The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-09
Official Proceedings of the Grant
Parish school Board.

Colfax, LIT, Jan. z, lSO5.
The new board of school directors
for the parish OF Grant met ut the
nbpve named place aud time. j. II.
McNeely. ward one; A. W. Stewart.
ward two; W. ~ Greed. ward three;
NJ. G. Nugent, ward four; L. NJ. Brad
ford, ward five; r. J Chplette. ward
six; NJ +. Jackson, ward seven.
They organized by calling on Mr..
Bradford to preside as Temporary
chairman.
MIR. j. II. McNeply was placed in
nomination by A. W. Stewart for
president. whose nomination was
duly seconded by MIR. Creed. Nomi-
nations Mere closed aud Mr.. McNeely
wins unanimously reelected president
of the new board. In n brief address
Mr.. McNeely thanked the members
of the board for hunoring him with
the presidency of the board, ami
pledged himself for the best educa-
tional interest Of the parish, aud re-
qnested theco-operation of the board
m the faithful performance of his Of
ficial duties.
On motion of Mr.. jackson. duly
seconded by Mr.. Stewart. the action
of the former school board in select
ing j. N. Warner parish superinten-
dent for the ensuing four years was
unanimously approved. Superinten-
dent Warner made nome apprupri-
ate remarks touching on the pleas
ant nssociHtion with the former
school board, and pledged himself
to the faithful discharge of his duties
and asked for the hearty support Of
the board.
Other members Of the board made
some very appropriate remarks. all
of which was greatly appreciated.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
Superintendent read his quarterly
report which was approved.
The following resolution WIS offer
ed by Mr.. Jackson:
Fully realizing that the parish Of
Grant to-day stands second to M
parish in the State relative to educH-
tional affairs and that it is the pride
of her good citizens To boast of as
long school term as any parish in
the State, having been Increased from
three to eight mouths. increased sal
aries paid her teachers. good houses
built aud equipped practically all
over the parish, school libraries
placed in many of the schools, aud
that the parish il on II firm financial
basis, and realizing, too. that much
of this impetus and education prog
ress is largely due to the untlring FL
forts of the former school directors
who have just retired from Office,
Therefore he il resolved, That we,
the board of school directors for the
parish of Grant, .in regular session
convened, put forth every effort pos
sibIe to carry out the progressive poi
icjps of our predecessorsand to make
good to the people that we have the
houur to represent, and that in be-
half OF the p-opIeof Grant parish aud
the children thereof we tender to tht
retired school directors our most stu
cere thanks and hearty nppreciatior
for the faithful performance OF thel'
official duties aud for the untiring Ell
forts they have put forth along edu
catiunal lines, and fur the leaps ant
hounds the cause has Nude during
their administration.
On motion of MIR. Stewart, second
ed 10y N-ssrs. Nugent and Bradford
the resolution WAS unaniinousl,
adopted aud chair instructed the see
rotary to send n copy of the resoIu
tion to the members of the forme
board
The committee appointed at th'
October meeting To investigate edu
attional conditions in school distric
No. IA, made their report, to-wit:
Iatt, La.. Oct 81, 1908.
To the Grant Parish School Board:
Gentlrmrn:-We, Your COMMITTEES
appointr.ia at the 0rto Der iusrting @