The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1903-08-08
SCHOOL BOARD.
Salaries Fixed for Next Session.
Principals of q r;i'lcG Schools
to Receive More Pay.

az d Sl''tIdI III III
School Board, held on the abov,
date. there were present A
Olivier, pros ident Alex. Del
hOmme, ST., Jasper Spell, Dr.. n
=. Moss, "A. d. VerOt. Absent
Dr.. Il. O. Young, II. Thcal, A. G.
Guilbeau and S. J. Montgomery
The reading of the minutes
was dispensed with.
On the motion Of DR.. Moss.
seconded by Mr.. DclhOmuc. the
! Board decided to run the schools
forty weeks for the next session
and to pay teachers now receiv-
ing SO per month $50 for the
sessions work, and teachers re-
ceiving $50 $500 for the session 5
work. 1t was further moved
and carried that the teachers be
paid by the calendar month in
stead of by the school month, as
heretofore.
On the motion Of DR.. Moss,
seconded by Mr.. Spell, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Whereas, The special school
tax levied in the parish June il,
1908, will not begin to be paid
into the treasury Of the School
Board until the end of the year
1904, and
Whereas, The patrons of sew
anal Iiffn,.nnf Sf.hrI,1>. IN fhn
parish have agreed to raise the
funds to build and equip school
houses that are greatly needed
now, on condition that the
of money thus provided |
be REIN bursed out Of the first .
school tax money collected.
BE it resolved, That the School .
Board accept the aid thus offered !
10 gain time. and that the Board
protect all claims of this charac-
or upon the school funds by
ldnpting in due time a reSOlu
ion specially recognizing the va
idity Of such claims.
Mr.. Jasper Spell presented Il
petition from the com N unity in
he neiGhDOrhHnd of the Hutch
nson school, asking that the
school Board reconsider the ac
ion it had taken previously in ,
dosing this school, promising /
hat if the Board gave them ,
mother trial and a good teacher, !
be required average would be
The citizens OF the
Ommunity held a meeting for
he purpose Of appointing a com
aittee to appear before the I
school Board. Mr.. William Har- t
on appeared before the Board '
I behalf of the comm unity and t
sked that they be given one s
lOre trial, and at the same time ;
rOmising that the required aver 5
ge Of sixteen would be main {
lined. t
On the motion of Mr.. Spell, !
acon0ed by DR.. Moss, the Board {
ecidcd to reopen the school re- !:
entity closed on the condition
lat the community maint tain the a
of sixteen as required by {
ne rules and regulations of the T
'Oard. f
Mr.. NJ. Billeaud, Jr., appeared i
cfore the Board on behalf of the c
eoplc Of the Fifth ward. Mr.. /
illeaud stated that the school |
+ Broussard had been an eNcell- t
1T one during the past session, :
i'd that he had no complaints 9
hatever to lodge against the f
ork done. He argued, however, /
making it still better by APP @
a first class man princi- !!
al and at the same time to ele- +
ate the grade of the school. :
IT.. Billeaud stated that the peO- 5
10 of BrOuSsard were ready to /
lrther tax themselves in order
accomplish that end, but that .
, the people of tho parish had !
tied Il special school tax for the
n eliOratiOn Of the public school
.stem and for furnishing better =
:hool facilities, he urged upon