Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-05
PROCEEDINGS
or THE
Beard Of School Directors
St. Joseph, April 3, 1918.
TENSAS PARISH. LOUISIANA.

Be it known and remembered
that the School Board in and for
the parish of Tensas met in regular
quarterly session in its office in the
court house in the town of St. Joseph
La, this Bird day of April. 1918.
There we're present: Hon. w. d.
A. Gorton, President; M. w. Bland,
G. n. Clarke, j. d. Guthrie, w. Ii.
Scott and d. F. Miller, members /;
and Thos. NJ. Wade, Sec. and Supt.
Absent, Mr.. J. H. Netterville.
Aquarium being present the Board
proceeded to business.
On motion, the minutes of the
last meeting, held Aug. "a, 1918,
were adopted without being read.
On motion, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Be it resolved by the Tensas Par
ish School Board, That the action
of the President of this Board and
its Secretary Superintendent, in Sc
curing a loan of Five Thousand Dol
lars from Mr.. James A. Denny on
March 1, 1918, in order that this
body may have the means to carry
on the public schools in this parish
during the months of April and
May, 1918, be ratified and approved,
as per authority vested in this body
by Section 81 of Act 100 of the Acts
of 1916. In order to represent such
loan the said President and Secre-
tary Superintendent are authorized
and empowered to execute a note
for and in the name of this Board
for $1,000. 90, the said note to bear
eight per cent interest per annum
from its date and mature March 1st,
1919.
Be it further resolved, That the
revenues of this Board for the fiscal
year 191S-1919, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, from whatever
source derived, are hereby pledged
to any future holder or holders of
said note, executed in pursuance of
this resolution, to secure the pay
ment of the same and interest there
on at maturity.
On motion, committee consist
ing Of the President of this Board
and the Parish Superintendent and
DR.. G. N. Clarke be and are hereby
appointed to advertise for bids from
the banks of the parish to act as
fiscal agent for the School Board for
the next four years, receive and open
bids, and report to the Board at its
July meeting.
On motion, the secretary of this
Board be and is hereby requested to
communicate with the Police Jury
'or and in the name of the Board,
hat owing to the additional ex-
pense the School Board is forced to |
meet because of the high cost of |
living and increased cost of living to |
he teachers it will be absolutely |
necessary for the Police Jury, after |
he fiscal year of 1918-1919, to pro-
tide the three mills set aside for the
public schools under the constitution |
md laws of the State.
On motion. the rules adopted by |
his Board fixing the salary of the
eachers of the parish be amended,
o take effect beginning with the
ession of 1918-1919, to read as fol-
Ows:
RULE No. 1
inexperienced, unframed grade
eachers, those teachers who teach
rom the LIST to the 7th grades. in
'lusive. shall be paid a salary of
ixty dollars a month for the first /
month. If the teacher is efficient
md the service rendered satisfactory,
be salary shall be sixty five dollars
,er month for the second year,
evenly dollars per month for the
bird year, seventy-five dollars per
month for the fourth year, seventy
even dollars and fifty cents per
month for the fifth year and eighty
lollars per month for the sixth year, |
which shall be the maximum salary.
RULE No. 2
Normal graduates, or those teach
re who have had two years. train
ng, and are qualified under the
avs of the State to teach, shall be
,aid salary of sixty-6ve dollars
yer month for the first year. If
he teacher is efficient, and the serv-
ce rendered satisfactory, seventy
lollars per month for the second
7ear, seventy-five dollars per month
or the third and fourth year, seventy