The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-01-31
. SCHOOL BOARD
SESSION.
Emile LeBoeuf Elected ri #sident-contract
Awarded for Gonzales High SchooI-Res-
olutions in Memory ofsEate Edward
Nichols Pt,&h
Donaldsonvi

S I.,, Z
TINS day IN special session Sth acting rresi
. dent L. B. Duplessis in the hair and the fol
lowing members present j. Emile LeRoeu
fourth ward: Henry Martir&5ffth ward JuIe
Lorio, sixth ward: Numa N&ndry and ]. eN
Hanna, seventh ward Absent.Henry Du
gas, first ward; Antoine Rodriguez, secon
ward; H. E. Webb, eighthsward. The thir
, ward was not represented. III
The minutes of the meeting of the boar
held Nov. s, 1919, were reat and on motio
of Mr.. Martin, seconded shy Mr.. Landry
We're ordered approved by Ahe president
The acting president, Mr.3E. b Duplessis
stated that it was in order For the board t.
elect president to succeedsth late Hon. E
N. Pugh and also for the sboard to elect
member of the executive committee.
Nominations being in oreer. Mr.. LeBoeu
nominated the acting president, Mr.. Duples
sis. The nomination was seconded by Mr.
Landry.
l Mr.. Lorio nominated Mr. LeBoeuf TIL,
nomination seconded by Mr.. Martin.
/ There being other nominations the sec
retary was instructed to cali the rolls.
/ For Mr.. Enthusiastically Landry, Du,
plessis. Against--Lorio, Martin and Hanna
The chair announced a tie.
For Mr.. LeBoeuf-Lorio.4t Hanna, Martir
and LeBoeuf Against-Dunlessis and Ian.
| dry.
The chair announced the election of Mr.
LeBoeuf as president of the board. Mr.. Le-
o Mr.. Lorio e9f .s was eun nnanimousl elected mem
Der of the executive commit he. of the board
| The chair announced thatSa of the pur-
poses of this meeting of the board to
enter into agreement with John C. Cor
bin, contractor, for the erection of the Com
zales High Schol building. A contract pre-
pared by Nolan & Tore. arshitects, for the
building, was read by the secretary to the
board and each paragraph thoroughly dis
cussed. The contract beirA satisfactory to
the board, the following resolution was a.
fered by Mr.. Duplessis: U
Po 1uo1 hot fho hQ anV
he is hereby authorized and directed to emf
ploy John G.. Corbin, contractor to erect -thV
Gonzales High School building under tn !
conditions contained in contract submitted
and read to the school boasd and to sign
said contract for and on behayf of said board.
The above resolution was seconded by Mr..
Martin and on roll-call &aopsed 8y the fol-
lowing votes: Yeas--Dun..essis, Martin.
Absent-Dugas, Webb. Rodriguez. Resolu-
ton was adopted.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Duplessis:
he is hereby authorized and directed to pur-
chase from Jos. Gonzales I2-acre plot OF
land at s125 per acre as site to erect the
Gonzales High School building and to take
all steps necessary to acqui4e the above
property and to have same ,stransferred to
the Ascension Parish School Board. The
resolution was seconded by. Mr.. Martin and
adopted by the following VOTE: Yeas-Du-
plessis, LeBoeuf, Landry, Hanna, Iorio. Mar
tin; nays-none. Absent-DEgas. Webb Ro
driguez
On motion of Mr.. Martin, seconded by Mr..
Lorio, NJ M. Mcconnell was appointed a
member of the building committee for the
Gonzales High School, Mr.. nj eConnel to act
as chairman of the committee
The following were appointed trustees for
the Martin. school: Ancil Cannon. Otis
Fielder and R. M. Anderson.
The following was read by Mrs Martin and
4. r
unanimously adopted, aass ordered made
part of the minutes of the school beard:
SERVICES OF THE HON. e. N. PUGH TO
THE SCHOOLS OF THE PARISH
OF ASCENSION.
In the death of our fellow worker, the |
Hon. E. N. Pugh, the school board has lost
1 member not easily replaced and the chill |
lren of the parish friend. 1t is. therefore,
fitting that the board during this session |
should pause in its deliberations and turn |
back the pages of it's history and review the |
services he rendered to the children of the |
parish |
The records of the school board date back !
% May %, 1877, nearly A. years ago. and
IN the first page, in the handwriting of Mr..
ough, we find the following resolution: On /
notion of DR.. Claverie. duly seconded, Ed
ward N. Pugh was elected secretary of the
BOARD. It is interesting to note that as far
Jack as the records of the board exist, when
Mr.. Pugh was yet young man, ne began to
AXE interest in the education of the youths
# the parish. The secretaryshp of the |
,oard was very important position then,
to the position of parish SUI
erintendent in our modern school system.
IN the board with MIR. Rfgh in the yeor
SIT were the following gentlemen: Messrs.
. Barman, Louis Lefort, ]. G. Warner,
henry Minorac D. Blouin. A. S. Darrow, Or.
B. CIaverie ere were few schools in the
arish in thi avs, in all there being eight
White schoq ch being one-room school.
VI -, = c1nrr y~f
nonth for sion of Ave months. Thus
eean our meddSp school system with Mr&
ugh taking &ding part in its develoI@
1ent. a
nd without compensation until the year
884, when G.A.Gondran was elected to SUE
eed him., Mr.. Pugh, therefore, served the
oard as its secretary 2 terms or eight years
is interesting to note some OF the changes
hat took place during those eight years.
he total appropriation for school purposes,
,hite and colored, in 1877 was $2979 and
light white teachers employed. In 1885 the
um of s4242 appropriated and l6 teach
RS. employed.
Mr. Pugh again resumed his connection
nth the school board in 1904, when he was
leeted president of the board. The follow
lg members served with him on the board:
Iessrs. L. Picard, c. d. Gondran, DR.. Brln-
Ter, A. Meter, M. Rodriguez, T. w. Cook
nd A. l. Picard. Mr.. Pugh remained as
resident of the board until the year 1912,
hen he was succeeded as member by
Walter Lemann and sB. Stuart as presi-
) 1912, the birth of our modern school sys-
srn took place. All of our modern school
uildings were constructed and the schools
ut sound financial basis. Mr.. Pugh
as again elected member OF the board IN
9l4 and remained member until the end
the year 1919, when he was again elected
resident of the board. He served but three
eeks as president when the Almighty in
lis wisdom took him from
AS secretary, member and president OF
lie school board Mr.. Pugh served the people
the parish p years. He was devoted to
ae welfare of the schools of the parish, was
ever too busy to assist any school. The
.hools of the parish have indeed lost
lend.
There being no further business. the meet
EMILE LeBoEUF. President.
H. P. BROUSSARD, Secretary. +
10 Great Act of Heroism Required.
If some great act of heroism was
ecessary,sto protect a child from
roup, no mother would hesitate to
rotect her offspring, but when it is
My necessary to keep at hand a
ottle of Chamberlain Cough Rene
y and give it as soon as the first IN
ication Of Group appears, there are
ANY who neglect it. Chamberlain's
ough Remedy is within the reach
f all and is prompt and effectual.--
Adv
According to report issued by
equity Attorney General Hoover at