The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-10-29
SCHOOL BOARD
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Question of Transfers Being Operated
to carencro Before Meeting in
January Brought Up.
BOARD DECIDES TO Pro RATE
FUNDS TO EACH SCHOOL.
Local Trustees Appointed for Schools.
Note for Milton Building
to Be Renewed.
Lafayette, La. Oct. 25, 1909.


The Parish School Board met today
in continued regular session with all
members present except DR.. A. j.
Comeaux and N. J. Breaux.
The question of putting the trans
fers back into operation was brought
up for further consideration, it being
claimed by Superintendent Wright
that to suspend operation until the
regular meeting in January. as was
ordered in the regular meeting on the
I'd of the month, would be fatal to
the years work for those children
| wholly dependent upon the transfers
for reaching the schools.
Dr. Tolson stated that he was of an
| opinion that Superintendent Wright
| had no authority to operate the trans
| fers during the past few weeks to the
Carencro school when he had positive
orders from the School Board to run
no transfers at the expense of the
Parish Board before the regular meet
ing in January.
| Superintendent Wright explained to
the Board that the drivers of the
transfers now in operation were thor
oughly aware of the fact that the
Board was not responsible to them
for their pay, and that they were do
| ing the work without any form of con-
tracts or assurance of pay
on the part of the Board;
that they were operating them
practically at their own expense un-
less the Board chose to pay them
later. He appealed to the Board in
the name of all that was good and
right to give those children in the
communities where the schools had
been consolidated some show for
pend operation of the vans when the
only schools that the children have
access to are in operation is simply
robbing the little ones of the only pos
sible opportunity in the world they
have for schooling until the vans are
replaced. and that by the first of jan
uary the best part of the years work
will be over.
The following resolution was offered
| by Mr.. M. Sonnier of the first ward:
Since there seems no way Of set
Ting the transfer question to the
entire satisfaction of the parish as a
whole,
Resolved, that Treasurer Wright be
|, instructed to pro rate the funds
throughout the parish according to
; the amount of money available for the
: year and the number Of children en-
rolled in the parish, and that each
school receive it's pro rata of the
, school funds, and that those schools
and wards desiring transfers operated
run them at the expense Of that ward
! or school and not at the expense OF
: the parish as whole. Be it further
| Resolved. that since this arrange
| ment will necessitate considerable
; clerical work in the Office of the sec.
/ retary. that we authorize Superintend'
ent Wright to employ clerical help at
such times as it is needed, that ne
! may have more time to give to the
] supervision Of the schools OF the
parish.
IL Unanimously adopted.
Il Moved by Mr.. Arcenaux. third ward
) seconded by Mr.. Guilbeau. sixth ward
: and unanimously carried. that the
: schools Of the parish be ordered
t closed from the 23d OF December tc
/ the ID Of January, and that the time
lost be made up at the end OF the
session.
ell The following local trustees tor the
{ schools Of the parish were ap
b pointed:
RI First Ward-Alex Martin school
!. Alex Martin, Jr.. Joseph Leblanc. Ho
+ more Bagnal: Guidroz school. Etinns
. / Nouton. J. p. Guidroz, Emile Martin;
llJ. C. Broussard school. J. c. Brous
; |sard. Euclide Leger. Roman Weber
) Duson school, Walter Mouton. Cleber
{ Evant, Adolph DeJean; Matthew
n school. Joseph A. Begnaud. Ellie Son
! Inier. Theophfle Sonnier.
RI second Ward - Alex Bfoussar'
) -fschool, Alex Broussard. Philsbert Trs
|han. Paul Trahan: Bethel school. J. .
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