The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
DoNALDsoNy1ILE. La. SATURDAY. II, 1918
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the changes before another week.
| desire to call your attention to
the necessity Of taking up at this
time the budget for next year, While
| realize that nothing very definite
can be done at this time and that
it will be necessary to take up the.
matter of the appropriation for next
session with the police Jury, still I
believe we can arrive at a few con-
clusions.
As authorized by your honorable.
body, beg to report that the spell
ing contest was given Friday, May
2, in all the parish schools. Reports
of the contest will be made to this
office in due time, and at the next
board meeting hope to be able to
submit the results.
| recommend, in the event the
proper adjustment of the course of
study can be made and the approval
Of the state superintendent obtain
ed, and that same can be arranged
without any extra cost for teaching
force and with but "a small outlay
for equipment. that a. course in tel
egraphy be added in the schools at
DutchtoWn, Gonzales and Donaldson
vile, this branch to be introduced in
connection with the commercial
course and at the opening of schools
in September. The object of this
course is to offer to students every
possible opportunity to at least lay the
foundation for a working knowledge
Cf ics@5c r a1c
that boys and girls will realize and
appreciate this opportunity of secur-
ing, besides a good academic trains
ing, practical working knowledge OF
bookkeeping, typewriting, stenogra-
ply and telegraphy, and that they will
remain in the high schools instead
of dropping out as SO many have
done because of the fact that high
schools have so far failed to pro-
vide that training which should be
given and which should prepare the
ninety per cent Of boys and girls,
who cannot afford to go to college,
to be self-sustaining after leaving
the high school.
recommend that at the end Of
S now run beEW cen g aranero and
Gonzales schools be discontinued, in
the event that an agreement can be
entered into with the Miles Planting
Company by which their railroad
track from Carencro school or from
beyond Carencro school to Gonzales
may be utilized in running a car to
be drawn by a gasoline engine, said
car to be constructed at Burnside
or Gonzales in such manner as to
answer the needs of suitable
transfer. recommend that the con-.
tract be given to some party who
would furnish the engine, said con-
tract to extend over four years, at
a certain salary to be paid each
month during the school session. In
the event that this Is not satisfae-
tory, ] recommend that the board
purchase the engine and that both
engine and transfer be the proper
ty of the board and be let out at
contract for one, or more years to
the lowest bidder. Should the board
look favorably on this proposition,
recommend that a committee be ap-
pointed to confer with the Miles
Planting Company in regard to OBJ
tanning the right of way over their
track, obtaining bid on the pres
ent school transfer wagon and OBJ
tanning prices on gasoline engines
suitable for said purpose.
I recommend that the transfer
formerly used at st. Amant be
installed between Mt. Zion and Gal
vez schools, the former school hav
ing been closed three years ago.
J. L. RUsCA, Supt.
Moved by Mr.. Lemann, seconded
by Mr.. Babin, that the superintend-
ent take up the matter of the in-
PRODUCTION of telegraphy into the
course of study in connection with
the commercial course, and report to
the board at the next meeting.
| A petition, signed by a number OF
the leading citizens of the town, was
presented to the board, asking that
every effort be made to secure
i the services of Prof Viekers as head
| of the faculty of the Donaldsonville
high school for the next session.
Moved by Mr.. Lemann, seconded
| by Mr. Dugas and unanimously car
ried, that on the recommendation OF
/ the superintendent the board offer
Mr.. Vfckers hiso same position for
another year, with a nine months
session, at the same Salary.
Mr.. Lemann reported on the prob
able cost Of needed repairs to. the
town high school building, and ask
ed that the police jury be request
ed to make the repairs.
! On motion Of Mr.. Lemann, second
led by Mr.. Babin, the resolution o:
| the school board of date June
/ 4, 1909, creating the Galvez schoo
district, was repealed, sroll-eail result
ling as follows: Yeas--Babin, Saxon
| Bergeron, Bourgeois, Dugas, Stuart
Lemann; aRssaaaataa.L d eBoeuf.
Moved by Mr.. Lemann, secondes
by Mr.. Babin, that GalVez scl1oo
district No. 2 in the parish Of Ascen
sion be and is hereby created witt
| the following boundaries: startfni
at a point on Anite river opposit
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