The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-02-15

force ana several transfers nave DeSu
made necessary by some Of the
teachers falling to take the recent ex-
aminations as provided by law Miss
Gauthreaux has been transferred to
Sacramento school, Miss Allen has
been transferred to Galyez school.
Miss Giraud will replace Miss Ste
yens at Belle Helene. Miss Puckette
viii replace Miss Matthew at Burn
side. Mr.. Ewing will replace Miss
Braud at Melancon. Miss Rodriguez
has been engaged to fill the yacan-
cy at Sacramento caused by the trans
fer of Miss Chambers to Gonzales,
ali subject to your approval.
On Jan. II very interesting and
profitable teachers institute was held
in Donaldsonville, with all teachers
except one in attendance.
The colored schools of the parish
were opened Monday, Feb. 8, as fol
lows:
Donaldsonville, D. c. Nelson, prin-
cipal; Louida CLANCY and Clara Con-
doll, assistants.
Smoke Bend, Bertissa Robinson,
principal; Louisa Hill, assistant.
barrow, Major Todd.
Elise. Evelyn Pierce.
Burnside. Dizzy Short.
Prairieville, Emma West.
Burnette, Rosa CLANCY.
Moore's Bridge, r. B. Butler.
The following teachers took the
regular examinations held Jan. 80
and 81 and Feb. /:
White teachers-Wilton Braud, Sew
erin Babin, Emory Walker, Misses
Ola Lee, Annie P. Dodd, Victoria
Chambers, Blanche Nolan, Jeanne
Rodriguez, Dorestine Curse and Rosa
Gauthreaux.
CoIored teachers .. C. Nelson,
/ Todd Emma West, Rosa
Loud Evelyn
q isrce, Louisa Hi Clara gondolI.
Dizzy Short, Robert Butler, Bertissa
Robinson
The colored school building in Don
a1dsonVille is badly in need of a new
root. have found it necessary to
order two bundles of shingles in or
der to patch the largest leaks.
There are several leaks in the roof
Of the high school building that
should receive immediate attention.
] respectfully recommend that your
honorable body set apart the second
day of May to be known as. spell
ing day. in all the schools of the
parish, the object being to stimulate
interest and better work in this
practical subject of the curriculum.
recommend that a list of several
hundred everyday, practical words
be distributed to all the schools, and
that a certain number of these words
De selected as the spelling test to
be given on the above date in all
the schools and in grades that will
be designated. recommend further
that complete returns of this con-
test be made by each school to the
superintendent, and that the re-
suits be published, the various grades
and schools being given their proper
place in an honor roll.
wish to report that / was absent
from the parish for two days in at
tendance at the convention of super
intendents and school board mem
bers held in Baton Rouge.
Resectfully submitted,
j. L. RUSCA, Supt.
The following resolution, offered
by Mr.. Babin and seconded by Mr.
Bourgeois, was adopted:
Resolved, That the following
changes be made at this time in
the insurance on school buildings.
That tornado insurance on the Don
jacksonville high school building be
fixed at $1,000, and fire insurance at
81, 500; that fire Insurance on the
Sacramento school building be fixed
at $4,000; that insurance on the Oak
Grove school building be fixed at
$4,000; that insurance on the Belle
Helene school building be fixed at
$500, and that insurance on the
Dutchtown school building, expiring
April 8, 1913, be not renewed.
On accoust Of sickness in his
family. ProfkeW. C. Abbott, of the
agricultural department of Oak Grove
school, rendered his resignation, The
following resolution, offered by Mr..
Babin and seconded by Mr.. Rour-
geois, was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in accepting the
resignation Of Prof. Abbott of the
Oak Grove agricultural school, we
express our appreciation of his eff
f1cient services to the parish during
the past three years, and extend to
him our best wishes.
The following resolution, offered
by Mr.. Dugas and seconded by Mr..
LeBoeuf, was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in order to stinu-
late the work ipe spelling in all the
schools OF the parish, and in order
TO secure the best possible results
IN this most practical and important
subject, Friday, May 2, of each
school year, or such part ps the
day as the superintendent may deem
necessary or advisable, be set apart