The Donaldsonville chief., 1913-05-17
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
(Official.)
DonaldsonvilIe, La, May z, 1918.

Ne -bJdiu Cl A9SiOOl b1IECtUIS Ol
the parish of Ascension met this
day in special session, with Presi-
dent w. B. Stuart in the chair and
the following members present: f.
E. Babin, L. L. Bourgeois, ]. F.
Saxon, Walter Lemann, George Ber-
geron, Henry Dugas. Absent-Emile
LeBoeuf.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The superintendent submitted the
following report: @
Donaldsonville, La, May Z, 1918.
To the President and Members of
the School Board:
Gentlemen:- beg. leave to report
the following since your last meet
ing:
Accompanied by Henry Dugas,
visited the schools at Gonzales,
DutchtoWn and Hope Villa, stopping
for short while at the Calbasse
school. We found these schools in
good running order l have also
made short visits to DonaldsonYille
and Smoke Bend schools, and spent
half day in the Barton. school,
Next week and the. week following I
shall visit every school in the par
ish. l shall also attend the gradual
ing exercises of our four high
schools, and hope it twill be possible
for the members of.the board to at
tend. The exercises are scheduled
to take place as fellows: DutchtoWn,
June 4; Oak Grove. June S; Donald
sonvil1e, June 6, and Gonzales, June
Z.
On April Il I attended a teachers
institute at the Galbasse school.
The meeting was well attended and
the results were entirely satisfac-
tory. Many patrons were present
and several participated in the dis
cussions and assisted in making the
meeting enjoyable, Dinner was sery-
ed by patrons Of the school at that
place.
I returned to Donaldsonvi11e on
Sunday, reaching here at noon, too
late to attend patrons meeting
which was being held that afternoon
at the Elise aleraarIIa school. State
aaso AcaAll ioard.
Both these gent ttIeInen dressed the
crowd and were well and enthusi-
astieaHy received. The school i'm
proYenent league recently organized
at this school is to be congratulated
on the splendid results SO far ac-
complished
On April 25 and 26 attended the
state high school rally in Baton
Rouge. Three of our high schools
We're represented in this meet and
while we gained very few first
lonors, still all our contestants
made a very creditable showing.
DutchtoWn won first honors in the
high jump, and Oak Grove won the
silver cup awarded for best corn
judging
On May 2 / attended teachers
institute held in DonaIdsonVilIe. In
many respects this meeting was prof
table, but several teachers took ad-
vantage of the fact that this was
the last meeting and absented them
selves. Prof. Tison of Whiteeastle
was present and addressed the
teachers.
Several successful school enter
tainrnents have been given recently
at various schools for the purpose OF
securing funds to meet expenses OF
improvements. This action on the
part of principals, teachers, students
and patrons is praiseWorthy, since
these. exercises are, prepared outside
Of school hours and are extra WORK
on the part OF all. Too, there IS the
educative ant. cultural side Of these
entertainments, aside from the money
value, Wnlch MAKES then prolloaoie
to the schools, the communities and
the individuals vszlo takes part. lhere
is much value in tue memorlz1ngz OF
recitations, parts n plays, etc, and
In appearing se1t-composed ana grace
ful before the public Besides 1ur,
nlshlng the mlnd WIN facIs, tue pu
plls get q training from tnese seAel'
cises that IS pfsactaca1 and Valuaole
and that is not afforded by the reg
ular school work. By means OF these
entertainments, oeoes nave peel
/ Daid and the schools supplied WltE