The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-04-13
Official Proceedings of the School
Board.
CoLFAx La, April 6, 1895.

anime the books OF w. IL. Richard
son, the former superintendent,
presented the following report,
which was received and the commit
tee discharged:
To the Hon. School Board of Grant Parish La,
We, your committee appointed
to examine the books of w. L.
Richardson, the former superin-
tendent, beg leave to report that
we have completed our labors. We
examined the stubs of the warrant
book and found that the apparent
discrepancies were due to the fact
that no salary had been fixed for
the teachers according to grade of
certificate, and the superintendent
paid such salaries as his judgment
suggested to him the teachers were
entitled to.
We found no record of the teach
ers, or schools they taught, or sal
ares paid, outside of the warrant
book. Respectfully submitted,
]. f. KELLY,
w. L. RICHARDSON,
j. A. WILLIAMS.
A petition was presented to the
board asking that the Montgomery
school be recognized as a high
school, whereupon F. L. Craig Of
fered the following ordinance:
Be it ordained by the School
Board of Grant parish, La, That
the Montgomery school be recog-
nized as High School, known as
the Montgomery High School;
That the same be presented to the
State Board as entitled to such
recognition, and ask the State board
that the said Montgomery school
be so recognized. Adopted.
The same ordinance was passed
asking that Colfax and Pollock be
recognized as high schools, with
the explanation to the State board
that as to the Colfax school, the
building is the property of the
school, but the ground on which it
is located is the property of the nj.
E. church, and with the explanation
as to the Pollock school that the
property is WIDELY owned by pri-
vate parties.
By w. L. Richardson
Resolved, That the salaries of
teachers in Montgomery, Colfax
and Pollock be not subject to the
schedule of salaries fixed for teach
ers heretofore. Adopted.
Walter Rays children were trans
| fered from district No. = to dis
trict No. one, and their pro rata of
/ funds transferred accordingly.
Robert Guynes transferred from
Big Greek district to District No.
one and his pro rata of public
money ordered transferred accord
ingly.
The five children of G.. s. Mathis
and the six children of John Dean
transferred from the Montgomery
district to the Union Grove district
and money ordered transferred &C.
cordingly.
By F. L. Craig
Resolved, That A. NJ. Tison, the
present teacher at Center school, is
not qualified and competent to
teach that school, and that the con-
tract made with him be and il
hereby cancelled at once. Adopted
! l.. Smith, S. L. Wilkins and Nat
Vandike, we're appointed as trus-
tees of the Center school.
/ M. 7. Rice, Wesley Delaney an6
J. P. Crume were appointed as
trustees Of Nugent district No. %
In the Black Greek district thu
funds of the colored schools wer,
ordered pro rated between New
Hope and Zion Harp, according t.
the number of children to attent
each, the trustees of the two schools
to make the enumeration.
The school heretofore taught a
Christian Hope was located a
; Georgetown for the year of 1895.
A colored school was granted a
Redemption to commence June Isl
, to last two months.
, The school in Iatt district wa
, located at Iatt for the year 1895.
| w. L. Shackelford's account TO
( collected 1877 polls from January
, 1895, to April 8, 1895, was allowed
5 The account of j. M. Anthony
for assessing 1859 polls, was al
t lowed.
' The draft of W. L. Bell & Co., o
D the Superintendent for the sum c
1903 so. one of the payments fo