The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-18
Official Proceedings of Grant Parish
School Board.

School Board.
Colfax, La ,sJan. 8, 1918.
Pursuant to call issued by the re-
firing president, Mr.. ]. H. McNeely,
per, j. NJ Warner, secretary of the
school board, the newly elected and
commissioned school board of the parish
of Grant met at CoIfax on Friday, Jan.
8, 1913, for the purpose of organizing
and for the transaction of any and all
business to come before them.
The members were called together by
the president of the old school board,
Mr.. McNeely, and on the roll being
called all members of the new board,
namely, j. H. NcNeely, of ward one,
A. w. Stewart, of ward two, /. ].
Rhinehart, of ward three, E. A. Wall,
of ward four, M. A. Walker, of ward
five, Gus ST. Andre, of ward six, and
M. E. jackson, of ward seven, answered
" tiCli udiiiCS.
The chairman announced that the
next order of business was the organ
ization of the school board.
M. Stewart nominated Mr.. j. H. Nc
Nicely president of the new school board,
and his nomination was seconded by
Messrs. Jackson and Rhinehart. Mr..
Stewart acting as chairman placed the
nomination before the body, and Mr..
McNeely was elected unanimously by
reclamation president of the new school
board, and responded with brief but
pointed remarks, thanking the board
for having elected him president the
third time
Mr.. McNeely placed the name of Mr..
Rhinehart before the body as vice presi-
dent, whose nomination was seconded
by Mr.. jackson. Mr.: Rhinehart was
unanimously elected vice president and
responded with thanks.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted as read.
The field report of the parish super
intendent was read, and after some
favorable comment was approved.
After casting or drawing lots to see
who would serve the short and long
terms, the following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. jackson, which was duly
seconded by Mr. Rhinehart, and being
placed before the board was unanimous
ly adopted:
Inasmuch as the new school law pro-
viding for an overlapping school board
becomes effective at this time; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we, the newly elected,
commissioned and qualified school direc-
tors in and for the parish of Grant, in
called session assembled, divide this
body into three groups, namely, First,
Second and Third groups. The first
group shall hold office for a term of
two years, and be composed of two
members; the second group shall hold
office for term of four years, and be
composed of three members: the third
group shall hold Office for term of six
years, and be composed Of. two mem
bers.
Be it further Resolved, That wards
four and six shall compose the first
group, tosbe known as the short term,
and that E. A. Wall, of ward four, and
Gus st. andre, of ward six, be named
and designated as the members whose
terms of Office shall be for two years, be
ginning with the year 1913 and ending
with the year 1914. or January l, 1915
that wards three, five and seven shall
compose the second group, to be known
as the intermediate term, and whose
members shall hold Office for q period
of four years, and that |. ]. Rhinehart
of ward three, M. A. Walker, of ware
FIVE, and M. E. Jackson, of ward seven,
be and are hereby named and designat
ed as members whose term of Office
shall be for a period of four years, be-
ginning with the year 1918 and ending
with the year 1916, or January, l, 1917
that wards one and two shall compose
the third group, to be known as the
long term, and whose members shall
hold Office for period of six years, anf
that j. H. McNeely of ward one, ant
A. w. Stewart, of ward two, be ant
are hereby named and designated a.
the members whose terms of offics
shall be for period of six years, be
ginning with the year 1918 and ending
with the year 1918, or January l, 1919
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, duly sec