St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-19

Horaist, Boudreau, Hawkins, Fogle-
man, Williams, Baker, Dejean. Mo-
ton lost.
The vote on the original motion
of Mr.. Hawkins stood as follows:
Yeas: Andrepont, Larcade, Perkins,
Horaist, Boudreau, Hawkins, Fogle-
man, Baker, Dejean. Nays, Guidry,
Durio, Williams, Carriere, Fonte-
not. Motion carried.
Mr.. Lyman moved that candi-
dates for Superintendent be al
lowed fifteen mnu e S
lin which to present
their claims to the Board and citi-
zens five minutes to speak in be-
half of their candidate. Carried.
! The following applications were
read: Prof. A. w. Bittle, Prof. P.
H. Griffith, Prof. E. S. Carver of
T~hibodeaux, Prof. L. r. lilly Of
~Jeanerette, and Prof. W. B. Pres
colt made oral application.
Mr.. Bittle, Mr.. Griffith, and Mr..
Prescott were then nominated as
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and ex-
officio Secretary Of the Parish
Board of School Directors Of the
Parish Of st. Landry, La, to fill the
unexpired term of the late Supt.
G. j. Thompson.
Mr.. Lyman, duly seconded,
moved that the nominations be
closed. Carried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded,
moved that the vote for S%uperin-
tendent be made by secret ballot.
Mr.. Larcad,e duly seconded,
moved as an amendment to Dr..
Guidry's motion that the vote for
superintendent be by yeas and
nays.
Amendment carried. Vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Larcade, Perkins, Boudreau,
Hawkins, Fogleman, Williams, Fon-
tenot, Dejean. Nays, A%ndrepont,
Guidry, Horaist, Durio, Carriere,
Lyman, Baker.
The vote for Superintendent was
as follows:
For Prescott: Andrepont, Lar
cade, Perkins, Boudreau, Hawkins,
Williams, Fontenot, Dejean-8.
For Grifith-Guidry, Horaist,
Durio, Baker, Lyman-5.
For Bittle-Carriere, F~ogleman-2.
Mr.. Prescott having received a
majority xote was declared elected.
DIR. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
that the election of w. B. Prescott
as Superintendent be made unani-
NOUS. Carried.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded, moved
that the Superintendent be author
lied to lend some of the old desks
of the old Opelousas High School
to the Mallet school, provided that
the patrons of said Mallet School
would be responsible in case of de-
struction of said loaned property.
Carried.
Mr.. Hawkins, duly seconded,
moved that the ash timber in the
third ward, belonging to the Board.
be ordered sold and fixing a mini
mum price of $500 per thousand
feet. Carried.
Mr.. Lyman, duly seconded, moved
that w. B. Prescott be authorized
to make arrangement with the Fis-
cal Agent to raise sufficient money
to complete the session of nine.
months for the schools of the tst
School District of the tst Police
Jury awrd for the session 1916, and
to pledge the special maintenance
tax Of said school district for the
year 1916 in payment of such loan.
Carried.
The following com.
mittee was named to
arrange for the bond of w. B. Pres
colt as Treasurer of the Parish
Board of School Directors Of the
Parish Of St. Landry: President @.
P. DAILY, Mr.. ia. Perkins and supt.
Prescott.
DR.. Guidry, duly seconded,
moved that the folloNirs ont
~siana;..a f.'. ~ ..Do. /, AMI -
dered paid where there vas SUI
fcient funds on hand to pay them.
Carried
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