The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-01-11
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School Board of Oalcnsieu parish met
in regular session, Prof. A. Thomson
presiding. Members present PROF.
a. Thomson, J. ". Bryan, a, ]. Jones,
Jas. P. 4GBary, A. NJ. Nichols, @. D.
Welsh and John McNeese.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
adopted, after which Prof. Thomson
stated TO the Board that he had paid
for the lotupon which the public school
house of Lake Charles is TO be built,
and received title to the same.
Moved that Committee on Rules and
Regulations be granted further time to
make It's report.
Petitions signed by patrons OF the
school in the Dunn settlement were
read, also the report of the investiga-
ton made by the school trustees,
The following resolution, by j. W.
Bryan, was adopted:
Whereas, SoEae of the patrons Of the
Dunn school, viz: b 7. Biyins, EnIAs
Sonier, Mrs, NJ, A. Sonier, Baml Par
ish, Mrs Z J. Reed, Join Parish and
Luov Kavnz. have preferred charges
against ". N. Dunn, As teacher, and
ask that he be suspended as teacher Of
said school aRd,
Whereas, The local trustees have in
vestigated said charges and reported to
this body that they realIZt the charges
to bg false, and express themselves as
perfectly satisfied with said Dunn as
teacher and.
Whereas The coupiainant> fail to
put IL Al appearance t. substanuate
the charges therefore,
3. i rssUtre-., That the whole sub
iect matter bt LAID OF tine table aaG
that the attention OF tle compliments
b.. called t. the fac, that they should
have laid their grievances before the
board Of sui-dlrectors Of their ward for
its action before bringing the matter
before the parish school board
The secretary read the following prop
osiuon from Randall E. Odonl, att 3rRey
al law t. tine affect that he would COL
lect sucll amounts Of interest OIL 10th
section bonds as may have through
irregularities anu nllsapplIcatlon been
improperly adjusted On motion. the
the SANE was fled
Moved that repor. o. Juo McNeesy
parlsa superintendent, including mum
ber schools IL operation, number teach
ers licensed {, teac-. number teachers
examined since organization c: new
boarL a vel g. report o. tn, cODdt-
tIoI Of schools throughout the pausL
and reCoume en- IatIo1s suggested there
IL. be received.
The following resoluuoU 0. Jas I.
Teary was adopted:
/. / res0iTcl Ina, the president aT-
point 4 committee Of three to be known
as & committee tor the purpose OF hav-
ing plans. specifications and probable
cost c. d public scIOo. house Il, be built
IL the tow O: Lax, Charles OIL block
OF land purchased from J. /. Watkins
Said committee t. report t. tins board
al the first reguIa2 OF speCla. meeting
The following named gentIemeL were
APPOINTED nv tine preslden, as til, con-
mltteg ! l. tTaarv ] v bryan and
JOIN NcNeest ant. q motion O. Nj
tTrary the president wa adde's {. said
committee,
o. resolutIoL offered ny v bryan
ii was moved that the towL couuci. b,
respectfully requested T., appoint com
mlttec OF tive t. Cooperate witt the
aforesaid committee, appointed by tn,
scIo9, board, and that the secretary o
tins body wait upon the town couuci
70. tn Purpos, Of representing the
! sens O. this body IL the direction o
uniting tie two committees.
Upon motion Of J. W Bryan it wa
moved thai new sub-dIrectors be ap
pointed 10y III, board, and, OIL motion
4 the same was laid OIL the table, where
upon j " Bryan called for the Yea
and nays Tn vote was as follows
Nea-A Thomson. a. J. Jones, Jas. /
Geary, a. NJ Nichols c D Welsh an
John McNeese Nay j v. Bryan.
! v Bryan changed his vote froI
nay to yen that the subject may agar
be brought up.
The following resolution OF c l
Welsh was adopted: That thr boar
shall appoint, or tine patrons OF an
school elect OF appoint, three trustet
ior each scLoo. before the superIntenC
emit or board shall recognize such scLoo
and then such location or school sba
be permanently recognized only on Il
recommendation OF the parish boar,
That such trustees shall Lot remove al
= school site without the consent or a
F. proval OF the parish board. That sue
@ trustees shall have auxiliary snpervi
sion in conjunction with the pan!
superintendent, over each school re
6 ommend the employment OF teache
and approve their reports. Said trUs
ees 70 hold such position ior the ter
, OF two years, or until removed or the
3, successors appointed.
Z Moved that the account OF the pari
superintendent for eXpressage, s atiO
cry and postage be approved, and th
the president warrant fOT the same @
of the contingent fund.
h Moved that the president be antLt
! lied to issue warrant against the fun
4 of the eighth ward, III favor of "A.
d Nichols for services rendered as tsaC
g er IN that ward,
4 On motion of Mr. Geary. duly carrie
! it was resolved that the treasurer
= required TO give this board the inf
e nation required IN the resolution pass
E. at the September meeting of the boa
Ie on Friday, the 18th of Jan. 1889,
D. which time, when this boand adloul
IL will adjourn 10 meet at 10 o'clock,
, Resolved, That the secretary serY
COPY Of this resolution on the traRsnI
d On motion, the board adjourned I
til the 18th Of Jan. 1889, 40 o'clock q,
10 "A. THOMSON, Pres't
ia JNo. McNERsE, Sec'y.