The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-09-22
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS

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Mc.srs. Robert Cooke, Rudolph IIanf,
Lawrence Allcman. Iouis Grrvcnburg.
1homa, Shannon. A. Calm and Wilbur
II. Kramer having been commissioned
as members Of the Board of School BIZ
rcctors If the Parish Of St. Mary, met at
the Court House il the nwnof franklin,
on Sept lilh 1900. and having qualified,
went to the Police Jury room. where The
boar! was legally organized
Hon. r. IIanf called the meeting to
order.
Hon. Robert Cooke was nominated and
unanimously elected President.
Wilbur II. Kramer was nominated and
unanimously elected Parish Supcrintcn-
dent and cX.oiiicio Secretary Of the
Board.
Hon. II. Hanf was nominated and
unanimously elected as the third member
of the Appointing Committee,
On motion Of Mcssrs. Calm and lies
man. the President was authorized to
appoint three members of the Board to
constitute a Finance Committee.
The President appointed McS>rS. a.
Calm. Thomas Shannon and LOUIS Gre.
vcnburg.
Judge A C. Alien and Prof. {. \.
Ives were nominated and unanimously
elected members of the Examination
Committee 10 cooperate with the Parish
superintendent.
On motion Of Mc>srs Calm and Hanf,
the ST. Mary Banner was designated as
the official journal At a compensation OF
$50 per annum.
On motion Of Mces;s. Calm and Shan~
Ma, E,u H. ~
crs We're elected as the attorneys for The
Board.
On motion of Mcssrs Hanf and Gre
vcnbcrg, all white public schools Of the
Parish Of st. Mary are to commence |
their school sessions Monday, Sept. Eth |
1900.
On motion Of Mcssrs. Alleman and |
Gain. the following resolutions were
adopted:
BE it resolved, That the Parish of St. |
Mary be divided into seven school dis
tricts to conform in territorial limits and
names with the present ward divisions
of the Parish. as determined by its 20.
lice Jury: ana
BE it resolved that the white public
schools shall be located in the several
school districts Of the Parish; provided
that the school Board shall incur no cX~
pcnse in building, renting, repairing, or
Keeping Of same in good condition or aD-
proprale any money therefor other than
for teachers, furniture and school equip
meat.
LIST district, WcbstclyiIc. Sore. and
Clarendon.
2nd district, Glencoe, Louisa ard Ivan
hoe.
Bird district, Baldwin, Irish Bend and
Franklin.
4h district, Centrcvillc and BAYOU
sale.
9th district, Calumet, auckland and
Patterson
9th district, Berwick, Morgan City,
Ramos. Amelia and Bayou Wax.
9TH district. Alberta and Bpdin.
On motion of Mcssrs. Calm and Sham
non, the following resolutions were
adopted.
lie it resolved that the white Public
schools. located in The towns Of Frank
in, Ccntrcvillc and Patterson be known
md designated respectively as the St.
Mary Central, Ccntrevillc and Patterson T
dlSh Schools and that each shall have !
u least eleven grades of study, four
rimary, four Grammar, and three High ,
'ch0ol; and that the State Board of
iducation be requested to officially re. u
oSnlze them as State High Schools; and
BE It further resolved that the white :,
ublic schools located in the towns of :,
harcntOn. Glencoe, Baldwin, Berwick. :;
nd Morgan City be known and desir, q
ated as the Clarendon. Glencoe, Bald
in, Berwick and Morgan City Grammar =;
;hoOls and that each shall have at least -
ven grades of study, four Primary and q;
rec Grammar, and q
BE it further resolved that all the -,
her white public schools in the Parish -
St. Mary other than those designated
Grammar and High Schools, shall be -
lown and designated respectively as 80
imary schools of the towns, in which n;
ch is located, and that each shall have ~
least four grades Of study. primary. M
Mr.. r. Hanf moved that the salary of M,
Parish superintendent be now fixeG X.
! that the same shall be 5000 each s;o a
n for period of nine months,
The Superintendent requested that this
tier be left open until the regular 49,;
sting Of the Board, in October, when an an,