The Colfax chronicle., 1903-07-11
Official Proceedings Of the Grant
Parish School Board.


The meeting of the Grant parish
school board, postponed from July
4th, met this day with the following
members present: j. @. Long, presi-
dent, Talmon Chandler, j. T. Davis,
j. l.. LaCroix, Sam johnson.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and regularly approved.
j. M. Wardlow appointed to repre-
sent ward seven, vice j. H. Williams,
resigned, and NJ. C. Nugent appoin-
ted to represent ward four, vice w. F.
Logan, resigned, were presented to
the board and their names placed on
the roll.
The action of the superintendent
and secretary in making the loan of
$4,000 to the police jury of Grant
parish in accordance with the letters
of the members was approved.
The application Of Miss Pirini for
a certificate to teach in the public
schools on faith OF her diploma was
rejected.
The application for an apportion-
ment OF $306.56 to complete the pay
ment due on the Georgetown school
building was granted, upon the con-
dition that the property upon which
the school building is situated is deed
ed to the Grant parish school board,
this amount to be paid out of the
funds of the Georgetown district as
they accrue.
An application for an appropria-
of $500, made by the Pollock school
was granted, q sufficient amount of
this sum to be used in paying the in
surance on the Pollock school build
ing for $4,000 for one year, the bal
ance to he paid to the trustees for the
purpose of completing the building.
The president of the Grant parish
school board authorized to have the
Pollock school building insured at
once for $4,000 for one year.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Be it resolved by the Grant parish
school board, That the president of
the said boasd be and is hereby au-
thorized to sell the site OF the old Pol
lock school building at such price and
such terms as may be recommended
by the local board of trustees of the
Pollock school, the deed to be execu-
ted without warranty and without
recourse.
The president was authorized to
have the Colfax high school building
insured at once for the sum of $4,000
and the furniture in same at the sum
of 81 600, for the period of three years
the premium to be paid from the
funds of ward one.
The application of W. L. Hodgef for
a certificate to teach in the public
schools of Grant parish on the faith
Of State Certificate from the State of
Arkansas of date 1882, was rejected.
The lines between Hargis and Col
lege Hill were so changed as to give
Hargis west hall of section s, and it
was further ordered that the patrons
of section 5 be permitted to attend
either the Hargis or College Hill
school or both without any formal
transfer or application SO to do.
1t is also ordered that the north
half of section 1S be added to Hargis,
being taken from New Hope.
1t is also ordered that sction % be
taken from College Hill and given to
New Hope.
A school was granted in the Bris-
ter district at such point as the pa
irons shall provide a suitable build
ing and agree as to where the school
shall be taught.
The lines between Greed district and
Black Greek SO changed as to extend
the north line of Greed district one
hall mile and include the additional
territory as follows in the Creed dis
trict, towit: Thesouth halfofsections
z, 8, 9, IL, and IL, and the south
west quarter of section 10, township
Z north, range 2 west.
A. r. Foster appointed as trustee
OF the Big Greek school, vice j. w. Nc
Cay, resigned.
The matter of establishing q pub
lie school at Darro church was refer
ed to the superintendent for action.
The sum Of $3.50 was appropriated
to be used in the completion OF the
schools at Creed's, on condition that
the property be transferred to the
Grant parish school bOard.