The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-11-10
Meeting Of Board Of Trustees.

Alexandria public School met at
the school house at 4 p. M, last
Friday, pursuant to adjournment,
with the following members pres
ent: B. T. Moseley, q. A. Setback,
G. o. Watts, Rev. II. G. Duncan,
DR.. Alex Rosenspitz, Rev. B. l..
Price, John J. Ferguson and W.
G.. Mobley.
The Board was called to order
by President Moseley. |
On suggestion Of Mr.. Price that
the Secretary, DR.. J. A. Johnston,
was absent, Professor S. A. Myers
was requested to act as Secretary
pro tenn.
DR.. Duncan in behalf Of the Wis.
iting committee submitted a yer
bal report. He stated that the
committee, composed of Rev. B.
L. Price, DR.. RoSenspitz and him
self had visited the schools twice
during the month and had remain.
ed several hours each time. The
substance of the report was to the
effect that the discipline, while
mild, was sufficient to maintain
good order and decorum, as
we'll as a proper respect on
the part of the pupils for the
teachers and that upon the whole,
they found the schools in pros
porous condition, progressing har
moniously and with bnt an little
friction as, could be expected Nh.
+ der tie circumstances The report
was accepted and the committee
| discharged.
A visiting committee was then
appointed for the month of No.
yember, composed Of John j. Fer
Z guson, Chairman; 3. T. Moseley
l and w. G. Mobley.
=; The suggestion that it would be
we'll to definitely define the power
!; and authority of the Board in the
b premises, elected remarks from
;, President scbnack and Superin.
l. tendpnt Watts, of the School
!. Board, az well AZ orber members
); of the Board of Trustees. The
:. conclusion arrived at was, that it
n was an advisory Board appointed
S for the purpose of comforting with
l. and giving advice to the School
). Board in all matters pertaining t.
Il the regulation and conduct Of the
Alexandria public schools, whose
t. recommendation would receive
all the consideration which the,
merited.
Professor s. A. Myers then sub
mitted the following report, whicl
l. after being read and discussed
/, was adopted as a part Of the pro
ceedings:
= To the Honorable Board Of Trus
=. tees:
Il In accordance with the Rule
and regulations, I have the homo
% to submit the following report 0
% the condition and progress of tht
h Alexandria Public School:
=. There has been steady, though
u. slow increase in the enrolment
~ which during October reached lS2
in an increase Of II over the previou
to mouth. Eleven pnpils Withdrew
70 during the mouth, making our ne
: enrolment Ill. A number of thes
IN have re.entered for November
~ The average attendance for tn
-. mouth was 40. This low averag
u. is due in part to the Jewish Hol
II days, there being no less tina
ia four; then too, there has been
II. great deal of sickness. The aver
II. age attendance for the first wee
8 in November has been 152.
T. The incidental account up to tn
y. present date stands as follows
o. Seventy-seven patrons have pai
81 and the amount netted from til
tn sale of the old cistern was s2.5(
v. making the total receipts $685.
~ The amount expended to date
Il. $44.75, leaving balance of $34.7;
#. Perhaps ten or fifteen dollars ca
yet be collected. Some recent ps
cd irons have not yet been notifet
The principal expenditures la :
r.. been for putting up the new stat
h black board, for the reports, fl
N. coal and for janitol's salary.
II Considerable Inconvenience W.
N. caused by the sickness aud cons'
quent absence of Mrs. Crawtor
~. and Mir. Johnston, both being al
nj sent from their work about
MI week.
# Very few complaints from p'
rents have come 10 me for invest
-. CATION, and in those brought,
N was found that, as usual, the p;
rent got only one side Of the cas-
n. and in that the truth was more {
~. less distorted.
There has been decided in
II. provement in the discipline Of til
ty school since the beginning. p
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