The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-05-20

Il
no relief can be expected from the
board of liquidation. In other words
nothing further will be received from
| the state this session in aid of the
classes of schools mentioned above
Of course am fully aware of the fact
that this informa ton will come as 3
great shock, as you have predicated
your budget of receipts upon the un.
Outstanding that you would receive
these state funds. The money, how
ever, is not in the treasury, and will
not be, and we are forced to accept
the loss. Yours very truly,
T. II. HARRIS,
State Superintendent.
This means that the parish of AS
cension loses the sum Of 1924 for its
share, an amount equa. to the cost of
operating the four high schools of
the parish one month. Due to this
loss it would be necessary to close
our high schools at the end Of the
eighth month and forfeit the right Of
graduating our pupils, or operate the
schools long enough to graduate them.
After consulting State Supt. Harris
about the matter, permission was
granted US to graduate our pupils at
the end Of eight and one-half scholas-
tic months 1t will be necessary,
therefore, for the board to borrow
a sum sufficient to meet the cost Of
operating the schools for two weeks
longer. One thousand dollars is the
minimum sum necessary.
This unexpected curtailnaent IN our
anticipated revenss Is, and in order not
to make our deficit too large, neeessi-
.tated my following policy Of re-
trenchment in our expenditures. Ae-
eordingly, suspended the operation
of ali transfer wagons, and diseharg-
ed all janitors. I found it also neces-
sary to discontinue the operation Of
our negro schools and instructed the
teachers to close their schools at the
end of the first. scholastic month.
It will be necessary for the board
to take action in regard to the en-
ployment of the agricu1turist at Oak
Grove for the remainder of the year,
and to employ a farm hand to take
charge of the crops until September.
In order to meet the payment Of
the teachers for the eighth month,
ending Friday, May 5, the sum of
$4,000 was borrowed from the police
jury, as follows: One thousand dol
lars on the taxes due us out of the
1915 collection; fifteen hundred dol
lars on the amount due AS from the
regular state current school fund to
be distributed In June. This amount
of $500 to be reimbursed to the po-
lice jury as soon as collected.
Respectfully submitted,
Fl. p. BROUSSARD, Supt.
The following resolution was of
fered by Mr.. Babin, seconded by Mr..
Saxon, and adopted on rol1-call by
vote of six yeas and no nays:
Be it resolved, that due to the loss
Of 1924 sustained by the board as a
result of the state failing to make its
regular special appropriations, the
superintendent is hereby instructed
to notify the high school principals
Of the parish to terminate this SEES
sion Friday, May ~, or at the end Of
the eighth and one-half scholastic
month.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Saxon and seconded by Mr..
Bourgeois, was unanimously adopted:
Be it resolved, that due to the state
failing to make the special agricul-
turaI appropriation Of $1,000, the
budgeted by the board to pay
the agriculturist at Oak Grove, the
superintendent is hereby instructed
to notify the agriculturist that his
services will not be needed after
Friday, May 10, and that the superin-
tendent be also instructed to employ
a farm hand to take charge of the
farm, school buildings and grounds at
a salary of not more than $40 per
month until the opening Of the 1916
1T session.
The following letter from the Dom
jacksonville High School faculty was
presented to the board:
TO the School Board Of Ascension
Parish:
Being informed Of the fact that
the high schools Of this parish are
unable to complete the regular zine
months session because Of the failure
to receive the appron riation que from
the state for the final two weeks, and
realizing the injustice and hardship
entailed on our pupils by thus draw
ing their work to an abrupt and pre-
mature close, we, the undersigned
teachers of the Donaldsonville High
School, hereby voluntarily and viii
lingly offer yosl our services gratis for
the two weeks above mentioned.
OTTO MEsTAYETR,
3. b. F5E Ess.A & Is Is
DOROTHY ISRAEL,
ADELINE LaCAsSE,
JEANNE LANDRY
FREDA SIN Err,
DORA IA IFF IEs,
ANNIE PHI l.S,
ISABEL FOLSE,
MARY JANE STUART,
ALMA KL0S,
IS. VIGKERS. PRINCIPAL,