The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-04-08

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April due Townships ..........$ll304 96
Amount OverdraWn.. 1882 GO
Net cash on hand. 1922 q
A petition signed by numerous
citizens asking that all teachers who
attended the Parish Institute at its
session in March be allowed pay for
their time at same, vas presented
and considered. When, on motion,
the request was disallowed for the
reason that it should have been made
before the Institute was opened, aod
published, so that all teachers would
have been informed that their time
would be allowed.
On motion, the sum of $40 Is was
allowed the Assessor, balance in full
of claim for poll list of 1896.
Receipts for expenses of the Parish
Institute to amount of $50 allowed
by the Board were presented by the
Secretary and fled.
On motion, J. r. Elliott was ap-
pointed trustee of Point school vice
Marion Pease, who wishes to be re-
lieved; J. J. Wilcox was appointed
trustee OF Brownlee school, vice j. Nj.
Arnold; S. M. Self was appointed
trustee of Cottage Grove school, vice
j. F. Strayhan.
The Superintendent made his re-
port as to schools visited and in
structed by him and his assistant,
Prof. W. Z. Martin, which was re-
ceived and ordered published, as
| follows:
To the Honorable School Board of Booster
Parish, La:
BY authosity of your body at its January
session, | employed Prof. W. Martin to as
sist me in visiting and examining the schools
of Bossier parish, this session. Mr.. Martin
| has rendered very efficient aid in this matter,
having visited thirty five white schools, spend.
| ing ample time at each, and has made full re-
port to me, which is herewith presented. Bad
| weather and sickness had. in some places, re-
duced the attendance at schools visited BY
him: He reports twenty ono schoolr rs doing
poor. The discipline in six schools was quite
defective. Taken as q whole he prOnounces
the body Of teachers he visited as a good one
The schools that personally visited were in
good coddition; houses were comfatable, the
teachers efficient and the discipline fair.
! herewith present. and make part hereof,
a table Of statistics showing the condition Of
the white schools visited by us:
Ash Point schOOl-Miss Pearl Dortch teach
er, LIST grade, grade Of classes and 3, enroll
house good.
Wendall-Miss Lena NJ. Brown teacher, Cd
grade, grade of classes 3, enrolment IA, pres
ent on day of visit II, house new and unceiled.
Macks' Bayou Miss Lucia Moore teacher.
Sd grade, grade Of classes and 5. enrolment
9, present on day of visit 8, house new and
Bellevue-Miss Berta McCleudon teacher.
ID grade, grade of classes and 3, enrolment
Is. present on day of visit Is, dwelling good
kingwood-Mis Carrie Rateliff teacher, Sd
grade grade of classes g. enrolment Is, pres
ent on day of visit Is, house unceiled
characterization Fort teacher, lst grade,
grade Of classes and 3, enrolment II, present
on day of visit IL, house good.
Haughten-J. s. Cheshire teacher, lat
grade, grade Of classes /, 2 and ), enrolment
y, present ON day of visit So, house good
Miss Ethel Fort assistant, Sd grade, grade of
classes and g.
Koran-Miss Sallie Furniss teacher, lat
grade, grade of classes |, and g. enrolment
unceiled.
Point-Miss Mona Griffin teacher, ID grade.
grade Of classes and 3, enrolment u, present
on day of visit 10, house new and and unceiled.
Durr-Mrs. G. Z. Scott teacher, LIST grade,
grade Of classes and 3, enrolment Is, present
on day of visit Is, house comfortable.
Allentewn-P. ID. Allen teacher 1st grade,
grade Of classes l, amp 3, enrolment q, pres
ent on day of visit 90, house good.
Ogilvie-Miss Corrie Connell teacher lat
grade, grade Of classes | 2 and g. enrolment
IL: present on day of visit 7, house good
lvan-J. l.. Hollis teacher, LIST grade grade
Of classes and 3, enrolment g, present on
day OF visit u house good.
Bounds-W. S. Young teacher, Sd grade
grade OF classes ), enrolment 81, present on
day Of visit L. house unceiled and no lights.