The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-19
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS APPOINTED FOR SCHOOLS
IN THE PARISH.

The following is a list of the white
schools in the Parish which have beer
located and the teachers appointed
for the same, each of which will open
on the first Monday in October, ex
cept the Alexandria aud CheneyviIle
High Schools, which will open OF
September Ia, and all will ran nine
months, except the Lcua and Deloacl
schools, which 60 four and a hall
months each:
i Alexandria Ward - Directors: Jonas
| Roseuthal, C.. A. Setback and l.. b.
| Buynard.
Alexandria High School-Prof W. j.
Pardee. and Miss Inez Rushing, Ass'ts
| Primary Department-Mrs. A. +. Gray
son and Miss Baynard teachers.
Anandale-Nliss A. W. Wilmington
| Lamourie-Prof. John P. MCGEE.
Ben Lewis'-Miss E. Dixon, teacher
French Settlement-Prof. S. B. Charles
| Tramway-Miss Ada Waters.
DR.. Compton's-M b Woods.
! MOrrlS'-MlSS Birdie GraySOn.
Bayou Clear-Mrs. S. Neal.
Spring Hill Ward-Five Scho ols, teach
ers not yet appointed.
Hineston Ward-Five white and one
colored school--teachers to be appointed
| Caleasieu Ward Three white schools
located to date.
| Cheneyyille Ward - Sam Blum, Di.
rector.
Cheneyville High school-D, B. Shoe
walter, Principal; two assistants yet tC
be appointed.
Lecomte-Miss Jessie Holmes aud Mrs
Smallwood.
Bayou Rapides Ward-Thomas Spence
Smith, Director.
Boys School-Prof. Hadley, Principal
Mrs. NJ. V. Crawford, Assistant.
Eden-Miss Alice Vim.
LamOthe's-Miss Lou Sanford.
! Rapides-Mrs. A. A. Miller.
| Brashear's-Prof. d. 3. Roberts.
Henry Luekett's-No appointment.
Lena-Miss l., Sorrell
Deloachs-Miss Ball.
Hemp Hill. w. Gordon.
Edward's-H. p. Grubb.
Red store-No appointment.
Pineville Ward-N. l.. Hathorn, Di-
rector.
Pineville-Mrs. L. Armstrong, Pruci
pal; b. Turner, Assistant.
Wise's-No appointment.
Sixteenth section--No appointment
Philadelphia-Miss L. Daigre.
Slash Bayou-I. I. Price.
Hickory Grove-Miss 0, Wynn.
Posion-No appointment.
Big Island mo appointment.
kigolet Ward-James p. Hickman.
New Hope-Mrs. ID. Hickman.
/ Teachers for the three other schoals YET
to be appointed.
PROCEEDINGS.
The Directors of the Rapides Parish
School Board met at the Court House OF
Monday, at 10 H. III. August II, all tht
members being present.
The minutes of last meeting were adop
ted and Superintendent reports discuss
ed and laid on the table subject to call
1t was scsolved that the Examining
Board meet August 24th, to attend Il
such business It's may come before them
Whereas, The Misses Daisy Dean, Ros;
c. Cleburne and M. w. Maybin hav,
made application to lie appointed teach
ers in the Cneneyyille High scnool, it Il
hereby
Resolved, That a competitive eSamina
tion be held i'll the City OF Alexandria
on Monday and Tuesday, August 24i
and 18th, aud the position given to tht
NEST competent applicant.
! 1t asalso agreed that The printing o
the Board be given to the lowest bidde
among the papers Of Alexandria.
Resolved, That all the public schools il
the Parish OF Rapides be opened for {
term OF niue months, commencing on th'
| first Monday i'll October, or at any TIM
thereafter, at the option Of the Director
of each School District, as he may deem
it most suitable time for the interest 0
his District.
Further moved and carried that pnbli
sciiuGis shall close December Esd, 1891
for he holidays, and open again Janna
18th, 1892.
Resolved, That warrant he drawn OIL
the School Treasurer for $50, in favor o
the Parish Superintendent, H. +. Long
to defray hiseypenses to Superintendent
| Convention Eold last June i'll the City O
New Orleans.
The objections made by Supcrirterd den
Long to The claim OF Miss Lovint Fulle
for full pay for her ninth mouth was suS
tanned
The bill introduced before the last Leg
stature looking to the Improvement o
the public school interests of the State
and providing for the substitution of moi
nal sessions to be held at different place
for the benefit of the teachers, instead O
the unsatisfactory institute work don
under the present system, being defeated
doubtless for want of due consideration
the board hereby endorses the bill and re
quests the members of the coming Legs
lature to use every effort to have the salt
bill Teintroduced and to urge its speed
| passage.
Further resolved that no other school b
opened after the adjournment of TIL
meeting during the coming school session
Whereas, the money lor school purpose
is not collected before the month OF DE
cember, the president of the school diret
tors is hereby authorized to negotiate
loan for the amount due the teachers eac
and every month, said loan to be PAL
back by him out of the funds collecte
from The state and parish.
There will be seventy three teacher
employed in the public schools of til
parish during the coming scholastic yea
The total excuses of the public schoo
of the parish during the scholastic yea
just closed, $23, 43I 40.
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