Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-17
PROCEED1NGs -
-OF THE
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS
TENsAs PARISH. LOUISIANA.

rrs st; 1 Pss1sn' Ia. }Aprils, 1914
Be it known and remembered, That
on this 9th day of April, 1914, the Board
of School Directors in and for the Parish
of Tensas met in their Office in the Court
House in the town of st. Joseph, La.
There were present: Hon. W. d. A.
Gorton, President, and Messs. w. y.
Ally, G. N. Clarke, P. C. Smith andJJ.
C. Ellis, members; Thos. NJ. Wade, Sec
rotary.
Absent: Messrs. M. W. Bland and D.
F. Miller.
Five members and quorum being
present the Board proceeded to business.
On motion, the minutes OF the meeting
of October 9Th, 1918, were read and
adopted.
On motion, committee consisting of
DR.. Clarke and the Superintendent was
appointed to advertise for bids and take
all preliminary steps in having the High
School building in st. Joseph remodeled,
repaired and painted. as per estimates on
file with the Board, and report to the
Board at its July meeting.
On motion, committee consisting of
Mr.. Ally and the Superintendent was APP
pointed to advertise for bids for repairs
and painting Of the Newelltn High
School building and report to the Board
at its July meeting.
On motion, the President of this Board,
Mr.. Gorton, and DR.. Clarke were select
ed to advise with the Superintendent and
assist him in arranging budget of rev.
enues and expenses for the session Of
1914 and 1915, as the law directs, and re-
port to the Board at its July meeting.
On motion, q committee consisting of
DIR. Clarke and the Superintendent was
appointed to appear before the Police
Jury at its next meeting and request that
body to make a budget for the support
of the public schools of the parish as per
Act 257 of 1910.
On motion, the following fixed rules
relating to'the salaries of teachers, to be-
gin with the session of 19l4-15, were
unanimously adopted.
RULE No. L.
inexperienced, unframed grade teach
ers, those teachers who teach from the
first to the seventh grade, inclusive, shall
be paid salary of fifty dollars per month
for the first year. If the teacher is eff
ficient and the service rendered satisfac-
tory, the salary shall be fifty-five dollars
per month for the second year, sixty dol
lars per month for the third year and
sixty-fve dollars for the fourth year,
which shall be the maximum salary.
RULE No. 2
Normal graduates, or those teachers
who have had two years training, and
are qualified under the laws of the State
to teach, shall be paid salary of fifty
five dollars per month for the first year.
If the teacher is efficient, and the SER
vice rendered satisfactory, the salary
shall be sixty dollars per month for the
second year and sixty-five dollars per
month for the third year, which shall be
the maximum salary.
RULE No. 8
TEACHERS employed to do high school
work, work from the 9Th to the 18th
grade inclusive be paid salary of
seventy-five dollars per month for the
first year and the second year. If the
teacher is efficient; and the service rem
dered satisfactory, the salary shall be
eighty dollars per month for the third
year and the fourth year and eighty-five
dollars for the fifth year, which shall be
the maximum salary.
RULE No. 4
Rules No. i and No. do not apply to
any grade teacher now in the service Of
the Board, but to those teachers who are
to be employed in the future.
RULE No. 5:
Teachers employed to do high school
work, who have been in the service of
the Board in this capacity for four con-
tinuous sessions shall be paid salary of
eighty-ive dollars per month, beginning
with the session of 19l4-15.
On motion, the Superintendent was au-
thorized to expend $225.0O as increase of
salary to the high school principals, be-
ginning with the session Of l9l4-15, if,
in his judgment, this compensation lie
warranted, and it is understood that,
when the salary reaches $1,000. 90, it shall
be the maximum salary.
There being no further business, on
motion, the Board adjourned to meet on
July 9Th, 1914.
[SIGNEDl
w. d. A. GORTON, Pres't.
w. H. Ally, member from End Ward.