St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-07-08
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Opelousas, La, July 3rd, 1916.
The School Board of the Parish
of st. Landry, La, met in regular
session pursuant to call; Present:
Mr.. ]. G. Carriere. Vice-P President,
presiding; Mr.. j. E. Andrepont, Mr..
J. A. Perkins, Mr.. H. D. Lareade, Jr.
DR.. L. A. Guidry, Mr.. G. Horaist, Mr..
Regis Boudreau, Dr..A. G. Durio. Mr..
R. L. Hawkins, DR.. Lester J.. Will
liams, Mr.. A. Fogleman, Mr.. Frank
Fontenot, Mr.. w. B. Baker, Mr..
". Lyman, Mr.. Theo. C. Deiean and
a quorum.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The report of Mr.. Trudeau, State
Rural School Inspector, was then
read and discussed.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, June 13, 1915.
To the st. Landry School Board and
Parish superintendent.
Gentlemen:
At the solicitation of the parish
superistendent of st. Landry parish.
spent two days in your parish study
ing school conditions. I had aiready3
spent two or three weeks in your par
lsh making survey of each school
community, examining general school
conditions, etc.
After having gone over the whole
situation in your parish together with
Supt. Prescott, have the honor OF
submitting to you several 1ecommen.
dations, which, in my judgment, viii
assist In making more efficient the
school system Of your parish.
I. The Mcclellan school. only one
and three-fourths miles from the Law.
tell school, with good roala conditions
between them, should be discontinued
and the pupils should attend school Ut
.LawteH. The enrolment at McClel-
Ian is q. the grades run from is, the
teachers salary IS s45.
2. The Ma1let school is only 3 I-2
miles from the LaWtell school; road
conditions are good; two teachers are
employed at Mallet and the esrollrnent
is 46; the grades run from 1-6;; teach
3
ers' salaries amount to $4,000 per
month In this case, 1T is recon-
mended that the services OF one teach
er be dispensed with and that the
grades be limited to5; the pupils doing
work above the 5th grade should ALL
tend school at LaWteH where the pres
ent faculty can take care of the extra
pupils coming IA from MaIlet ana NC
CIellan. Should the number of Guild
rem require 1T, another teacher could
be added to the faculty at Lawtell, ana
the course Of sturdy could be extended
to take IN grades from us or even 1-9.
3. The Landry school employs one
teacher, has an enrolment of rs p1l-
pills, grades from 1-6, teachers salary
S55, two pupils above the 5th grade.
This school is 2 3-4 miles from the
Prairie Ronde school, good roads be-
tween them. Prairie Ronde Is d grad
ID school with three teachers, an en-
rollment Of ri, grades run from 1-8;
here are ten pupils above the 5th
grade. In this case it Is recommended
hat the Landry school be either es-
sirely eliminated and all pupils be re-
luired to attend the Prairie Ronde
school, or, that 1t be limited to
grades and the pupils above the 5th
grade be required to attend the Prai.
lie Ronde school. Prairie Ronde
should have grades from 1-9 IL the
lumber Of 9th grade pupils justify
such a grade.
4. The Plaisance school has an en-
OF 48; grades run from 1-6:
here are four pupils in the 9Th grade:
eacher's salary Ii $45 per month.
rhe Andrepont school has employed
wo teachers; enrolled 65 pupils;
GRADES from 1-6; two pupils In the 9Th
Tade. In this case it is recommended
hat the grades at the Plaisance school
,e limited to 5, that children above
he 5th grade be required to attend
he Andrepont school, and that the
he grades at Andrepont be extended
ON IT. The distance between schools
s 4 miles.
5. West Bellevue school is 4 3-4
niles from the Opelousas high school;
rades at West Bellevue now run from
4 though this is a one-teacher school;
here are pupils doing work above
he 5th grade In the West Bellevue
chooI; the enrolment Is 43;; teach
RS salary is $45. In this case it is
ecommended that West Bellevue be
United to 5 grades and that pupils
bove the 5th grade attend the Ope-
3usas high school.
s. The Coteau school is 2 3.4 miles
rom the Opelousas high school; the
nrollment is 80; grades run from Is;
salary $55; one pupil above
he 5th grade. In this case it is re-
commended that the grades be limited
D and that pupils above the 9Th be
eauired to attend school at Ope-