The Opelousas courier., 1896-09-19
OF the Board Of
School Directors for st. Lam
dry Parish Appointed "a nd
Qualified Sept. =. 1896.
OPELOUSAs, Sept. I, 1896

Members present: DR.. f. Thompson,
Robt. Lafieur, J. l.. Guilbeau, j. j. Ney-
land, w. S. Frazee, w. S. Boykin, DR.. Y.
X. 1rion, a. l.. Fontenot and Yves An
drepont.
on motion of Robert Lafleur, DR..
Chairman and w. S. FraZee Temporary
Secretary.
Yves Andrepont nominated DIR. V. K.
Irion for President of the Board and w.
S. Boykin nominated A. L. Fonienot,
and said A. L. Fontenot was declared
elected President by the following vote ::
For Irion-Andrepont, Lafleur and
tenot-Boykin, Frazee, Neyland, Gull
beau and Fontenot.
On motion of J. L. Guilbeau, w. S.
Frazee was elected Secretary and Sl-
perintendent.
Supervisors were elected as follows:
1st District, Irion; Second District, Gull
beau; Sd District, Andrepont; 4th Dis
9th District, Lafieur; 7th District,
Thompson, and Sth District, Frazee,
Delegations heard and petitions read.
On motion of DR.. 1rion, the President
of this Board is instructed to enter suit
at once to recover certain lands donated
to the Town of Opelousas some two
years ago, more or less, for streets, and
employed to prosecute said suffice to
be fixed by the President
The meeting then adJa aIrned to Tues
day, Sept. sth, 1896.
Tuesday, Sept. s, 1896.
On motion of the respective super
visors, schools were located and teach
ers appointed as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT.
ST. LANDRY HIGH SCHOOL.
Mr.. T. H. Harris, Principal, $l25; Chas.
F. Trudeau, lst Assistant, S75.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
Miss Emmie McMurdo, $50; Miss BIZ
lell Hebrard, $40; Miss Effie Ealer $40;
Mrs. Mayer, $40; Mrs. Florence War
tell, $40; Miss Belle Dupre, $50.
Prairie Bass-Miss Hilda Mayer
South Bellevue-Eva Griffith.
oPELoUsAs coLoRED SCHOOL.
James H. McGaffey, Principal, $50;
Miss Lessie Green, Assistant, $25.
SECOND DISTRICT.
$40; Miss Noemie Richard. Assistant
(grammar schooD.
Guidry's-Miss l.. Estorge.
Devalcourt-MissR Rose Gardiner.
Lower Coulee Croche-Miss Ella Per-
sons.
PeckS-M1SS L. Richard.
Prairie Bass-Miss Pearl Harmansou.
Gardiner's-Mrs. NJ. Gardiner.
Bellevue-Evie Griffith.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Robin's-Ida Hinkley
Port Barre-Lou Mudd.
Arnaudville-(H schooD Valentine
Guilbeau.
Prairie Des Femmes-Mrs. T. F.
Reed.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Big Cane-W. Boudreau, $40, (gammar
schooD).
Morrow-Ella Norcross.
Rosa-Mrs. f. G.. Callahan.
Palmetto-Mrs. M. G. Tanner.
Upper Waxia-Mrs. C. Dunbar.
Mellville-Grammar School-Miss Jo-
sic Thoms, Principal, $40; Miss Bessie
G1aize, Assistant, $50.
Bayou Current-Miss M. Scott.
Big Cane and Rosa (colored), G.. B.
Gibson, (subject to examination) $50.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
On motion of J. J. Neyland, A. w.
Bittle was appointed Principal of Wash
ington Graded School-salary SIS per
month, by following vote: Laf1eur, nay;
Irion and Andrepont, blank; Guilbeau,
Neyland, Boykin, Frazee and Thomp-
son, aye. Assistants, Miss Desmare and
Mrs. Anderson place of Miss E. Haw-
thorne subject to competitive exami-
nation between Miss Hawthorne and
Miss Alice Hinkley.
Paul Stages School-Miss s. Kava-
naugh.
Garland-Miss Lizzie Leake
Tate Coye-Miss Laura Martin.
Debaillon-Miss Edith Mayer.
Cataro-Mr. T. r. Carroll, Sr.
Barbreck, at Morrisson's-Miss Cora
Martin, and Miss Maud Stephensen
competitive examination).
Wilson's Saw Mill. A. Wright and