St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1904-09-03
sf- tIae Hoard of
achoas astrecs0ra.
Oinlonsas, Aug. 25th, 1854.

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4 TIL. newly appointed School
Boar.i met fur the purpose Of or.
ganlxafion.
Mr.. Phnliu Fon'enot WAS called
on to ;,ct as temporary Chairman
and DR.. RIM. l.ittell was elected
Secretary pro fem.
The Chairman, In assuming the
i Chair, stated That the Ubject Of the
meeting was, primarily, 20 organ
ixe the newly appointed School
Board, and that nominations for
the various positions to be filled
were now In ORDER
| whercupon DIR. Laxarro put In
nomination, for President, this
| name Of DIR. w. III. Ray. There
being no other name suggested In
opposition TO DIR. Ray, his nomi-
nation, on motion Of DIR. Joseph,
| was made unanimous.
Itbeing then announced by the.
President that the selection OF a
Parish Superintendent OF Schools
WAS next ia order, Mr.. Panlin Fon-
tenot nominated G. J. Thompson
and Mr.. ID. III. Bernard nominated
y. T.. Guilbeau for the position.
On vote being taken, it was
found that G. j. Thompson received
eight votes, as follows: Devllle,
| Fontenot, Joseph, Fitzpatrick, La
xaro, Littell. Richard and Vidrine;
and j. l.. Guilbsau received Ave
votes, as follows: Bernard, DAILY,
GuIlbeau, Ray and Thompson.
The next thing In order WAS the
the election OF y Board OF Exami-
ners.
Mr.. Fontenot nominated DIR.
Ray; Mr.. Deville nominated MIR.
r. FOnten0t and Mr.. ID. III. Ber-
nard nominated DIR. II. M. Litteil.
DR.. littell declined the nomina-
tion, and ON motion, the election
OF Dir. Ray and Mr.. Il. Fontenot
was made unanimous.
On motion OF DIR. r.. NJ. Littell a
committee Of three was appointed
TO select permanent meeting
place for this Board. President
appointed on said COMMITTEES II. Nj.
LitteIl, Pauiin Fontenot and J. H.,
Gullbeau.
On motion Of DIR. DAILY, II was
resolved that u committees vi three.
composed Of the superintendent,
the President and one other mem-
ber of the Board be appointed to
Investigate the matter Of Miss
Daisy Butler nc Melville, and after
investigation had been made by
said committee, that special
meeting Of this Board be called To
receive the report Of said commit
tee.
On the above resolution, DIR. Lit
tell voted may, because he believed
that the old Board had thorough
iy sifted the matter and quteted
Miss Butler la her position. Pros
ident appointed as the member
In said committee DIR. Ill. >. Jo-
seph.
ON motion of DIR. Lazaro, Miss
Emily Landreneau was appointed
teacher of Tate school, subject 70
examination.
On motion Of Mr.. Richard, the
following teachers were appointed
| To the following schools:
Miss Maud Iatman, Lake Cove;
Ira Tnbre, Spears school;
" Eulah Tubre, Lone Pine;
Mrs. j. ID. Haggard, Black Lake.
A petition from the patrons Of Dr.
tego School WAS laid over until tins
nexs meeting, because IL WAS not
known TO the Board whether II
would have sufficient funds to
maintain the school there.
ON motion of Mr.. Fontenot, 1t
was resolved to increase the salary
1 OF Miss Helen vidrine, Of the Vile
Plate Graded school ten dollars
per mouth.
On motion OF DIR. Littell, 1t was
/ resolved that q committees VI three
/ be appointed tO examine the books
turnad over TO this Board aud as
certain the status Of the finances
of this Board and make Its report
Ut It's next meeting. President APP
pointed on said COMMITTEES Messrs.
Gaiibsau, Litteil and the Superin-
i iendent.
On motion Of DIR. Joseph, II was
resolved that the salary VI the Sn-
prrintsndent should remain ~ 10
Is until the above named commit
Iss makes 1t report.
i On motion uf DIR. Laxarro, IL
Il was resolved that the schools
shall be opened on tile Sd of Oct,
4 1904, close on Dec. 23d, '04, and
reopen on tho I'll Monday of Jam
nary, 1905.
Oh motion of DIR. Lazarro the
meeting hour OF this Boards was
liked fur III a. IN. on such days as
may be appointed for meetings.
| On motion OF Mr.. II. Fontsuot.
4 the st. Landry Clarion WAS chosen
! ~ the official Journal Of the
School Board OF this parish.
j On motion OF DIR. Josuph, the
4 following bills were approved:
! X. Il. Garland, legal services $4,000
| d. l.. Gulibean, exp. charges
on pkg. 40
i On motion OF mir. p. Fontenot, the
h thanks Of this Board were rendered
4 ~ tha alb Hoard far e0Hrfts.Etss ssx.