The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-07-08
SCHOOL BOARD IN SESSION.
Lake School District Created and
Special Election Ordered.
Donaldsonville, La. July 6. 10,

~ Donaldsonville. La. July 6. 1915.
The school board of ascension parish met
this day in regular session. with President
W. &. Stuart in the chair and the following
| members presents George Eergeron. F. N.
FuEh, Henry Dugas. F. E. Babin. J. T.
| Saxs,li Louis Bourgeois and Emile LeBoeuf.
The reading OF the minutes of the last
preceding meeting was dispensed with and
he minute: ordered approved
The superintendent submitted the follow
iiIs report
70 the Honorable President ana Members of
the Board Of School Directors, Parish Of
Aseension:
1 beg to offer for your consideration and
approval the following recommendations to
gtake affect the coming session, 1851:
That the agrfculttirist at Oak Grove High
Schoo! act also ~ principal of the school,
Due TO the low average attendance In that
school. 1a0 pupils, find that the cost per
pupil to The parish and state is nearly 100
per cent more than any other high school
in the parish. feel confident the school can
be operated successfully under the supervi.
sion of 8 good agrieulturist and school man
at salary MOI to exceed 1920 per year
This will mean i saving Of $500 to the
parish.
That the Alelaneon school be ordered clos
ed and the Singlekary school be reduced TO
one~teacher school teaching through the
fourth grade. l make these recommendations
with The aim iii view of making the st,
Amant school i strong consolidated school
OF four teachers, the school being SO located
az to be easily accessible TO the Singletary
and Melancon pupils. There should he q
gradual elimination Of few of these small
schools throughout the parish and the es-
Establishment in their stead of centralized
schools. 1 consider TINT the great strides
The state has taken within the last ten years
1l1r, .l..A1 nal fsYIl-
nation Of the one-room school, where un-
fortunately and without reason we send our
poorest teachers to teach-rather to keep
school.
Respectfully submitted.
H. r. BROUssARD. Supt.
After discussing the merits of the re-
concentrations above submitted and acting
upon the superintendent's advice, it was
moved. seconded and carried that the closing
OF the Melancon school, limiting the Single
larry school to one teacher, and employing
one teacher to act as agreulturist and prin- |
cipal at the Oak Grove High School, be APP
proved. Roll-eall resulting follows Yeas
Stuart Bereeron, Fugh. Dugas. Babin. Sax
on. Bourgeois LeEoref; nays--none
On motion OF Mr.. Babin. seconded by |
Mr.. Bourgeois. the following resolution, ere
atine the Lake school district also known as
School District Mo. 8. on roll call was unani-
mously adopted:
Be it resolved. that that part of the par
ish of Ascension comprising the following
sections: G of Sec TO- N u of see IL n
y of sec. ~. sec. l.. see. 2 of tp 8. 8. r, 8
E.: n. Il of sec. Z, n. " OF sec. 8. n e. "
81 sec. 3. see. &. sec. 5 of tp. 8, S. r. e.:
that part OF sections So, IS and Is of to. g.
!. r. 5 e, not included in the Galvez school
& taf aylI1 iErSa + o4sn 90 ar 4
Il and l9 of TIP. s. s. r. 4 e.. to Amite river
md line in the parish of Ascension, be and
s hereby made and constituted school dis
riot to be known as school district No. 8
# the parish of Ascension
A petition signed by one fourth Of the
qualified voters. duly certified by the clerk
1 court to be voters and property owners
/ district No. 3. is hereby presented:
% the Honorable President and Members
OF the Parish Board of School Directors
of the Parish of Ascension. Louisiana.
The petition of the undersigned property
axpayers Of Lake School District No. 8 of
he parish OF Ascension. as created and de-
ned by resolution Of the hoard OF school
areetors Of said parish, passed on the 6th
ay OF July, 1916: and being and constitute
lg one-fourth OF the property taxpayers | :
Itglbie TO vote at such elections, respect
ally pray that your honorable body, acting
ithin ind under the authority of the con- !
litufIon and laws u Louisiana. do order :
nat q special election be held. ia the manner | !;
aauirea by Law. for the purpose Of deter .
lining whether I.ai special tax shall be !
WED and collected IN said district. !
Petitioners pray that at said election yasr :
oncrable body do submit to vote Of the J
ropsrty taxpayers Of said school district !
q. 8. entitled to vote at said election, the :
'lloWing proposition, fo-wif: =
y, 40 levy special tar Of ten ti01 Nails :
a the dollar On ali the property in School :
istriet NO. Of the parish Of Ascension,
Inject 70 state taxation, for period Of ave :,
81 years. fer the purpose of rsmodellins, re- :
string and keeping UP the Lake school !.
liidinG. !!
W. /, SMILEY, =
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