Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES

! The EcrmIllOn Parish School Boar
met this day in regular session witt
the following members present:
Or. {. J. Edwards, President. Messr>
Uiysse Bernard, Moleus Dubois, j. X
Holmes, Owe Comcaux, w. l.. Hoffpauir
Homer Deeuir, Ulysse Vincent
Absent: Alexis Langlinais, Leo P
Bonin.
The minutes for a special meetin.
held on Feb. l3, 1919, were read anC
upon motion, duly seconded, were APP
proved.
/ Upon complaint from renters OF
School Lands in the 4th ward, ret3t;vt
to the transfer Of a lease by Ulyss
Broussard who has not been a resid mi
on tais land for several years and who
has made a transfer without due au.
| ,hOrity, on motion, duly seconded, same
was referred to the Board 5 Attorney
for a legal opinion.
\ petition from citizens living in
Crosse Isle asking for school facilities
for their children, was presented 70
the Board and upon motion, duly sec
ondcd, the President is hereby author.
lied TO appoint a committee to investi-
gate the needs of the petitioners.
Messrs. Holmes, Bernard, Dubois and
Williams were appointed with instruc-
ions to report at the next meeting Of
this body.
The citizens of the Isadore Hebert
neighborhood turned over to the School
Board, donations amounting to over
$4,000, same to be applied toward the
erection of a consolidated school build
ing at the Isadore Hebert Store, on the
lot of ground previously donated by
Mr.. Daisy Meaux.
The following trustees, Messrs. Daisy
Meaux, Fernest Savois, Adam Meaux,
Alpha Broussard and Isadore Hebert
were appointed for the above school,
who, with Messrs. Clysse Vincent and
Williams are to serve as the building
committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Vincent. seconded
by Mr.. Comeaux, the Secretary was
instructed to advertise for bids for the
erection of the above building as per
plans accepted by this Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir, seconded
by Mr.. Bernard, the Superintendent
was instructed to lengthen the daily
session of the Abbeville and Gueydan
High Schools one hour, so that the work
of these schools might be completed
=. az alath Azas ssssszltsi,as ska. tasak.I
srs to attend the summer schools which |
open ON June End,
1t was further ordered that other
schools of the parish be allowed the
same privilege, if the opinion of she
of the ward and the Supe,in-
tendent considered it was advisable,
Upon motion of Mr.. Comeaux, asc.
{ nded by MIR. Haffpauir, tle Secretary
Il hereby arth"iii 70 p'Ir, laSc .rcd
for the club members of the lhnsh
The amount to be expehd,d not TO ex-
coed the sum of Fifteen Dollars.
Messrs. Holmes, Hoffpauir, ard Du-
bois were appointed committee to draft !
a salary schedule for the teachers and
employees of the Board for he wear
1919-1920.
A communication from Mr.. VI. l.. |
was read which advised HE |
Board that final action on the disposal
Of the sections of school lands in the
Game Preserve located in this parish !
would be postponed.
The Board was advised by State
Harris that the school |
census of the children of educable age
would have TO be taken this year, be-
fore July lst, the same to be the basis |.
upon which the distribution of the cur
rent school fund would be made for the !
next four years. On motion of Mr.
Vincent, duly seconded, 1t was resolved |
that the members from each ward be |
to have this enumeration
made and that the compensation be FIX.
ed at Three cents per child, as the law |
directs.
Upon motion, duly seconded, the su-
perintendent was authorized TO employ |
an assistant in the Office at a salary Of |
$500 per month.
The payment Of tuition for pupils at !
kaplan and other schools of the same |
grade, who had not been permitted to
attend this session for the reason that I
the higher grades were not taught, was
presented for the Boards considera
ton.
Upon motion, duly seconded, it was
resolved that the Board is of the opin.
on that II is without warrant in law
% appropriate money for this purpose
On motion, seconded, the Board al.
ourned to meet on May I, 1915.
!. H. WILLIAMS, c. j. EDWARDS,
Secretary. President