The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-11-05

sheet, we agreed to pay the Sheriff, OF
his deputies, 50 per cent of the amounts
collected. Of course, the Police Jury
had no right to make this deal with the
poll taxes, which belong exclusively te
the School Board, but this fact was
overlooked until after the collections
had been made.
So far as | know, the collection Of
polls to date amounts to $21.
Please bring the matter,to the atten-
ton of the School Board and request
them to ratifiy the arrangement.
Yours truly,
President Police Jury.
On proper showing by petition and
otherwise, an additional colored schoo
was allowed and ordered located on the
Capt. Player plantation.
1t was further ordered that all colorec
schools be allowed to open on the second
Monday in November, or as soon there
after as possible.
On motion, it was ordered that al
educable children residing in the New
Arnold transportation district not now
on the list be allowed 20 cents per day in
lieu of transportation to attend Bentor
High School, subject to the rules already
established, and that the following per-
sons be allowed 20 cents per day fol
children attending Haughton High
School: w. M. Chandler, two, and
Charles Horton, one.
1t was ordered by the Board that non
educable children in the parish, i. e.
those under six and over eighteen years
attending the public schools be charged
tuition at a rate equal to the average
paid by the State -S1.75 per month
Such children, however, are not to be
counted in making the legal Average o.
ten. All such tuition must be collected
monthly, in advance, by the principals
of the schools and paid into the parish
treasury.
On this subject Mr.. Demoss voted no
The main feature for which this
special meeting of the Board was called
to consider being now reached, the fol-
lowing resolutions of the State Board oil
Education were ordered read and pub
lished in the minutes of this meeting fol
the benefit of all persons in the parish
who are interested:
/. Resolved, That an "Approved
High SCHOOL, shall follow the State
Course of Study.
2. Resolved, That the minimum
length of session of such school shall be
nine months. ar .-.-
3. Resolved, That the minimum
length of recitation periods for high
school subjects shall be forty minutes.
4. Resolved, That the teaching force
shall be adequate, and shall in every case
consist of at least two teachers. each OF
whom shall be engaged exclusively in
work above the seventh grade.
5. Resolved, That the principal OF
such school shall devote at least two
recitation periods day to supervision.
6. Resolved, That the inductive
sciences, physics, chemistry, and biology
shall be taught by the individual labora-
tory method, the apparatus necessary to
teach such sciences to cost no less than
S3OO-S15O for physics, SIS for chemistry,
$50 for biology. All apparatus shall be
kept in suitable cases.
Z. Resolved, That lists of such ap-
paratus purchased shall be submitted to
the State Board of Education for ap-
prevail.
8. Resolved, That the following lists
OF apparatus are hereby recommended,
copies OF the same to be sent by the
State Department of Education to each
approved High School" and. to other
schools in the State applying for State
recognition as high schools. These lists
are merely suggestive.
y. Resolved, That at least thirty ex-
periments shall be performed in each one
OF the inductive sciences by each indi-
vldual, written out in ink according to
the form: CD Object; co method and
description including drawings of ap-
paratus used; (3) results of observation !;
"a conclusion; and incorporated into a
permanent notebook to be submitted to
the State Board of Education for ap-
prevail.
10. Resolved, That the sum of $500
shall be apportioned to each "Approyed
High School" submitting to a commit
tee composed OF the Governor, the State
Superintendent, and the State High
School Visitor, before December 1, 1908,
sufficient data showing that the foreeo-
ing resolutions are being complied with.
II. Resolved, That schools not now
on the listof "Approved High Schools. y
but which shall submit data, as above
provided for, before December L, 1908.
through the proper officials, showing
that they are complying with all the
foregoing requirements and that thew
nave complied with all the laws govern
ing the establishment of high schools,
shall each be entitled to $500 as soon as
placed upon the list of sApproved High
Schools" by the State Board of Educa-
ton.
In order that the parish may receive
the benefits of the munificent apppro-
priation mentioned in the above resolu-
tions, the Superintendent, acting with
the. principals and local boards of the
three high schools OF the parish, was
ordered to proceed to work without delay
and, if possible, do all things necessary
in the premises before December /, 1908,
to show that the. foregoing
regulations are being complied with,
and report the result Of his labors to the
Parish Board at its next regular meet
ing, to be held during January, 1909.