The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-02
Proceedings of the School Board
REGULAR MEETING.

| DonaldsOnyll1e, La, June %, 1910.
The Ascension Parish School Board met il
regular session this day. with Pres. E. N. Pugi
in the chair and the following members present
Henry c. Braud, W. B. Stuart. Albert Muller
George Bergeron and E. P. Melancon. Absent
Messrs. Prosper Rodriguez and J. E. Walker.
/ The minutes were read and ordered approved
after which the superintendent presented the
following report:
June %, 1910.
To the Honorable President and Members of tho
School Board of the Parish of Ascension
l. Gentlemen Since your last meeting l have
! visited number of the schools and have at
| tended the closing exercises at johnson. SaereN
mento, DonaldsonVille, DutcntoWn and Oak
Grove. wish to report that Pres. Pugh was
present at DutchtoWn and at Oak Grove and
| that he made splendid addresses at both places
He was also present at the exercises in Donald
sonville.
The commencement orators were for Donald
sonyille, Mr. Tullis of the law department of the
State University; for Dntchtown DIR. Coffey of
the department OF education of the State Uni
Versity, and for Oak Grove Col. Nicholson of
the department Of enlatics of the State Uni
yel.sity. and graduating ex-
ercises of the SCI ls holding same were Of a
high order, well cak led out and were attended
by large and enthusiastic crowds of patrons and
friends.
freshments were sold and the money used in de
fraying incidental expenses.
wish to report that all of the schools in the
parish have run as planned. except in one or two
instances. Inc primary and grammar grades
have continued eight months and the high school
grades nine months. The colored schools were
closed after running five and one-half months
subject to your approval This action was found
necessary as the school funds were exhausted
wish to report that all of the teachers of the
parish have been required to hand in to this Of
ice all registers used in the schools this session
properly filled in. showing the names of pupils
promoted those tO jUf1a
grades. These books viii be turned over to the
teachers of the respective schools at the opening
OF the session and there should be no trouble in
the proper classification of all children at that
time.
recommend that at this meeting the board
set date for the opening of the schools and
since crop conditions are not apt to interfere
this year, that the date be uniform for all the
schools, as far as possible. / recommend that
the date be not later than the 18th of September
as this arrangement will permit teachers so de-
string an opportunity OF entering one of the
summer schools at the opening of the session
Ihere has been some complaint along this line
in the past and in some cases teachers have
asked to be released from their contract and
substitutes put in.
beg to report that. on the whole the school
session just closed has been most satisfactory.
but whlle Ascension has many reasons to be
proud OF her schools and of what has been ac-
comphShed IN the past, we must not allow our
selves to believe that there is nc room for i'm
pfoVenent. L beg that every member OF the
board give his active assistance at all times in
carrying on The good work and improving where
we can. 1t is only by years of constant effort
that school system can be made to give the
best returns to the individual. to the parish and
to the state.
The transfer drivers have completed their con-
tracts and are entitled to their full pay.
wish TO call your attention to the fact that
perhaps with the exception of Smoke Bend the
parish IS now well equipped with school build
Ings. and that with few repairs during the
coming year the children will have comfortable
quarters.
recommend that some steps be taken to as
slst the patrons of the Dutchtown school in re-
pairing the galleries and steps of their building
which are IN a dangerous condition. and that
cutters be secured and cfsterns repaired in order
that an amply supply of pure water be afforded
children and teachers at all times. A we'll is
preferable.
/ recommend that cutters be placed on the
Brittany school, thus doing away with the ne
cesslty OF forcing the children to carry water
from distance.
Ii for no other reason than the possibility of
hire there should be constant supply of water
at every school.
recommend that some action be taken rela-
tive 10 the placing of proper fire escapes on the
outside OF the Gonzales school building.
FoAoWIng is report of the enrolment and at
tendance IN the schools for the session 1909 1910