The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-19
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS,

opSSidi WeeIin9 OF Parish School Di-
rectors-Invasion Of sacremento
SchooIhouse Deprecated ~ plans
for New Dutchtown High School
Adopted.
(Official)
Donaldsonville, La, Oct. 11,1912.
The board of school directors of
Ascension parish met this day In
special session, with President E. N.
Pugh in the chair and the following
members present: Albert Muller,
George Bergeron, W. B. Stuart and
]. 3. Walker. ABSENT. P. Mel
ancon and Prosper Rodriguez, Sr.
The reading of the minutes of the
last preceding meeting was dispensed
with and the minutes ordered APP
proved.
The following report of the SUI
perintendent was read and approved:
Donaldsonville, La, Oct. II, 1912.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the School Board of
the Parish of Ascension:
Gent1lemen:I beg to report that,
since your last meeting, the resigna-
tons of Misses Nettie Byrne, Vir-
GINA Robertson and Sarah Girshefski
and Mr.. James Mercer have been re-
ceived, and that Misses Matte. Puck
EFT, Ola Lee and Eva Norres and Mr..
e. R. Bruins have been secured to fill
these vacancies, subject to your APP
prevail.
On Saturday, Sept. "A, a meeting Of
all the teachers engaged to serve
the parish during the present school
year was held in the high school
building in this town, all teachers
but four being present Much good
was accomplished at this meetings
Directions We're given and definite
aims to be accomplished during the
year were submitted to the teachers.
In order to save time and to accom-
modate the teachers, most of whom
were strangers here, and in order to
bring all together in social contact,
I assumed the responsibility of pre-
pairing a substantial but inexpensive
lunch, consisting of ham sandwiches
and iced tea. This item of expense
is quite small in comparison to what
many parishes are doing Tor thelr
teachers IN minimizing the expense
attached to their attendance on IN
stitutes. felt that this plan, on
account of short revenues, WOULD be
more acceptable to the board than
the. plan of having the teachers as
semble on the opening day of schools,
thus depriving the children of this
tlnle, or the plan OF paying Tue
teachers mileage, or mileage ana per
diem. l submit my acllon N th1s
inatter lor your approval =. s,
| am pleased TO state tnat ali re-
ports received from the pflllclpals
Of schools snow an increased d.
tendance over last year. MANY r.
quests are maze LOT addltlohal ueshs
and Tor maps ana glopes; ASK
that ne pefinielea 70 supply az ieast
q part OF the equipment ieeoeu ~
those cases that seem W mosl
urgent. On account OF Lne Teop 1 5Ill
=of the Melancon 5school anu eness re-
aoVal OF the desks petonglls "
thaI sehool l Is .t ,'il 4, - Z
ordered desks to replace tnem.
mol having peeh#5 saple ~ e :, - :
driver for the transfer az doIlzale =
at the salary fixed by the boaro,
said hack did not operate Ior apo .l
Two weeks, - llssny - - at+a ppp ;,,s,
from distance were not attending
school, and on account q me som-
plants which this CONDITION evoked
and in the absence OF a sDoara !. Mee.-
ing, Iouna = necessary fs; ~ oil1i ~, :.
salary OF S40 IN order 10 pace tne
hack in operation. MY action 10
this matter IS subject TO your ap-
proval.
On account Of the election OF Prof..
4. J. Dupuy, principal OF Donaldson
vile high school TO the superln1en =,
deney OF s.. Maf1ln par lIs u; w. 49, =
means not only a promoaon ~
school service but a substantlai n
crease in salary, ] recommend tn q
he be released from ms engagement
with this parish.
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