Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-21
PROCEEDINGS
or THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
rENsAs PARISH. LOUISIANA.

Re il known and remembered. That
the Board of School Directors, in and
for the Parish of Tensas, ct in their
office in the town Of st. Joseph, on April
18th, 1911
There were present: Hon. w. d. A.
Gorton, President; NJ. w. Bland, r. Y.
Newell, w. ]. Steen, P. c. Smith, J. Q.
Ellis and D. F. Miller, members, and
Tho NJ. Wade, Secretary aid Superin-
tendent.
On motion the reading of the minutes
of the last meeting was dispensed with.
Mr.. J. C. Ellis presented his commits
sion fir IN the Governor of the State as a
member of the Board of School Directors
from the 9Th Ward of this parish to sue
coed DIR. C. L. Horton. Mr.. Ellis, after
being greeted by the members OF the
Board, took his seat as a member.
The finance committee, after examin-
ing all vouchers and accounts of the Su-
perintendent for the quarter ending
March 3lst, 1911, submitted the follow
ing report.
To the Hon. President and Members OF
of the Board of School Directors OF
the Parish of Tensas:
We, your committee on finance, beg
to submit the following report: We have
examined the vouchers and accounts OF
the Superintendent of Education and
| Treasurer of the School Fund for the
quarter ending March 3lst, 1911, and
W.D. A. GORTON,
lSlgneoI NJ. w. BLAND.
On motion, the above report was re-
ceived and adopted and ordered spread
on the minutes.
The Superintendent reported to the
Board that he had been notified by the
State High School Inspector, Mr.. Leo
NJ. Favrot, that after the present session
the Newellton High School would be
dropped from the list of State Approved
High Schools for the following reasons:
LIST. Ali State Approved High Schools
must have five teachers or more.
End. No High School. shall be ap-
proved or maintained with an attend
ance of fewer than COZ students in the
High School Department, provided that
this ruling shall not prevent each parish
from maintaing at least one High School.
The Superintendent reported that it
would be physical impossibility to meet
the above requirements at Newellton as
there were only four teachers, and nine
pupils in the High School Department,
and were it not for the proviso the High
School at the parish site would be dropped
from the list, as there are only IA pupils
in the High School Department.
In relation to the above report, Mr..
Newell gave notice that he would present
to the Board at its July meeting reso-
luton of protest, and offer some sugges-
tons that the State Board may be in
r fuenced to reconsider its action.
81 The following letter from the State SUI
] perintenient was read to the Board:
Baton Rouge, La, Sept. 10, 1910.
t President of the School Board,
4 Waterproof, La.
Dear Sir:-I am sending you copy o.
Mr.. A. f. Smiths audit OF Supt. Wade'i
accounts. Kindly bring the statement t.
the attention of your board and make
> any other disposition of that you SCI
u proper.
: / think, perhaps, that only one OF thu
: special items to which Mr.. Smith call
/ : oh fotof
~ This is the $4,000 which the Board ex
i pended upon a scholarship to the Louis
:, lana State Normal School. There is n,
authority in law for such an expendi
ture, and suggest that the Board maxi
!. no such appropriation in future,
I'll [Signed1 T. III. HARRIS,
State Supt.
II On motion, the above report and com
!. munication were received and spread OF
l. the minutes.
I'll On motion the bill rendered by Mr.
q Albert Bondurant for enumerating tn
n educable children of the parish was al
4 lowed on approval of the State Board
Education as per Act l29 of the sessio
of 1898.
Y, On motion, a sum not to exceed 80
oi was allowed to cover the expenses OF tn
= Rally.
u On motion, the following resolutio
$ was adopted:
~ Be it Resolved, That it is the sense
lr this Board that no expenditure be mao
he | in the future, save for the fixed expens'
70 or charges, such as teachers salaries, n
plenishing of the chemicals for labori
le tories, fuel, janitors, &C., unless it fir
be allowed by this Board.
or On motion the following resolution WI
I'd adopted:
4 Be it Resolved, That the President
this Board appoint committee OF thr,
nc to act with the superintendent in lool
ty ing into the matter of establishing viii
es school in the upper section of the 81
in Ward, and 10 report to the Board at
OF July meeting.
- The President appointed Messrs. Eli
:. Bland and Newell ON said committee
l act with Superintendent.
On motion the following resolution W
o. adopted:
re Be it Resolved, That the Superinten
Id ent be commended for his efforts in hol
a ing a Rally for all the schools of the pa
"a ish and the thanks of this Board be al
" ara hereby extended to him.