The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-06-28
sECRETARY'S REPORT OF
MEETING AT ROANOKE.
Welsh. La. June "a. 1919.

A WI y AApOA tcAAt AAACCtILS u
the citizens of Roanoke anc
Welsh was held in the public
school building at Roanoke in the
interest of the proposed new
school
Some months ago a movement
was put on foot in Welsh for the
creation of a Special School Dist.
riot for the purpose of voting a
bond issue for a new building and
for the further purpose of voting
a special tax for the maintenance
of a high school carrying a course
of study coordinate with the
standard colleges of the country.
pupils graduate from our high
school has ben felt for some time
time, owing to the fact that when
pupils graduate fromourhigh SCH
DOL it still takes a special course
OF from two to three years in
some preparatory school before
the pupil is qualified to enter one
Of our standard colleges. Ii has
Eeen felt that high school course
could be maintained here that
would carry course of study
which when completed by pupil
would admit that pupil directly
into standard college anywhere
IN the United States; thus saving
the extra time and expense of
having to spend two or three
years in some preparatory school,
and at the same time in the event
a pupil should not be in a posi-
ton to pursue a higher college
course then the high school
course would still be full enough
to to equip the pupil for a successful
1t has been thought that the dist
riot for the establishment and
maintenance of such a school
comprise all of Ward Six, and the
meeting Tuesday night at Roam
oke was for the purpouse of get
mig the two communities togeth-
IF in order that the matter might
'e discussed and determine
or not such proposition
would be entertained by the peo-
lie OF Roanoke. The fact devel-
'ped that there is some question |
IS to whether or not Roanoke will |
re able to command State aid q
turing the coming year for her I
Ugh school department on ac- |
cunt o, OF not having enough pu- S
Ills for this department, and with
tate aid being cut off and further S
n account of the Elimination {
laced on districts under the re- e
INT constitutional amendment for h
'vylng taxes it appeared that S
cry likely Roanoke would not S
ave sufficient funds to maintain C
er high school department, and c
18th this situation it was thought s.
y some to propose that this dis )
let be extended so as to include y
oanoke in the district so that q c.
bod high school would be avail r
Die to them. +
The meeting was called to ord (.
by Hon. j. M. Booze, President Q.
:. the Parish school board, and I:
Ter stating the object of the Il
Getting upon motion of Mr.. S. O. q
;ogglns and duly seconded Supt, 2;
: +. Annette was elected Chair 81
an OF the meeting and John T. &c
God was elected secretary, az
oupt. Annette stated the object 50
the meeting and opened the |61
'ors Tor free and open discus I69
On of the matter. 10
Mr.. R. F. Weichert was called ~
'on to address the audience on 81
proposed district and in his 10
dress ne laid the whole PROPOSE II
n clearly before the people, urg- 70
8 the Importance of a better ID
81 school and submitting statis- :.
S showing the cost of maintain. sai
the school both as it is main in
ned at the present and what adj St.
mage would be by consoIidat- ics
the two districts, and then Gil
wing the matter up to the peo-
OF Roanoke as to whether thew no,
'lred to join the district. fol
! J. w. Armstrong was wa then viii VII
led upon for an expression,
; Armstrong spoke of his inter
IN education and the import Pei
(; e OF obtaining the very best.
hen followed short talks from
eral OF the patrons of both RI,
welsh lS' and Roanoke school, No
o q ! them were the following: 4
"A: Suffer, ChaS. ]. Compton pr
}: Nora Armstrong, w. F. Teit.lD;s
aaron Longenecker. Il M 20 e.,
Aaron Longanecker, ]. MI of !
s q and F. G, Seward. 10 !
Tier the matter was generally cei,
'uSSed a motion was made hyltba
l. ]. NJ. Booze, and duly ser. and
60 that a committee be select first
composed Of five citizens ofttogoes
noke to investigate the pro. f frer
ton and report at another tb o'
$ meeting of the citizens Of cent
l0ke to be held ot tbo ST.,