The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-07-30
akSchool Board Proceedings
Columbia, La, July 6, 1915.

"iioio, Id, July ", I7IJ.
The Parish Board of School Direc-
tors of the Parish of Caldwell, Lou
isiana, convened in regular session,
with all members present.
The minutes of the April meeting
were read and adopted as read.
The minutes of the May the 10Th,
called meeting were read and adopt
ed as read.
On motion and second the following
Resolution, relative to the Pine Grove
Academy land was adopted, unani-
mously.
Resolution.
Whereas the School Board of the
Parish OF Caldwell instituted move
ment to recover the lands of the Pine
Grove Academy. sold by the Direc-
tors, and adopted a resolution re-
questing the Hon. J. L. McClanahan
to introduce a bill at the last session
of the Legislature authorizing SAID
board to institute suit in the Courts
to recover said lands. and,
w lCltdS, WI. NlSAl IIlll
duced said bill and got it through the
General Assembly to a successful ter
mination, to the end that the matter
may be litigatcd and the lands re-
stored to the public school interest OF
Caldwell Parish.
Therefore be it resolved, That this
School Board tender the Hon. l..
Mechanism vote OF thanks tor the
honest, earnest and faithful service
rendered the people of Caldwell parish
in the final passage OF said bill.
Be it further resolved, That this
resolution be spread on the minutes
of the School Board and copy tor
warded to the Caldwell Waterman
with request to publish same.
Moved and Seconded that the Pres
ident OF the Board be empowered to
continue the employment of Judge a.
\. Gunby as attorney in the matter
of the Pine Grove Academy Land.
Motion carried.
On motion duly seconded that the
verbal report OF committee on Con-
solidation Schools in Ward 5, be re-
ceived and committee be discharged,
and they reported that the NARROW
School remain where it is. Motion
carried.
Moved and seconded that all petl-
tions from Grayson be tabled, and
the motion was carried.
On motion and seconded that the
Board 60 into the election of the
principal of Grayson High School,
and the motion was carried.
On motion by F. l.. Cottingham
duly seconded by J. B. Thompson
that w. T. Shell be reelected Prlnci-
pal of Grayson High School for the
session OF l9l5-l6, and yea and nay
vote called for. which resulted as fol
lows:
Yeas-F. L. Cottingham. G. T. Mar
tin, A. D. Grant, J. A. Meredith, H.
w Furlow, w. f. Newell, J. B.
Thompson, D H. Curry. G. W. Wall
and w. L. White
Nays-None
On motion and seconded, Miss Alice
Murphy was elected primary teacher.
On notion and second, Mrs. Nan
ME Valentine was elected as teacher
of the 3rd and 4th grades in the Gray
son High School.
Moved and seconded that the sum
of $4,000 be Sc aside to build two
room School House at Hawkins, anc
he local Directors. and a. D. Gram
be appointed as a building commit
tee, and the motion was carried.
On motion and second, J. A. Hud
son and J. R. Jingle were placed OF
the Board of Local Directors of thu
Beesely School.
The petition from the patrons o
the Copenhagen Colored School wa
read and the matter was referred t
the Supt. and President of the Board
On motion and second, the follow
ing Resolution, relative to the Pin
, Grove Academy Land, was adopted
unanimously.
, Resolution.
( Be it resolved by the Board of Di
rectors of the Public Schools of Cald
we'll Parish in regular meeting con
, vened that this accepts the authorit
conferred on it by the Legislature c
! Louisiana by Act No. "a of the extr
= session of 1915, approved and signe
y by the Governor on June 18th, 1911
declaring the Pine Grove Academy
0 defunct corporation and that its affair
q are unliquidated and giving to TIL
Board the power and right of actio
3 to apply for the appointment of a lie
Il uidator to sue for and take possessio
. of all property and funds belongin
y to said Pine Grove Academy at tt
e time it was dissolved by limitation
f law; and by virtue of the provision
- of said act the President of tn
IS Board is authorized and directed
# apply petition to the 30th. Distri
Court of Caldwell Parish for the a
pointment of liquidator or Receiv
, of said defunct corporation, the Phi
,. Grove Academy, and that the Judge
g said District Court is petitioned al
"a requested to appoint w. l.. Whit
70 member of the School Board of Cal
u we'll Parish, liquidator Or receiver
, said Pine Grove Academy and tn
- said Receiver be directed to admin
re ter the property and affairs of sa
N corporation for the benefit of t
. public schools of Caldwell Parish.
u Be it further resolved. That t
m President of this board is authoriz
to couple with the application for a
:, pointment of such liquidator or R
tn ceiver herein selected by this boa