St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-04-10
School Board.

Sec .00 W1f0-kuke AIl1SOO.
| Third Ward F. w HOsmer.
Fourth Ward --chss w. Boyle
Fifth Ward-Ben Williams.
Sixth Ward las. Givcns.
Seventh Ward-Dorville cousin.
Eighth Ward Geo H Cause
Ninth Ward armand Cousin
The reading Of the minutes Of the
last meeting we're dispensed with.
1t was moved and seconded that
the Board accept the charts now on
hand. Carried unanimously.
On motion, duly seconded, the
bill Of w. g. kentzel, official
printer, for $50, including so
for quarter ending Sept. /, 1896,
was approved and ordered paid.
The following committee was
appointed to examine the Parish
Treasurer's hooks and accounts:
w. Bossier, knke Allison and d.
Cousin.
Moved and seconded, that
schools be opened any time during
the year, at the option of the Di-
rector of each Ward.
The committee appointed to ex-
anime the Trcasurer's books and
accounts reported as follows:
Covinytbn, La. April 6, 1897.
Conference.-The your committee
appointed to examine the Parish
Tresaurer's books and accounts
beg leave to make the following
report:
We find the books correct, and
the warrants from s3 and "a, 80 to
40, ~ to 40, to 81, 81 to 73, "a,
IS, 81 to 90 and o..
Signed-W. Bossier, Luke Alli-
son and ID. Cousin Chairman.
On motion the Board then ad-
iournedtill 3 O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Board met pursuant to add
journment, all members present
1t was moved and seconded that
the following schools be let out:
First ward.
Koepp school, months, C. E.
Brooks.
Edwards school, 3 months, N.
Bennett.
jacksonville school, 3 months,
l.. Perkins.
jacksonville colored school,
-, 3 months.
Second ward.
Hay Hollow, coloretl, 3 months,
Sandy Ford, 3 months, b.
Chambers, to be opened June 1.
Pine Grove, months, G. Ro-
gers, to be opened June l.
Third ward.
Coyington, months, r. L.
Mitchell.
Covington, colored, months,
Liberty Settlement, ) months,
Miss ]. Feathcrstnn.
Fourth ward.
Clay School, , months, Miss
Sallie Cook.
Lewisburg, months, Miss ].
Pujol.
Vaudeville, boys, months,
III. ]. Sharp.
Vaudeville, girls, months,
NJ. Dyer.
Vaudeville, colorctl, monthc,
/. l.. Miles.
Fifth ward.
No schools let out.
Sixth ward.
Parkersvilie, months, q. u.
Burch.
Fiorenvillc, months, A. Bow
man.
Laurent, colored, 2 months,
Seventh ward.
Bayou Lacombe, months, +
Carl.
Bayou Lacombe, colored,
months, w. w. johnson.
Eighth ward.
Provost, ) months, n. e. Cha
ney.
Pearl River Ridge, colored, ,
months, &. Jackson.
Eighth and Ninth Ward joint
school, , months, Eula Amarker.
Ninth ward.
COlOretl, months, T.. Dale.
In reading over the applications
one resignation was fonnd. An
old member of the Board, who Is
now serving his third term, said it
was the first that he had ever seen.
The resignation was that Of Miss
Kate McDougal, who has been
teaching the public school in Cow
ington for the past twenty years.
BY her Withdrawal, the school
Board, and the public in general,
will lose the services Of IN expert
enced and efficient teacher:
CovIxaros. La. April 8, 1897.
To the honorsble P.esidsnt aud mcm-
bers Of the School Board:
Dear SirslI desire to withdraw
my application for the position -
teacher Of the public school in
Covington. / find that my health
will not admit of filling the situ-
alton which for 50 many years have
held. In severing my connection
from the public school: allow me
to thank you for the unfailng kind
ness you have shown me.
Respectfully yours,
KATE McDOCGAL.
After reading the above Resigns
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