The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-07-23
Report Of Superintendent A. j.
Murff TO School Board.
BENTON, La, July II, 1891.

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GENTLEMEN-I beg leave to submit
this, my first quarterly report, as
Superintendent of Public Education
in and for the Parish of Bossier, dat
ing from April 4 to July II, 1891.
LIST. When appointed Superintend-
emit on April 4 L found that Mr.. Key
ser, the late Superintendent, had con-
tracted for about all the schools To-
Gated by your Honorable body at its
January term, about At in all.
End. We have employed in our
public schools first grade teachers,
13 second grade, Is third grade and
9 fourth grade.
3rd. I found that Mr.. Keyser had
raised the grades of several teachers
to 1st and End grades without the
recommendation of the Examining
Board, and had contracted with them
to teach on a salary in accordance
Herewith. Hence, I did not think l
had right to interfere with the con-
tract, as they had entered upon their
duties and had drawn several months
pay. I continued to pay them as
contracted with, but I do not at all
approve of the Superintendent rails
ing the grades of some of the teachers
and forcing others to abide the grades
issued them by the Examining Board.
IT'S not showing the Examining
Board the proper respect, nor giving
the teachers an equal showing.
4th. I found again, that the late
Superintendent had been paying Miss
Marie L. Moore, teacher for Moss
school, and w. r. Doolin, teacher for
Knox Point school, out of the Town
ship fund, in township Is, range IL,
when in fact, they were teaching Cur
rent schools, and should have been
paid out of Current fund, and that
by paying Miss Moore $40 a month
for two months, and w. r. Doolin
$50 a month for two months, thereby
drawing out of said fund the sum Of
) $40, left no funds to meet the salary
of Miss Mona Griffin, who was in fact
teaching the only Township school in
T. Is, r. II. Under said circum.
stances, I permitted Miss Griffin to
be paid out of the Current fund fol
balance of her salary. I therefore
recommend that township Is, range
II be credited with $40, enormously
drawn out, less $50 paid Miss Griffin
out of Current fund, and that the
Current fund be debited with said
amount.
5th. I found, also, that he had
been paying teacher for teaching &
Current school at DR.. billiards. place
when the Board had not let out any
school at said place. The school il
now suspended, and I'd like to know
of the Board if I must continue the
school, as there are two months YET
to be taught.
9th. have organized in the par
ish Teachers Institute for the white
teachers, and also one for the coloreG
teachers, which prove not only inter
= esting but very instructive. The at
3 tendance has been very good, yet Tn
sorry to say that some of our teach
ers have never attended, single time
and seem by their action to take bu
little interest in such things. I hope
these teachers will show more inter
est in the future than they have nj
to date. I learn there are few FfsorC
heads" in our parish who never miss
an occasion to ridicule the Parish In
stitute. They raise a howl about
spending public money on sucE
things, not knowing that it has never
cost our "sore heads" or the parish
cent, but has been paid exclusively BY
the teachers, who have never yet
raised racket, but on the contrary
are willing to pay more if necessary
Hence, Ihope those that are so blinC
that they can't see any good in The
: Institutes will be able to see at least
that it cost them nothing. have
collected for Institute fund $14. The
expenses have been about $18, anG
sore heads, or the public didn't pay
q dollar.
9TH. The State Teachers Institute
held two days meeting at Plain
Dealing, in our parish, on June 22nc
and 23rd, which was quite a success
We regretted that we could not have
[ them with us longer; two days was
too short session. Col. Jack, State
Superintendent, has promised us {
much longer session next year. TIL,
/. good people Of Plain Dealing anc
vicinity rendered us considerable aic
in making the Institute success
We only regret that so few of thc
} members of our School Board wer,
: present, as we feel that these Insti
tutes are calculated to stir our peo
pie up and make our teachers realiz,
, more fully the duties they have t.