Willie Plate Mre n
Mouillaud, teacher; | near Vile Plate, Miss
L. f. Quirk, teacher I at Belair's Cove, Mrs
Z. A. Fontenot, teacher; ! in Chataignier ; ]
in Mamou, near Sauciers, Mrs. j. f. Holman
teacher I in Mamou, near Quirk's, Miss nj
Persons, teacher; l in Mamou, near 4. Gull
loryls, Mrs. Rachel Abney, teacher l in Ma
mou, near DureFs.
/ colOred sehOol-in Mamou.
8th District.
3 white schools at Plaquemine Ridge
near Elibe ManueIs, Mrs. NJ. E. Jester
teacher | at or near DR.. Reeds, Mrs. Reed
teacher.
i. 1 colored school-in Mallet, Miss A. Perro
din, teacher.
In the absence of any application from oul
II people and the recommendation of the mem
Der of that district, it was resolved not tt
comply with the request made by the Boarf
Of Avoyelles parish to pay one half of tht
teachers salary at Pleasant Hill, a sehoo
near the line.
The appointment of the teacher to the Chi
cot school was postponed for further informa
ton, there being a petition from the people t.
have a teacher appointed different from the
one recommended by the local director.
On motion it was resolved that only the
new applicants be examined for the coming
term.
On motion it was resolved that these pro
ceedings be published in the Opelonsas CoU
RfER. The Board then adjourned sine die.
TEaNrE 10. I,TTrTETT. SpnrafarU