The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-03-13
Proceedings of the School Board
SPECIAL MEETING.
Donaldsonville. La. March 5. 1909

| lowing members present: E. N. Pugh, president;
Geo. Bergeron, Prosper Rodrignez. W. B, stuart,
J. E. Walker nd Albert Muller. Absent.
C. Braud and E. P. Melancon.
/ The following report OF tn e superintendent
| was read and accepted:
| The Hon. President and Members, Ascension
4 Parish School Board:
/ Gentlemen IS ince our last meeting I wish to
4 report that Your instructions concerning the
engagement of additional teachers for the Cal
i base and Sacramento schools have been COM
4 piled with and have employed Misses Yolande
| Melancon and Ruby CLANCY, respectively for
| these two schools Both of these teachers are
| normal graduates and are doing splendid work.
/ Subject to your approval, Miss Nellie Garrett
| has also been engaged as teacher in the Donald
sonvIle high school to replace Miss Ellie Finger,
/ resigned. This department is now IN excellent
4 condition.
Ali the schools of the parish have been run
| ming with a smoothness rarely equalIed. the en-
| rollment has steadily increased, there have been
| many improvements in the way of identifying
! grounds, fencing, etc, and the interest on the
/ part of patrons exceeds anything have ever
| known,
The teachers are nanifesting an energy and
/ conservation worthy of the highest eomInenda-
| ton, and with very few exceptions are doing
| good work.
! Since our last meeting have Travelled three
hundred and seyenty-nine miles, almost entirely
| by buggy, visiting schools and attending meet
/ ings connected with school business: On most OF
these visits I have been accompanied by mem
4 bers of the board of the wards IN which the
schools are located. / wish to say, in this con-
| nection. that the new members of the board are
nanifesting a splendid interest in the educa-
/ tional improvement of the parish.
Your instructions concerning the limiting OF
1 the attendance of the CornervieW and Garencro
schools to four grades has resulted in an increase
| of fifty per cent in the quality OF work the
| teachers of these schools were doing and par
1 ents and pupils alike seem satisfied.
! I wish to report that Miss Amelia KIocE has
| resigned as teacher in the DutchtoWn school
and has been replaced by Miss Fannie Hudgens,
i hi 70 yrsITr artTNrr vol
The coIored schools of the parish were opened
on February with the following teachers:
Louida Clancy, Elise school; E. D. Wright,
| Smoke Bend school; Bertha Robinson, Lumville
| school; d. G. Nelson, principal, Mamie q. Ar
mitage and Victoria Percy, assistants, Donald
sonville school; Avg. Jones. Cofeld school; Ida
| Nj. Woodruff, Burnside school; Celina Cutno,
barrow school; Jos. A. ReGdlx, Mt Olive school !;
G. W. Hamilton, Burnette school; R. II, Butler,
Moore's Bridge school; and Angelo Guidry,
| Prairieville school.
The foregoing appointments are subject to
| your approval.
Your attention is called to the fact that the
I State School Improvement League is Offering a
| ffty-dollar cash prize to that school in each
congressional district which shall make the
greatest advance during this year in improving
its house and grounds along certain indicated
| lines. l feel sure that Ascension Will get the
prize from this district and invite your hearty
support of the schools of your wards which are
contesting. Respectfully submitted,
C. j. BROWN, Supt.
It was moved by Mr.. Muller, seconded by Mr..
Walker. and carried. that the president Of this
board be instructed to take up the subject Of
furnishing proper bond and the proper crediting
of interest on deposits with the Bank of Donald
sonville. and in default of the compliance with
law in these matters that the superintendent be
authorized to advertise for sealed bids from
banks as repositories of the school fund. said
bids to be drawn up and advertised in conform
ity with the law on this matter
On motion, duly seconded and carried. Mr..
Muller was authorized to sell the old CaIbasse
school building and have the proceeds used for
fencing in and otherwise improving the school
grounds at that place. his actions in this matter
to be reported back to the board at its next
meeting.
Bills to the amount of s11s.sl were approved
and ordered paid.
The superintendent was authorized to pur-
chase supplies for primary teachers not to ex-
coed SO in amount.
The board appointed committee consisting
of the president. superintendent, Messrs Braad
Stuart, Walker and Muller to formulate definite
plans for the establishment of state agricuItu-
raj high school at Dutchtown, this committee to
report the result of its 1abors at the next meet
ing of the board
The board appointed another committee con-
sisting of the president superintendent, MessTs.
Melancon. Bergeron and Rodriguez to formulate
plans for establishing industrial work in the
DonaldsonviHe High School. this committee to
report its actions at the next meeting of the
board.
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three, consisting OF the president. superlntend-
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It was moved, seconded and carried that teach
ers Of this Darish he allowed time off with no
5a7,ot;o, 80 sol,,, - o+4,,7 ~ rI,oo.,l,
oeduetlon Oh salary, 70 attend the state l eacn-
ers Association IN Alexandria on April l. 2 and g.
In conformance with the request of State Su-
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pefiii0enoene nairls' anu oil ihoeion' uuiS see
onded and carried the board agreed to add five
dollars ner month TO the scheduled salary of each
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who shall present certificate of credits from
any one of the several fine-week schools to be |
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lleu e4iious nous sne sesOe ts ing oAiiiie
months OF TINS year. TINS 10 Apply TO shch teach-