The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-10-05

SCHOOL BOARD
Holds a Regular Monthly Meet
inR-SShOol Matters
Attended To.

The School Board met last Thurs
day with the following members
present: A. Olivier, president; H.
Theal, Alex Delhomme, Sam
Montgomery, Jasper Spell, N. P.
Moss. Absent: DR.. R. o. Young.
Pierre Landry.
The minutes of previous meetings
were read and adopted.
Jasper Spell reported that he had
rented the school lands in the
second ward. His action was
approved.
Superintendent Alleman reported
that he had visited the locality Of
the Matthew school and that IN his
opinion the number of educable
children in the vinclnity justified
the opening of that school. 1t was
decided to- open the school on
Nov. 4. 1t is understood that r.
B. Martin will be appointed teacher
of the Matthew school.
Dr.. Moss and Superintendent
Alleman were appointed COM
mittee to see about the leasing of
the school lands.
Superintendent Alleman stated
to the Board that he recommended
that the Roger school in The sixth
ward be tranferred to the lot re-
Gently given by Rosemond Comeaux
for that purpose. He stated that
Mr. Comeaux had donated one acre
of land suitabl, located for a school
and that the people of the vicinity
had subscribed 500 toward the
building Of school house. The
Board ordered that the change be
made and appointed Messrs. Moss,
Guilbeau and Alleman to call upon
the Police Jury to ask of that body
an appropriation of 500 Tor the
erection of the new school building
on Mr.. Comeaux's lot. The Jury
granted the appropriation.
Mr.. A. L. Guilbeau asked the
Jury to pay him the salary for one
month taught after the closing OF
the other schools IN the parish.
Mr. Guilbeau's request was &C
coded to-
Superintendent Alleman was
authorized to investigate the matter
of removing the Theall school to
Bayou Vermilion. 1t is suggested
that this school be transferred to
the line dividing Lafayette from
Vermilion and that each parish bear
an equal share toward its support.
Jasper Spell offered the following
resolution, which, after being
. seconded by Mr.. Theall, was un
animously adopted:
s.Whereas it has come to the
knowledge Of the School Board that
the residents and school patrons OF
Carencro have lately raised funds
by private subscription to paint
and otherwise improve and equip
the public school house in Caren
Gro, and also to assist the Boarc
in providing better educationa
facilities in that community; ane
that the patrons Of the Roge
school in the 9th ward agree e
donate more centrally located
piece of ground for that schoo
and agree to haul the lumber ant
y construct the building without an!
. expense to the Board; and tina
, property taxpayers of the first AM
!, seventh wards nave taken the I'M
" tial step to levy a special shool ia
!, to be devoted to securing improves
. educational facilities and longe
,, school term; and that the town G
=. Lafayette Is on the eve of votin
an issue of bonds amounting t
J., SEA, ooo 90, for the erection an
- equipment Of spacious moder
10 High School building; be it
,s Resolved, That the School Boar
10 views with great satisfaction tn
; evidences of growing popular il
terest in the subject of public eti'
cation throughout the parish {
n. Lafayette, commends the publ
e, spiritedness Of the citizens in til
H. Qualities named and welcomes II
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