The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-01-15
Official Proceedings of the Grant
Parish School Board.

with full board present, except j
. III. Williams.
The minutes of the last meetin,
were read and regularly approved
- The treasurer's report was re
ceived and r. S. Cameron, Talmol
Chandler, and Geo. w. Hickman
we're appointed as committee to ex
anime same.
All petitions for schools were
laid over until the April meeting
and the superintendent instructed
to grant no schools until after tina,
time, except the Colfax, Pollock
Montgomery and Fair IN ouni
schools.
On petition of the patrons the
two districts heretofore created out
OF Beulah district were consolidat-
ed, with boundary the same as be-
fore divided.
Grays Greek school was abolish
ed and all children transferred to
Oak Grove.
A new school district, known as
Harmony District, No. 20, was Gre
ated, with the following boundary:
Commencing at H. P. Stephens
and running west to one Of the
tributaries of Grays Creek, making
the Colfax road the line from said
creek running south to the mouth
OF said creek, from thence running
east to Mrs. Holmes, thence run
ming North to Ed. Brimer's, thence
west to said H. p. Stephens, en-
bracing the said territory inclusive.
On application Of the patrons of
Perkins Springs and Rock Hill
schools they were both ordered
abolished and a new school estab-
lished in district 19, to be known
as Summerfeld school. and located
near spring on Sam Johnson's
land in the northeast quarter of
section Is, township 7 north, range
3 west, and the school granted to
Miss Maggie Kelly.
Robert Richardson, Milton o.
Quinn, and Miss Liza Gallon were
granted first grade certificates
without examination, they each
having diplomas.
An Institute for the parish was
ordered at Colfax at such sine as
may be fixed by the parish super
intendent and State Institute con-
ductor.
The following proposition was
presented by H. G. Goodwin:
Colfax, La, Jan. 4, 1898.
To the Honorable President and Men,
bers OF the Grant Parish School Board:
The undersigned respectfully solicits
and agrees to do the printing of your
board for the current year 1898, for the
price and sum of ten dollars quarter,
and will give bond to do same In such
amount as you may require.
H. q. GOODWIN,
Ed. and Prop. Chronicle.
There sbeing no other bid or
proposition to do the printing for |
the board, and the contract with |
the Demands having expired, the |
proposition of H. G. Goodwin was
accepted.
By r. s. Cameron
Resolved, That 1t is the present
intention of the board that at the |
regular meeting in April that all |
public schools in the parish will
be graded, and the trustees and pa
irons of said schools are requested |
to cooperate with the board and |
assist them in fixing the grade.
Adopted.
The following is the report of
the committee appointed.to exam
inc treasurer's report, which was
received and adopted:
To the Honorable School Board Of Grant
Parish
Your committee appointed to ex-
anime and certify the report of the
treasurer beg leave to submit that
they find said report correct as far
IS it covers receipts and disburse-
ments. But concerning the differ
snce between the amount of money
actually in the treasury as shown
BY the general account and the
amounts standing to the credit of
The various district funds (includ-
ing the contingent fund and the
Institute fund we beg to state that
Notwithstanding the entry of the
BIT 36 arbitrarily made as debit
against the contingent fund at our
asst meeting, there is still differ
snce between the general balance