The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-09-09
Official Proceedings of the Grant Par
ish Board of School Di-


of Grant met this day, with D. II.
McNeeIy, president in the chair, and
all the board members present ex-
Icept A.-W. Stewart, Of ward two.
| Minutes Of previous meeting read
and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson. second
ed by Mr.. st. Andre. and carried, the
COMMITTEE appointed at the previous
meeting OF the board to work out
the details of the proposed or con-
templated high school at George
town, were requested to submit plans
and specitica tions aud cost OF the
proposed new school building to the
parish board for their approval be-
fore letting contract.
On motion of Mr.. Creed, duly sec
onded by Mr.. Jackson. and carried.
the bid for transferring pupils from
Rochelle and vicinity to the George
town school was referred back to the
committee for final adjustment as no
price for the haul was given by the
committee; but the committee was
authorized to begin operating the
| ira nsfer until the matter was prop
erly adjusted.
| Moved by Mr.. Greed that the Mont
gomery transfer route, established
by Messrs. jackson and Warner for
last session of the school, be re-estnb-
IlisLed. Mr.. st. Andre seconded the
motion and it was unanimously
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Nugent. duly Sec
onded by Mr.. ST. Andre. and carried,
the request froui citizens in school
district No. IL, for-building an addi-
ton to the Black Greek school house
was granted.
| On motion OF MIR. Nugent, duly sec
Ionded by Mr.. Jackson, and carried,
b. F. Lewis and G. W. Gray were APP
pointed ON local school board of Pol
lock school.
On motion of Mr.. Creed. seconded
by Mr.. Nugent, John Foster and Eli
Mercer were appointed members of
the l,cal school board OF Big Greek
school. Carried.
| Moved by Mr.. Greed. seconded by
| Mr.. Nugent, that Reese LincecunI be
appointed member of local school
board for Lincecum school, instead
uf j. s. Haley, resigned. Carried.
II W. A. Greed MIS- added to the local
school board of Fairfield school. on
motion of MIR. Greed, duly seconded
by Mr.. Jackson.
| Assessor E. s. Murrell presented
list of educable children for the par
ish and bill for listing same
i On motion OF MIR. Greed, duly see
onded by Mr.. Nugent, and carried.
the list was received and the presi-
dent and secretary were requested to
draw check to pay bill.
i On motion of MIR. Greed, seconded
| 10y Mr.. Nugent, and carried, the fol-
flowing nominations Of teachers made
1 by the superintendent for the schools
OF the parish we're ratified:
Il WARD ONE.
Colfax High School.
u j. l.. LiggiD, principal.
i Miss Florence Thames.
Il /" Erin O'Malley.
j. {" Rosa Estes.
1, /" Edna Mathews.
Sadie Srygley.
Il Walnut Grove School.
Miss Florence Courtney.
WARD TWO.
II Olive Branch School.
Il W. L. Nugent.
Il Rock Hill School.
n Bert Nngent.
Prospect School.
r. l.. Robinson. principal.
Il Miss Ethel Baltic.
Flagon School.
Il Miss Rose Torrey
Clear Greek School.
S. W. Morrison.
il o. K. School.
II Miss Myrtle Rogers, principal.
Il Pearl Patterson.
4 Oak Grove School.
ii &C. Chapman, principal.
i Miss Sadie Carey.
Il Bentley School.
j. w. Longino, principal.
Il Miss Ollie Pierce.
II Gates School.
81 j. W. Fogleman, principal.
81 Miss Lula Madden.
IL Fishville School.
, Miss Belle jennings.
Pollock High School.
j. r. DeMoss, principal.
II j. A. Wade.
= Miss Lillian Smith.
Margaret Schooner.
a g. Martha Smith.
I" Claudia Purdue
Hattie Kendall.
Mrs. May Walker.
pl WARD THREE.
al Big Spring School.
nj Miss Annie Miles.
al Mill Greek School.
I'll j. o. EzelIe.
! Sand Spur School.
Miss Eyn Preuitt.