The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-08-20
[OFTICIAL
Proceedings of the Board of School
Directors

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N. Foster, John Il. Todd, William
Folse. Chas. Downing. Jules O. Bodin
and Thomas Shannon, ST.. having
been commissioned as members of the
Board of School Directors of the Par
ish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana.
met at the Court House, in the Town
of Franklin, on the 18th day of Au-
gust. a. d., 1904. and having qualified
went to the Police Jury Room where
the Board was legally organized.
On motion of DR.. D. N. Foster,
seconded by Mr.. William Folse, Hon.
ThOs. Shannon was made President
pro tenn and called the meeting to or
der.
Mr.. Wilson McKerall was nominal
ted and unanimously elected Presi-
dent. DR.. D. N. Foster was nomina-
ted and unanimously elected Parish
superintendent and Ex-OfficiO Secre-
tary OF the Board, at salary OF One
Thousand Dollars per annum.
On motion of MIR. Folse. seconded
by Mr.. Shannon. the st. Mary Banner
was designated as the Official Journal ,
at a compensation of $1,000 per annum.
On motion of DIR. Foster. Superin-
tendent. Prof. G. \. Ives and Judge
A. G. Allen were nominated and unan-
imously elected members of the Exam
ing Committee to cooperate with the
Parish Superintendent.
On motion of DR.. Foster. Superin-
tendent. seconded by Mr.. Downing,
the President was authorized to APP
point three members of the Board to
constitute Finance Committee. and the
President appointed Messrs. John Il.
Todd, William Folse and Thomas
Shannon.
On motion of Mr.. Todd. duly sec
onded. the following teachers were APP
pointed for the Fourth Ward Schools,
Centreville:
Principal. Miss Maggie Ewing Salary 4 Is 90
Assistant - Sinimie Underwood ~ o.
Assistant - Louise Abel 40 20
Assistant IS Lucy All-man g 40 90
Ellersie School:
Miss Mary Smith, Salary 40 90
On motion of Mr.. Charles Down
ing. duly seconded. the following
teachers were appointed for the Eighth
Ward:
Prof. A. V. Smith. Salary 8 10 90
Miss Stella Watkins - 40 90
s. Ella Compton 40 90
4" Edna Goldenburg . 80 90
- Anna Smith. 30 90
On motion of DR.. D. n. Foster, duly
seconded. it was moved and unani-
mously carried that the white public
schools of this Parish shall commence
the session on the lst of September,
1904.
Mr. Z. A. Thorgeson, Chairman of the
ff fhn L.
School, Sth Ward, appeared before
the Board, and stated to the Board,
that whereas the school building at
Berwick would not be completed at
the time that the white public schools
opened in this Parish. September list:
and that said school would not be
ready for use until September 18th,
that said school open on September
18th, and that the teachers of that
school be required to teach until the
18th of the month following the closing
of the Public Schools in this Parish,
in order to give the children of that
school the benefit Of the full school
term.
1t was moved by Mr.. Downing, duly
seconded, and carried, that the school
at Berwick open on the 18th of Septem-
Der and run the full nine months from
that date.
Mr.. Thorgeson: Chairman of the
Committee of the Berwick
school appeared before the Board,
and asked the Board to advance the
school the necessary money TO buy
furniture to equip the school: stating
that he would give his personal note
as security for the money advanced,
and that the money would be paid
back from the fund raised by the school
tax, voted by the tax payers of that
Ward.
1t was moved by Mr.. Todd, duly
seconded and carried, that the Presi.
dent of the Board look into the mat
ter Of advancing money to buy school
furniture tor the Berwick school and
see what authority the Board would
have to act in such case. and pepprt
at the next regular meeting OF the
Board.
There being no further business be-
lore this Board, on motion the meeting
adjourned.
D. N. FOSTER, Sect'y.