New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-08-26
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) CIIAS. l.. PROVOST

On motion of Mr.. Valet, sec
onded by Mr.. Moresi and ear
rled, the People 5 National Bank
of New Iberia. La, was designat-
ed the fiscal agent of the Board
TOR the ensuing year, upon the
conditions outlined in the above
bid.
In the matter of the Schooi
Boards case against Mr.. ana
Mrs. Ernest Leblanc, the Distri.t 4
Attorney, who was present, re-
ported to the Board that the sai..
persons by not appearing fer
trial had forfeited their bonds in
! the sum of three hundred dollars
each; and that the said persons,
at his instructions, had been re-
: arrested and had fur. .ishcd new
bond.
1t was moved by Mr.. Moresi,
seconded by Mr.. Valet, and az
rled, that the District Attorney
proceed at once to collect the
forfeited bonds Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Leblanc; that prosecution
OF the said persons be continued
by the Board and further that
the Secretary Of this Board not.
ify Miss Reggie of the Board 5
intention to continue to push said
prosecution.
In the matter of the disposal
Of the timber on the Board's s
school lands, it was brought out
that the committee placed in
charge Of this matter at the meet
ing held June %, 1916, might
find some difficulty in disposing
Of said timber in the manner pre-
scribed at said meeting.
> It was moved by Mr.. Landry, |
seconded by Mr.. Moresi, and car
ried, that should the committee
appointed by this Board at its
meeting on June %, 1916, to dis
pose of the timber on the said
Board s school lands fail to dis
pose Of said. timber in the man.
ner specified at said meeting
that said committee be hereby
authorized to dispose of said
&iWhersi1 such manner as said
COMMITTEES may deem to be to the
best interest Of this Board.
In the matter of the steps to
be taken by this Board to the end
that the Loreauville School be
designated a State Approved
Hieh School, the Secretary read
the following letter from the
State Superintendent of Educa-
tion:
Department Of Education.
Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 81, '16. :,
Supt. L. A. Valet, New Iberia,
La: l.
Dear Mr.. Valet -'In the matter
If the Loreauville School, | sug-1
zest that it will be best for you
lot to attempt to organize that i
'chool as an approved high school
lext session, but that you take
me year in which to prepare for .
State approval. | understand
hat you have been employing a
Of teachers there who
While they are thoroughly COM :
,etent and give satisfactory !.
ervice do not meet the high :
chool requirements. The plan
above would enable
'ou to operate the school next !:
ear without doing too great vio- -
ence to the arrangement that has 9
revailed heretofore and at the :
anne time would put you in ex- :,
client position to organize as a =
tate approved. high school for =
he session of 1918. =
The plan that ! have in mind .
about as follows: Employ !, =
lembers of the old faculty to 90 n \
le work from the first grade =
trough the seventh and have the =,
Ugh school grades, eighth =
trough the eleventh, taught by =
principal and a first assistant g
no meet in every way the high -
'hool standards, that is, who are ,. M
edited with as many as thirty :"
K college hours, or better still, w ;"
no are college graduates. In ~
der that these two high school =.
achers NAV have ,he opportun- V
Y to organize the high school
ork properly, suitable labora-
ry equipment should be in
allied, the work started in the ia.
fences. and the necessary high DR.,
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