The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-16
Official Proceedings of the Grant Far
ish School Board.

Colfax, La. Oct. a, 1871.
The Grant parish school board met
in regular quarterly session with }. ID.
McNeely, J. l. KEGS, C. F. blackwell
R. w. Rambo, Gus ST. Andre and b.
d. Fletcher, present Absent, +. "A.
Wall.
The president, Mr.. McNeely, called
the board to order and the minutes OF
the last regular meeting in July and
the special meeting for Aug. IL, were
read and approved.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher, duly sec
onded by Mr.. KEGS and carried, the
resignation of W. A. S. Nugent as
member of the local school board OF
Fish Creek school was accepted and
S. X. Smith, o. C. Nugent and w. u.
Lincecum were appointed.
Mr.. Rambo offered the following
resolution and moved it's adoption:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas. we find ourselves without
funds with which to operate the schools
of the parish before the taxes are
| collected, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Grant Par
| ish School Board in regular session con-
vened, authorize and instruct Mr. J.
H. McNeely, president of this body
and the said j. H. McNeely be and he
is hereby authorized and instructed to
effect loan from the fiscal agent Tor
sufficient funds with which to meet the
operating expenses of the schools OF
the parish until this years taxes are
available, and he is further authorized
and instructed to execute notes in fav-
or of the said fiscal agent for said funds.
! His motion for adoption was duly
seconded by Mr.. St. Andre and when
placed before the board for adoption
it carried unanimously, all of the board
members voting in the affirmative, and
the chair so announced it.
| Mr.. Fletcher moved that the claims
of J. w. Smith for drafting plans and
getting up specifications for the school
building at Dry Prong, and that of Joe
Carver for Rock Hill school building
be paid. His motion was duly second.
ed by Mr.. Blackwell and when submit.
ted to vote of the board it carried
, unanimously, and the chair so announc
ed it.
Mr.. Fletcher offered the following
! resolution, who moved its adoption
and it being duly seconded by Mr.. St
Andre and placed before the board by
! the president, it carried unanimously
all of the board members voting il
the affirmative, and the chair so an
nouncedi it.
: RESOLUTION.
Whereas, we have learned with re
gret, that few children of this par
ish are being deprived of educationa
: advantages by them not attending thu
public schools, therefore be it
OIL Resolved, That we, the Grant Par
D ish School Board in regular session
0 convened, go on record as favoring ant
0 doing whatever we can for the education
of all the children of the parish, ant
y that we pledge our support for the rig
i'd enforcement of the Compulsor.
School Attendance Law, and we asl
all teachers of the parish to max
= monthly reports to the parish superin
> tendent of education of all fathers AM
mothers who fail to send their childre
to the public schools of the parish, an
. that the said superintendent of edu
cation and secretary of Grant paris
school board is instructed to turl
= these names over to the district attor
y ney.
= The board adjourned to meet frs
q Saturday in January 1921.
j. H. MCNEELY,