The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-04
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS,
supt. Rusca Reelected for Four-Year
Term, 70 Commence July I, 1918
-colored Schools to Open Feb. 8.

+ Le6OeuLs GeOTge# BeTSerQn, j. r. Sa.
on and Henry Dugas.
The minutes of the last meetin
were read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Lemann, seconde
by Mr.. LeBoeuf, the members of th
board were divided into groups a
follows: Group 1 to comprise til
members from wards one and eight
group 2 to comprise the member
from wards two, five and three
group to comprise the member
| from wards four, six and sever
| Members in group one shall hold OF
flee for a period of two years; mem
bers in group two shall hold offic
for period OF six years; members il
group 3 shall hold office for a perio,
of four years.
/ The above motion was carried unan
Iimously.
/ The superintendent presented tn,
following report:
Donaldsonville, La, Dec. 81, 1912.
To the Honorable President AM
Members of the Board of Schoo
Directors of the Parish of Ascen
/ sion.
Gentlemen beg to submit thu
following report since your last meet
| ing of Dec. Is:
All schools in the parish closed fol
the holidays Friday, Dec. 20, many
of them holding appropriate public
exercises which were largely attend
ed and in every way successful, not
Withstanding the unfavorable weather
and roads. The good reports which
have reached the office of these
school entertainments show the
strong school spirit and sentiment
existing in all or at least most school
communities in the parish. -
As scheduled, the schools will re:
open Monday, Jan. s, 1913, and it is
respected that all teachers but the
following will be at their posts OF
duty: Misses Matte Pickett and
Minnie Dawson and Messrs. Stivison
and Bruins. Mr.. Bruins, the CONNER
cial teacher in Donaldsonville, has
been replaced by c. NJ. Jeffries, a
graduate of Bowling Green Univer-
sity, subject to your approval The
other vacancies have not yet been
filled.
Receipts for quarter ending Dec. 81
1912, $14,599.25. Disbursements, s12,-
s66.07. Balance Jan. /, S2,233,18.
All but one Of the following rec
concentrations. that pertaining to
the date of the opening of the col
ored schools, were submitted to the
old board, but that body having failed
to act upon them, I here submit
them for your consideration:
That in order to meet the need of
an ample supply of good water at
the Donaldsonxille high school, a
filter be secured to replace the one
which has fallen into disuse.
That during the winter months the
first grade at the Donaldsonville
high school be dismissed at 1870 o..
m. instead of IL O'Clock, as at pres.
ent, and that there be no afternoon
session, thus obviating the ne
cessity of these little people being
made to return to school in the af-
ternoon for but one hour and being
exposed to the winter weather.
That the hack formerly used as
transfer to the st. Amant school,
and which was abandoned on account
of the condition of the road and the
inability of the hack to run during
winter months, which fact necessita-
ted the reopening of Melancon school,
be advertised for sale or stored
somewhere until further need.
That the president Of this board ap-
point committee to examine all
records on file in this office and
check up the accounts of the super
to the end of the present
year.
That the superintendent be author
lied to secure folding chairs for the
auditorium of Oak Grove school, said
hall being entirely without seats with
the exception Of a few benches made
by the boys. AS it is, both pupils
and patrons are in a great measure
being deprived of the, uses to which
this hall might be put, and the teach
ers are accordingly handicapped in
heir work Of handling the school,
That every effort be made during
he year to erect a new school build
ng at Smoke Bend to replace what |
5 at present perhaps the most I'M
desirable schoolhouse in the parish.
That the colored schools be operated |
IS during the past two years, and |
hat Monday, Feb. 8, 1913, be fixed |
Is the opening day.
Respectfully submitted,
j. L. RUSCA, Supt.
Mr.. Lemann was authorized to ar
'ange for a filter for the Donaldson |
lille high school.
A resolution was adopted permittin |
he first grade at the DonaIdsonVille |
Ugh school to be dismissed at 1890 |
.. NJ, during the winter months, thus
'bviating the necessity of having the
title children return in the afternoon
Or a short session.
It was moved by Mr.. Babin, second