Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-11
PROCEEDINGS
-OF THE
Board Of School Directors
TENsAs PARISH. LOUISIANA.

Be It known and remembered that
the School Board In and for the Par
ish of Tensas, State OF Louisiana, met
in their Office in the Court House In
the Town of St. Joseph, this 9Th day
of April, 1919.
The following members were pres
emit:
| w. D. A. Gorton, President, from
the Sixth Ward; M. W. Bland, from
the First Ward; J. H. Netterville,
from the Second Ward; DIR. G. N.
Clarke, from the Third Ward; J. d.
Guthrie, from the Fourth Ward; w.
b. Scott, from the Fifth Ward. d. r.
Miller, from the Seventh Ward, and
Thos. NJ. Wade, Secretary and Super
intendent.
A foil membership being present,
the Board proceeded to business.
DR.. q. N. Clarke, from the Third
Ward, and Mr.. J. d. Guthrie, from
the Fourth Ward, elected to succeed
themselves at the Congressional cleo.
ton, in November, 1918, presented
their commissions as members Of this
Board, and took their seats as such.
Their terms of Office began Oh Decem-
Der LIST, 1918, and will terminate on
December LIST, 1924.
On motion, the Superintendent and
President OF this Board were author
ICED to have the enumeration OF edu-
cable children In the parish made and
the sum of eight cents each be allowed
for taking such enumeration.
On motion, tie following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas the School Board 10 given
for the public schools OF the parish,
through constitutional provision. one
and one half mills of the present Ave
mills tax, on cash valuation, and one
and one-haIf mills additional and in
excess of the Ave mills tax, unless the
School Board certifies to the Police
Jury il does not need this additional
one and one-half mills; and. whereas.
1t is not the purpose OF this Board to
levy any tax above the regular i've
mill tax unless the conditions In de-
veloping the school system Of the
parish requires It: therefore
Be It Resolved, That the Police Jury
be and is hereby notified that the
School Board does not require this ad-
one and half mills for the
year 1919, and the Police Jury IL re-
quested not to levy II;
Be 1t further Resolved, That this
action in not requiring the levy OF this
additional mill and half IL not TO b
% precedent to bind THE
Board to this line of action In the fu-
tore, but this Board reserves the right
nnder the law, In it's discretion, 20
levy this additional one and half
mills tax, or - much thereof - may
DO necessary, from year 10 year, ~
sonditions may justify.
On motion the following reso,nEionl
wss adopted:
Be It Resolved, That the Presidsnt1
II this Board appoint committee Of
;hree, including himself - sx-omcio |
to arrange for boilding IN
addition to the Nswelltou and Water
proof High Schools and to arrange for
he laboratory and Domestic Science |
equipment for these two schools.
Be 1t further Resolved, That II II the
Intention Of this Board that these two
'chools shah have Domestic Science
and the committee shall |
arrange the improvements with this
object IN view.
The President Of this Board appoint
I'd the Superintendent and ]. 81. Net
erviIle, with himself - ex-oficio
to arrange for the improve.
nents ct Newellton, and the Superin-
endent and Mr.. D. r. Miller, with
himself - ex-onlcio member, to sr.
'snge for the improvements 1t Wa
erproof.
On motion, Mr.. N. W. Bland and
he Superintendent were authorised
o arrange and build sfter July Let,
,ext, . suitable school house on the
Jane Brake plantation ct the least
,ossible cost.
On motion, Mr.. Nettsrville and the
were authorised to
ocste and arrange to build suitable
chool house on Newell's Ridge and
lear the present Tensas Blur School,
provided the people manifest the in
crest necessary for the successful op.
ration OF the school. These buildings
re to be erected after Jolly let and ct
he least possible cost consistent with
pod construction.
On motion, Mr.. Miller and the So.
were authorised TO In.
'estigate tho conditions In the Losm-
md community and to build IN Cd
lition there II conditions justified, but
o have it done ct the lowest possible
ost.
On motion, the Newellton School
} hereby declared High School and
be State Department OF Education ct
|ston Rouge b hereby requested to
o recognize this school.
The same motion would have been
nada A To the Watarproof School but