The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-05-17
SCHOOL BOARD

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rectors met to-day in regular session
with the following members present
O. F. Comeaux, Thos. Hutchinson
Maurice Sonnier, Ernest Guilbeau
Absent: Dr.. F. R. Tolson, Dr. A. J.
Comeaux and ]. N. Breaux. In the
absence of President Tolson, Thos.
Hutchinson was called to the chair,
The minutes for the meeting OF
April s, were postponed to the next
regular meeting. Under the head OF
new business. the matter of paying
for improvements for the Carencro
School was discussed In view of
the fact that the committee from Car
encro asked the board for only SOS
at the last meeting, and stated that
they would raise whatever amount
necessary more than this to pay for
work done, the Board decided not to
comply with the request made at this
time for an an additional appropria-
tion.
President Tolson now present and
in the chair.
DR.. e. L. Stephens appeared before
the Board in response to a request
from the president, through Mr..
Wright, and stated that he would
willingly answer any questions the
Board desired to ask him relative to
the Summer Normal School. Dr.
Tolson stated that he had been un-
der the impression that Mr.. Dicker-
son, present principal of the City
Schools, would be in full charge Of
the model school; that the school
would be open to all children OF the
entire Parish; and that the inciden-
tai fee Of three dollars should not be
30 much az that. DR.. Stephens in
response stated that Mr.. Dickerson
had been requested to accspt work
in this school-tha he was the llrst
man spoken to about it-and had de-
ciined the offer for reasons OF his
own. That - to the enrolment OF
children, there would be no discrimi-
nation made, and that he would take
every child that the teacheFs in
charge Of this school could poesibly
do justice to-40 to the room, and
that under the present arrangements
the first to come would be the first
to be registered: that the $500 In
eidental fee was Just and right, and
could not possibly be made less until
additional funds were available from
some other source as the three dol
lars per child incidental fee pays but
q very small portion Of the expense
Of running the model school, and that
the teachers in this school would be
retained three weeks after the close
Of the regular summer normal school
closes.
o. F.. Comeaux stated that he would
not oppose the appropriation made
by the Board for this school provid-
ed the number of children to be reg
istered from this date to the opening
OF the school should be apportioned
among the schools, or wards, of the
parish, and that all teachers of the
Parish should be notified as to the
requirements for entering this school
and requested to advertise it among
the children. DR.. Stephens readily
agreed to this. stating that he thought
1t but right that all children from
all schools OF the parish should have
an equal show In entering this model
school
Superintendent Wright was in
to write the teachers Of the
various schools Of the Parish. advis-
Ing them Of this school, and asking
them to do what possible to enroll
the number OF children .apportioned
them.
The matter was discussed fully. and
no action was taken BY the Board.
president Tolson, however. requested
that he b registered = opposed to.
the appropriation q 31.1oo made last
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