The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1919-09-27
school. BOARD MEETING.
lSuperintendents-R Report Read and Received
Belle Helene Schoolhouse Bids Rejected.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
lSuperintendent's Report Read and Received-
Belle Helene Schoolhouse Bids Rejected.
DonaldsonyiIle. La. Sept. 22, 1919.
The Ascension parish school board me-
this day in special session, with presiden,
w. B. Stuart in the chair and The folInwine
members present: A. Rodriguez. seconf
ward: E. N. Pugh. third ward: Emile Ie
Boeuf. fourth ward; Henry Martin, fiftl
nan;.s;H nard Muma ma Landry q seventh ward 1.
Absent-Henry Dugas, first ward ]. W
Hanna, seventh ward.
The minutes of the meeting of the board
held on July. %. 1919. were read by tn.
secretary and on motion of Mr.. Martin
seconded by Mr.. Dupiessis, were adopted a,
read and ordered signed by the president.
The superintendent read the following re-
port:
Donaldsonyille, La. Sept. %, 1918.
To the Honorable President and Members
OF the Ascension Parish School Board
Sirs-Your president has called this
special meeting of the board, / understand
to receive a report relative to the enroll.
ments in some of the schools of the parish
where additional teachers and Equipments
are needed for the proper conduct of these
schools. have received the following re.
port which | hereby submit This report il
for r@the week ending September 10 ::
Oak Grove Agricultural High School &.
Primary grades-Enrollment, 81 pupils
available desks. 40.
Fourth and fifth grades Enrolment, AZ
pupils; available desks, 20.
Sixth and seventh grades-Enrollment 4o
pupils: available desks. "a
High school grades Enrolment, 40 pu.
pills: available desks, al.
In the above school IA desks are urgently
needed. To each single desk two pupils are
seated.
Dutchtown High School.
First grade ollment. 40 pupils
Second and third grades Enrolment
81 pupils.
Fourth and fifth grades Enrolment. 4e
pupils.
Sixth and seventh grades Enrolment
So pupils.
High school departme nj Enrolment as
pupils.
The principal Of the above school report.
that 40 desks are needed and about $500
for science equipm ents. To the above en-
rol7ment must be added the pupils of the
Belle Helene school. about 25 in number
which will. greatly increase the enrolment
in the second and third grades. This will
call for division of the two grades.
Gonzales High School. Il.
Gonzales reports an enrolment of 270
pupils. Conditions are satisfactory in the
above school with the exception Of the
first grade. This grade has an enrolment
of 81 pupils and Nh. Edwards reports that
about to 10 more pupils may be expected
in that grade within the next few days. II
is impossible for one teacher to instruct
properly Cd pupils and therefore, the grade
should be divided and an extra teacher em-
ployed. S
DonaIdsonville High School
. First grade Enrol ollments "a: advanced
first grade, 50 second !. grade, SO us third
grade, 62;; fourth grade. S.; fifth grade, 81
sixth grade, 81 seventh grade. 80: high
school grades, so. Total enrolment, sos
pupils. So
SDonaldsonville High School ~ very urgent
Teachers in the first, second. third, fourth
and fifth grades cannot possibly getssEood
sresult- with such enroilm erlts.
Galbasse school reports the need Of A
single desks and one teachers desk.
Lake school reports the need Of 4 4 single
desks.
& Brittany school needs 10 desks.
summary-The following extra teach Rs
are needed immediate I'll Dutch htown aifh
School, q ]: Gonzales Hissh sehooi. - Donald
,sonpille High School Total. teachers
IA the above schools there are needed lf6
single desks.
consider that the above merits the Sc.
rious attention of the school board. patrons
and citizens Of the parish. Good results are
the above conditions. however, it viii not
be possible to get the results that the chill
dren are entitled to and the patrons expect.
Respectfully submitted.
II. p. BROUSSARD, Supt. 81
The report submitted by the superIntend,
ent was discussed at length by the board
members. While realizing fully that I'M.
mediate relief is necessary in some OF the
schools the conclusion was reached TO the
effect that the board could not exceed It's
revenues by the employment OF additional
teachers. Whereupon Mr.. Pugh offered the
following resolution Wnlch was uhahtlhous' uhah
ly adopted:
whereas. the needs for additional teach
ers and equipments are necessary Tor the
proper conduct Of the schools OF the parish,
this need having been clearly shown by the
report of the superintendent, and
i Whereas. the result of the teachers work
in some of the schools, due to enroliments
Of so to 80 pupils per teacher, will seriously
affect the standard Of our schools. there
fore
Be it resolved. that we. the members Of
the school board in session assembled, ad-
wise our constituents that point has been
reached when we are unable, due to lack OF
sufficient funds to uphold and further IN
crease the efficiency of the schools OF the
parish unless additional funds are provided.
Be it further resolved. tnat II is tns
sense of the members of the school board
that this important matter be brought to
the attention of the patrons of our schoo,F
and the citizens of the parish.
The two bids submitted to the board for
the purchase Of the Belle Helene school
house were rejected by the board ana % on
motion of Mr.. Martin, seconded by Mr
Webb, the superintendent was instructed TO
use the building for negro school. Inc
motion was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Webb offered the following resoiu-
tion: :.
No. has voted special tax OF two mills
for maintenance for period OF ten years,
4 Whereas, the sum Of 1851 is now due and
owing therefore
Be it resolved, that the president OF the
school board be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to borrow sufficient sum te
nav this indebt edness and in representation
If this amount thus to be borrowed to Is
sue IN favor of the lender q certificate OF
Indebtedness of this board due and payable
March 1. 1920, rate OF interest," not y =.
ceed per cent per annum. .:.,
Re It further resolved. that the specia
twn-mill tax levied for the year 1919 IN the
oak Grove School District No.. and TINS
revenues from said tax for the addttioha
wears or so much thereof as may be neces-
-ary. he and is hereby pledged and dedi-
oated to the payment of said indebtedness
If This board as herein provided .
The above resolution was SECONDED bs
M Pugh and adopted by the FOLLOWING
vote: Yeas-stuart, LeBoeuf, Pugh, Kodri'
guez, Duplessis, Landry. Marin. Ia Nepo
nays-none; absent-Dugas, Hanna.
On motion of Mr.. Duplessis. seconded Ds
M Landry. the following resolution was
IN roll-call unanimously adopted:
That the president of the board be and ne
;s hereby authorized and directed 70 DOT. :.
row sum not excesalng ,ra,t say'v ssnenses d
tha hoard for the first, second. third, 1ouftl p
ara Sfftb scholastic months of the session
1920 and to take all steps necessary te