The Opelousas courier., 1889-10-12
School Board Proceedings.
OPELoUsAs. October 5tb. 1880


Board net in regular session Present. l.
Dupre, President, c, n. Ealer, C. J. Thomn
son, DR. w. W. LESLEY, E. v Barry, B, Ma.
tel, l.. 4: Black and L. F. LitteIl, Absent
Frank Wharton.
The minutes of the last meeting we---yea,l
aud approved: The bills of the Opelousas
COURIER for 1926 aud of the ST. Landry Dem.
ocrat for 500 were approved. The matter of
Mr.. Burleigh,s claim was laid over for further
explanation.
1t was resolved Ia open the schools on Octu-
ber 18th. 1899, ant continue them for eight
months il tue funds will allow
tn examination OF the financial standing OF
the different districts if was decided that eacll
district could run about tue same number Of
achools as last year; whereupon the report .
OF the different districts were banded in and
adopted as follows, as TO the number and To-
cation Of schools aud the appointment Of
teachers
Ist District.
g white sclooIs--4 iu Opelousas. Miss Z, B
ha!er, Miss F. Mckinney, Mrs NJ. Mayer and
Miss q. Hebrard, teachers ! near Prairie
Basse, Miss K. Littel, teacher; in Upper
BelleTHe, Miss Fl. Violet. teacher; / in Lower
Bellevue, Mrs. T. f. Reed, teacher; / in Pla
sn"re' RAM Lambert, teacher; at Port
Barre
: coiofed schools i'll Opelousas, with two
assistants, Mrs. II. Donate, principal in
Bellevue, no teacher assigned.
2d District
i white schoois-l in Grand Coteau. Mrs,
h. Iassin, teacher; ! in CouGe Croche, near
Albert Guidry's, Mrs F, Thomas. Teacher. |
in Coulee Croche, near DR. Lessley's to he
located.
eolored school-at Grand Coteau station.
W. U. Hardy. teacher.
Sd District
= white schocls-l at Eotleyville | ut Ro-
hin,s Bridge, Miss F. Hazelwood, teacher;
at camy'z Bridge; at Prairie des Femmes !;
eoIored scbool-at Leon1ile Geo h. Hen
HersOn, teacher.
lh District
d white schools at Lower Waxia school
house, t. I. Hawkins, teacher; at Melville.
four mon bs. Mrs. NJ. C. Alexander, teacher:
| al Hicks school house, Mrs. C. Dodez,
t tthehef; ut bayon Current. four months
at Port Barre
co!ored schools-1 above Bayou Current,
Airs Il. Davis, teacher; near Hicks', A +
Smith, teacher
5H District.
white schools-i at Washington Miss G.
Martin, teacher; in Grand Prairie. B. Cusii-
man, teacher | ut Garland station, Mrs, s,
II Qnirk at Barbreck station, Mrs MI
Thompson at Buffers school house Miss
Eva Glaze | at Big Cane, j. j. Bell,
4 coiored schools-l at Chimneyville, L. P
Shaw, teacher; at Plaisauce ! at Wash
ington,, j, Z. heary, teacher; at Barbreck,
months at Whiteyille, months.
9Th District.
white schools at Chicot, four months.
DO teacher appointed; at Griffn's Bridge, 4
months, Mrs d. Newell, teacher at Middle
Pine Prairie mouths, and at Cocodrie lake,
near Causey's, months, Miss E. Persons,
teacher of both at Church near Days, on
Beaver CreeE, months | at Chaneys old
field on Bayou Toro, mouths, no teacher.
8 white schools-l at Vile Plate, Mrs. 0.
Mouillaud, teacher; l near Vile Plate, Miss
l. L. QuiFk, teacher; at Belair's Cove, Mrs.
l., A, Fontenot, teacher; ! in Chataignier
in Mamou, near Saucer's, Mrs. j. F. Holman.
teacher; in Mamon, near Quirk's, Miss M
lory's, Mrs: Rachel Abney teacher; in Ma
mon, near Durers
! colored echool-in Mamou
8h District
white schools-l at Plaquemine Ridge: |
near Ellbe ManueFs, Mrs NJ. E. Jester,
teacher; at Or near DR.. Reeds, Mrs. Reed,
teacher.
colored school-in Malet, Miss A. Perro-
din, teacher
In the absence Of any application from our
people and the recommendation of the mem.
Der OF that district. it was resolved not to
comply with the request made by the Board
of Avoyeiles parish to pay one half of the
teacher's salary at Pleasant Hill, school
near the line
The appointment OF the teacher to the Chi
cot school was postponed for further informa-
tion, there being petition from the people TO
have 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-
eeedings be published III the Opelousas CoU
RlEE The Board then adjourned siue die.