The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
SCHOOL BOARD MEET ING.

New Teachers Elected to Fill Vacan
cies-President Authorized [,
Borrow Funds from Baton Rouqt
Bank-Letter to Teachers.
Donaldsonville, La, Oct. "a, 1914.
The board of school directors O
the parish of Ascension met this day
in special session, with President w
B. Stuart in the chair. and the fol
Pugh, F. E. Babin, j. F. Saxon
George Bergeron, Louis Bourgeois
Henry Dugas and Emile LeBoeuf.
i The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The following teachers were
elected:
J. C. Spencer, Melancon school
vice Robert Lanoux.
H. B. Alleman, Calbasse school
vice Linden Dalferes.
Severan Babin, Calbasse school
vice Wilton Braud.
PAMELA Duplessis, Calbasse school,
vice Josephine Gonzales.
w. A. Napier, Black Bayou school,
vice Severan Babin.
| w. E. Calhoon, Johnson school,
vice PAMELA Duplessis.
Samuel Aydell, Burnside school.
Lizzie Bateman, Beaverton school.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, that the action of the
| president and superintendent In as
signing a teacher to the Beaverton
school is hereby ratified and approx
ed, and said Beaverton school is
further recognized and declared one
of the public schools of this parish.
The following resolution was offer
ed by Mr.. Saxon and seconded by
Mr.. LeBoeuf:
Resolved, that for the present SEES
sion, at least, and during such time
as room in the Johnson transfer is
available, the Johnson school be lin
tied to the teaching Of four grades
and that all pupils above the fourth
grade in said school district be Civ
! en- the privilege of attending Oak
by the school transfer.
Roll-call resulted as follows: Yeas
Stuart, Pugh, Saxon, Babin, Lee
Boeuf, Bergeron, Bourgeois, Dugas;
nays-none.
Dr. Watson was elected trustee OF
st. Amant school to succeed Mr..
Poche, resigned.
The following resolution, as re
quired by the Louisiana National
Rau1y IF Potion pouon r,oc odoo+ad.
Resolved, that the president, W. B.
Stuart, be and he is hereby author
lied and empowered to borrow from
the Louisiana National Bank of Ba-
ton Rouge, La, the sum of five thou
sand (S5000) dollars, or as much
thereof as needed, payable January
Is, 1915, with eight (8) per cent in
terest from date until paid, and to
issue his note therefor, to be dated
this date, and to pledge the revenues
Of the board of school directors Of
the parish of Ascension for the year
1914 to the payment of the said prin-
cipal and interest.
1t is agreed and understood that the
warrants drawn by the president and
MISUNDERSTANDING against the
said loan, shall be payable only at
the Louisiana National Bank of Ba-
ton Rouge, La, directly, land will not
be paid if sent them through any
other source than the parties to whom
said warrants are issued; the said
bank reserving the right to refuse
payment of any items sent them
otherwise than herein stipulated
1t is further agreed and under
stood that no part Of the loan herein
authorized to be made shall be used
for any other purpose than that of
paying salaries of teachers, superfn-
tendent, janitors and transfer driv-
ers, and for no other purpose. These
funds, are not to be used for the re-
payment of any vouchers already is
sued or for the payment of any other
debts against the said school board.
The superintendent submitted 8
copy of the letter handed all the
teachers, together with their war
rants, as carrying out the agreement
with the president OF the Louisiana
National Bank, as follows:
Dear Teacher:
stringency Of the times, and the fact
that taxes are not available until De-
cember, it has been found almost i'm
possible to secure the necessary
funds with which to finance the
schools for the present.
This condition of affairs, I would
have you know, is not peculiar to AS
eension, but Investigation shows that
practically all of the parishes are
very much Inconvenience, especially
In SO far as school revenues are CON
eerned.
Repeated efforts have been made
by school officials OF this parish to
secure the Bank Of Ascension Of our
city as the official depository OF our
school funds. Failing in this we
have sought the aid of this institu-
ton for loan with which to meet
our first payroll, but in this, too,
We have been disappointed.
We have been forced. against our