The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-10-09
Proceedings Of meeting Of Board
of School Directors of Match
itoches Parish
Oct. 9Th, 1913.
Oct. 9Th, 1913.

The Board met in regular session
with Hon. Edgar Levy, President and
following members present; MeSSrs.
Pullin, Truly. Iiuckabay. Ingram.
Sellers, Huffman. Dowden, Miller and
Barron.
The commission of Mr.. Miller from
Gov. Hall was read and Mr.. Miller
took his seat as member from ward
9 succeeding Mr. II. Friedman, re-
signed.
Supt. A f. Bath read his resigna-
ton to the board.
Resolution by Mr.. Pullin:- That
Supt. Baths resignation be accepted
to take effect Nov. list. Carried.
The Board then proceeded to elect
a successor to Supt. Bath with the
following results.:-
First Ballot, Chaplin g. Story ;
Hudson 3. Avery
Second Ballot, Chaplin ;, Story 1,
Hudson 8.
BY Mr., Sellers:
Whereas there is a tie vote between
MeSsrs. Chaplin. and Hudson. and
whereas Mr. Story does not have a
majority Of the votes. be it resolved
that this body proceed with the bal
loting as follows:
Mr.. Hudson and Mr.. Chaplin be
balIoted on to determine which will
be in the race with Mr.. Story; then
the balloting proceed with the can
didate getting the majority of the
votes to be elected. Carried
Ballot on Mr.. Chaplin and Mr.. Hud
som
Chanlin i
Hudson 6.
The ballotiDg of Mr. II ds)n and
Mr.. Story resulted as follows:
Story 4, Hudson 6 ana Mr., Hudson
was elected.
BY Mr.. Ingram:
That Mir. Hudson's election be
made unanimous. Carried.
Mr.. Glenn Longlois was appointed
trustee Russell school.
BY Mr.. Sellers:
That Mr., Ingram be appointed
committee of one to dispose of the
Florence High Schol house. Carried.
BY Mr.. Sellers:-
That Mr.. Pullin be appointed
committee of one to dispose of the
Chestnut school house. Carried.
Bv Mr.. Sellers:-
That Mr.. Dowden be appointed
committee of one to dispose of the
Cypress and Shiloh school house (Ward
81 Carried,
By Mr.. Ingram
That all teachers teaching contin-
gent upon their securing certificate
at the December examination, be al
lowed $500 per month to pay board
in case such teachers fail to secure
certificate. Carried.
BY Mr.. Ingram:-
That this board pay for the lumber
for a school house for the negroes to
be built ON Three League, provided
the patrons of the school build or
have built, the house. Carried
BY Mr.. Pullin:-
That the Florence Hill children be |
to the Three Pines school |
and that Mr.. Ingram be appointed
of one to arrange for same.
Carried.
By Mr.. Sellers:
That Mr. Huffman be appointed
of one to arrange to have
Hickory Grove school transferred to
Proyencal or Harmony. Carried.
By Mr.. Miller;
That the petition signed bV 5 pat
rons of the Readheimer school asking
that part of the Readheimer funds
be transferred to Saline school be ia
bled Carried.
By Mr.. Ingram;
Be it resolved tnat whereas Lake
End Lodge F. and NJ of the State OF
Louisiana have paid their prorata
part for the building known as Three
Pines, being the sum of Two Hun
bred len Dollars for which, as per
understanding with the school Board
If Parish of Nathitoches, said Mason,
&c Lodge was tC have the use, enjoy
nent. and usufrnct of the upper story
II said school house, be it resolyed;
That as said Lodge has pail its part,
which is hereby acknowledged, that
'aid Lodge is hereby granted, given
Ind allowed full use usefruct and en-
oyment of said upper story of said
for the full time of ninety
line years, with full right, use and en-
oyment of passage and use OH and
,ver the grounds of the said building
or said term. Carried.
Board adjourned.
A. f. BATH,
Sec'ty.