The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-10
Wakefield and BainS Schools Discuss
Consolidation.

AT the call of the Wakefield
School Improvement League, a
meeting was held at the Wake.
field school, Thursday afternoon,
to discuss the proposed consoli,
datiOn of the Bains and Wakefield
schools.
Mrs. Jackson, the president,
being absent on account of sick
ness, the vice-president, Mrs.
VIM. Stirling called the meeting
to order and stated its object. A
majority of the patrons of both
schools were present, also Supt.
A. NJ. Hendon.
Mr.. Wade Richardson asked
Mr.. HendOn what objection he
had heard to the plan. Mr.. Hen.
don replied that only one patron
mad spoken to him and he said
That, after learning how far the
new school would be from him,
nc could just as easily send his
children to the high school in
town; and very much preferred
to do so.
A general discussion followed
IN which it was seen that the
following patrons were opposed
to the proposed change: Edward
Butler, M. Gilmore, VIM. Stirling.
II. A. Spillman. S. G.. Roberts,
Sam Decker, and others who
could not be present, some of
these stating that it would be i'm.
possible to get their children to
any school, if the change should
be made.
The following seemed to favor.
or be willing for the change:
MesSrs. Robt. and j. NJ. Barrow,
Richardson, Fort, RObt. Stirling.
Montgomery, and M. X. Jackson
who was not present.
Supt. Hendon stated that a
committee from both schools ap.
peared before the School Board
last Saturday and asked for this
change, stating that they would
not ask to have the pupils trans.
ported to the new school; that he
as well as every member of the
Board thought that it was the
desire of all the patrons of both
schools to have this done; that he
had told the Board that, in his
opinion, the best thing TO be done
was for the Board to run a van
and bring the entire BainS school
in to the High School and, as he
saw it then, with so little time to
consider the matter, the next
best thing was the consolidation
of the two schools. He also stat.
ed that when the resolution of
the Board was passed, it was the
expectation of the Board TO have
the three mills school tax impos.
ed by the Police Jury in cOmpli.
ance with the state law; but now
that the Jury had refused to i'm.
pose the tax and to indicate
whether it would do anything
for the schools, the Board could
do nothing for the new building,
and could not even employ anOth-
er teacher in the parish, as all
the funds had been contracted
for and no more contracts could
be made until more funds should
be provided. He further said
that the Board did not propose
to consolidate the schools simply
for the sake of consolidation, but
for the best interest of the great.
est number Of patrons and pu.
pills.
Those favoring consolidation
argued that the main purpose
was to get two teachers in one
school so that the high school
classes could be taught therein,
thus bringing the high school
within reach of all the PEOPLE. |
Mr.. Richardson maintained that
the School Board had no right to |
provide for a great high school
in one town of the parish, unless
the same advantages could be |
given in all the schools and that |
it was up to the people to elect
on the next School Board men
who would take the money from
the town school and spend it on
the rural schools. After two
hours of such discussion, the |
meeting adjourned without TAX
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