The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-04-19

School Board PROCEEDINGS.
LAFAYETTE, La. ApriC 13. 19(

answered roll call: Alex Delhomme,
Jasper Spell, J. A. Roy, DR.. N. p.
Moss, Arthur COmeaux, j. H. Der.
nard, A. D. Verot, Alcide Judice.
Absent: c. C.. Brown.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were adopted as read:
A committee from Royville COM
posed of Messrs. Cade, Theall,
Trahan, Duplex, and Primeaux asked
for a better schOOlhOuse and a better
location. On motion duly seconded
the chair appointed Messrs. Roy,
COmeaux, Bernard, and Alleman, to
confer with the citizens of ROyville
relative to the schoOlhouse asked for.
The president was authorized to
receive in the name of the Board two
arpents of land more or less from
Klebert Bodoin for q site for q public
school at Milton.
The secretary reported that Vermi-
lion parish had voted five hundred
dollars for the erection of a line
schoOlh0use at Milton and on motion
duly seconded the building committee
was instructed to carry out our part
of the agreement and to proceed with
the construction of the schoOlhouse
as soon as the citizens of Milton
complied with the conditions imposed
on all communities where schOOlhOuses
have been erected.
A committee from Bethel Church
petitioned for . schoolhouse and q
teacher. The Board postponed action
indefinitely because Of its inability to
establish new schools at the present
time. The committee then asked for
. teacher only, but the Board replied
that it could not grant the teacher Ut
the present time.
On motion duly seconded Messrs.
Spell and Alleman were appointed .
committee to attend to weather.b0srd.
ing the Ridge school.
The patrons of the Guitroz school
asked for patent desks for their
school. The Board could not grant
the request because all available
funds had already been set aside for
building seven new schoolhouses and
for repairing several old ones.
The parish superintendent reported
that the citizens of the second ward
had raised q fund Sufficient to pay
$500 per month for the Transports
ton of their children to the Bertrand
school and that he had proceeded to
provide the transfer IS instructed by
the Board.
The president was authorized to
receive one acre of ground from o.
Bertrand for the Bertrand school,
and % acre from Alex Martin Jr.,
for the Martin school.
The superintendent was instructed
to investigate complaints relative 70
drainage on the school section in the
first ward.
The superintendent reported the
completion of the Jean Simon school
house In the fourth ward.
He also reported that work on the
Dus0n school was progressing salts.
factOrily after many unavoidable
delays. The Building Committee had
awarded the contract for the lumber
early in December last but the lumber
not delivered until February.
The contractor after having built the
foundation for the Dus0n school went
to work on the Jean Simon school
which he completed before resuming
work on the Duson school. The
citizens at Duson had constructed .
shed to protect the lumber from the
elements. The teacher who had been
engaged to begin work In February
has resigned, thus releasing the
Board from sny claims for lost time.
The superintendent reported that OF
ffty-six white teachers in the parish
ell but six were present ct the Alex
sndria Convention. Lafayette Parish
was second In point Of attendance.
The convention was the grandest
ever held in the State and the teachers
have been very much benefited by
the discussion OF vital school questions.
Prominent among the speakers were
State Superintendent w. w. Stetson,
Of Maine; Pres. Arnold Tompkins, Of
the Chicago Normal School; Prof.
Wicklif Rose, Dean Of Pea
body College, Nashville; Pres. B. G..
Caldwell, La. State Normal School;
and State Superintendent J. B. As
we'll.
The town schools were ordered
closed on June 2 and the rural
schools on September End. giving
each q session of nine school months.
Tho Auditing Committee reported
that they had inspected the Treasurer's
books and checked him up to March
81, 1906. The customary quietus was
given the Treasurer.
The following bills wore approved:
Jasper Spell, Indian Bayou
School. 81
Jerome Mouton, passing act
~
L. J. Alleman, stamps 3 60
C. Brandt, lumber. ........... 3 Il
Lacoste Hdw. Co. Lad. .Hdw. Q So
Lscoste Hdw. Co., Ltd....Hdw. ~ II
The Treasurers report was read as
follows:
TREAsURER's REPORT.
To the President and members Of