The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1901-10-12
School Matters.

quires that future appointments
of school funds shall be made as
the law provides, i. e., that they
shall be allotted to the various
wards according to the number of
educable children in each ward;
that being done-all funds being
thus apportioned-no money will
remain with which to maintain
the High Schools; and the Judge
logically holds that the Board
cannot, without violating that
law, make provision for their
maintenance out of the funds
under its control. AS to the
Boards dealings with the bank,
the decision holds that they were
not irregular or improper. Both
sides, we understand, will appeal
from the decision.
Meetings of the Board were
held on Monday and Tuesday, at
which considerable business was
transacted. 1t was decided to
open all the schools on Monday,
Oct. %, and run them as long as
the funds will allow. Some wards
will be enabled under the new
system to run their schools longer
than others. In most wards, un-
less the Police Jury largely. in
creases the appropriation for the
schools, these will be compelled
to close at the end of five, six or
seven months unless they receive
outside aid.
Even should the police jury
largely increase the appropria-
tion, the schools in the first Cor
Opelousas) ward will require con-
siderable outside aid, owing to
the fact that the entire burden of
the maintenance of the St. Lam
dry High School will fall upon
that ward. The payroll of the
High School department, includ-
ing the janitor, amounts to $3.50
per month-the same as last year
or $2880 for an eight months
term. The same is in some degree
true of the Washington High
School. It's payroll amounts to
considerably more than half the
above sum (about $1700 for an
eight months term }, and although
the Washington ward will receive
nearly as much money as this
not because it pays almost as
much taxes, but because it has
almost as many educable children
some outside assistance will
also be needed there. AS to the
other wards, some will receive less
than under the old system, and
will therefore require outside
(locaD assistance If the school
facilities are not to be curtailed;
while others will receive more
more, possibly, than will be wisely
or proftably spent, since, under
the old system, these wards al
ready had as many schools as
were properly patronized.
The following is the list of
teachers appointed for the various
wards and their salaries:
FIRST WARD.
Opelousas-Hgh School Department.: W. b.
Prescott principal, $l25 per month, j. w. Jack
s75, Miss B. Hebrard $50, Miss n. Littell $50,
Miss +. Ealer $40, Miss b. Dupre $40, Miss q.
Sandoz $40. Miss II. Mayer $40, Miss p. Harman-
son $40, Mrs. +. Wartelle $50; total $3.50. Total
per month, both departments. $780,
OpeIousas-Coored j.. Ii. McGaffey $35,
Helen Ltteli $40, Sadie Cuny SIS.
Prairie Ronde-Miss Fannie Littell. $50.
Near OpelOusas-Miss N. Burr, $50.
Prairie Basse-Miss L. sandoz, $50.
Plaisance-J. +. Vidrine, $50.
Plaisance-Paul Lambert, $40.
Landry's-NIiss George Hudspetl, $50.
Shuteston-Miss +. Dimmick, $50
Roberts'--Miss Cullom, sso-one-half to be
paid by patrons.
Bellevue tcol)-A. g. McGatfey go
Gradenego's Is!and-COlored, J. H. Augustus,
S20-one-half to be paid by patrons.
Plaisance, Poplar Grove. ThOmpsOn's-all
colored-to be appointed; $50 each-patrons to
Summary: Opelousas school and janitor. s6lO;
white schools outside OF Opelousas, $226; col
ored schools in and out of Opelousas, $145-
total $3.50 per month
SECOND WARD.
HfhlTl6 BHSSo, MIS-. $oU DSFdlCuurGs
Miss Rose Gardiner, $50. Guidry, Miss Z. st.
Cyr, $50. johnson, Miss Lorena Mornhinveg,
$30 Gardiner. Mrs. M. T.. Gardiner, $30 Peck,
NJ. Thompson $50.
THIRD WARD.
DeKerlegand, Miss NJ. Taylor, $50. Hebert,
Miss &. Malone, $50. Cormier. Miss M. Morn
hlnveg, $50. Leonville, Miss p Mizzi, $50.
Prairie des Fenmes, Miss Lena Phillips, $50.
Notleyville, Miss ID. Edwards $40. LamOran-
der, Miss. E. Wartelle, $50.
FOURTH WARD.
Morrow, Miss E. Northorp, $40 Big Cane,
Tanner, $50. Upper Waxia, Miss Eliza Martin,
$50 Lower Waxia, Miss Cora Martin, $S0 Port
Barre, Mrs. NJ. Ct. Leblanc, $50. Melville, Miss
ID. Butler, $40, Miss Nellie Hill, $25. Melville
{coLl. W. j. Harvy $40. Morrow tcol), w.
Randle, $40.
FIFTH WARD.
Washington, A. w. Bittle s100, Miss A. Des
mare $40, Miss A. Stafford, $35, Mrs. NJ. L. An
ders0n $35. Washington tc0i.l, j. L. Cary $780,
Mrs. j. E. Cary $40. Rulah Cary $40. Tate's
Cove, Miss A. Lazaro, $50. DeshOtels, Il. Du-
cote, $780, Stagg, Mrs.M. Moullaud, $40. wilson's
Mill, Miss s. Winkler, $50. Miss F. Cook SIS.
Prosser, Miss Gussie Faunt Leroy, $50. White
Vile Miss T. Lacombe $40, Miss Luna Fitch, Sl5
Garland, Miss B. Kavanaugh, $50. PlaisanG6
(col) Mrs r. Chretien, $20-cnehalf. Morrison,
Miss May Voltz $50.
SIXTH WARD.
Dossinan, Miss =. Oliver, $50. Cocodries Miss
r.. Tatman, $50. Spears. Miss L. Kelly, $780,
Lone Pine, Miss Ollie Griffith, $50. Oak Grove,
connective examination between Misses LlZZy
Isutz and Lessie Howard, $50. Turkey Creek,
Miss Willie Butchee. $50: Friendship. o. !.
POLAND, $50. Clark, G. 7. Walters, $50. Beaver,
" xynu Enntanat (tauay. Elni FOUtenOt, $50.