The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-01-25
Proceedings of the School Board
SPECIAL MEETING.


Donaldsonyiile La. jan 81 1908.
The school board Of Ascension parish met this
day in special session, III the superintendent's
office, with the following members present: E. N
Pugh, president; Adolphe Meter, Leon Picard,
A. I. Picard and Matthias Rodriguez.
The reading Of the minutes of the pfevious
meeting was dispensed with
The superintendent reported having accepted
the donation, by Samuel A. Bankston, of an acre
of ground as the site for the consolidated Gal
yez-Mt. Zion schools the renewal for sixty
days of the builders insurance on the Gonzales
school, the turning over to the chairman Of the
building committee of the Gonzales school the
sum of $3.50. balance in the hands of the school
board to the credit of the Gonzales school; prog
ress made on the new Calbasse schoolhouse; the
designations of Misses Lora Lipscomb and
Emma U. Gass of the Oak Grove school, Kath-
ryn O'KeaI of the Lake school, and Mrs. Regina
o'Connen of the Burnside school; the appoint
ment of Mrs. N. F. Hamilton and Miss Edna
Dixon to the vacancies in Oak Grove, W. NJ. Pol
lock to the vacancy in Lake. and Miss Cora
Boote to the vacancy in the Burnside school.
The report of the superintendent was accepted
and his actions approved.
A. I. Picard reported the condition of the
Geismar school showing the necessity of some
immediate repairs; also the need of a cistern for
the Black Bayou school.
On motion. duly seconded the board author
lied the purchase of cistern for the Black
Bayou school and empowered the superintendent
to have the needed repairs made to the Geislnar
school.
The resignation of Cyril Decoteau as local
director of the Black Bayou school was received
and accepted. and ]. Arthur Leblanc was APP
pointed to the vacancy.
The superintendent reported the establish
ment, since the last meeting OF the board, OF the
following libraries: Three in Donaldsonville,
two in Dutchtown, one in Carencro one in
Sacramento, one in Smoke Bend. one in Oak
Grove, one in Black Bayou, and additions in
Gonzales and Belle Helene.
On motion. duly seconded. the board appro-
priated $40 for said libraries in accordance with
law, and designated the teachers in the several
schools and grades as librarians.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the bond OF the superintendent
OF schools. made treasurer of school funds under
act No. II of the extra session of 1907, be and is
hereby fixed at $4,000 IN accordance with said
act.
Resolved, That the secretary of the school
board call for sealed bids from the banks OF
Donaldsonville to receive the deposit of the
SCHOOL OF Ine parish OF Ascension.
the bank or banks giving the highest
rate Of interest on said deposit to be selected by
the school board as the depository or deposito-
res of the school funds ofthis parish said sealed
bids to be opened at a meeting of the school
board to be held February 5, 1908.
Vacancies in the finance committee were filled
by the appointment of Messrs. Leon Picard and
E. N. Pugh.
Bills to the amount of 8746 were approved
and ordered paid.
The committee on examination of teachers
reported the following successful candidates in
the December examination:
Whites-Jos. ". Drake, Misses Jessie johnson,
Fannie Rohboek, Ruth Vance, 0ertie Mcdowell,
Fannie Thomas, Emma E. Bell, Monte Rheams,
Margaret Sullivan, Maude Lavi1Ie and Alice
Ambrose.
Colored-G. w. Hamilton, Allen Stephenson.
Emma West, Celina Cutno. Florence Tasker, Ida
M. Woodruff and Nina III. Doyal.
Upon the Recommendation of the committee on
teachers, the following teachers were elected for
the cofored schools for the session Of six months
to begin Monday, Feb. 3, 1868:
Elise
Smoke Bend-E. D. Wright.
LuTnville~-
Donaldsonville-D. C. Nelson, Mamie Arlni- |
tage and Florence Tasker
Coheld-Allen Stephenson.
Burnside-Ida Woodruff.
Darrow--C elina Cutno
Mt. Olive
Moore.s Bridge-Nina H. Doyal.
Burnette-G. W. Hamilton.
PraTleyille-Em West.
There being no further business. the board |
adjourned to meet Wednesday February s. |
1903. EN-. PUGH,
D. B. SHowALTER, President.
Superintendent and Secretary.