The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1917-04-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD.

A regular meeting of the Iberi'
Parish School Board was held OF
The above named date. at TIVE
o'clock l.. NJ, with the following
members present: President ). 4
Verret, Messrs, Geo. +. Winters
l.. + Gonsoulin, Jno - Wallet
Albin Segura, IL. I. Hall, Eugene
Guillot, Telesphofe Robichanx
and Fl. Il Mlnvielle, the same
constituting a quorum of The salc
Board.
The minutes Of the previous
meeting were read.
On motion of Mr.. Minvielle, sec
onded by Mr.. Hall, and carried
that part of the minutes OF thu
previous meeting pertaining TO the
time of holding the regular meet
ings OF this Board was corrected
to read: hereafter the regular
meetings of this Board shall bt
held on the first Thursday Of Jan
uary, April, July, and October, al
two o'clock L. M.
On motion Of Mr.. Valet, sec
onded by Mr.. Guillot, and carried
the minutes were adopted az
above corrected.
President Verret then stated to
the School Board that it was time
| for the election of the officers OF
the said Board.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall, second
ed by Mr.. Guillot, Mr.. Verret was
placed in nomination for Presi
dent Of the Board.
On motion of Mr.. Valet, sec
onded by Mr.. MiDvielle, and car
ried unanimously, Mr.. Verret was
elected President of the Board by
reclamation.
On motion Of Mr.. Valet, sec
onded by Mr.. GniAot, Mr.. II. L.
Hall was nominated for Vice
President OF the Board,
On motion Of Mr.. Winters, sec
onded by Mr.. Minvielle, and car
ried unanimously, Mr.. Hall was
elected Vice President Of the
Board by reclamation.
On motion Of Mr. Minvielle,
seconded by Mr.. Guillot, Mr.. L.
A. Valet was nominated for Su
perintendent Of Schools for Iberia
Parish for term of fonr years,
beginning July LIST, 1917, at the
salary of $500 90 per year.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall, second
ed by Mr.. Winters, and carried
unanimously, Mr.. Valet was
elected Superintendent of Schools
by reclamation.
Mr.. |. w. Gajan, attorney, ap
peared before the Board, and pre-
sented the claim of the West Dis
injecting Go. against the said
Board for 800 so for floor. oil,
dislnfectants, and soap purchased
during the years, 1911 and 1912.
On motion of Mr.. Minvlelle, sec
onded by Mr.. Guillot, and carried,
the Secretary was ordered to pay
said claim provided he finds upon
investigation that same has not
been paid.
Three itemzed bills amounting
TO 1861 80 fcOm J G. Leblanc.
former Clerk of Court, were pre-
sented to the Board for approval.
On motion Of Mr.. Hall, second
ed by Mr.. Valet. and carried, the
Board approved Mr.. LeBlanc's
ltemized bill for $50 90, but re
jected the other two bills, one for
$3.50, IN re State w. Albert
Hanson Lumber Go, the other for
1868 90, in re A. Gonsoulin VS..
Iberia Parish School Board.
On motion Of Mr.. Valet. sec
onded by Mr.. Minvielle, and car
ried, the Secretary was instructed
to write to Mr.. Donelson Gallery,
offering to pay the outstanding
bond on the Magnolia School, pro
vlded that Mr.. Gallery ia willing
to accept interest on same only up
to date.
1t was moved by Mr.. Hall, sec
onded by Mr.. Valet, and carried,
that $500 90 be appropriated for
the purchase Of the corner lot ad
joining the New Iberia Colured
School, and that the Secretary be
hereby empowered and directed to !
purchase the said.lot.
The Secretary reported that in
accordance with the resolution of
the Board adopted at the previous
meeting, he was endeavoring to
enforce the Compulsory Education
Law wherever 1T was deemed prac
tlcable. He further reported that
whenever the names of parents
the said law had been
reported to him by the teachers,
be had notified the parents of said
and that while many Of
the parents SO notified had com