Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-14
PROCEEDINGS
or THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
rENsAs PARISH. LOUISIANA.
St. Joseph. La, July 6, 1911.

the regular quarterly meeting a
6xed by the Board, the Board o
School Directors, in and for tn,
Parish of Tensas, met at their offic'
IN the Court House in the town O
St. Joseph, La.
There we're present: Messrs. NJ
w. Bland, Robt. Y. Newell, w. J
steen. ]. C. Ellis and p. G.. Smith,
members; and Thos. NJ. Wade,
Secretary. Absent: Messrs. w. ID.
"A. Gorton, President, and David
+. Miller.
A quorum being present the
Board proceeded to business. In
the absence of the President, ON
motion Of Mr.. Newell, Mr.. w. J.
steen was elected President pro tenn.
The minutes of the last meeting,
held April 9th, 1911, were read,
and, on motion, adopted:
The committee on finance sub
mitted the following report:
LIST. We have gone over the Treas
urer's report and vouchers for the quar-
Ter ending June 30th, 1911, and find
thpm correct.
End. As per your resolution at the
April meeting, we have looked carefully
into the matter of reducing expenses OF
the Board to get it on cash basis. We
feel that ali the money was properly ex-
pended and necessary for the proper adj
ministration OF the schools. We recon-
mend, however, that in the future that
ali expenses OF the Board be reduced to
the minimum. We further recommend
thar all bills for school supplies and ma
terisl for Improvements be held over TO
lhe quarterly meeting of this Board; and
no bills be paid by the President and
Secretary except those TO cover the fixed
expenses, such as salaries, office expenses, |
stamps, stationary, ETC., janitors, fuel, |
small emergency repairs, etc.
NJ. w. BLAND,
R0BT. Y. NEWELL,
le'eNhDi w. j. STEEN.
Committee.
On motion, the report was re-
ceived and adopted and the COM
mittee discharged.
On motion, a sum not to exceed
500 90 be and is hereby appropri-
ated to cover the expenses for an
additional room to the Alton School
in Madison parish, being a line
school, on the condition that the
white children in the upper end of
the Fifth Ward of this parish be
admitted to this school. and this
parish to pay its proportion of the
expense Of running the school. This
is to be determined by
the average attendance Of pupils in
The school.
It was further moved and adopt
ed that the Superintendent be au-
Ihorized TO make all necessary ar
with the authorities of ]
Madison parish to carry this ar
into effect. II
On motion, the Ashwood School
vas discontinued and the pupils in
lhqt section were assigned to the |
Limerick School. {
On motion, the teaching force in 7
he st. Joseph High School was re- I
iuced to five teachers because of
he necessity Of reducing expenses,
bot It is understood that this sixth 2
eacher is TO be restored if, in the G
opinion Of the principal, the condi-
ions require it. I
The Superintendent nominated, 4
9 the law directs, the following A
eacher, which were confirmed by
he Board. I
81. JOSEPH HIGH ScRooL.
Mr.. VIC. Jordan. principal; Misses
lara Whitney, Georgia Robertson =
nd Mabel Couyillon, teachers. The y
Atm teacher yet to be selected. t
WATERPROOF HIGH SCHOOL. A
Mr.. H. H. Harper, principal; .
Kisses Rosa Guice, Katheryn Dun A
an, Loula Pipes, teachers. Art
eaeher yet TO be selected.
NEwELLToN HIGH SCHOOL. B
MI. A. F. Smith, principal; .
Kisses Sadie May and Routh Buck In
'eF teachers. Music teacher to be
elected. A
LIMERICK SCHOOL. pa
MISS Kate Mcfarland, teacher. It,
HARD BARGAIN SCHOOL.
Mis- Laura Bondurant, teacher.
New LIGHT School. B
The Board expressed its views =
10 requested the Superintendent t,
2 ADJUST matters at that school and
ppoint the teacher. a
On motion, the sum of s25. 100 a
{ and is hereby appropriated as tt
mes Tor the Boys Corn Club.
vn motion, sum not TO exceed
i : Dc and is hereby appropriat- B
] nor school supplies for the va q
'ous schools.
ms sum is to be expended un- Il
g the direction Of the Superin- 4,
saoent, and be is authorized to A
.;s warrants to cover the cost of
~ supplies not to exceed the above I'
On ,,..s. a,
=, ~ =, motion, the Superintendent
'":'; hf. Newell were authorized t. B.
'ulia brick fines in tba Namolltc tii