The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-01
SCHOOL BOARD IN SESSION.
Interesting Meeting of Parish School
Directors Lengthy Report Sub
mitted by snpt. Rusca-Appropri-
alton to Corn Club.
(Omcial Proceedings. J
Donaldsonville, La, March 80, 1e1:


in special session this day, in the superin
tendent's office, with President E. N. Pug]
in the chair and the following member
present: w. B. Stuart Henry C. Braud
Albert Muller, j. E. Walker. ABSENT
4 P. Melancon, George Bergeron, Prospe
Rodriguez
The reading of the minutes of the las
preceding meeting was dispensed witt
and the minutes were ordered approved.
The superintendent submitted the fol
lowing report:
Donaldsonville, La, March 80, 1911.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the School Board of the Par
/ ish Of Ascension.
Gentlemen:-I beg to submit for you
consideration and approval the folloWins
report:
Since your last meeting have spent ar
entire day observing the work, inspecting
the buildings, grounds and outhouses, anG
offering suggestions in the following
schools: Dutchtown, Oak Grove, Donald
sonville, Elise Memorial, Gonzales and
Burnside. | have spent half a day in
Galvez. Lake, Johnson, CaIbasse, Martin
Conway, Sacramento, Belle Helene, Smoke
Bend, Geismar and Donaldsonville, and
about two hours in Black Bayou, Single
tary and st. Amant have also spent
other leisure hours in the local high school
am glad to report that all of the
schools in the parish are running smoothly
! with perhaps as good discipline in most
cases as it is possible to have
There have been no vacancies in the
teaching corps of the parish since the
first of the year. except in the case OF
Dutchtown high school, which vacancy
was filled by Miss Mary DeBritton, a
Normal graduate, in the latter part of
January.
A meeting of the New River branch of
the Parish Teachers Association was
held at the johnson schoolhouse in Febru-
ary, while the Donaldsonville branch held
two meetings, one in January, the other
in February These meetings were well
attended and the discussions consisted
mainly of topics and problems which were
intended to bring about a greater degree
of efficiency in the work of the schools of
the parish.
D. B. ShoWalter, superintendent of
schools Of Rapides parish, was present at
the johnson meeting and addressed the
teachers. He also addressed the men at
a special meeting held to discuss the tax
proposition in the eighth ward Other
speakers on the tax proposition were
Principal Asher of the Oak Grove school
and Principal Major Of the DutchtoWn
school.
wish to report that Miss Lucille Hahn,
~ a.
work in the Donaldsonville school, and
whose recommendations and testimonials
were first. class, failed to qualify for her
position by receiving a Louisiana certii-
cate in music. This fact, as well as her
unsatisfactory service in the advanced
grades, was deemed sufficient cause for
her removal and she was accordingly
asked to resign. Miss Sophia Mielke
was Immediately secured to fill the va
cancy, subject to your approval.
A microscope valued at $35 disappeared
from the science room of the Donaldson
vile school some time during January.
The new tWo-room school building at
Galvez has been in use since the second
week in January, although it has not yet
been ceiled for lack Of funds wish that
it were possible for the board to render
some assistance so as to insure the COM
pletion of the work.
The patrons of the Martin school, with
the assistance of an appropriation from
the police jury and by private subscrip-.
ton, are about to complete large,
strongly built house arranged with folding
doors in the center SC that the building
may serve the double purpose of assem-
bly, room and class rooms.
Alfred Landry, a jeweler of this city. has
offered to place in the front of the Dom
jacksonville school building between the.
library and office windows large dial
clock and to keep same in repair and
protected from the weather, the considera-.
ton being that his name be allowed TO
appear on the rim of the dial.
All OF the colored schools opened on the
date set BY the board and coed reports
have come from all of thetschooIs.
The contract with j. P. Salassi, the.
transfer driver at Gonzales, has been
transferred by agreement to James Jones
of the same town.
beg TO inform you that the sum of
$4,000 will be necessary in order to com
plete the school session as planned by
your honorable body.
! beg to submit at this time for your
earnest and careful consideration prop
osltlon to adopt for the schools of Donald
sonviile, DutchtoWn and Gonzales the
commercial course recommended by the
State Board of Education for approved
nigh schools in lieu of the literary course
now pursued and also recommended: the
object being to offer to the bows and Girls
OF these larger communities Of the parish
such training as will best fit them to earn
their living when they leave the high
school
| also recommend that since very few.
If any, Of the high schools are Offering
both French and Latin on account of the
necessary expense attached thereto and
lack OF time, and that since the French
language is given equal credit with the
Latin IN University requirements and that
since but one language is necessary. that
the Latin be dropped from the course
pursued in the three schools already mem
toned and be replaced by the French in
such manner as not to affect the standing
of present aspirants for graduation in the
schools for another year
The parish corn club has grown from :
membership of I1fty-fve last wear "a :
present membership of eighty-fye. Al
most all Of the schools of the parish he
ing represented. AS this work offers 4
practical and valuable training / feel that
it is as much part OF our school svstara
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