The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-28
School Board fProcee dings-Addenda

School Board Proceeding s-Addenda
From thes5official minutes of the
meeting Of the outgoing parish school
board held on the 10th inst, as pub
lished in aast weeks Chief, the sub
joined paragraphs, contained in the
report read by supt. Rusca, We're
omitted:
The following circular letter was
addressed to all principals of schools:
Donaldsonville, La, Dec. IA, 1912.
Dear Teachers:
In order that there may be no
misunderstanding and that we may
all work in harmony, I am sending
this circular letter to all the schools
of the parish Each principal will
please see that the letter is properly
posted and the attention of assistant
teachers directed to same.
AS stated at the opening institute
of the session, all schools will close
for the Christmas holidays Friday,
Dec. 20, and reopen Monday, Jan. G.,
1913. All teachers will be expected
to be at their post of duty at s.
O'Clock on the opening day, and ex-
cuses for hardness or absence will
not be received unless accompanied
by a regular physicians certificate.
All teachers will make their regu-
lar report at the expiration of the
present school month, Jan. IT, and
checks will be issued at that time.
It is expected that as many schools
as can do SO, weather and roads
++i, hol ia
Christmas exercises. School children
should be sent home for the holidays
with love for their teachers and
their school work. and with deter
mination to return promptly on the
reopening day.
Not wishing to expose the teach
ers to bad roads and unfavorable
weather, / deemed it advisable to
postpone the institute which had
been scheduled for the 18th instant
to some day in January, weather per-
hitting, due notice of which will be
given. The same program will be
carried out, SO let US all be ready
when called upon.
and Of myself, / extend to each Of
you our sincere wishes for joyous
Christmas and a contented and pros
porous New Year.
Respectfully yours,
j. L. RUsCA, Supt.
With reference to a resolution
which l asked the board to adopt at
! a previous meeting, limiting two
teacher schools to seven grades in
stead of eight as at present, and
| limiting one-teacher schools to five
grades and three-teacher schools to
eight grades, beg to submit the
controversy in which the patrons of
one school appealed to the state SUI
perintendent to learn whether or not
the board has the authority to limit
the grades that are to be taught in
any school:
Baton Rouge, La, Sept. q, 1912.
Supt. j. l. Rusca, Donaldsonville, La.
Dear Mr. Rusca:-I have yours of
the Goth, with reference to the sit
uation at Brittany, and / wish to con-
graduate you and your parish school
board upon the wise step taken in
limiting the grades permitted in
country schools of one and two
teachers. Your regulation is emil
nently wise, for it is unquestionab1y
to the puDlic,s interest not to permit
the masses Of children to suffer on
account of two or three students de-
string higher work in the small coun-
try schools. | hope you will adhere
70 the policy you have adopted, and
that a sufficient number of parishes
viii soon follow your lead to make
it possible to have the legislature
pass a law in line with the policy you
are now following.
Yours sincerely,
.------- - n II LA nnIc.