The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-04-19
Colfax. La. April 4. 1918.

Coffax, La, April a, 1918.
The Parish Board of School Directors
for the parish of Grant met this day
with all members present, except M.
A. Walker, of ward five, and M. E.
Jackson, of ward seven.
The minutes of the January meeting
were read and adopted.
The superintendent read his field re-
port for the first quarter which was
approved.
On motion of Mr.. Stewart duly
seconded by Mr.. Rhinehart and carried,
the teachers were allowed two dollars
per day while attending teachers
meetings on Saturdays during the
present school season, and no
mileage, and hereafter they were not
to be paid anything for attending meet
| ings, those failing to attend the meet
ings during the present season were to
be fined two dollars per day for each
day missed.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. A. w. Stewart, who moved its
adoption.
Whereas, the Georgetown school,
having met all of the requirements of
the State Board of Education govern
ing high schools during the session that
is nearing close, and as high school
is badly needed in this section of the
parish in order that the children COM
pleting the elementary school may have
the educational advantages to which
they are entitled; Therefore, be it
Resolved by the Grant parish board
of school directors in called session con-
vened. That their shall be and is by
this resolution high school established
at Georgetown, to be known as ''Georg-
etown High SCHOOL, and that the
control of the proposed high school
| shall be vested in the Grant parish
school board and their successors in
| office.
(. Be it further resolved, That copy
of this resolution be sent to the Stale
Board oil Education by the president
and secretary of the parish school
board, together with a copy of the
deed to the property, with a request
that the said State Board of Education
give the said Georgetown school the
desired recognition, that it is to be
placed on the approved high school list,
and that the school share in the annual
apportionment of funds for the APP
proved high schools of the State.
i The motion to adopt the above reso-
luton made by Mr.. Stewart was duly
seconded by Mr.. St Andre, and being
put to vote Of the board it was unan-
imously adopted.
DIR. j. d. Baucum, a representative
of the State Board of Health, who is
now engaged in the campaign for bet
ter health conditions, especially among
the school children of the parish, came
before the board and made very inn
pressive and appreciated talk in his
j line of work.
Mr.. Rhinehart moved that s25. 90 be
appropriated out of the contingent fund
to further the hookwork treatment in
the parish if it became necessary. The
motion was seconded by Mr.. Stewart
and it was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, seconded
by Mr.. Wall and carried, the superin-
tendent was authorized to have sanitary
privies installed at all of the school
buildings in the parish before the
opening of the schools for the next
season.
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, and
duly seconded by Mr.. Rhinehart and
carried, the resignation of the local
school board of the Verda high school
was accepted, and the action of the
citizens in rejecting and electing j. l..
KEGS, j. E. Wallace and H. l.. Brian
was ratified.
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, duly
seconded by Mr.. Rhinehart and carried,
IL O'Clock p. M, May 81, 1918, was
named as the day for the school patrons
of the various schools of the parish to
meet at the respective school houses
throughout the parish and elect as
many as three active, resident school
patrons, to serve as auxiliary visiting
trustees for each school in the parish,
and to furnish the parish school board
with the names of the newly elected
local boards by the time the board
meets in July, 1913.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet subject to the call of the president
| j. H. MCNEELY,
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