The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-23
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
OPELOTsAS, Dec. 4.

OPELOUSAS, btC. ftH, 10.
Present A. I. Fontenot, President; M. Z
Wilson, DR.. V. X. Irion, J. /. Guilbean, J. p
Smith, W. S. Frazeey W. $. Boykin ana i. Ii
Carroll.
Examining committe reports the following
appointments, viz:
Sackett, Mrs. c. Dunbar.
West Bellevue, Miss B. Dupre.
South Bellevue, Miss M. Persons
Flaisance, Paul Lambert.
Or motion of DR.. V, X. Iron the Pru5seI
School on Bayou Beuf, 9Th District shall open
Jan. I'd, 1894, for four months, with j. l.. Scales
as teacher, subject to examination.
On motion OF W. s. Frazee, schools NO.s'1 and
| 3 at Reads Bridge and o. Manuel's in 8th Dis.
rtict are declared grammar grade schools com
mencing Jan. I'd, 1894.
on motion of DR.. V. X. Irion the following Or
dinance is adopted:
Resolved, That a Central High School be and
is hereby established in the town of OpeIousas,
in the public school house provided by the Cit.
zens and tax payers Of said town of Opelousas
for that purpose said school house having been
placed under the exclusive Jurisdiction and con.
tlRl of the Parish School Board by a resolution
oAhe Board OF Police of the own of Opelousas.
2rt. 2. Said school shall be designated as the
st. Landry High School and shall he omen free
OF charge, to the boys and girls of the entire
parish or st. Landry who are sufficiently adj.
in said school. '
Art. 3. A committee consisting of three quail
lneu persons mot necessarily member of the
5enooi boafd) shall be appointed by the Presi-
uenC OF tnls body. whose duty it shall be to ex-
amlne applicants for admission to the High
school and recommend for advancement such
as may be found properly qualified.
Art. 4. A sufficient amount of money shall
pc appropriated annually out Of the General
school Fund to equip and maintain said High
Art. 5. Pupils having passed through the
required High School course shall be awarded
diplomas or Certificates Of Graduation, signed
ey the Principal OF the High School, the Presi-
intendent.
Art. 6. TIL sum Of eight hundred and sixty
aolafs Is hereby appropriated out of the cur
rem FUNDS Tor the employment of teachers for
the first term, which shall begin january ed.
1894, and last six months.
Art. 7. The sum of sixty dollars is hereby
appropriated for the employment of a janitor
Tor six months, whose duty it shall be to keep
the school house and grounds clean and orderly
and perform such other services connected
with the school as the Principal may direct.
Art. 8. The sum OF 5000 1.-TWO hundred dolIars)
is hereby appropriated to aid in purchasing the
necessary school furniture and fixtures for said
High School.
On motion of W. s. Frazee, the High School
shall open January Cd, 1894, with Dir. V. K.
irlon as acting Principal, and Geo. W. Jack as
Assistant.
On motion of NJ. r. Wilson, a three months
school IS established near A. l.. Fruge in Ma
mou, It'll District, commencing January I'd, '94,
On motion OF j. L.. Guiibeau, no teacher shall
ne PAID Tor lost time unless caused by incle-
ment weather or sickness, and in no case shall
tney be pald for more than three lost days dur
ing any one month unless by special resolution
OF the Board nor shall any lost time be made
up.
On motion of J. L. Guilbeau, fifteen dollars
is appropriated out of contigent fur d to repay
Dr. lrlon expenses of trip to Baton Rouge to
obtain from State Board of Education control
OF Franklin College property.
Following bills approved, payable out of con
tingent und
H.. Bodemuller, printing HOO copies Of rules and
bylaws OF the Board 90
w. S. Frazee, executing and recording do
nation of land and building by II. p.
Fontenot to the Board ---S.--... 90
On motion of I. r. Carroll, the Board adj
journed to meet'again the I'd Monday in Jan
uary, 1894.