The Opelousas courier., 1892-10-15
81 PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of School Direct
+ Ors, Parish of ST: E.andry.
Onelpusas Oct. |, 1892

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Present: DIR. G. A. NJ. Cooke, M. R. Viii.
son, Dir. v. K Irion, J P. Smith. j. L. Gull
beau, w, ). Boykin, IT, r. Carroll and W. s.
Frazee. Abseut A. l.. FonteDot, (proxy to
GarrolIl
The meeting was called to order by DIR. v.
K. Irion, Secretary of the late Board.
On motion of w. S. FraZee, seconded and
carried, j. l.. Guilbaaa was declared elected
President pro TEN.
On motion of NJ r. Wilson, seconded and
carried, DIR. V. X. IriOn was declared elected
temporary Secretary.
On motion of w. S, Frazee, acc onded and
carried, A l.. Fontenot was decla red elected
President of the Board.
ON motion of I. r. Carroll, seconded and
carried, w, 5, Frazes was declared elected
Superintendent of public schools aud ex otlicio
Secretary of the Board.
On motion of DR.. V. K. Irion, seconded and
carried, Resolved that certificates of all
teachers who taught in the public schools at
the last session, be recognized by this Board,
except in cases where there are two or more
applicants for the same school in which event
sneh applicants must be submitted to n com
petitiye examination
On motion of DR. " X. Irion, seconded and
carried Resolved that the schools be opened
Oct 3lst, 1892, and that all applications for
schools must be presented to- the Board at
or before its next meeting, Oct. 70, 1892, at
which time said Board will assign teachers
to the different schools.
On motion of j. z. Smith, seconded .aud
carried, the following named members were
appointed by the president pro TEN as
committee to examine applicants and report
on same at the next meeting, viz w. s.
Frazee, NJ Il. Wilson and j. P. Smith.
0n-motion of NJ, r. Wilson, seconded and
carried, Resolved that committee appointed
TO examine applicants meet Oct. l3, 1892, and
that the next meeting Of this Board be and
is hereby fixed for Oct 90, 1892.
On motion of J.sP. Smith, seconded and
carried, the following named members we're
appointed supervisors of the following named
Police Jury wards, tO.wit DIR. Y. h. lrlon
lst ward, J. 2. Smith ID ward j. l.. Guilbeau
Sd ward, w. S, Boykip 4th ward, DIR, G. A
NJ. Cooke 5tb ward II H. Carroll 9th ward,
N, r. Wilson 7th ward and w. s. Frazee 9th
ward.
On motion of Dr. V-iK Irion. seconded aud
carried, the following named members We're
appointed a committee to draft suitable
rules, regulations and bylaws for this Board
and report on same at its next meeting, viz:
DR.. V. K, lrion, NJ. Il. Wilson, and ". S.
Ftazee.
On motion of NJ. R. Wilson, seconded and
carried, tSr. V. K. Irion was appointed COM
missioner in accordance with an ordinance
of the Board of Police of Opelousas of date,
May 4th, 1891, relative to building two public
school houses in said town.
On motion of III. r. Wilson, seconded and
carried, the following named members were
appointed a committee to call on the
parish Treasurer and the Superintendent and
Secretary of the late Board for statement
showing the status of the school funds of this
parish, viz: NJ. r. Wilson, DR.. q A. NJ.
Cooke, aud j. p. Smith.
On motion of Dr. v. Il. Irion, seconded and
carried, Resolved that the proceedings of this
meeting be published 10 all the papers of
Opetousas. for at least two Insertions; and
that bids for publishing the proceedings of
this Board be received at ita next meeting.
On motion of Dr. Y. K Irion, seconded and
carried, tie Board adjourned to meet Oct. 20,
1892. j. L. GUILBEAU,
President pro tem.
Attest w s. FRAzEE,
Supt and ex-otficio Secty.