The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-01-19
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEED
iNGS,
FEAYkL1N, La. Jan. 12th, 1870.

The regular meeting of the Board OF
school Directors was called i" oruer ny
President X, X. Cooke. in the -. Mary
Central High ScnoCl buildng.
Roll call showed that the following
members were present or absent:
Present, Mcssr,. H. X. Cooke, l.. :
AIleman. Thomas Shannon, \. Calm, n
Hanf. ID n. Foster and w. II. Kramer.
Absent. Mr.. l.. GrevenburS-
The minutes Of the meetings OF otto-
Der .;rd and December 10Th, 1900 we've
read and approved rs read. -.,
The Superintendent made a verbal
r,por, of the condition and needs OF each
school III the Parish.
1t was moved by l.. ;. Alicman an"
seconded Dy Thos. shannon that the
Sunerir,.udent be authorized To have a
survey made Of The Bayou Wax school
lands and that the sum Of $40 be arpro-
priatcd TO defrdv the expenses OF the
same and The President be authorized 10
lease all the school land us shown by
said survey To such parties and Tor sucs,
terms as he may deem best; provided
that no lease be made extending III time
beyo,a Jan. LIST. 1903. This motion was
adopted.
II Wis moved by w. II Kramer and
seconded by K, Hanf. that the ircsl.eii'
and DR.. Foster be appointed a committee
with full power and authority to see inc
owners of :he land on which the Cah-
perdown school house is located with =
view 10 purchase the same, and ~ neSn>
tiate such purchase and with authority
in the event the owners refuse 20 sell me
necessary ground for said building io
eyproprjate the same. This motion was
adopted.
II was moved by W. II. Kramer and
seconded by Dr. Foster, that the follow
ing motion be adopted, spread upon the
face of the minutes Of this meeting, and
comics of same be sent to the different
parties therein, to wit:
Whereas, the State Association OF
Louisiana Teachers alta meeting held III
Alexandria. Dec 9th, !9CO, selected
the town Of Franklin, ST Mary Parish,
La. as their place Of meeting for the all
nual meeting of 1901.
Therefore, be it resolved that the
Board Of School Directors of the Parish
of St. Mary. La, express their gra!iitca-
ton at such action, realizing the h'hof
thus bestowed upon this Parish:
And be it further resolved that tins
Board pl, dye its members, officials and
teachers to do all in their power to make
such meeting 4 grand success;
And be it further resolved. that this
Board express it's appreciation of the ef-
forts of Professors Ives, Alleman, Tan
ner. Misses Larchs, Collins, Faulke and
Hinckley in securing for this Parish this
meeting and that the thanks OF this
Board be conveyed to each one of these
teachers for the warm interest in the
general welfare of the public schools OF
this parish, thus dspayed by them. This
motion was adopted.
1t was moved by Mr. Kramer seconded
by DR.. Foster that the following motions
be adopted. spead upon the face of the
minutes OF this meeting and copy of
the same be sent to the teacher named
therein, to wit:
Whereas. Miss Bessie Sanders, princl'
pal of the Webstervlle primary school.
has through her energy and influence IN
1erested the patrons of her school III ITS
welfare and persuaded them to erect i
new school house building and to donate
the same TO the School Board Of his
Parish. ..-.
Therefore, he it resolved that this
Board express its appreciation Of her ac-'
tons and thank her for the same, and
that such work on the part OF teacher
should be taken by AL the teachers Of this
Parish as an example whereby they can
demonstrate that they are actuate' by
the zeal spirit Of teaching and that their
positions arc more then that or mere
employees THIS motion was adopted.
4 .tl,cr was read by the Superintend-
ent, written by Miss Vitter, stating hat
She la, inst graduated from the State
Normal School and asking for employ
ment. The letter was ordered fled
1t was moved by Thomas Shannon and
seconded by l.. :. tillcman that the sum
of 800 or such part thereof as may be
necessary be appropriated for the per
diem of the member Of this Board, To-
wit:
Each member be paid So for each
regular meeting attended by him. and
that the memb, rs from the 1st, 2nd Oh
and It'll wards be allowed an extra -
for mileage for each regular meeting
This motion was adopted.
7, was moved by T. Hanf and L. S.
Alleman that the co.ored schools Of this
parish commence their school session on
Monday, Feb. 18th, 1901. This motion
was adopted.
Dr.. Foster Offered to the members of
The Board the nse Of bis office. wthou,
charge, as more centra, meeting place |
for the Board.
1t was moved by X. Hanf and sccoL ded |
seconded by A. Calm that Dir. Fosters
1ffer be accepted, and that the meeting |
place OF this Board hereafter be the Of
&c of DIR. Foster, and that the date OF |
lie regular meetings be hereafter the
list Wednesdays of January, April, July
md October. and that all motions or
,ar,s of motions. conflicting herewith be
epealed, providing that the Office of tht
in the st Mary Contra
Ugh School Building, in Franklin, La.
e retained. This motion was adopted
1t was moved by Thos. Shannon anc
,conded by l.. S. Allemsn that the
,lary of the Parish Superintendent be
xed at $1,000 per annum, payable
lcnthly or quarterly ht his option. Il