The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-10
MINUTES OF SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING.

The School Board of West Feiiciana
Parish met Wednesday, October I, 1914
with all the members present Board was
called to order by President j. p. Bowman.
The minutes of the previous quarterly |
meeting and the minutes of the two meet
ings of the Executive Committee OF the
Board were read and approved.
Superintendent Crump read his quar-
terly report to the Board. IT was re.
ceiVed and approved The report READS
as follows:
superintendents Quarterly Report,
For Quarter Ending Sept. 80, 1914.
To the School Board OF west Fehclaha
Parish: $500,
In Compliance with the law | beg leave
TO submit the following report upon the
condition of the schools for the quarter
ending September 80, 1914.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Receipts During Quarter.
balance on hand July l, non ~
Received from poll tax$ AIS
Fines and forfeitures. 2l9.54
Municipal appropriation 5S 800 %
Incidental fees. .:...::. S4'oo
Total receipts. during the ono ~
quarter ..............$ SOS'29- ooo'L9
cell Geipts5 S. ....... ''.'" $119z86
Disbursements During Quarter.
Teachers salary colored E9.0O
superintendent salary. zoO'oo
Board Members
Mileage .......s......S i9'1J 40 -
8, Per Diem. ......,.... 3O.UU- 5000
Expense Supt.s office. 3O.oO
.MisOellaneous-
:. Postage ....''..''..'' S S9f
:. Express ...,....-..... 2.50
Supplies I.....,...... 3.6O
Telephone ..!.....' LOU
Interest ....-......... OBJ
Telegram ..,.,....... 20
=. Box rent. ............ AZ 1000,
Payment on nOte.....' 5OO.Oo- ozU.9z
$ S69. AT
Balance close of quarter 327S9
Grand total . $1,197.36
Credit balance accounted for as follows:
Feliciana Bank and Trust Co, Tin
Farmers and Merchants Bank, Tin ., ~
Cash on hand (Treasurer's GER
tifcate) ..!..............'.... G'.o'
Total; ~; ,:;. $3.50 $2 tt ;S9
the amount of actual available cash on
hand is $27.69. This week closed the first
month of school and we have obligations
to meet to the amount of $2OO0.00 The
Finance Committee of the Board has au-
thoriZed Mr. G. H. Argue to borrow this
We have been assured by Mr. Gottlieb
that in case the Farmers and Merchants
Bank is reopened here by him that he
would take care of our financial needs
until the first of January.
NUMBER OF WHITE SCHOOLS.
There are in operation in the parish a
total of eleven white schools with twenty
two white teachers. These schools, with
one exception, have been running salts
factorily since Sept, IA, The one excep-
a. HILL
account of the opposition on the part of
some of the patrons of that school to the
present principal, the work has been
handicapped and the attendance is much
lower than 1t would or should be under
favorable conditions | recommend that
the school board consider the Grange Hall
situation with a view to remedying the
conditions that exist there.
NUMBER OF COLORED SCHOOLS.
In the absence of instructions to the
contrary, | have caused to be opened
seven colored schools with a total of eight
colOred teachers.
NEED OF REPAIRS AND EQUIPMENT.
In company with Mr. j. M. Foote, State
Inspector of Rural Schools, l visited dur
ing the past week every white school in
the parish with two exceptions. At my
request the State Inspector made pre-
liminary report on the school conditions
in the form of letter to me, which
reads as follows:
liclana Parish last week. | am glad to
respond to your request as to what i'm
provements appear to be most urgent and
possible to make at relatively small
expense.
repairs, including painting. The toilets
are generally poor and unsanitary. A
serViceable type of toilet that is proof
against soil pollution, flies and mosquitoes
can be put in at small cost. (Further de-
tails can be furnished regarding this type
of toilet if you should decide to make the
globes, maps and additional blackboards,
it is difficult for a school to do good work
without these essential supplies.
I'm order to make the repairs suggest
ed, improve the toilets and furnish the
equipment, it will be necessary for the
district should be sufficiently interested In
its school to donate at least portion OF
the labor required. A plan that is being
carried out in one parish of the state
might be used: a carpenter, wagon AND
team have been hired, the wagon loaded
with supplies and materials for repairs
needed by several schools; the patrons OF
the several schools are notified in advance
of his coming and requested to meet al
the school houses to assist in all the
work that is to be done; the carpenter
remains at each school one day or as
long as may be necessary. At the end o.
the week he returns to town. again loads
the wagon and is ready to visit Other
schools the next week. This plan is 8
suggestion that may or may not work out
in your parish but it merits consideration
"A report on my inspection of The
schools in your parish will be made short
ly to Superintendent Harris and copy
will be sent to you.
Trusting that you and the Schoo
Board will find it possible to mkae thu