The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-09
(OFFIClAL}
Proceedings of the School Board.
ALEXANDRIA, La, !

G. A. Schnack, President, order
ed the call of the roll.
Present g. a. Schnack. j. f.
Smith, S. Blum, S. Mallette, Il.
w. Bringhurst, w. w. Brashear,
E. j. Hardtner, j. E. Collins, j.
B. Pickles.
All the Board being present and
being the first session Of the Board
uuder the new appointments, they
went into permanent organization,
when g. A. Setback was elected
President and Geo. y. Watts as
Secretary.
MIR. S. Blum was elected as a
member of the appointing Board.
Misses Nellie Schnack and
Katie Bringhurst, as members of
the Examining Committee for the
ensuing term.
The Board then went into exec.
utive SESSION, inviting the citizens
aud patrons of all public schools
to come forward and make any
statements affecting the interests
of the Public Schools in any local.
tiles, throughout the parish.
The petition and counter petit
ton Of the Lecompte school, was
read aud discussed by Prof. l.
j. Vaughan and Mr.. Otis Collins,
The Board then heard petitions
Of the patrons Of the Boyce school,
when the Rev. Mr.. Hauffpaair,
Mr.. Sandidge and Professor j. w.
Gordon addressed the Board as
we'll as the patrons of other schools
who wished to address the School
Board in the interest Of public ed.
ucatiom. The invitation Of the
President to the patrons was gen.
eral and any and all-high aud
low-hal the same hearing, and
patient attention by the President
and members of the Board.
Tue Board then met iii execu.
tive session.
On motion of S. Blum, seconded
by T.. j. Hardtner:
Be it Resolved, That the exam.
lining committee, Tor the eXamiua.
ton Of teachers in the public
schools, meet Oh "Wednesday, the
10th inst, and be held open fol-
one day only.
| Resolved, atthe public schools
open Oh the LIST Monday in Octo
Der, A. D., 1896, or as soon there
after in each ward az the local di
rector Of the Board for that war;
may elect.
Treasurer's report, r. G. Mad
dox, was then examined together
with the vouchers and warrants o
the Secretary and after careful ex
animation of same by the Boart
and all being found correct, thu
President appointed Slessrs. r
w. Bringhurst aud w. w. Bra
shear, to destroy the same, which
was done by being burnt in tb'
presence of the entire Board, whel
the President was directed to Civ,
to MIR. Maddox, Treasurer, his qui
etus up to July LIST 1896.
The proposal of the To1cn Tall
and LOUISIANA DEMOCRAT to d,
all the printing for the ensuing
school year, for the sum Of tw'
hundred and fifty dollars was rea,
and rejected by the School Board
when it was
Resolved, That the proposition
OF w. &. Mobley, Of the LOUISA
Ma DEMOCRAT to do all the print
ing of the School Board for the ell
suing school year, for the sum Q
one hundred dollars per annum
payable quarterly, was accepted b.
the Board, and the LoUIsIAN
DEMOCRAT declared the Officia
Journal of the School Board.
That s. Mallette, the director {
Spring Hill ward and }. T. Smith
the director Of HiReston ward, d
vide the supervision Of the publ
schools OF Calcasieu ward, that +,
, f. Smith have in charge the Me-
Ger, Center and Hammock school
and that s. Mallette have charg
F., of the other public schools Of Ca
, casieu ward. That S. Mallette
divide the school term ofthe Sprin
, Hill and Forest Hill schools, giv