The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-03-22

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SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Bank of DonaIdsonviIle Selected as
Depository of Parish School
Funds - Fair for Benefit OF
Smoke Bend School to be Made
Big Event.
(official.)
Donaldsonville. La, Mar. 1S, 1913.
The School Beard of the parish of
Ascension met this day in special
session, with President w. B. Stuart
in the chair and the following men,
bers present: Henry Dugas, first
ward; George Bergeron, second
ward; Louis Bourgeois, seventh ward !;
F. Edward Babin, eighth ward.
Absent-Walte Lemann, third ward;
Emile LeBoeuf, fourth ward; ]. F..
Saxon, sixth ward.
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and ordered approved.
The superintendent submitted the
following report:
Donaldsonville, La, March 18, 1913.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the School Board Of
the Parish of Ascension.
Gentlemen:-I beg to correct at
this time the wording of one of the
Spsr OF
port, as follows:
Several changes in the teaching
force and several transfers have
been made necessary by one of our
teachers resigning, others failing to
secure the proper grade of certifl-
cate or any certificate at all, and
others failing to take the January
examination in order to qualify for
positions held under provisional GER
tificates.
Miss Edith Morgan has been en-
gagged as assistant in the Burnside
school, vice Miss Mary Matthew. re-
signed
Miss Rosalie Allen and Miss ROSA
Gauthreaux have been transferred
from Gonzales school, the former to
Ga1vez school, the latter to Sacre-
mento school,
Miss Geneva Chambers and Miss
Rena Bertin have been transferred
from Sacramento school to Gonzales
school,
Miss Louise Guiraud has been en-
gagged as assistant at Belle Helene,
vice Miss Tenie Stevens.
Edgar Ewing has been engaged
for Melancon school, vice Miss Ell
sic Braud
Miss jeanne Rodriguez has been
secured to fill a vacancy in the Sacre
mento school caused by the trans
ferral Of Miss Chambers.
Miss Hilda Laville has been en-
gagged to fill the position of assist
ant in the Brittany school, said po-
sition having been filled by Miss
Fabian Daigle as regular teacher up
to January, and since as substitute
teacher; said change to take effect
Monday, the oath inst.
beg to report that since your last
meeting | have visited the following
schools: Elise Memorial, Smoke
Bend, Sacramento, DonaldsonVille,
Belle Helene, Geismar, Burnside, Con
zales, Black Bayou, Singletary, Cal
basse, Sorrento and Melancon. ]
found the work, attendance and dis
cipline satisfactory.
NJ L. Wilson, practical farmer
and a graduate of the four-year agri-
cultural course at the State UniVer-
sity, has been engaged to fill the va
cancy in the agricultural department
of the Oak Grove school caused by
| the resignation Of w. c. Abbott. Mr..
Wilson took charge Immediately upon
the REIMBURSEMENT Of the position by
| Mr. Abbott.
| Acting with your authority I have
| had the flat roof of the town high
school building repaired. The work
| was done by the janitor, Mr. Loumiet
at no expense to the board and with
| but a slight cost for material.
The fire insurance policies on the
Donaldsonyille high school building
| have been renewed according to your
instruction. The tornado policies
J have not been renewed on account of
certain misunderstanding of require
| ments, but have been allowed to
| lapse pending the action of the
board at this meeting.
| On Monday, March 10, a very sue
cessful teachers institute was held
by the New River teachers at the
Johnson schoolhouse at Hobart. All
but four teachers were present, not
withstanding the almost impossible
roads. Those absent submitted rea-
| Sonable excuses and were as fol
lows: Misses Odille Melancon and
| Rena Bertin, and Messrs. =. P. Bour-
geois and j. d. Aymond. Dinner was
served by the patrons of the school.
At this meeting, a resolution was Of
I fered by one Of the teachers and
| unanimously adopted by a rising vote
endorsing the action Of the board in
PREDICTING the superintendent.
/ On Saturday, March IS, a very in
teresting and profitable meeting Of