The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13
A Protest and Complaint.

APrOtest and Complaint.
Montgomery, La, Oct. 9. 1894.
Editor Colfdr Chronicle:
see in your issue of Sept. 10Th the re-
port of our late grand jury charging the
parish superintendent with overdrawing
his salary. His salary is fixed by law, in
Aot 81 of 1888, sec. 1. Has the parish SUI
perintendent com piled with section 26 OF
Act 81 which says that he shall during
the year visit. once at least, each distnct
school in the parish, and he shall exert
his best endeavors in promoting the cause
of common school education. Has he COM
plied with the law? He certainly has not.
He has never visited a school In this por-
tion of the parish that am aware OF.
District %, known as Dunn'S school
house. has a complaint to make. In the
parish treasurer's quarterly report, end
ing June 80, 1894, this district has to its
credit S93 81. Upon this statement We
secured Miss Holston, graduate of the
Normal school at Natchltoches, as teach
or. and forwarded her petition to the par
ish SUPERINTENDENT. He returned to her
the petition, stating that he could not
grant the school, as he had recognized
q colored line school, also two line schools
with VIM parish. Now, wish to know
what authority he has to pay line schools,
| only by the concurrence of the two parish
boards. The treasurer's report shows the
funds are placed to the credit OF district
%. and not to line schools, and he cannot
legally place our funds 10 any line school,
only by the concurrence of the two parish
boards. BY the action of the parish SUI
perintendent Dunn's school has been de-
prived of a school during the year 1884,
the only established school in the district:
I see Messrs. Jno. A. Williams and w.
G. Roberts have each presented a claim
OF $40 to the school board, to be paid as
examiners of teachers. The honorable
school board will please examine sec. "a
OF Act 81, that the president and one
member and the parish superintendent
compose the committee, and as such ap
point the teachers. III
1 lam, very respectfully, yours. "
i Col Dunn is slightly in error
about sec. 28 providing for "exami-
nation" of teachers. 1t provides
for their employment and appoint
ment, whereas sec. Al of the ac'
referred to provides that the schoo
Hoard shall appoint a committee O
two competent persons to assist tn
superintendent in the examination
of teachers. In the matter OF sal
ary, sec. Is of the same act provides
that the superintendent salary
.sshall not exceed $500 for his ser
vices as superintendent and secre
: tary," but it is to be construed witt
, sec. 81, authorizing the board, II
case of efficient and satisfactor.
. services, to pay the superintendent
such amount as in its discretion
may be deemed sufficient, provide
: that the additional pay allowe
! "shall never exceed 1926"
\ Now, we think the trouble wit
the present board is, that the
have not been as particular and e,
acting with their secretary as wa
the old board, which fixed his 50
airy at $50, and then allowed hi
y $50 extra to attend convention
and for other purposes, thus keel
ing within $500. The present boar
appears to have given him the fu
$500 salary, and then allowed s.
!, besides, and now they make b
J kick about it after the grand Jul
:1. o,,A &ho rruepaI raise