The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1901-04-06
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Parish. Board Holds AN Inn
pOrtant MeetinG-Superint
dent Wallis Resigns.

day in regular session with the fol-
loving members present: A. Oh
vier, president; DR.. Moss, A. Del
homme, H. Theall, DR.. R. o.
| Young, A. G. Guilbeau, Jasper
Spell. S. J. Montgomery and Pierre
Landry.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and adopted.
The regular order of business was
suspended to allow Superintendent
Wilbur Kramer of ST. Mary parish
to submit to the Board the plan
under consideration for organizing
''South Louisiana Summer Nor
NAL Association The directors
were favorably impressed with the
proposed plan for the advancement
Of public education, and on motion
of DR.. Young, seconded by DR..
Moss, 1t was unanimously resolved
that the School Board of Lafayette
parish become constituent men,
Der of the association, and DR..
Moss and Mr.. A. Olivier were
elected delegates to the said asso-
citation from this parish, to con-
tinue as such until their successors
would be officially appointed by
future School Board; the said dele
gates were empowered to raise the
regular annual dues to fifty dollars
for membership In this association.
The special committee appointed
to examine the books and papers of
ex-Superintendent O. P. Guilbeau
were granted further time.
The secretary was instructed to
furnish more complete information
to the teachers of the parish regard
ing the coming examination of
April and I2.
The president was authorized to
sign a right of way across the
school land situated in the 4th.
ward, after ascertaining from the
District Attorney that the board
had power to do so in law.
The treasurer's report was read
showing a balance on hand of
S3S4.oo, and DR.. Moss and Mr..
Guilbeau we're appointed COM
mittee to check up the books of
the treasurer.
1t was moved by DR.. Young and
seconded by Mr.. Theall, that the
public schools be closed as soon as
present funds would become ex-
| hausted Carried
EVENING SESSION.
Directors present A. Olivier,
president; A. Delhomme, Pierre
Landry, S. J. Montgomery, Jasper
Spell, A. G. Guilbeau and N. P.
Moss. Absent: DR.. r. O. Young
and H. Theall.
On motion of DR.. Moss, seconded
by Mr.. Spell, it was resolved that
action on the petition of the patrons
of the Matthew school in the first
ward, and also action on the ques-
ton of conducting summer schools
in certain wards in the parish, be
deferred until special meeting be
called by the president for the con-
sideration of these questions. Car
RED.
On motion of Mr.. Spell, Sec
onded by Mr.. Guilbeau, Mr.. Oil
vier and DR.. Moss were constituted
committee to wait on the Town
Council of Lafayette to obtain an
appropriation in aid of the public
schools.
! On motion, duly seconded and
carried. the resignation of Mr.. H.
G. Wallis as Parish School Super
intendent was accepted.
On motion Of Mr.. Landry, Sec
onded by Mr.. Guilbeau, DR.. Moss
was authorized to act as Parish
School Superintendent temporarily.
DR.. Moss consented, and said that
his services would be gratuitous
owing to the scarcity of school
funds.
Mr.. Spell was empowered to rent
portion of the school land in the
and. ward and obtain note for
the rental of the land payable to
the order of the School Board.
The following accounts wele APP